Bhutan - Asia's bewitching destination

Known as a landlocked country, Bhutan lies on the Himalayas eastern edge between Tibet and India. Famous for its ancient monasteries, fortress, trekking and much scenic landscape with breathtaking attractions, the nation is one of the most attractive places for spending holidays. Bhutan is also considered as a large biodiversity country which has 72% of the area surrounded by forests and well-maintained home to all the wildlife animals. Such a Peaceful Country with pride, great culture, and happiness. Explore Bhutan and Experience the extraordinary cultural journey through a peaceful country.

About Bhutan

One of the world's Little known treasury and the "Land of Dragon" were the only country they measure the Gross National Happiness, then the Gross Domestic Product. Famous for its oldest Buddhist temple, religious culture, and tradition, especially their festivals, Bhutan country can be your favorite destination.Travel to Bhutan, A magical experience for everyone. If you want to celebrate your trip at the time of the festival it would be an amazing experience. There is a wide variety of accommodation, but you need to book your accommodation and air tickets as far as possible due to the festival season. A huge crowd of travelers seen during the festival period, not compulsory but highly recommended to visit at the time of festival so that according to the schedule you can also visit it on off-season too. There is no shortage of destinations in Bhutan, we need more than a week to explore all the spots. Let see some interesting areas to cover as soon as possible.

Places to explore in Bhutan:

As already mentioned in the above lines, there is no shortage of destinations but we all can't explore the huge stuff with minimal days. Instead of that let us know about something interesting places to explore in a short period.

1) National Memorial Chorten: One of the famous place in Thimpu. A well-maintained appearance, Spiritual surroundings and best place to meditate. Thimphu's day tour incomplete without visit this spiritual place.

2) Buddha Dordenma: The Buddha viewpoint is one of the best places to visit in Thimpu. This place has a tall Buddha statue about 54 feet to its height and lots of miniature Buddha statues. One can see the entire beauty of the city and a breathtaking view of the mountains from here.

3) Takin: Motithang Takin preserve, created by the Bhutan government to keep safe their National animal. Takin is the native animal of Bhutan and not else found in any other country. This animal is associated with historical facts and myths.

4) Tango Goenpa Monastery: Are you looking for the best place to trek?. It is the historical monasteries and the best place to trekking. A wonderful scenic trek to top of the monastery and from this place, the height of the view is completely mesmerizing.

5) Tashichho Dzong: One of the best destinations to visit in Bhutan, where you can see both the Administration and Temple both on the same fortress. This is a well maintained and clean fortress with a scenic view. Visitors allowed only to the temple but not to the administration office.

6) Dochula Pass: One of the popular destinations in Bhutan. It is present at an altitude of 3100m and the highest mountain pass of Thimphu. A place is full of snow everywhere and an exotic site to enjoy the panoramic view of the city.

7) China Lhakhang: An ancient temple in Punakha also known as fertility temple. One can reach the temple by a small hike of 20 minutes through the green Paddy fields and enjoy the scenic walk to the temple.

8) Khamsum Yuelley: One of the well-constructed monasteries shows Bhutanese architecture. A small hike to the building is worth it because of the view-point. One can enjoy the scenic view of the green valley town from here.

9) Tiger's Nest: Taktsang Lhakhang ( Tiger's Nest) is Bhutan's Iconic landmark and most famous monastery. It is also considered as a holy and sacred place. It constructed on the face of a sheer cliff, above the forests of Oak and Clusters of bunch green flowers. One of the pretty tough trekking place. It will take three hours to complete the trek upwards. But worth to trek for its breathtaking view. A trip to Paro is incomplete without this trek. So make sure to trek this peak and experience the scenic view of the Paro valley.

10) The National Museum:  A great place to know about the rich culture and tradition of Bhutan. It is an ancient watchtower that highlights the artifacts and artwork including traditional costumes, armor, weapons and handcrafted materials. One can also enjoy the exotic panoramic view of Paro valley from here.

11) Tamchog Lhakhang: A very old irony bridge on the Paro-Thimphu highway. One can enjoy the scenic view and lots of experience while crossing the bridge. Make sure to visit this bridge and explore the experience with lots of memories.

Other Things To Do in Bhutan:

Apart from these major attractions of Bhutan, We have to know about some other interesting things to do in Bhutan.

1) Po Chu River: Are you looking for an adventure trip ?. It is one of the longest suspension bridges in Bhutan. The best place to experience the adventure of river rafting and kayaking with clear water and scenic atmosphere in Bhutan. Enjoy the adventure-filled ride after the monsoon.

2) Zorig Chusum: To know about traditional art and craft works of Bhutan, An institute allowed visitors to see the student's paintings, artworks and traditional handicrafts. One can passionate or interest to know about traditional artwork and handcrafts will definitely get more satisfied when visiting this place.

3) Farmhouse: One of the best and different experiences in life. You can stay with locals on their farmhouses and dress up like same as Bhutanese and consume their food too. one can easily understand their culture and unique way of observing the country's experience by only living their life.

4) Handicrafts: One can explore the local streets in Bhutan and found lots of local shops with artworks and traditional handcrafted materials.

Best time to visit:

 October to November and March to May is the best season to enjoy the adventure activities as well as explore the destination with the celebration of festivals.

Final Words

A trip to Bhutan would be incomplete without visiting some of the major attractions and well-constructed monasteries. In other words, Bhutan is not only famous for its traditional culture and sacred sites. But this place is also prominent for its adventure activities like Trekking, River Rafting and Kayaking. Especially explore the local streets and Zorig Chusum is the colorful part of traditional Bhutan. Take a trip to Bhutan and collect your memories with lots of peaceful places and adventure activities.