Bhutan
These six transformative trips will enrich your mind and body
Much-needed time out is even better in an exotic location. If you’re in need of some cup-filling, you can’t go wrong with these revitalising journeys.
- by Julietta Jameson
The land of happiness that few tourists ever visit
Want to lose the crowds on your next holiday? Tourists are still something of a novelty in Bhutan, the country that invented Gross National Happiness.
- by Trudi Jenkins
New luxury lodge makes this remote country more appealing than ever
Some 600,000 people visited the Himalayan nation of Nepal in the first eight months of 2023. Less than a tenth of that figure visited the nearby Kingdom of Bhutan.
- by Julietta Jameson
The country that didn’t want you to visit has changed its mind
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the $311 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of COVID-19 restrictions.
What is ema datshi? The curious origins of Bhutan's beloved fiery cheese dish
In this country, chilli is not considered a spice. It's a vegetable. It's something you cook with as if it were a potato, or a zucchini.
- by Ben Groundwater
The country that doesn't want you to visit
Here is a country, essentially, that is upfront about the fact that it doesn't really want tourists. Or at least, not many tourists.
- by Ben Groundwater
Trans-Bhutan Trail: Epic, 400-kilometre hiking trail set to become one of the world's best
A 403-kilometre trail high in Bhutan has been revamped and reopened and is destined to become one of the great tourism experiences of the world.
- by Ben Groundwater
Bhutan tourism and border closures: Meet the only tourist in the entire country
Travelling solo is one thing, but Fran Bak has taken it to the extreme.
- by Ute Junker
Bhutan: A road trip through the ultimate trophy destination
Bhutan is beset with a major chilli shortage. How does this affect the land of happiness?
- by Anthony Dennis
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