Bhutan - November 2007

A Himalayan Kingdom

The last independent Buddhist mountain kingdom in the Himalayas, Bhutan is one of the most remote and tantalizing corners of Asia. In the year before this ancient Royal family gives way to a democratic election, you will be among the few visitors to this colourful country.

Nestled into the Eastern Himalayas, the Land of the Thunder Dragon is home to the most revered of all Buddhist sites, the Tiger’s Nest monastery, which clings to the side of a sheer mountain ledge about 3,000 feet above the Paro Valley.

We shall share our time between the capital, Thimpu and Paro on the way to the Tiger’s Nest where, since time immemorial, aesthetics, scholars, philosophers and pilgrims have been irresistibly drawn in search of wisdom, inspiration, happiness and peace. The sheer beauty and timeless quality of this mystical land and its people will captivate your heart, and if that’s not enough you will learn wonderful life skills and have the opportunity to share this magical land with other outstanding women.