WorldViews 2000
Bhutan 2020
Happiness in a Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom
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Tentative Dates Oct. 25 - Nov. 11, 2020.
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This will be our 11th year of trips to Bhutan, a unique country.
We will stage in Bangkok for two nights and return there for one night before continuing home.
Highlights:
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Drives and short hikes in Bhutan’s spectacular forests and valleys with views of 7000 meter snowcapped peaks.
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Visits to fortress monasteries (Dzong,) rural farmsteads, schools, nunneries and historic sites.
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Observing the masked dances at a local religious festival. We always build our trips around the best traditional dance locations.
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Participating in discussions with leading national resource people on Bhutanese politics, economy, religion, society, music, folklore and Gross National Happiness.
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Hiking to the famous Taktsang Monastery “Tigers Nest.”
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Tour leaders this year will be our Bhutanese Travel Partner and guide, Tashi Tobden and archaeologist/geologist/innkeeper Steve Wilke.
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10/25/ - 11/11/2020
COST:
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