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Thimphu (/tɪmˈpuː/; Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ [tʰimpʰu]; formerly spelled as Thimbu or Thimpu) is the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu when it was established as capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was declared as the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by His Majesty the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
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1. Bhutan Swallowtail Tours
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5.0 based on 646 reviews
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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5.0 based on 607 reviews
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. Bhutan Travel Bureau
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5.0 based on 72 reviews
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.
4. Heavenly Bhutan Travels
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5.0 based on 341 reviews
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.
5. Yelha Bhutan Tours & Travel
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5.0 based on 25 reviews
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.
6. Book Bhutan Tour
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5.0 based on 55 reviews
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.
7. Tango Buddhist Institute
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4.5 based on 117 reviews
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.
