Travel Q: Bhutan?

[untamed]

On my "gotta-go-there-one-day" travel list. Anyone been/lived/worked there?

TIA

 

[uduman]

It is on my list to. I spent several months in Nepal trekking, wildlife viewing, rafting and the like. I wanted to go but the permit was too expensive for me at the time. My father just spent two weeks there and loved it. The locals don't hassle you, it is beautiful, people still live like they did hundreds of years ago. Tibet supposedly felt the same before the invasion.

Dad did say it is changing though. Modern life is creeping in. I would suggest you go sooner rather than later. You don't want to go after it feels like every tourist spot in Asia.

 

[untamed]

Thanks a bunch uduman!

Man, I've asked around from all the forums I've been participating in and it does seem very few people have been there (one Brit even referred me to the CIA Facts website!).

Are tourists still required to pay $200/per day as part of the fees?

 

[Andrew Taylor]

I am a Brit but won't send you to the CIA!

This is the best site for such travel questions. It is contributed to, by people that either live there, or have visited.

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Bhutan/TravelGuide-Bhutan.html

 

[Chiro75]

The Lonely Planet's Thorntree forums is a WONDEFUL resource for travel, too.