Category: Bhutan

The last Shangri-la

The Land of Wind horse, Dragon and hidden in the mighty Himalayas, between India and China, the Independent Bhutanese people have largely lived life isolation from the world. They have succeeded in maintaining their culture and spiritual heritage preserved in age of old traditions. With the coming of the first surfaced road in the 1960s Bhutan opened its door to a handful of tourists in 1974 mostly at the invitation of the government. Today, only a little more 5000 tourist visit every year and the royal government’s policy is to continuous maintaining the country, tradition and protecting the natural environment. Bhutan exudes a special charm a feeling calm and serenity, the people are deeply religiously, following the Lamaist form of Buddhism. The air of spiritually is evident even in the urban centers where spinning of prayer wheels the murmur of mantras and glow of butter lamp in the house re still important feature of everyday life. Monasteries temple and religious monument are dotted across the landscape, bearing witness to the important of Buddhism, while red-robed monks young and old are everywhere mingling freely in town, villages and markets. Bhutan boasts a wealth of bio diversity with nearly three quarters of the total area covered by forest. Whish has led to it being declared on of the 10 global hot sports for environment conservation. Its rich Himalayan flora and fauna, snow caped peaks, lush valley and unbelievably beautiful rural landscape imprint themselves upon the mind of the Tour and   Trekking and explorers forever.