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Bhutan

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Bhutan

The kingdom of happiness.

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Bhutan measures Gross National Happiness, limits visitor numbers, and asks travellers to meet it on its own terms — which is precisely the appeal. Fortress monasteries command every valley, prayer flags stream from every pass, and the Tiger’s Nest clings to its cliff exactly as impossibly as the photographs promise.

This is travel as retreat: hot-stone baths, farmhouse dinners, luxury lodges strung valley to valley, and a pace that lowers your heart rate by the second day. Paired with Nepal, it completes the Himalayas’ most soulful journey.

Where to go

Finding your Bhutan

Paro

The Tiger’s Nest monastery clinging to its cliff.

Thimphu

The capital without a single traffic light.

Punakha

The great dzong at the river confluence.

Seasons

When to go

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Things to experience

Moments worth flying for

Tiger’s Nest hike

The pilgrimage every visitor makes — worth every step.

Festival tsechus

Masked dances in fortress courtyards.

Hot-stone baths

River stones, herbs and mountain silence.

Where to stay

Styles that suit

Luxury lodge circuits

Valley-to-valley five-star pilgrimage.

Heritage farmhouses

Family hospitality, prayer wheels at the door.

We recommend specific hotels once we know your dates and party — availability and rates are always confirmed by a specialist.

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Bhutan, in pictures

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