I wish I could go back and do it all again.” Before the advent of roads and mobile phones, a network of trails connected Bhutan’s crumple of steep mountains and deep valleys. Sixteenth …
This ancient trail in Bhutan has just reopened. Here’s what it’s like
Accessible for the first time in 60 years, the 403km path crosses 12 mountain passes, climbs 20,000 metres, and strings villages together across the kingdom. The Divine Madman Trail is a 22 …
Bhutan holds high-altitude race to highlight climate dangers
Twenty-nine runners have set off on a rare high-altitude race in Bhutan to highlight the dangers of climate change to the Himalayan kingdom sandwiched between China and India, two of the world’s …
Explained | Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee for tourists
Earlier this year, the National Assembly of Bhutan gave its nod to a set of rules, which requires all tourists entering Bhutan to pay a tourism tax, known as the Sustainable Development Fee, or SDF.
Farmers in Bhutan Turn To Asparagus and Strawberries To Boost Incomes
Zam, 57, sits at her kitchen table looking out the window at her orchard of four dozen apple trees. In the past eight years she has sold only two crates (100 kilogrammes) of the fruit because of poor …
India looking forward to expanding bilateral cooperation: Sitharaman tells Bhutan Finance Minister
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her Bhutan counterpart Lyonpo Namgay Tshering in Washington on Wednesday and expressed India wish to expand bila …
The Kingdom of Bhutan unveils a new national brand
Bhutan reopened its borders, welcoming guests back to the kingdom after more than two years. At the same time, the country has revealed a new national identity that demonstrates an evolution and a …
The Making Of New Identity: How Bhutan Created A Brand For The Future
Behind the new ‘brand’ is London-based agency MMBP & Associates, which was commissioned to create a whole new identity for the country “to inspire a new vision of the future to its citizens”.
Bhutan’s tourist tax goes toward our free health care and education, says minister
Tandi Dorji, Bhutan’s foreign minister, discusses the hiking of the country’s tourist tax, which he describes as a sustainable development fee that also goes into preserving country’s environment and …
Bhutan adds its voice to transform the region’s agriculture and food systems
Agriculture Minister Yeshey Penjor took centre stage during a high-level conference in Bangkok, Thailand on October 5 to highlight Bhutan’s experiences in moving forward on a vital agrifood systems …