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    A Better Travel Companion

Kuenga Lhendup

Posted on Tue September 10, 2019.

I have been working as a Cultural Tour Guide of Bhutan for the last 4 years. My passion for the job, love for my beautiful country and its majestic landscape had driven me much deeper. Now I not only have the better understanding of my country's unique culture, intact age old traditions and the way of Bhutanese life, I am a certified Photography Tour Guide, specialized also in Bird Watching and Nature tour guide.

My core principle is respecting and supporting in the growth of my organization, safety of my guests and to be a cheerful travel companion as I take my guest around Bhutan the country I consider very sacred and precious.

Certificate and Training:

2017-Trekking guide course, Institute for professional studies, Thimphu, Bhutan 
2017-Culture guide course, Thimphu, Bhutan 

Education Background: Certificate of Secondary Education

2015- Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (Class XII Arts with History as major) Yozerling higher secondary school, Paro

2013- Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (Class X), Lungtenzampa middle secondary school, Thimphu

Language Skills:

  • Dzongkha - Read, Write and Speak
  • English - Read, Write and Speak
  • Hindi and Nepali - Speak

Certificates / Special Achievement (s)

  • Basic training on Photography (2018)
  • First Aid (2018) 
  • Orientation on GNH (2017)

Interest and hobbies:

Birdwatching, Photography, Football, and Archery, Traveling and Hiking, Community and Volunteer work

Personal strength

  • Passionate nature lover and Photographer 
  • Will to communicate with strong Inter-personal and organizational skills
  • Embraces team spirit and upholds values of the organization
  • Ability to work under pressure and long hours 
  • high regards in upholding the principles