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Udham Singh Sarani, Ashram Para, Near Sunrise, Nursing Home, 0, 0, 0, 734001

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Bhutan, officially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan. This landlocked country in South Asia is nestled in the eastern end of the Himalaya mountains bordered by India in the south, east and west and by China in the north. It’s regarded as one of the most isolated nations in the world mainly because the Bhutanese government has regulated foreign influences and tourism to a great extent in order to protect and preserve the nation’s identity, culture an...
d eco-system. Here are a few facts you may find interesting about this mysterious Kingdom in the Himalayas: Bhutan is a democracy and constitutional monarchy. The Bhutanese monarchy was founded in 1907. It held its first democratic elections in 2008. In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land to British India. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs, and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. This role was assumed by independent India after 1947. The United Nations recognized Bhutan as a country in 1974. Origin of the name Bhutan may be derived from the Sanskrit Bhotanta which means "the end of Tibet," or the Sanskrit Bhu-attan, meaning "highlands." Bhutanese call their home "Druk Yul," which means "the Land of the Thunder Dragons," because of the extremely powerful storms which constantly roar in from the Himalayas. Its capital is Thimpu with a population of about 742,737 (2012). It is the only capital in the world without traffic lights. In fact when traffic lights were installed the people objected and the city reverted back to the use of white-gloved traffic police. Until the 1960’s it had no roads, automobiles, telephone, postal system or electricity. Bhutanese had no access to TV or Internet until limited access was permitted in 1999. Buddhism is the official religion with Hinduism the second popular faith. Dzongka is the official language. 54.3% of adults and 76.2% of youth in Bhutan are literate. The first foreign tourists were allowed into Bhutan in 1974. Bhutan has the world’s highest unclimbed peak, Gangkhar Puensum, a mountain so sacred by the Bhutanese that the government has banned mountaineering on any peak above 19,685 feet. Bhutan is the world’s only carbon sink, that is; it absorbs more CO2 than it gives out. It sells hydro-electrical power, making it the only country whose largest export is renewable energy. 72% of the country is forested. In fact, it’s in the country’s constitution to keep 60% of its land forested. Respect for the environment, the eco system and all species is a serious matter in Bhutan. Anyone caught killing an endangered species, faces the harsh sentence of life in prison. Agriculture is its major industry with rice, fruit and dairy industry (yaks). Rather than using the GDP as an economic index, Bhutan measures its overall “health” through the four pillars: sustainable development, environmental protection, cultural preservation, and good governance, which together form the Gross National Happiness or GNH. Not all was as happy as hoped when in the early 1990s riots erupted in the Nepalese community living in Bhutan after the King’s decree to have all Bhutanese follow traditional customs including dress and conduct. This led to the repatriation of about 40,000 Nepali-Bhutanese to Newark, New Jersey, USA in early 2010. Plastic bags have been banned in Bhutan since 1999. Bhutan is the only country to outlaw tobacco (effective 2004). The "takin," a goat-antelope, is Bhutan’s national animal.

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Brijendra Dubey, New Delhi

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Bhutan

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Apr 17, 2020

Amazing trip!Arrangement for our honeymoon by the hotel was the best part
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Payal Basu, Kolkata

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Bhutan

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Apr 02, 2020

Faced some issue with driver other then that our trip was well executed and we enjoyed our Bhutan Trip
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Sairadkri, , India

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Bhutan

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Jun 18, 2018

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Vinaysprai, Bagdogra

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Bhutan

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Apr 16, 2018

Agents has been very supportive and trip was well planned. No problems at all.River Rafting and Tiger Nest Hiking
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Aayush Amit, Patna, India

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Bhutan

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Mar 29, 2018

Excellent
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Sandiptalukder, Kolkata

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Bhutan

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Mar 09, 2018

Very good
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Balakrishnan Ravichandran, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Bhutan

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Mar 07, 2018

It was very nicely organized. The driver was polite and the hotels were good. Will recommend to friends
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Ashish Ranjan, Bagdogra Airport, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

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Bhutan

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Feb 01, 2018

I had planned for trip of 7N 8D for Bhutan from Bagdogra. The trip overall was memorable. Talking about Bhutan, you will like this place if you love the natural beauty. Surrounded by mountains, r...
iver flowing through the districts makes you feel relaxed.We covered Thimphu, Punakha and Paro. All were beautiful (though I liked the Punakha Dzong a lot to be specific). Sudip always kept in touch to ensure the trip was progressing well. His recommendation for selective hotels were good as well.I would give Sudip 4 on 5 for his attitude, cooperation and planning the trip the way we wanted.Punakha Dzong and the valley from Thimphu to Punakha was memorable as I luckily found snow at some places.
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Navneet Kaur, Bagdogra Airport, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

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Bhutan

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Dec 28, 2017

We did a 8N/9D tour to Bhutan with Sqaure Trip. All the arrangements were well planned and Mr Sudip was always in touch to make sure that our journey to Thimpu, Paro and Punakha was smooth and co...
mfortable.Thanks Square Trip for the amazing holiday.Highly recommended.
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Chandranshu Agarwal, New Delhi, India

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Bhutan

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Nov 18, 2017

Very Good