At a time when every other country in the world scrambles to grab the tourist dollar, Bhutan remains stoically adamant in its determination to protect its environmental and cultural heritage by limiting the flow of tourists into the country. Through the process of imposing high daily night halt charges and restricting issue of visitation rights, Bhutan assures itself the choice of select visitors – responsible, educated, patient and appreciative.

Greed plays no role in Bhutan’s high tariff – on the contrary, this policy is a wise and deliberate attempt to keep the numbers low, thereby ensuring quality service and personal attention to those few who do manage to visit Bhutan. This policy of limited growth stems from the fact that Bhutan is still medieval in many ways and its infrastructure is not geared towards supporting an uncontrolled inflow of tourist traffic.

So beware! …. Bhutan is not the destination for swanky metropolises or reverberating night life or shopping havens for the latest electronics. For these, look to Bangkok or Singapore or Hong Kong. When you think of Bhutan, think of the grandeur and beauty of nature in its pristine form; think of a vibrant, colorful culture that essentially remains untainted by the fallacies of modern concepts of what constitute life and living; think of azure rivers rushing through deep gorges and roads that wind along high cliffs; think of evenings under a star spangled crystal dome; think of snow-capped mountains rising 25,000ft into clear blue skies!

In the land of the peaceful dragon, you will find ready smiles and rustic humor and, at the end of your trip, we guarantee you will have finally touched base with our culture and with nature!