Bhutan Tour

To the outside world the small Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is regarded as a modern-day Shangri-La. Nestled along the eastern side of the Himalayas, wedged between Tibet and India, Bhutan sees few outsiders. Bhutan is a sanctuary of magnificent scenery in the heart of Himalayas. The country’s history stretches back to the origins of Buddhism and its spiritually rich people are enterprising, Pragmatic and delightfully humorous. They live in harmony with nature and have evolved a unique identity’ derived largely from a religious and cultural heritage.

 

The Kingdom of Bhutan lies in the eastern Himalayas, between Tibet to the north and the Indian territories of Assam and west Bengal to the south. The Kingdom has a total area of about 47, 0000 square kilometers. Monsoon influences promote dense forestation in the region and alpine growth at higher altitudes. The cultivated central uplands and Himalayan foothills support the majority of the population. In the south, the Daurs plain drops sharply away from the Himalayas into large tracts of semi- tropical forest savannah grassland and bamboo jungle.

 

-    Area of Bhutan: 38,394 Sq/Km 

-    Altitude: Varying from 180m to 7,550m above sea level 

-    Population: 6,50,000 

-    Capital: Thimphu 

-    Local time: six hours ahead of GMT and ½ hour ahead of IST (Indian standard time) 

-    Forest Cover: - 72%. 

-    Agricultural: - 7.8% 

-    National animal: Takin – Bodorcas Taxi Color 

-    National Flower:  Blue Poppy, Meconopis granis 

-    National Tree: Tseden, Himalyalca cypress. 

-    National Bird: Raven, Coruas Coraxs 

-    National Sanctuaries: 26

 

●Royal Manas Park

●Thimshingla National Park

●Phibsoo wild Life Sanctuary

●Bomdling wild Life Sanctuary

●Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve

●Khaling wild Life Sanctuary 

●Sakten wild Life sanctuary

●Jigme Dorji National park 

●Black Mountain National Park (Jigme Singye)