The 10 Best Hidden Gems Things to do in Bhutan, Bhutan

April 11, 2022 Matilde Konrad

Remote Bhutan first allowed the world a peek inside in 1974. With four millennia of habitation, the Himalayan kingdom offers a trove of archaeological treasures, including many ornate temples and dzong fortresses. Isolation has preserved the heavily Buddhist-influenced culture of the last Shangri-La.
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1. Bhutan Swallowtail Tours

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Bhutan Swallowtail Tours

Bhutan Swallowtail Tours and Travels aims at providing tourists with special and privileged tours of the beautiful and exotic Land of the Peaceful Thunder Dragon. We take pride in being able to provide our tourist guests with off the beaten track experiences and the best that Bhutan has to offer.

2. Raven Tours and Treks

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Raven Tours and Treks

Raven Tours and Treks has built itself into an eminent brand for customized travel across Bhutan.Designed to meet every visitor’s expectations, our tours are perfect blend of cultural engagement and outdoor adventures. We understand that each traveller is unique hence our experts craft finest trips keeping in mind travellers’ interests and budget and take care of every specific travel request to ensure dream holiday for our guests.

3. Paro Taktsang

Taktsang Trail BT, Paro Bhutan +975-2-323 251 [email protected] http://www.parotaktsang.org/
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Paro Taktsang

Reviewed By chin570909 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This is really the best place to visit in Bhutan! But you must be fit to hike to the temple, we took 1hr to reach mid height cafe , another 1 hour to reach viewing point, then another 30mins to climb 800steps (down and upstairs) to reach the temple!!! Amazing view and beautiful landscapes and wonderful temple sit at the side of the cliff 900m above paro valley!!!

4. Bhutan Travel Bureau

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Bhutan Travel Bureau

Bhutan Travel Bureau specializes in exquisite tailor made tours to Bhutan, for the independent traveler or group of travelers. We are known for providing highly personalized, premium service to all of our valuable clients. We take pride in our team of professionals who will collaborate with you to create a one-of-a-kind experience, taking into consideration all your wishes. Whether you are traveling solo, as a couple, or as a group of 50, we have the resources and knowledge to take care of all your travel arrangements, including booking flights and organizing visas. No task is to big, no request too small.

5. Heavenly Bhutan Travels

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Heavenly Bhutan Travels

At Heavenly Bhutan – we offer exclusive private tours, luxury holidays and many more adventures and trekking tours within Bhutan. We promote sustainable eco-tourism and environment friendly programs under our key banners. Our main focus is to integrate the local involvement as much as we can and benefit rural communities for sustainable growth through the promotion of cultures and traditions.

6. Yelha Bhutan Tours & Travel

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Yelha Bhutan Tours & Travel

Yelha Bhutan Tours is a local travel company based in Thimphu, capital of Bhutan. Yelha Bhutan tours started in the year 2009 in the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu. The travel company is solely owned and operated a Bhutanese and is one of the fastest growing travel company in Bhutan. Yelha Bhutan tours also operates charter flight of Airbus, Luxury jets and also helicopter for tourist to south east Asia, Europe and the US, which only few travel company can do in Bhutan, Yelha Bhutan Tours & Travel shall make your visit to "The Last Shangrila" Bhutan as a Journey of your life time,an experience that you will never forget,a vacation that you will cherish forever,a memory that will never fade away. Welcome to Bhutan. Yelha Bhutan Tours & Travels have various Bhutan tours packages to satisfy the need of every tourist.

7. Book Bhutan Tour

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Book Bhutan Tour

We dream of connecting people; getting people to meet, exchange, learn from each other. We believe learning from other cultures is a key to a peaceful world. Without question, Bhutan and its extraordinary people have a lot to share, to show, to teach and to learn. Our team consists of no other than a group of travel experts, who are veterans in the travel business in their own rights.

8. Tango Buddhist Institute

Thimphu Bhutan
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Tango Buddhist Institute

Reviewed By PamelaSS888 - Canberra, Australia

When you visit Bhutan, one of the first places you may be taken to is the Tango Buddhist Institute, not far out of the capital Thimpu. It was founded in the 13th century and built in its present form in 1688. Make sure your guide and driver are as well prepared as ours were as they served lovely hot tea, coffee and snacks by a huge golden prayer wheel before the start of the hike up to the monastery. Everywhere in Bhutan is up or down and this well made path takes a good hour to walk up but you can get there one step at a time. It is worth the hike with spectacular views across the valleys and ancient temple buildings too see. Also make sure your guide takes you down the hill a bit to the ancient caves and a smaller temple - more stairs to climb up into the cave area but well worth a visit. When you go to the cave area, it is best not to walk around the outside in a clockwise direction in case you slip off. So return the way you entered back up the path. The trees and shrubs around the area are lovely and it is a very good place to start your visit to Bhutan as it gives you a good feel of the ancient monasteries and scenery.

9. Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup nunnery

Punakha Bhutan
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Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup nunnery

Reviewed By Marf13669 - Ogdensburg, United States

The Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup Lhakhang is a temple plus nunnery perched on a ridge overlooking Toebesa, Punakha and Wangdue valleys. The site is comprised of a double storied temple resembling Nepal’s Boudhanath Stupa and a nunnery complex. located on the top of a hill with 360 degree views across three valleys. The complex has a very serene feel where Buddhism can be practiced with ease. We were lucky enough to view nuns chanting in the temple. The site is breathtakingly beautiful.

10. Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten

Punakha Bhutan
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Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten

Reviewed By Bhutantoursntreks - Thimphu, Bhutan

Driving north of Punakha along the mochhu river itself offers a great deal of that rustic rural Bhutan ambiance with traditional villages and beautiful rice fields. After about an hours drive we can already have a glance of this magnificent tall stupa sitting right above a small ridge surrounded by terraces of rice fields. To get to the stupa we have to cross a small bridge over the mochhu river and stroll between those small path between green rice fields. Often we see villagers working at the fields living a simple daily lives. Few strolls later we ascend upon the ridge which takes just about half hour if you are fit enough. Once on top the intricate design of the stupa welcomes us with its amazing beauty and spirituality. You can also enter this large stupa which is up close a large temple and then climb its upper floors to set foot unto its balcony to enjoy the amazing and panoramic view of Punakha valley below. Mochhu river flows winding through the valley with villages and rice fields, and rich forests on either sides. Then bordering the valley with huge ridges. It feels so peaceful up there looking down the valley and its definitely worth the visit!

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