Added: 05/10/2006 |
Bhutan travel is the way to see the world with a differenceWhile the world has evolved throughout the centuries, Bhutan has hidden in the Himalayas. Although Bhutan introduced television and the Internet in 1999, it still has many places where the life has not changed much for about a century. Ancient dzongs or fortresses that combine monastic and governmental functions, centuries-old Ihakhangs or Buddhist temples form a unique architectural landscape. At the same time, a natural landscape mesmerizes with an unbelievable animal and plant life.
Today, more and more tourists head for Bhutan to see and feel its difference from the rest of the world. Bhutan is a very small country with the population of six hundred thousand people and this small size and population create the community or even the family where the hospitality, warm welcome and happy isolation from the rest of the world are ingredients inherent by nature.
The Bhutan travel is a unique opportunity to see the world as it existed centuries ago, when the nature and men lived together and built strong relationships. Although Bhutan has greatly evolved in the recent years, it is interesting to note that this is the country that did not adopt television and the Internet until 1999, and if you take a trekking tour to rustic villages at the altitudes of eight thousand to ten thousand feet, you will notice that the life here has changed little in the last one hundred years. Bhutan is unimaginably different from other parts of Himalaya, where western styles adopted long ago!
Another peculiarity of Bhutan is its pristine natural landscape. Although the country is only about one hundred miles wide by two hundred miles long, it is one of the most biologically diverse sites on Earth, showing every natural aspect from peaks of perpetual snow to majestic tropical jungles.
Thick forests, deep valleys and rugged hillsides cover some seventy two percent of the land. More than five thousand species of plants treat giant butterflies with their sweet pollen. Seven hundred and seventy species of birds build nests on grand trees, including many that are globally threatened. Among the country's one hundred and sixty five species of mammals, the highly endangered snow leopard, tiger and golden langur, a small primate found nowhere else are notable. All that makes the Bhutan travel a wonderful retreat into the Kingdom of Nature, where fascinations interlace with admirations.
Festal Bhutan holidays are hits among the tourists. Many annual festivals, for the occasion of which locals wear their most extravagant hand-made clothes, are dedicated to the Bhutanese religious devotion and their love to have wonderful pastime. Masked and folk dances are performed day-by-day, feast and joy fly in the air, music and songs do not fall silent day and night. The festal Bhutan travel is also an opportunity to experience the traditional festive cuisine and enlarge your collection of world food tastes.
As the rain period is from May to September, the best period to plan Bhutan travel is from mid-September to May. There are many festivals during this period, and visitors can enjoy both a wonderful climate and a festive activity. The busiest tourists' months are December, January and February.
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