Bhutan Travel Blogs

The flight out of Paro back to New Delhi flew via Kathmandu. As we were early again, we managed to get seats on the right side of the plane. We were able to see Mt Jhomohari and Jichu Drake peaks above the sea of clouds shortly after departing Paro. It was a beautiful sight and the camera was click…

Note: A very special thanks to Andy and Soma at RBC for enabling our Bhutan visit! 4/28/07Not that either of us slept much after struggling to get the Sikkim trip arranged and being excited about finally making it to Bhutan, but the alarm went off at 3:15 a.m. and we blearily dragged ourselv…

We are now in a town called Wangdue Phodrang around 3 hours east of the capital. The place we are staying in is really nice. We are in a villa right (I mean 10 metres away) from a rushing river. Its a gorgeous spot and the river makes a huge noise. Very peaceful.Today we had a very long car trip fr…

So it's all over.  Bhutan is beautiful, the people are friendly, the food is great (as long as you ask them for the same food they eat, or else you'll get icky/bland tourist fare)...it's totally worth the trip. We spent the last afternoon shopping for gifts and then had dinner with our guides…

Magical Bhutan. My heart starts banging away at the mention of Bhutan, this little explored Kingdom in the middle the Himalayas, revered as the 'Land of the Peaceful Dragon' and regarded as one of the last 'Shangri-La’s in the Himalayan region because of its remoteness, it's spectacular mountain terrain, varied flora and fauna and its unique ancient Buddhist monasteries.

This is without a doubt, one of the prettiest and one of my favorite countries ever visited (out of 107).  The people are so genuine and laid-back and the food is scrumptious.  It is so clean, I forget I'm not in the Swiss Alps.  The perfect antidote to my current home in Bangkok. A…

Day 2 was spent watching the last day of the Tshechu festival in the Tashichodzong. Translated means we saw the last day of a hella cool festival in one of the largest temples in Bhutan. The festival was amazing and was full of traditional dances and costumes. Apparently the dancers are in trances …

According to our guide, the Tiger's nest was to be the cultural highlight of the trip as we visited Bhutan during a spell without festivals (the most popular among the Bhutanese is the one in the center of Bhutan where the female performers dance naked, I wonder why it's so hugely popular). The Ti…

After meeting up with my tour group (I appear to have signed up to an Aussie SAGA holiday!) we then get told that we can't fly to Bhutan as planned because the Bhutan Authorities have cancelled the flight... so we get an extra day in Kathmandu sightseeing and head to Bhutan on the 15th instead. Bh…

Land of the thunder dragon. Went on a backpacking trip from West to East of Bhutan covering all the major towns. Phuentsholing -> Thimpu -> Paro -> Wandue -> Trongsa -> Jakar -> Mongar -> Trashigang -> Samdrup Jhonkar Still in draft..will be adding trip report soon ......

The hardest part of day one was the 2am wake up call to be at the airport at 3:30 for a 5:30am flight from Bangkok to Bhutan.  Check in was easy and pleasant and when we boarded the plane, I knew we were going someplace so far away. All of the signs in the plane were in Bhutanese there was a g…

Photos from various trips

This was my best trip so far!!