Hi Trisha. I'm trying to be humble now, Bhutan did most of the work. Thanks for leaving a message. We don't make any money on the videos we make (Google and others do). We do it purely so others can enjoy it and to have nice interactions with people like you!

Friendly Hiker this is amazing & so relaxing, I’ve watched it repeatedly? What is the song in the intro, “Om Mani Padme Om” - I’d really love to find the artist. Thank you!! 💕

@@faithintheunseen1294 Hi. A difficult question. We found this music on KZfaq about 6 years ago. We've been trying to find the original composer but were unable to find it ourselves, since very many people have shared the music with their own name and own pictures/video on top of it. But nobody credited the original composer. We believe that the voices in the song are from a group of monks that chanted it. Afterwards the composer found that chanting and composed the melody on top of it. If you like it, just type Oh Mani Padme Um in KZfaq, and you will find one of the shared original ones (no music) and the one that we used. sometimes you can download it too for offline use. If you ever find the original composer, please let us know, so we can credit him/her accordingly.

Friendly Hiker thanks for replying! :) I’ve found separate chanting monks performing On Mani Padme Om. It’s great! Someday we’ll find it with the musical accompaniment. 💕

Hi Mary! We truly hope you can visit that part of the world one day. The scenery is breath taking and the people are extremely friendly throughout the whole region (Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet etc.) We're glad we could bring you there in this humble and small way.

@@FriendlyHiker Thank you!, I appreciate very much this kind of videos because they let us travel "from home" and see this wonderful world if we are not in possibilities of travel for real... Blessings from Mexico

Thank you. It must have been awesome to celibrate your birthday there. Jomolhari base camp is a wonderfull spot with great views. And indeed, the Bhutanese people are really friendly and helpfull. It's great that countries and people like that still excists on this planet.

Hi Kevin, sounds like an awesome adventure. Just curious. Which trek are you guys going to do in Nepal?

@@FriendlyHiker We're having our reunion at Kathmandu for 3 days and then we push on to Phokara, those who have signed up, and one of the milder treks we'll do. Then I go to Bhutan with this classmate (I saw him in your video) and we will plan a 5 day trek. By the way the topography of your Bhutan trek is very similar to what I've done in Arunachal Pradesh. You should try trekking here. Beautiful and challenging!

@@kevin_jeankevin4803 sounds like an awesome adventure! Have fun out there and thanks for the tip. We will keep it in mind 🙂

Thanks for your kind words Arthur. We are glad you enjoyed it so much. And you are right. it is a special place and should be preserved.

Thanks! Bhutan is awesome. There are some new videos coming in January.

Thanks Hanif. Much appriciated. We hope you can visit this beautiful country and it's friendly people one day.

Thank you very much. We are glad that you enjoyed it so much. In January 2020, we will be uploading other movies from our journey through Bhutan. We hope you will enjoy those too.

Thanks!!

Thanks!!

Hi :-). Nice to hear from you again. We had a good time in Bhutan, thanks for your part in that. We read that you are not living in Bhutan anymore, but in New York? Why this big step? Study? Love from Andre and Lian.

Congratulations for being part of this wonderful adventure!!!!! you also participated making possible this GIFT to all of us, far away maybe, but that love this places.

Thanks Marit! Indeed, Bhutan is a truly magical place. We enjoyed every moment of it!

You have an amazing country. Very beautiful and with amazing and friendly people. The trek is awesome. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we did.

Thanks Reta!

It definitely is :-)

Thanks for the compliment 🙂

Thank you so much!!

We're glad we made you smile😀

Thanks for your kind words. This trek is awesome. We're glad we inspired you to do it one day.

Thanks. Much appriciated.

Thanks. We are glad you liked it.

Thanks for your kind words.

Thanks Steven. We loved the country and it's people. That helped a lot too 😊

The music is a Buddhist chanting

Thank you for your kind words :-)

Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you. The beautifull scenery of Bhutan does help to make a nice video.

Hi Linda, much appreciated!

Hi Jhon. Glad you liked it so much!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks 😊

Thanks! We tried to find the right music for the scenes. Most of the music is from the himalaya.

Dave Reid - Daly Thanks Dave. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

Thanks Bikek :-)

Thanks Tamrin!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks Don for the nice compliment. Much appreciated. We keep your remarks in mind while making our next movies.

Hi Julian. Thanks for leaving your nice message. Much appriciated. We're glad you enjoyed the video. Maybe we will see you on a trail somewhere.

Thank you :-)

Hi Derick. Did you live there or did you visited it, like us? Just curious.

@@FriendlyHiker I visited Bhutan in year 2018. 😄

Thanks Chreet! This means a lot to us. We've put a lot of time and effort into making this movie :-)

Thanks Ray :-) Second time to Bhutan, nice. If we were envious persons we would certainly be now. It's beautiful out there and the people are very friendly. Have a great journey! You will love the trail.

Just visit once ,u ill never ever regret in this place

Hi Raizun. Thanks! We hiked it in September, which is the driest month.

Thanks! it is indeed a beautiful place.

The hike up to Tiger's is pretty. We are glad that you have seen that. We hope you will get the chance to try this trail. It's even more pretty than on the film.

Hi Lily, We hiked to that monastery too. Lovely place! Sorry we answer you so late. For some reason we overlooked your response. The music of the second song is from the R.R.SP. Project and is called Theravada Song. PS. we will be uploading new Bhutan videos in januari 2020. So stay tuned!

Thanks! Much appreciated!

Thank you and all the wonderfull people we met in your country. We will visit it again somedas!

Nima Wangdi bro If I reborn in this planet I would prefer to born in Your country.

Thanks Sharon! And true, about half the music is from Tibet but they were mostly Buddhist mantras so we were okay with that since the Bhutanese people use the same mantras. About a third of the music is actually from Bhutan and the rest from international artists.

@@FriendlyHiker That's why I wasn't sure if I should mention it cause all was so perfect and didn't meant to be sound negative. Again, thank you for all 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Thanks!

Hi Julie. Thanks! We hiked it in September, which is the driest month.

Rainbow tours. But there are plenty of others that organize it too

Hi Tim. We have no experiance in other Himalaya countries, so unfortunately no comparison from our part. We opted for this trail since we wanted to see the unspoiled country of Bhutan, and hike in an environment where we meet authentic people, instead of a Coca Cola route. That said, we hear Nepal is extremely pretty, so if you don't mind the people, than go there. It's also a lot cheaper. We had to pay the governement 250 dollar a person for each day we stayed in Bhutan... Maybe that's also why we only met 2 other hikers from outside Bhutan on that trail. Our most faforite days on this hike were the ones where we meet the locals close to the Jomolhari mountain. The next day too, when we hike to the highest pass. Increadible scenery. The triangular mountain is so big, the Matterhorn in Switserland would fit in it 3 times over 🙂

doc lens Hi. Thanks :-) we used Adobe premiere, adobe after effects, adobe audition and a 3d world landscape tool called Outerra

Thanks! Gopro Hero 3+ black edition and a Panasonic HDC TM900

Hi Senthil. Thanks for the compliment. We hiked it in the middle of September. Which is the dry time of the year.

Hi Rita. Thanks :-) We live at sea level, so high altitude training was a problem for us. What we did to compensate was A LOT of cardio training. like running up hills etc. So the oxygen could go quicker into the bloodstream. We also hike a lot. So our bodies did not have any problem on that part.

Hi Fleur, Sorry for the late response; we were away for a while. Regarding your question. We were in Bhutan for 6 weeks. And with an entry fee of 250 dollar a person a day, we had to save a couple of years to make that happen. However, it was worth it. Because of the immense price Bhutan is asking for visitors, most people only stay for a week or 10 days at the most. And mostly in the east to visit temples etc. We wanted to hike and explore the lesser visited regions of the country and also have plenty of time to see some festivals and have real encounters and conversations with people of one of the last remaining civilizations that is not affected or corrupted by western greed. For advice, well, it's pretty much regulated. So you cannot enter the country without a Bhutanese tour company. They will setup everything. Included in the entry price is housing/ lodging, guides, food and drinks etc. We booked with Rainbow tours. They arranged everything very well, but their guides were not that good. Next time we would do more homework for a company that has guides that are not drunk during a festival (and was therefore not able to give us any explanation about what was happening those days). We saw other guides that were very knowledgeable, and listened to them. If you find a company on line, check what others have to say about them. We hope you will go ne day, it's a life changing experience. Good luck! If you like to see more of our Bhutan movies, here are the links to the others: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftaPiN2cna7RpKc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rL6Yrdp-2L3ZdZ8.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pt6FdqVorba4d6s.html

Hi. Bhutan is very expensive. When we went it costed about 250 dollar per person per day. Excluding the flight from Europe to India and onwards to Bhutan.

Hello Tony, We had different guides in Bhutan, depending on the reagion we were and knowledge they possessed. The guides are mentioned at the end of the video. The guide on the Jomolhari trek is called: Tsethrim Dorji. The company that organized the trek for us in Bhutan was:Rainbow tours

We got inspired by a BBC documentary that did something similar during the intro. So we recreated that globe effect in Outerra. A free 3D globe and landscape generator. it's not easy to do though. The program has a bit of an install and learning curve. www.outerra.com

We used a semi professional HD camera from Panasonic. It has great lenses and a very good optical zoom.

Hi Liz. It was Rainbnow tours. But we have mixed feelings about them. Although the trip was well organized, the guides were not that good

Unfortunately Google Translator can't fully translate what you wrote. But thanks for the reply.

@@FriendlyHiker he is saying your video is great, it's "beyond sky and earth." Number one!

@@pouchcotato8773 Thanks for this great compliment! !

Hi Subash Limbu. The Himalaya area of Bhutan starts in the west of the country and continues northwards. It basically follows the Tibetan (China) border.

Shine Your Way Good question. No. Not recommended. These are very high mountains and get a lot of snow on the winter.

Hi. Sorry for the late response. Somehow your question slipped through. Sorry for that. The music we used is from: R.R.SP.Project and is called Theravada Song. Here is one link to their song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sKygjMh_1M7coqc.html

Thank you for the nice compliment! Yes you can share the video with everyone you like.

@@FriendlyHiker thanks so much .

While editing, we choose music that supports the mood for that perticular scene. Not always is the music from a perticular country the right sound for a specific emotion. But in fact, there were two tracks of Bhutanese music in there.

oh ienaga どうもありがとうございました

Hi Jasmine. The song (no vocals) is called: Levitate, from the artist Mike Danis. We used his 'Chillout edit' version in this movie.

@@FriendlyHiker awww, i thought that is Buddha Mantra from Tibet or Butan.... but i dont know whom is Buddha? Look sound good. I really like that melody. Thanks your reply 🙏

@@ombalamat6959 We thought you ment 28 minutes into the video. Sorry if we misunderstood. There are several mantra's used in this video. You can see which at the end of the video (end titles: manta's song by budist monks).

Dear Ludwig. Thanks for watching our video. The song is from a Tibetan monk called Rapa. It's called Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar from his album: "CHANTS POUR LA PAIX". KZfaq link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNuDjJWLt8m8lXk.html

@@FriendlyHiker Thanks!

True. We are Dutch and live in Belgium.

Thanks for leaving a mesage. Yes indeed. We found that out too. Although Bhutan is not as developed in from that point of view, it was way more developed in a spiritual way than most countries around the world. We were 3,5 weeks in Bhutan, and learned a lot when we were there.

Thanks!