Luxury Travel to Bhutan
| Bhutan Luxury Travel and Tours
"The itineraries,
created along a particular theme or
interest, revolving around a particular myth
or local lore or centred around a festival,
seeks to provide an alternative experience
to the typical , or expected, experience.
While logistically, Bhutan works well with
India, Thailand or Nepal, Urbane Nomads
pairs the secret kingdom of Bhutan with the
much-less visited Burmese Himalayas in a
journey that reconciles remoteness,
inaccessibility and the beauty of
less-trodden paths."~
Hoosta Magazine
We've heard of its PR friendly
initiatives- the 'Land of the Thunder Dragon', the
selectiveness in the visa application process and
governmental concerns with 'Gross National
Happiness' and the introduction of luxury resorts;
all contributing to a very primal pursuit of
something inherently desirable made all the more so
from the imposition of artificial restrictions.
'Luxury travel' and Bhutan have become synonymous,
with Bhutan topping the list of the most desirable,
exotic-luxury getaway with the opening of headliner
institutions like the various installations of
Amankora and the Uma Paro-
both doing much for the standing of Bhutan's 'low
impact, high quality' tagline. Contrary to the
rough-it-out karmic sensibilities of the
unattainable Himalayas in the 80's, the baby boomer
generation, wont to have its creature comforts and
luxurious mod-cons have now made Bhutan its new,
albeit luxurious, Shangri-la.
While Thimphu is the capital,
the main entry point for tourists is Paro- probably
one of the prettiest airports anywhere on earth.
Sustainable tourism and a higher order of living
seems to be de riguer in this living personification
of Shangri-la- plastic bags are banned, people still
weave their own cloth and archery is still a widely
favoured national sport.
Urbane Nomads is also able to arrange for a
Bhutanese-style wedding in a remote 14th century palace,
accessible by an hour-long trek or a horseride.
Private travel through Bhutan with Urbane Nomads is
marked by cultural interactions- from astrologers to
monks, photographers to the casual youth in the main
towns .Accommodations
can vary from the Amankora to the new luxury
boutique hotels as well as camping whilst on treks
for those keen to explore areas of Bhutan few
venture to.
Alternatively,
go on a photography tour led by some of the best
photographers in Bhutan. One of the most scenic
places on earth by virtue of its exclusivity,
natural settings and traditional way of living, the
tour brings you to places and events characterised
primed for maximum photography opportunities.
Luxury travel in Bhutan, as offered by Urbane
Nomads, is all about privileged access.
Private tours that involve a
private candle-lit dinner in a dzong, a spectacular
ceremony illustrating the Buddhist concept of
impermanence re-created for you- and, most
luxuriously of all, the serendipitous discovery as you encounter the odd tsechu in
one of the more remote locations we'd take you
through during your trip to Bhutan.
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Photos: 1st-3rd courtesy of Amankora, 4th
courtesy of Hajar Ali.
An initiation itinerary for first timers to
Bhutan. Itinerary can be tweaked to suit
photographers, with trip being led by the
photographer behind the first coffee table book
on Bhutan.
