Bhutan feels slow and meditative, while Nepal moves with bold energy. Both offer striking Himalayan views, but each country shapes the travel experience in a very different way.

In Bhutan, Clover Stroud joins a high-level trek and finds a magical Himalayan kingdom still resisting the lures of the modern world. A Buddhist monk is dancing in the snow in front of me. At his feet ...

Basant Kumar Giri, Founder & CEO of REN Tours & Treks Bhutan, speaks to Disha Shah Ghosh about the kingdom’s growing appeal, ...

The king of Bhutan has taken it upon himself to hike across mountains, visit remote villages, and trudge through leech-infested jungles to help his country curb the Covid-19 pandemic. King Jigme ...

Bhutan’s 347-kilometre Snowman Trek peaks over 5,486 metres. Starting in Paro or Gunitsawa, the 27-day journey through Lunana region features Gangkar Puensum, Jigme Dorji, and Wangchuck parks.

On September 30, 2016, two days into a record attempt on Bhutan’s 186-mile Snowman Trek, 41-year-old Australian Chris Ord was feeling off. By the fourth day he was leaning on his hiking poles every ...

KATHMANDU - Wearing a baseball cap and knee-length traditional Gho robe, carrying a backpack, Bhutan's king has walked through jungles infested with leeches and snakes, trekked mountains and ...

For 14 months, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has been travelling by foot, car and horse to oversee pandemic measures in his tiny kingdom. Bhutan's king during his visit to a remote village to ...

A Buddhist monk is dancing in the snow in front of me. At his feet, a fluffy, caramel-coloured puppy watches him as he leans down, laughing. He throws a handful of snow at the dog, which sneezes and ...

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visits a group of Desuups training at Carpentry Edelweiss during his visit to remote villages to oversee measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus ...