About Bhutan
A Bhutan holiday or group tour showcases nature at its best - pristine and stunningly beautiful. While it is nowhere near as isolated from the world as it used to be, the country certainly comes closer to the old ‘Shangri-La’ myth than any other. Buttressed on three sides by high peaks, this small, thinly-populated mountain kingdom the size of Switzerland has maintained its traditional way of life to a degree that’s unique in the eastern Himalayas – and in a style that’s fabulously idiosyncratic and shrouded in myths and legends.
Where else can you travel to where men obliged by law to wear Argyll socks and knee-length, cross-buttoned tunics? And which other country can claim as its national symbol an animal that looks like a cross between a cow and a goat (the ‘takin’)? Or which has archery as its national sport, has banned foreign television and tobacco, and measures its success not merely in terms of economic growth, but GNH (Gross National Happiness)? A scale on which Bhutan scores highly.
Without exception everyone who has visited Bhutan has left feeling personally privileged to have experienced it.
Suggested Group Tours & Holidays to Bhutan

Essential Bhutan
10 days from £2145 per person
Discover the magic and mystery of Bhutan on this interesting tour covering the sights of Paro and Thimphu, and taking in the astonishing fortified monastic…

Luxury Bhutan Highlights with Six Senses
11 days from £7995 per person
Whether you are celebrating a honeymoon or an anniversary, a luxury private tour of Bhutan staying in the stunning Six Senses properties will make it…

Bhutan’s Five Valleys
15 days from £5675 per person
Whether you're celebrating a honeymoon, a special anniversary or simply want to enjoy a perfect vacation this two week exploration of Bhutan provides the ultimate…

Bhutan Highlights
12 days from £3595 per person
Discover the magic and mystery of Bhutan on this short tour of the country’s highlights, covering the sights of Paro and Thimphu, and taking in…

Eastern Bhutan
17 days from £4765 per person
Explore the more remote, rural east of the country on this two-week tour starting in Delhi. Grandiose, forested valleys ringed by shining ice peaks, pretty,…

The Bhutan Journey
16 days from £4434 per person
Bhutan is perhaps the last bastion of Mahayana Buddhism in the Himalaya and retains its age-old traditions and unspoilt culture. Colourful festivals with mask dances…

Mountain Kingdoms of Nepal & Bhutan
16 days from £5245 per person
The Himalayan kingdoms of Bhutan and Nepal share a great deal in common – not least their astounding mountain landscapes and Tibetan-Buddhist heritage. They are…
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Best time to Visit Bhutan
Bhutan's climate ranges from tropical in the south, to temperate in the centre of the country, to cold in the north. The best time to go to Bhutan is in the Spring or Autumn. Mid December to early January can be a beautifully clear and a dry time in western Bhutan. Late December through mid February is the period of heaviest snowfall in the higher elevations. The autumn season, late September through November, is usually mild and the sky is at its clearest affording magnificent views of the Himalayas.
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Bhutan Places and Experiences

Paro
Shops, restaurants and offices in richly carved traditional buildings line the main street of Paro, a couple of hours’ drive from Thimpu, where two of eastern Bhutan’s main rivers meet. Approached by a spectacular flight path, which only a…

Taktsang Monastery
Several other sights lie in and around town but further up the valley (towards Tibet) lies what is arguably Bhutan’s iconic picture-postcard monument – the Taktsang Monastery. Commonly known as the ‘Tiger’s Nest’, it is wedged into a lofty…

Thimphu
Thimphu became the capital of Bhutan in 1961, since when it has swollen to a town of around 80,000 people. TransIndus tours typically pause a couple of nights here – long enough to take in its impressive dzongs (fortress-monasteries), the K…

Tshechus
Bhutan’s religious festivals form a particularly important part of the local and tourist calendar. The best known are tshechus, typically three- to five-day events staged at different times of the year by every village in honour of Guru Rin…

Punakha
Around 15.5 miles (25 km) east of Thimphu, Punakha and its gorgeous valley typically offers visitors their first real taste of rural Bhutan. Built in around 1638 and beautifully sited at the confluence of two rivers, its dzong ranks among t…

Dochu La Pass
On the road to Punakha from Thimpu lies the Dochu La Pass, at 3,100m (10,170ft). 108 memorial stupas adorn the pass, arranged in three concentric circles. The vast expanse of the snow-clad mountain peaks of the Himalayas lies to the east, a…

Bumthang Valley
Situated in the heart of the country, a crossroads-like alignment of four valleys is collectively known as Bumthang. Until the 1970s, when a road was finally constructed through it, this region remained isolated and relatively undeveloped. …

Trekking in Bhutan
Bhutan’s thickly forested valleys, open ridges and often remote high-mountain country offer some of the best trekking in the Himalayas. Surprisingly few visitors to the country actually come to walk; those that do are often delighted to fin…
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