Bhutan
Bhutan often revered as the \"land of the Peaceful Dragon\" regarded as one of the last Shangri-La in the Himalayan region because of its remoteness, its spectacular mountain terrain, varied flora and fauna and its unique ancient Buddhist monasteries. It is one of the reactively unexplored pockets of Asia which allow only limited number of discerning travelers to enter the country with a special visa permits.
Bhutan\'s isolation has resulted in its culture and traditional remaining much the same for many hundreds of years. Our introductory 8 days Western Bhutan Culture tour will be through the stunning beautiful alpine valleys flanked by steep slopes and terraced pastures dotted with temple. The highlight of tour will be visits to Simtokha Dzong within the tiny capital township of Thimpu and the Taktsang Monastery that clings to a sheer 3,000 foot rock face cliffs. Festival (Tscechus) is held in Bhutan throughout the year at different locations. These festivals are celebration of faith, legends, myths and history of Bhutanese in ancients rituals of colorful dance and music. To co-inside a visit to Bhutan during the festive season would be an added bonus and even better way to observe the unique culture.
Bhutan Tour Packages
Bhutan Tour pacakges
Bhutan General Information
Bhutan,also known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon isn’t an ordinary place. This is the part of the World where Cigarettes are illegal,chillies are taken as dish and where the rice is red in colour.Bhutan is recognized as the one of the buddhist land of the world where most of the houses are painted by gaint protective penises,where men wear tunic to work and where Gross National Happiness is given more importance than that of Gross National Products.
Bhutan Festivals
Bhutan is famous for its Tshechus, or festivals that are held annually on the date’s chosen by the lamas following the Buddhist lunar calendar. The festivals are celebrated on the tenth day of the lunar month, in the great honor of Guru Rinpoche, the Indian tantric who taught Buddhist Dharma to the Bhutanese from Tibet in the 8th century, because it the tenth day of lunar calendar that he is said to have performed his great deeds of teaching.
Bhutan VISA Info
Entry visa with a Valid password are essential except for Indian and Bangladeshi National.Permission is given to the travellers who are members of a commercially organized tour group.Travel Agents are there to help organize a group or it can be done directly too.
People and Culture
A very much scattered clusters of inhabitants are settled in Bhutan, the first record was taken about 1,400 years ago. The high population of Bhutan is from Drukpa. In drukpa,there are three main ethnic group,the Ngalops,Sharchops and the Lhotsampas. Lhotsampas are of Nepaelese origin. These three groups makes Drukpa population. The oldest residents of Bhutan are Sharchops.
