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Tourism in Bhutan

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:36:22 +0000

Tourism in Bhutan is still limited to package tours and rather expensive compared to other Asian destinations. You can enter Bhutan only through package tours with prices set by the government ranging from US$.150/ during off season to US$.250/ at peak season. Tourist can enter Bhutan by air fro Read More

Status of Minorities in Bhutan

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:33:15 +0000

Bhutan is a multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-linguistic society. In the name of national integration, the government implemented various racial and discriminatory policies aimed at forceful homogenisation of multi-ethnic society. This ‘Drukpani Read More

Bhutan Currency

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:27:36 +0000

Bhutanese currency is known as the ‘Ngultrum’, written ‘Nu.’ in short. It is pegged to the Indian Rupee, which means one Bhutanese Ngultrum is always equal to one Indian Rupee. To give you a brief idea of how much value it has in Bhutan, it might cost you around Nu. 60/- to b Read More

Dzongkha Language

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:24 +0000

Here are a few important sentences and phrases in Dzongkha that may be helpful when you are traveling to Bhutan Hello (or greetings). Kuzu Zangpo. How are you? Ga de bay ye? What is your name? Chhoe gi ming ga chi mo? My name is Peter. Nge gi ming Peter in. I am from Australia. Nga Australia lay Read More

Language of Bhutan: Dzongkha

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:04 +0000

Dzongkha is the national language of Bhutan. It has some similarity to Tibetan in speaking, while the alphabets are exactly same as Tibetan (but uses different style of scripts). It is also taught in schools and all students can speak Dzongkha and English. Although Dzongkha is a major subject in sch Read More

Bhutan Political System

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:19:31 +0000

Bhutan is a monarchy. King Jigme Singye Wangchuk is the fourth hereditary king of Bhutan. He is a very good king whose top priority has always been the welfare and happiness of the people. He enjoys very great popularity among all sections of his people. In 1998, he initiated major changes in the Go Read More

Interesting Facts about Bhutan

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:18:32 +0000

Bhutan lies on the lap of the Eastern Himalayas. It is bordered by Tibet (now part of China) on the north and by India on the south. Nepal and Bangladesh are its next closest neighbours, but it does not have common borders with them. Bhutan has always been an independent country despite its small si Read More

Bhutan History

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:14:59 +0000

The people of Bhutan call their country ‘Druk-Yul’. In Bhutanese language, Druk means dragon and ‘Druk-Yul’ means ‘the land of the Dragon’. This is because when the sect of Buddhism, which was later to become the dominant religion in Bhutan was founded by the Shab Read More