BHUTAN
Bhutan is a small country in the Himalayas between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India. Bhutan is a unique country both culturally and environmentally. Perched high in the Himalayas, it is the world’s last remaining Buddhist Kingdom. It has developed the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, where development is measure using a holistic approach of well-being, not just based on gross domestic profit. Bhutan is a real experience by its beauty and its specific atmosphere.
Thimpu is the capital city and Paro the international airport.
BEST TIME to VISIT BHUTAN
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to THIMPHU
From November to April
Monastery
A dzo is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle. A yak is bigger and more hairy
Monastery
frescoe in a Monastery
Monk in a monastery
large prayer wheel
Trongsa Dzong
Trongsa Dzong
Trongsa Dzong
women in the countryside
Harvest
rice fields landscape
sometimes you have bad surprises on the road and you have to be patient
rice fields
Thimphu - Monastery
Jakar Dzong festival
Jakar Dzong festival - Monastery
Jakar Dzong festival
Jakar Dzong festival
Jakar Dzong festival
Jakar Dzong festival
landscape
Dzong are old fortress built in the past to control Bhutan regions
Paro Dzong - monks in a temple
Trongsa Dzong
Punakha Dzong
Buddhists praying at the temple
river landscape
Harvest
Punakha Dzong
Kyichu Lhakhang Monastery
Kyichu Lhakhang monastery
Trongsa Dzong
Punakha Dzong - monks
Trongsa Dzong
colorful truck
Punakha Dzong - monk
Punakha Dzong - roof decoration
head of a large Bouddha
around Thimpu - large Bouddha
Around Thimpu - Stupa
Kyichu Lhakhang monastery
Kyichu Lhakhang monastery
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong - stupa
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong - frescoe
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong
Jakar Dzong festival
Jakar Dzong festival
Jakar Dzong festival
Jakar Dzong festival
frescoe on a rock
Frescoes in a monastery
Large prayer wheel in a monastery
landscape
landscape
landscape with a village
landscape with a valley and a village
Flight from Paro - Himalaya mountains
Flight from Paro - Himalaya mountains
Paro Dzong and snowcapped mountains
Harvest
Paro Dzong - monks
Punakha Dzong - Bridge
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong
Punakha Dzong with the bridge
Punakha Dzong and the river
hard work for these women
colorful truck
hard work for these women
Chilli pepper drying on a roof
Chilli pepper drying
chilli pepper drying on a roof
wooden house
wooden house with rice drying in fromnt of the house
house
loading a truck
heavy traffic
bad luck
painting on a village house
roas along a valley
colorful truck
unpaved road
arund Thimpu and Paro, roads are paved and good
unpaved road in poor condition
curvy rood
very narrow road in bad condition
many road roads are narrow and in poor condition
rice fields
river and rice fields
river and rice fields
the national animal of Bhutan is the Takin that is associated with religious history and mythology. It is a very rare mammal with a thick neck and short muscular legs.
landscape
cattle on the road