| The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked
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| | the Himalayas are exceptional. Departure
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| haven between India and China , and it is
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| | tax is included in the ticket price, and
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| often described as the last place you
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| | you must ensure you have a visa organised
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| will find traditional Himalayan Buddhist
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| | before you set out from home.
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| culture. It is virtually surrounded by
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| | You can enter by road through
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| the Himalayas, and for centuries has been
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| | Phuentsholing on the southern border with
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| a difficult place to visit.
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| | India, and you could have a fantastic
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| Bhutan opened its doors to tourism on a
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| | trip from Kathmandu to Darjeeling then to
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| limited scale over thirty years ago, so
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| | Sikkim prior to entering Bhutan.
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| now it is possible to think in terms of a
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| | To get around in Bhutan you need to hire
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| Bhutan vacation.
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| | a motor vehicle or walk!! There are no
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| The Kingdom of Bhutan is known locally as
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| | railways, no helicoptors, and public
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| The Land of The Thunder Dragon, and it is
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| | transport is packed and uncomfortable.
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| one of the most isolated and least well
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| | The entire country of Bhutan is
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| developed nations in the world.
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| | mountainous apart from a small sub
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| It is difficult to comprehend a place
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| | tropical plain area in the south. The
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| like Bhutan which is a kingdom whose main
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| | mountains rise to as high as 7000 metres,
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| issue is with happiness. Everybody seems
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| | so the climate has enormous variation.
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| happy, cultural values and traditions
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| | The rainy season lasts from May to
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| remain unchanged since Buddhism began to
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| | September, and visits to altitude are at
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| be the dominant religion in the 7th
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| | their best in October and November.
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| Century. In other words the world that we
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| | Apart from the sheer beauty of the
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| live in today has left Bhutan largely
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| | Himalayas there is much to see and enjoy
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| untouched.
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| | on your Bhutan Vacation, and space
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| You will fall in love with the beauty of
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| | precludes large descriptions, but you
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| Bhutan, the lack of pollution, be it 21st
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| | ought to visit.
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| century rubbish, or the noise of pop
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| | Bumthang which is the spiritual epicentre
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| music machines. The scenery and
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| | of Bhutan and home to its most ancient
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| architecture will hold you spellbound,
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| | and precious Buddhist sites.
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| and you will find the people quite the
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| | Thimpu is the only world capital without
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| most charming, and very hospitable.
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| | traffic lights, has a real medieval feel
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| A Bhutan vacation will normally begin by
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| | to it. Dechenphu Lhakhang at over 8000
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| entering the country by air using the
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| | feet this imposing chapel is accessed by
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| national carrier Druk Air. The airline
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| | a stone staircase Taktshang Goemba is the
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| flies into Paro from Bangkok, Delhi,
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| | most famous monastery in Bhutan on the
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| Kolkata, and Kathmandu every week, and it
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| | side of a cliff 2925 feet above the Paro
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| is the only airline that flies in and out
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| | Trongsa Dzong is the most impressive fort
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| of Bhutan. If you fly from Kathmandu
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| | monastery in Bhutan and can be seen from
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| ensure you get a seat on the left hand
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| | far away.
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| side of the airline, because the views of
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