Wear the national dress, shoot a bamboo bow, cook with a farming family — the everyday Bhutan that visitors rarely get close to.
Bhutan is a Vajrayana Buddhist kingdom, and it shows in how people live. Sit with a monk, meditate in a cliffside temple, or simply slow down.
More than 70% of the country is under forest cover and the rivers run straight off the Himalaya. Walk it, ride it, paddle it, photograph it.
Masked cham dances in a dzong courtyard, or your own vows blessed in a Bhutanese temple.
A three-star hotel at Changjalu on the southern approach into Thimphu, a short drive from the centre.
Thimphu · ★★★ · 40 rooms
Hotel Migmar is a three-star hotel at Changjalu, about three kilometres from Thimphu's main city centre.
Rooms pair traditional Bhutanese touches with modern comforts, and the hotel keeps a restaurant, a bar and conference space — a practical, comfortable base for a first night or two in the capital.
Reservations: +975 02 333 666
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