Testimonials

Our motorcycle adventure in Bhutan with…

Joshua

The Dragon Kingdom

Our motorcycle adventure in Bhutan with Vintage Rides was an outstanding experience. We had a number of questions and unique challenges along the way, all of which your team handled quickly and professionally. The overall value was exceptional. The only drawback was a discrepancy in the tour's working language. Having previously done the Morocco tour, I chose this trip because both were billed as "English-speaking." While Morocco adhered to that standard, French quickly became the default language in Bhutan. The group was roughly 60% French nationals and 40% English speakers. Even though the French participants spoke English, the day-to-day briefings and social lingua franca—both among the riders and with Danish—remained in French. While minor in the scope of a great trip, it was somewhat disappointing for those of us on an English-designated departure.

It was my first VR trip…

Eddie

The Dragon Kingdom

It was my first VR trip and the destination of Bhutan was exceptional. It was very well organised and executed. A little more information in the as to what expect on arrival and the first couple of days would have been helpful. Overall, an excellent experience and would definitely book with VR again.

A fantastic trip in a unique…

ISABELLE

The Dragon Kingdom

A fantastic trip in a unique country. Winding mountain roads through superb forests and very beautiful villages. Magnificent temples, visited with great explanations. Perfect support, from the preparation, throughout the trip and until the return home. Top-end accommodation (which I did not expect). My first motorcycle trip in an unknown land. I came back enchanted, wanting to set off again as soon as possible. A big thank you to the whole team for this magnificent experience

A very beautiful trip, beautiful landscapes…

Alain

The Dragon Kingdom

A very beautiful trip, beautiful landscapes, a great adventure.

Thank you to Dinesh and the…

Julia

The Dragon Kingdom

Thank you to Dinesh and the whole Vintage Rides team for this wonderful trip to Bhutan... A beautiful discovery, between nature and culture, with a fantastic group... ready for new adventures!

An exceptional trip, with Dinesh our…

Bernard

The Dragon Kingdom

An exceptional trip, with Dinesh our motorcycle tour leader, the guide and the staff, always caring. The visits and the landscapes are breathtaking, and the pace is pleasant if you like riding, with well-planned moments for local discoveries. The great atmosphere among all the participants made this trip unforgettable. Bernard

I highly recommend this road trip…

Dominique

The Dragon Kingdom

I highly recommend this road trip in a peaceful, welcoming country where the roads are mostly in good condition: a paradise for riders.

We did this trip as a…

Pierre & Maria

The Dragon Kingdom

We did this trip as a couple (rider and passenger) and it was a very beautiful experience. The weather smiled on us, as we had no rain. Bhutan is a wonderful and restful country. The roads are perfectly rideable, even two-up. If you like winding roads, you will be spoilt, we had a blast. Our tour leader Dinesh had a lot to do with the success of this trip. He showed us the country, its fabulous landscapes and, with the efficient help of the local guide, its culture. He did everything to make things easy for us and went out of his way to solve the Kafkaesque problems created by the Indian administration at the border with Bhutan. Pure happiness... which seems only natural in the land of "Gross National Happiness"

Great trip to Bhutan;

Guillaume

The Dragon Kingdom

A very high quality trip to Bhutan. It's a magnificent country that the proposed route covers very well. Vintage Rides' local organization is very good, everything runs very smoothly and the motorcycle/mechanical aspects are very well managed. One point for improvement would be to leave the main road that crosses the country from west to east more often, perhaps for a detour to the north / the peaks, which could have brought more variety to the route. Another point for improvement is the dubious management of the end of our stay and our return to Paro. The proposed itinerary made no provision for dealing with possible weather difficulties on departure from Yonphula airport, which locals know to be unreliable (planes only land there with perfect visibility). We found ourselves in this situation. Without asking our opinion, the organization chose to make us cross the country by car overnight. This meant over 500km of mountain roads at 30-40km/h, with drivers falling asleep at the wheel (the Bhutanese make this journey in two days, they told us at the outset that it wasn't possible), fog, heavy rain and landslides (members of our group walked in front of the cars to clear rocks that had just fallen onto the road). A mind-boggling and unacceptable level of danger that seems to be explained only by vintage rides' desire to preserve its margin (we would logically have missed our return to Delhi) at the expense of participants' safety. As a young father, I can't accept finding myself in this situation through the fault of others, and can't recommend traveling with Vintage Rides. On the other hand, if you're old, your children are independent and you're looking for adventure/potentially dying in unusual circumstances, then Vintage Rides is for you!

Bhutan is a truely fantastic trip…

Philip

The Dragon Kingdom

Bhutan is a truely fantastic trip - I'm sure it will be one of your more popular trips. It is great riding on good tarmac ... until you come across a landslide and the road is washed away and you ride in gravel and mud. The scenery and temples and villages are excellent. The 'European' menu in hotels is bland - the 'Indian' menu much much better. The Bhutanese people are so calm and helpful and are a pleasure to meet. No one tries to sell you anything - you have to ask, it is great.