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Festival dates, valley guides, books worth packing and dispatches from fifteen years of travelling the Kingdom.

Manas, One of Bhutan’s Top Destinations

Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan The Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan had remained closed to the public for years and so people knew very little about…

Bhutan Bans Maggi

Nestle's Maggi Noodles For Maggi, the instant noodle brand produced by Nestle India, it looks like things are getting worse. After Indian food regulatory…

Football Fever Grips Bhutan!

Bhutan Vs China Come Tuesday and one of the smallest countries in the world will have a face-off with one of the biggest. Yes, you heard that right. On…

Lamperi - A Nature Lover’s Delight.

Bhutan’s first botanical park in Lamperi, a one-hour drive from Thimphu, is spread across 47-square-km of vegetation that changes from oak, magnolia and…

Haa Valley: The Western Frontier

Haa valley in western Bhutan despite being only two-and-a-half hour away from Paro airport and having tremendous potential in terms of natural resources…

You know you’re in Bhutan when…

Nobody minds you leaning towards the window – if you don’t have a window seat on the plane – to get up close and personal with the mountain ranges of the…

Driving In & Around Bhutan...

Compared with the hustle and bustle of Indian roads, with all its incessant honking and utter chaos, Bhutan is definitely a driver’s paradise. People…

Key Facts about Bhutan

The Gangtey Gompa Monastery Bhutan, in the heart of the Eastern Himalayas, is a haven of harmonious evolution. The Bhutanese live in harmony with nature…