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High-end Indian Tourist to Visit Bhutan

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:55:33 +0000

In what should inject some rupees into the local economy, upwards of 3,000 high-end Indian tourists will be visiting Bhutan between May and July, as part of the Druk Air’s marketing collaboration with two online Indian tour companies. A first group of 114 Indian tourists is expected today, as part of Druk Air’s partnering with [...]

Bamboo Craft on the Decline

Mon, 14 May 2012 01:41:46 +0000

Kangpara gewog in Trashigang is seeing a decline in its traditional bamboo-craft (tsazo) practice, with craftsmen finding better economic opportunities elsewhere or in other line of work. Villages of Madewa, Pasaphu, Pedung practise bamboo-craft, and weave products like bangchung, pen case, tsezem (cane backpack), hand bag, belo (cane hat) and pey palang (incense case). But [...]

Trongsa Museum – Popular Attraction in Trongsa

Mon, 14 May 2012 01:05:54 +0000

Jerome Oregan and Alison Dyer is a couple from South Africa. This is the first time they are visiting Bhutan. They sit near the Taa Dzong (which houses the Museum of Monarchy) in Trongsa and watch birds before they begin their tour of the Museum. Jerome and Alison are here for few days. Like them [...]

A Holy Hike to Taktsang

Fri, 11 May 2012 07:28:27 +0000

“You can’t come to Bhutan and not visit the Tiger’s Nest!” beamed the elderly European tourist as he happily trekked down the trail that led to the Taktsang Monastery, perched higher up on a sheer cliff on a mountainside in Paro Valley in Bhutan. I was resting on a rock, fanning myself in the hot [...]

Attractions in Thimphu

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:13:04 +0000

Thimphu, with a population of about 104,214 people is the capital of Bhutan. Thimphu is also the biggest and the most cosmopolitant city in Bhutan. Besides many attractions, Thimphu is also famous for being one of two national capitals in Asia that does not have traffic lights (the other is Pyongyang, North Korea). Thimphu – [...]

Lingzhi Dzong in Bad State

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:40:49 +0000

Lingzhi Yugyal Dzong, once majestic, lies in a state of ruins today. Its roofs have been blown away and the walls crumbled to the ground. It was damaged by the earthquake in September last year leaving it uninhabitable. The monk body and the Dungkhag office had to be shifted. Our reporter, Eshori Gurung, who recently [...]

Chorten Nyingpo

Mon, 07 May 2012 01:37:24 +0000

Chorten Nyingpo is a monastery in Kabisa, Punakha, that was built by Gyalsay Tenzin Rabgye in the 17 century. Chorten Nyingpo Lhakhang, was renovated recently using the art of conservation for inner mural paintings so they looked as old as they were. A culture department conservator, Tashi Lhendup, who worked on the restoration of mural [...]

Attractions in Trongsa

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:59:39 +0000

Trongsa lies smack in the center of the country. Due to this feature, in the olden days when Bhutan was made up of many smaller power holds, the one that controlled Trongsa was the most influential and thus considered the strongest. Trongsa – The Stronghold of the Old Location: Central Bhutan Distance from Thimphu: 199 km / [...]