Escape the soaring sun and take a magical trip to Bhutan, a country that lives in the clouds. From Dzongs, fields, and villages explore the serene land and discover their cultural brilliance.
1. Watch the most magnanimous annual festival that takes place in Panakha. The festival, which happens in February/March, commemorates the triumph of Bhutan, when Tibet invaded it in 1639. It is a sheer bliss to watch the local citizen-soldiers re-enact scenes from the 17th-century war between Bhutan and Tibet. The five-day festival also holds some impressive visuals. On the last day, thousands of people gather to see their counterparts dressed as warriors and perform a magnificent dance in the courtyard of Punakha Dzong
2. Paro Taktsang, a Buddhist monastery also known as “The Tiger’s nest” is uniquely located at 3,000 metres on the cliff side of the rocky upper Paro. The monastery clings firmly to the mountain like a gecko and gains a....
