BHUTAN AT A GLANCE
Since times in
memorial a visit to Bhutan has held promises of unlimited fascination
for travelers who have ventured in to the wants for boding domains of
divine mysticism mesmerizing beauty and a veritable treasure trove of
rare and highly exotic flora and fauna. Including some of the most
priced and sought after elixirs medicinal plants, aromatic herbs, spices
and of course fabled creatures.

For the most part of its long and tumultuous history Bhutan remained
secluded from the rest of the world owing to the formidable natural
barriers that sequestered this nature’s owned paradise. The dauntless
few who dare to make successful forays came back with tantalizing
stories of castles perched precariously on high mountain tops lorded
over by powerful chieftains, ubiquitous monks in flowing robes
circumambulating stupas and ‘Gonpas’ chanting a repertoire of holy
mantras to appease the spirits of great saints and fearsome deities.
Most visitors cannot help being enraptured by the scintillating
landscape and a bewildering variety of flora and fauna that defies
description. The myths and legends associated with Bhutan has time and
again lured many intrepid travelers, adventurers, explorers, saints and
philosophers. All visitors to Bhutan have revealed in having/had enjoyed
the privilege to experience a host of sensual and spiritual pleasures
the fulfillment of which could have been possible only in ‘Shangri-La’
paradise on earth.
Even as your senses are captivated by
some of the most seductive sites sounds and smells on earth, the all
pervading aura of spiritualism that permits almost every facet of life
in Bhutan tugs at your heart strings and spurs your mind to embark upon
a truly enlightening and soul searching journey. Guaranteed to live a
lasting effect in transforming you in to a more enriched and fulfilled
person.
Cradled in the very bosom of the mighty Himalayas,
Bhutan to any descending traveler is a hedonistic combination of the
most spectacular landscape that harbors an equally mind boggling range
of flora and fauna coupled with strange customs and traditions of the
inhabitants unlike anywhere else on earth.
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