Luxury Travel to Thimphu made for you

Capital of one of the world’s most fascinating and unusual destinations, Thimphu is a traditionally Bhutanese but slowly developing, charming blend of old and new. Lying in a fertile valley between magnificent mountains in the western central part of Bhutan, this growing city sits on the banks of the Thimphu Chhu River.

A wander around this relaxed and friendly city offers an insight into the Bhutanese way of life. Dominated by the seventeenth century Tashichhou Dzong, housing the official government buildings, pot-holed streets are filled with small, chock-a-block shops while traffic lights are non-existent.

Despite its authentically conserved culture and wide display of traditional art and architecture, Thimphu is the city that challenges its country’s utopian image. It is here that crimson-robed monks and snap-happy tourists walk side-by-side, past buzzing cafes and bars to Buddhist sights steeped in ritual and tradition.