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ABOUT BHUTAN
There's a place on earth that even the most seasoned travellers conseider aprivalege to vist. And, although its is voted one of the worlds' top tavel dstinations, very few make it. This is Druk Yul, Bhutan, the Land of Thunder Dragon
You cannot find a more enlightening travel destination today. Perched high on mighty Himalayan range, the kingdom of Bhutan has defied globalisation and chosen to remian a hidden paradise, accessible only to a fortunate few.
Bhutan is marked by raw natural beauty where the dense foliage changes dramatically as the sub tropical jungles at sea levels merge into a fertile temperate zone and rise up to the great northern glaciers. This pristine environment is home to exotic wild life and is a last refuge for endangered species like the Black-naked crane, the Blue Sheep, the Golden langur, even the Royal Bengal Tiger.
Bhutan is the last bastion of vajrayana buddhism ,a spritual practice that is known to be one of the most profound schools of teaching in the buddhist world . The secred monasteries that sit precariously on sheer cliffs,the fluttering prayer flags that line the high ridges,the red robed monk who chant through the day and night,give the kingdom an aura that comes from another time.
The people of bhutan have drawn a rich culture from this heritage and made it the essence of there unique identity. They have decided that man can only survive, and truly live, by being in touch with the past.The onslaught of globalisation is balnced with the values that have kept human society together through the ages.
It is no surprise that the main goal in life for the bhutanese people is happiness.Even the mandate of the modern bhutanese state is gross national happines. In translation, this means that economic development, a goal for much of humanity is only a means to the real goal of happines.
he kingdom of bhutan,today,may be man's last unventured destination. that is how the bhutanese people would like to keep it. thus the carefully controlled tourism policy bhutanese government that says,in essence: take nothing but pictures,leave nothing but footsteps.