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Destination Guides

Accommodation

Bhutan hotels – Search for discount for hotels in Bhutan with lowest rates guaranteed.

Travel Guides

Tourism Council of Bhutan – Official site of the National Tourism Organization of Bhutan.

Blogs

yesheydorji.blogspot.com – Views from Jumolhari Base Camp.

Blog Posts

5 reasons why Bhutan *IS* worth the $200 per day tourist fee – markhorrell.com.

Entering Bhutan – the land of Thunder Dragon – krishnandusarkar.com.

Tours

Bhutan Tours – Tours and things to do in Bhutan.

Guide Books

Lonely Planet Bhutan (Travel Guide)

The Bhutan Bucket List: 100 Ways to Unlock Amazing Bhutan (The Bucket List Series)

Books


A Splendid Isolation: Lessons on Happiness from the Kingdom of BhutanA Splendid Isolation: Lessons on Happiness from the Kingdom of Bhutan by Madeline Drexler.

What does Bhutan understand about happiness that the rest of the world does not? Madeline Drexler traveled to Bhutan to discover how the policy known as Gross National Happiness plays out in a fast-changing society where Buddhism is deeply rooted–but where the temptations and collateral damage of materialism are rising.


Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into BhutanBeyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa.

Jamie Zeppa was 24 when she left a stagnant life at home and signed a contract to teach for two years in the Buddhist hermit kingdom of Bhutan. Much more than just a travel memoir, Beyond the Sky and the Earth is the story of her time in a Himalayan village, immersed in Bhutanese culture and the wonders of new and lasting love.


A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about Living, Loving, and Waking UpA Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about Living, Loving, and Waking Up by Linda Leaming.

In the West, we have everything we could possibly need or want—except for peace of mind. So writes Linda Leaming, a harried American who traveled from Nashville, Tennessee, to the rugged Himalayan nation of Bhutan to teach English and unlearn her politicized and polarized, energetic and impatient way of life.