Why visit Bhutan ?
There are many reasons who many travellers across the globe travel to Bhutan.
Top 5 Reasons to visit Bhutan
1. Taktsang Goemba (Tiger’s Nest Monastery)
Taktsang, (Tiger’s Nest Monastery)
Taktsang is one of the most important Buddhist monasteries in Bhutan. It is situated on a vertical cliff at 3000m north of Paro. The monastery was built in 1692. According to the legend, Guru Rinpoche flew on this cliff from Tibet on the back of a tigress.
2. Tsechu Festivals
Tsechu Festival DanceTshechu is annual religious festival in Bhutan. It is conducted in all the dzongs and major monasteries. Tshechus are social gathering where people from near and far gather to witness mask dances and cultural items
3. Dzong (Bhutanese Fort)
Punakha Dzong (Fortress)
Dzongs are the ancient forts, which are used today as the administrative centres. Dzongs are built in typical Bhutanese architecture with wide base and narrowing top. They are also ornately decorated with various colors and shapes. Dzongs were built without using a single nail.
4. Gross National Happiness
Gross National Happiness is Bhutan’s development philosophy based on Buddhist values that measures the quality of life based on the spiritual and mental wellbeing of its people. It does not reject the conventional method of measuring development – GDP – but, is pursued as the alternative development philosophy.
5. Highest unclimbed Mountains
Bhutan has some of the highest unclimbed mountains in the world – Mount Jhomolhari, Jitchu Drake, etc. The government prohibits mountaineering in the peaks which the Bhutanese believe are the abode of deities and spirits.
