Thursday, July 23, 2009

Druk Wangyel Chhorten (Stupas) at Dochulas.


Docehula is a pass, which is 45minutes drive from Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. From here we can see the Eastern Himalayan Mountain ranges beautifully on clear days.There are 108 chortens (stupas) and a temple. For more information contact us at authenticbhutan@druknet.bt or visit us at www.authenticbhutan.com.bt

Phallus


Graphic phallus adorn Bhutanese houses warding off evils and ensuring the fertility. For more information contact us at authenticbhutan@druknet.bt or visit us at www..authenticbhutancom.bt

Bhutan Mountains


Mountaineering in Bhutan is not permitted. We belief mountains are the home to god and goddess. They are scared place in Bhutan. So we have many peaks in Bhutan which are not climbed by any people.For more information contact us at authenticbhutan@druknet.bt or visit us at www.authenticbhutan.com.bt

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Eco-Tourism in Bhutan

Eco-Tourism is also known as Ecological Tourism. Bhutan’s peacefulness, unpolluted and rich in natural habitat area, indigenous cultural heritages is extremely well suited for Eco-tourism. When tourism was initially started in 1974, it was started based on Eco-Tourism. Through our Eco-tourism, we try to protect and make aware of the importance of our natural habitat, indigenous culture, at the same providing to our visitors an unique opportunities to learn about the community they visit and they can also contribute their small way to protect the local communities. Although they are contributing a lot just by visiting Bhutan through us. Not only this, we can develop the sense of greater appreciations of our environment, local communities and also responsibilities of their protections and respecting the local cultures of this world.
We also learn importance of conservation of biological diversity and cultural diversity through ecosystem protection. Thus, our Eco-tourism contributes to the long term benefits to both the environment and local communities. Hence we always design our trip to be environmentally, culturally and socially friendly. Authentic Bhutan Tours will be the best tour agency in Bhutan, with whom you can explore and experience the Eco-Tourism in Bhutan.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Sceneries & Bhutanese Paintings Tours


The scenery and landscape in Bhutan are so fascinating, attracting and appealing for the painting. Each place has its own beauty and appealing. So why don’t you come and try yourself before it is too late.
We can also arrange to paint a smile Bhutanese painting. Here we will be visiting Choki Traditional Art School. It is a private non profit institute which supports the disadvantaged and under privileged youth of Bhutan through self sustaining program on skills development in the Traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan. We will have a one day program in the school, painting simple Bhutanese arts. There will be one teacher for you to guide your painting and the lunch will be served there in the school.

Come and visit Bhutan for this tour with Authentic Bhutan Tours- You will have great experience in painting.

Bird watching in Bhutan


Bhutan, a small kingdom hidden in the Himalayas has its total land cover 38394square kilometer. Bhutan’s forest cover is close is close to 72%. Out of which 26% is declared as national parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries, and another 9% as biological corridor. This provides a diverse eco-system in Bhutan. We have around 5400 species of plants, 200 kinds of mammals and around 770 species of Birds, of which some are endangered and endemic.
Most widely known as the Black-necked Cranes, a rare and endangered species. The come to Bhutan in winter and they fly to Tibetan Plateau in summer. The valley call ’Phobjikha valley’ is protected specially for this bird. This bird holds a special place in Bhutanese Folklore.
Bhutan is truly a birding paradise and so it is the ultimate destination for the bird watchers and bird lovers around the world. Bhutan is also considered us the best birding spot in South Asia. Please come and see the birds of Bhutan with Authentic Bhutan Tours-For Your Bhutan Experience!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Bhutan Tours & Travels

Welcome to Bhutan, the last Himalayan Mahayana Buddhist kingdom. Bhutan has been never colonized by any other country in its entire history.

Our Bhutan Tours & Travels offers an interesting blend of the traditional and modern. The Royal Government Bhutan including its people is conscious of preserving their age old traditions and customs, while modernization is still taking place. We try to have the balance development in the country. Our development philosophy is ‘Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product’. This philosophy plays a very important role for our development, development which has brought immense benefit to the people, with still preserving their ‘past in the present’

The first tourist came to Bhutan in 1974. All the visitors to Bhutan have to travel through a travel agency, which is reorganized by the Tourism Council of Bhutan. The tourism policy of Bhutan ‘High Value, Low Volume’ ensures the regulated growth of tourism sector in Bhutan.

Come visit to Bhutan and experience the thrilling moments in Bhutan, with Bhutanese people, culture, and their hospitality of Bhutan Tours & Bhutan Travels with Authentic Bhutan Tours – For Your Bhutan Experience!
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