Mysterious Bhutan Tours and Adventures

15/05/2020

The Himalayan nation is voting for a new government for the third time in its history.

15/05/2020

The 76-year-old was the first confirmed coronavirus case in the tiny Himalayan nation.

14/05/2020

Dasho Karma Ura, a Bhutanese expert on happiness, tells Anand Raj OK why walking for a few minutes in a forest, doing community activities and enjoying a good night’s sleep every day can improve your happiness levels tremendously. And, oh yes, thinking about death too

14/05/2020

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While the rest of the world openly courted tourist dollars, Bhutan dammed the tourist flow. In doing so, it protected its people and its travelers, the latter of whom rave about the authenticity of this small, land-locked country.

14/05/2020

Join Wyn Masters, Cody Kelley, and Florent Poilane as they explore Bhutan by bike. https://madmantrails.com Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Scott Secco Creative…

12/05/2020

12/05/2020

04/05/2020

Thinking of your next travel destination after COVID-19?

If so, here is the good news. Here is a simple calculation to help you choose your next favourite travel destination.

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19/04/2020

26/02/2020

Cockpit view of Druk Air, Royal Bhutan Airlines

17/02/2020

https://dailybhutan.com/article/amazing-king-of-bhutan-5-surprising-things-you-never-thought-a-king-would-do?fbclid

Find out why the King of Bhutan is also known as the ‘People’s King’.

05/02/2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-rare-look-at-one-of-the-worlds-most-isolated-mountain-treks-11580823731

The Snowman Trek is one of the most beautiful, isolated and arduous journeys in the Himalayas. And like modern Bhutan, it’s slowly becoming more accessible to outsiders.

30/12/2019

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23/12/2019

https://www.bhutanforyou.com/bhutan-travel-blog/

Until a couple of Bhutanese picked up blogging with the last decade, travel websites were the only source information on Bhutan. That does not mean …

23/12/2019

http://southasianmonitor.com/events/renewables-in-the-kingdom-of-bhutan-supporting-the-pursuit-of-happiness/

The Kingdom of Bhutan is the world’s only carbon negative country. Forests cover 70 per cent of its land which sequesters more carbon than the entire nation emits. There are no traffic lights, and the country is well known for identifying Gross National Happiness (GNH) as being more important than...

21/12/2019

Book your pilgrimage trip to Lhasa with us.

01/12/2019

Gross Nation Happiness surveys in Bhutan found a direct correlation between education and happiness. Only 32% of those without formal schooling claimed ‘deep’ happiness compared with 60% of those with a high school education. A significant number of older Bhutanese who has never attended school ...

23/11/2019

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3569209156437445&id=126231667401895

Traveling to Bhutan to get expensive for Indians; tourists must pay fees @ $65 [₹4,659 approx.] per day as "Sustainable Development Fee" as well as a $40 visa charge.

Under Bhutan's new draft tourism policy, Indians would be charged a Sustainable Development Fee, as well as a permit processing fee.

Bhutan is planning to levy charges on tourists travelling from India, Maldives and Bangladesh. This measure has been taken due to rising influx of tourists in the Land of Thunder Dragon.

The new draft tourism policy, which is prepared by Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), is said to be finalised by the Bhutanese cabinet in December.

The latest draft was discussed by Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Delhi on Monday.

Currently, tourists from international destinations pay $250 (Rs 18,000 approx) as a minimum charge per day per person, which includes a $65 a day "Sustainable Development Fee", as well as a $40 visa charge. Whereas tourists from India, Bangladesh and the Maldives don't need to pay any fees or carry visa.

However, under Bhutan's new draft tourism policy, Indians would be charged a Sustainable Development Fee, as well as a "permit processing fee".

Furthermore, Bhutanese government is also looking forward to stop regional tourists from using low-rent accommodation offered online, as this has led to unregulated guest houses and homestays, including Airbnb, said Director-General of TCB Dorji Dhradhul.

In 2018 about 2,74,000 tourists visited Bhutan. Out of which 1,80,000 were alone from India, reported The Hindu.

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22/11/2019

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/bhutan/carbon-negative-country-sustainability/?fbclid=IwAR1afKO5Lg6y3tHm2LuofSZgtY7cNMyb5U0PgshVAs38LeWzXHAorHEMEhs

Bhutan has built sustainability into its national identity.

19/11/2019

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-more-waiver-bhutan-to-levy-charges-on-indian-tourists/article30009702.ece

New charges necessitated by the sharp increase in tourists from the region, says visiting Minister

18/11/2019

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/a-trip-to-bhutan-the-best-country-in-the-world-a4280451.html

Two days before we flew to Bhutan, somebody mentioned that the descent into the country’s main airport in Paro can be fairly hairy — fewer than 20 pilots in the world are qualified to land between the sheer, 5,000m-high cliffs of the Paro Chhu valley. If that sounds like an off-putting start, ...

01/11/2019

https://www.facebook.com/134004726616030/posts/2756739251009218/

ATTENTION to the PROSPECTIVE TOURISTS: Beware of cheap tour packages to Bhutan. Such practices are not supported and can be punishable by existing norms of the Kingdom…

Lately, some ex-country tour operators/companies/ individuals in partnerships with local (Bhutanese) partners appear to be engaging in unethical businesses. We hear and see the advertisement on social media and websites selling tour packages in Bhutan at very cheap prices. These prices are unbelievably low and practically not possible to provide services of any acceptable standards. They claim to offer cheap flights, cheap accommodation, cheap food, which could be possible but at a maximum level of compromise in the services offered to the tourists. This is not allowed by our Tourism Policy of “High Value, exclusivity”. Such unethical practice will pose a high and real risk in getting the reputation of our “High value and Exclusivity” tourism marred. This also pose a huge risk on the health and safety of the tourists. Bhutan Tourism believes in giving best experiences to all Tourists.
Therefore, TCB considers such practices as illegal and condemns. Bhutan Tourism has a minimum tariff to ensure a comfortable experience if not exclusive. TCB condemns such practices and if such practices are caught with evidence, the defaulters will be dealt as per the existing rules. Prospective tourist is informed to be careful and avoid dealings with such unethical practices.

The Kingdom of Bhutan is an exclusive, high-end travel destination, which promotes immersive and experiential travel. The overall tourism development and promotion are guided by the policy principle of ‘High value, Low Impact’ and at the core of this policy principle is promoting responsible and mindful tourism that considers the benefit of visitors and the host destinations. In order to ensure that visitors get good experience and host communities are not impacted negatively, we encourage our visitors using professionally trained tour guides, certified accommodation, and comfortable vehicles which are an integral part of one’s travel experience. All these factors play a vital role in creating a wonderful experience for a visitor.

25/09/2019

http://www.businessbhutan.bt/2019/09/25/introducing-bhutans-first-female-satellite-engineer/

Introducing Bhutan’s first female satellite engineer Face2face Feature September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 businessbhutanLeave a Comment on Introducing Bhutan’s first female satellite engineer Aiming for the stars His Majesty The King has been her role model since childhood. Twenty-five year ol...

21/09/2019

https://www.phubdorjiwang.com/2019/09/blessed-rainy-day-how-it-came-in.html?spref=fb&m=1

(Photo Courtesy Pema Jamtsho) Blessed Rainy Day is drawn from Buddhism and locally known as Thrue-Bab . It is truly a Bhutanese festi...