{"id":3571,"date":"2020-05-05T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T00:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.marathontours.com\/teammatetuesday-3\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T05:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T09:30:09","slug":"teammatetuesday-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marathontours.com\/en-us\/teammatetuesday-3\/","title":{"rendered":"#TEAMMATETUESDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">#TEAMMATETUESDAY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"552\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marathontours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/IMG-7944.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 736px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 736\/552;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/marathontours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/IMG-7944.jpg 736w, https:\/\/marathontours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/IMG-7944-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div  class=\"custom-acf-block wp-block-acf-breadcrumbs alignfull has--background-color has--gradient-background\" style=\"\"><section class=\"content-panel title\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-gutter\"><div class=\"grid-row grid-row-gutter\"><div class=\"grid-item grid-item-1\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs-wrapper\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/marathontours.com\/en-us\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><g transform=\"translate(1105 -942)\"><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" transform=\"translate(-1105 942)\" fill=\"#fdf0ee\"\/><path d=\"M18.9,10.618l.026,5.911a2.654,2.654,0,0,1-.018.3v.6A1.476,1.476,0,0,1,17.427,18.9h-.591c-.041,0-.081-.033-.122,0-.052-.03-.1,0-.155,0H14.473A1.476,1.476,0,0,1,13,17.427V14.178A1.18,1.18,0,0,0,11.815,13H9.452A1.18,1.18,0,0,0,8.27,14.178v3.249A1.476,1.476,0,0,1,6.793,18.9H4.73c-.055,0-.111,0-.166-.007s-.089.007-.133.007H3.84a1.477,1.477,0,0,1-1.477-1.477V13.292c0-.033,0-.07,0-.1v-2.57H1.183A1.17,1.17,0,0,1,0,9.433a1.2,1.2,0,0,1,.37-.886L9.836.3a1.064,1.064,0,0,1,.812-.3,1.242,1.242,0,0,1,.779.259l3.932,3.459V2.363a1.181,1.181,0,0,1,1.181-1.181h1.181A1.181,1.181,0,0,1,18.9,2.363V6.83l1.949,1.717a1,1,0,0,1,.406.886,1.193,1.193,0,0,1-1.181,1.185Z\" transform=\"translate(-1096 953)\" fill=\"#CC092F\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><ul class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"current\">#TEAMMATETUESDAY<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>GUIDE, RUNNER, SINGER, TRAVELER AND ALPINE TREKKING SPECIALIST <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>If I could, I would give our guides an 11 out of 10. They were phenomenal &#8212; knowledgeable, personable, terrific.<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>2019 Bhutan Tour Participant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucked away in the Himalayas, Bhutan offers visitors a different approach to tourism \u2013 High Value with Low Volume! Bhutan has been widely recognized THE leader in sustainable tourism and in a normal year will welcome fewer visitors than Disney World welcomes in a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guided by the ethos of Gross-National Happiness (GNH), Bhutan as a community of people has always shown us an incredible level of compassion and inclusion when we visit. The first thing lead guide&nbsp;<strong>Rinzin Dorji<\/strong>&nbsp;and our other Bhutanese hosts do when they welcome us at the airport is to place a Khata (white ceremonial scarf) around our necks to welcome us to their country. That simple gesture is a powerful preview of how our time together will be truly unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his professional training, Rinzin draws from his experiences as a runner, singer, traveler and alpine trekking specialist to connect with our group. While on a four-day trek together last year Rinzin would serenade us with traditional Bhutanese songs (including one he wrote and recorded), definitely a special treat while hiking through the clouds at 12,000 feet. Singing Happy Birthday normally wouldn\u2019t compare, unless Rinzin and the cooks surprised you with a camp-made birthday cake along with a serenade for your 27th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, we are not able to see Rinzin in person this year&nbsp;on our annual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marathontours.com\/races\/bhutan-thunder-dragon-marathon-and-half-marathon-778\">Bhutan Thunder Dragon trip<\/a>.&nbsp;Therefore, we are bringing a little piece of him to you through this short&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/files.marathontours.com\/video\/Butan-Video-4B8F.mp4\">video<\/a>.&nbsp; We hope you enjoy it&nbsp;as much as we know you will love having him as your guide!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun Rinzin Fact<\/strong>: He is the only guide we have the pleasure of partnering with who exceeded Facebook\u2019s limit for counting friends, they quit counting at 5,000! Think about that for a minute &#8211; the smallest country we visit, with fewer visitors in a year than Disney World welcomes in a few days and over 5,000 people want to stay connected with him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUIDE, RUNNER, SINGER, TRAVELER AND ALPINE TREKKING SPECIALIST \u201cIf I could, I would give our guides an 11 out of 10. They were phenomenal &#8212; knowledgeable, personable, terrific.\u201d&nbsp; 2019 Bhutan Tour Participant Tucked away in the Himalayas, Bhutan offers visitors a different approach to tourism \u2013 High Value with Low Volume! 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