Bhutan
Tour Packages
Bhutan - Fly in Fly Out - 4 Days
Places to Visit: PARO - THIMPHU - PARO
Bhutan
Visa Information
The Bhutanese authorities strictly prohibit the export of any religious antiquity
or antiques of any type from the country. Camera, video cameras, computers and
personal electronic equipment may be brought into the country but must be listed
on arrival and will be checked on departure. A reasonable quantity of cigarettes
and alcohol may be imported into the kingdom.
History
of Bhutan
The name Bhutan appears to drive from the ancient Indian Bhotanta which means
end of the land of the Bhots.Bhot was the Sanskrit for Tibetans,thus Bhutan
could mean the end of the land of Tibet. It could also extend from the Sanskrit
word Bhuuttan or high land.
Places to See in Bhutan
All visitors are now required to enter the kingdom at paro by the national airline,
Druk-Air.It may be more convenient for some visitors to leave the kingdom via
the southern outlets of Samdrup Jangkhar in the east or phuentsholing in the
west.
Special Attractions in Bhutan

Many
visitors come to Bhutan to witness religious festivals held annually in Dzong
throughout the country. The most popular for tourist are those held in Thimphu,
paro and Bumthang. They mark the busiest time of the year for tourism and reservations(particularly
for hotels) are frequently difficult to come by. The Dzong come to life with
colour, music and dancing as valley dwellers and towns folk dress in their best
clothes and join together to exorcise evil spirits and rejoice in a new harvest
Bhutan Travel Information

The
kingdom lies east of Nepal and west of the Indian state of Arunachal pardesh.
It is south of the Tibetan hinterland and north of the Indian territories of
Assam and west Bengal. Located in the heart of the high Himalayan mountain range,
Bhutan is a land-locked country surrounded by mountains in the north and west.
The rugged east, visited by few Western travelers, borders the spares and largely
unknown Indian state of Arunachal pradesh