LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON
You’ve seen a TTP Glimpse of the Tiger’s Nest, Taktsang Monastery in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Now’s your opportunity to experience it for real
Bhutan is a country as close to the Shangri-La of James Hilton’s 1933 classic “Lost Horizon” as you’ll find on earth today. Smaller than West Virginia, hidden between Tibet and the crest of the Himalayas to the steamy jungles of India, Bhutan is known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon. Independent for centuries and never colonized, Bhutan is a magic place that is spectacularly unique.
Experiencing Bhutan is a true adventure. Quite frankly, Bhutan is as fabulously exotic as our world gets. At the same time, no other country is as serenely peaceful as Bhutan, no people more contented and cheerful as the Bhutanese, no land more welcoming and hospitable.
Bhutan’s culture is a unique mix of the ancient Himalayan animism called Bön and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. The Bhutanese are renowned for being among the happiest people on our planet. They love to laugh, sing, dance, and play – and you’ll be invited to join them. Bhutanese happiness is infectious. One very good reason we TTPers will have a happy time of our lives on our Bhutan adventure this coming November.
In addition to Taktsang, we’ll visit Bhutan’s castle temples called Dzongs and witness the lama monk ceremonies.
The Dzongs hold spectacular costumed music and dance festivals called tshechu. We’ll attend the famous Black Crane Tshechu.
We’ll dine and luxuriate well.
We’ll float/raft down beautiful rivers, and walk through gorgeous countryside.
In remotest eastern Bhutan, we’ll meet and stay with the semi-nomadic Brokpa people, yak herders making their living bartering for what they need with yak milk, yak cheese, and woven yak wool. You may have never lived with a people so basic as the Brokpa. But you will be in touch with a basic humanity as never before. One thing you can count on is that you’ll make friends.
This is only a tiny glimpse of what you’ll see and do – for so much more with a full itinerary and lots more pictures, here’s the link:
Bhutan – Land of the Thunder Dragon, Nov 1-13. 2024
We invite you to experience the enchantment of Bhutan as only Wheeler-Windsor Expeditions can provide. Come with us and from now on you will always have Bhutan in your hearts, the memories of this extraordinary Happy Land of the Thunder Dragon will never fade.
BHUTAN – LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON
A Wheeler-Windsor Expedition – Co-Led by Jack Wheeler and Rebel Holiday
November 1-13, 2024
