Year-end travel 2023: Have ₹1 lakh? Go to Bhutan
Hindustan TimesBhutan is so close you can fly from Bagdogra into Paro in 40 minutes or even do a road trip. The monasteries are beautiful, the road signs are funny and no one leaves Bhutan without trekking to Tiger’s Nest Monastery, without eating Ema Datshi and without buying Yak cheese. Must visit: Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong, National Museum of Bhutan in Paro, Buddha Dordenma in Thimpu, Dechen Phrodrang, Changlimithang Stadium and Archery Ground, National Memorial Chorten, Tashicho Dzong, Dochula Pass, Punakha Dzong. Zow Shungo: Made with leftover vegetables Shakam Datshi: Made with dry ground beef and served with red rice Puta: Buckwheat noodles Goen Hogey: Salad Suja: Tea made from fermented Yak butter and Yak milk. What to buy: Lemongrass spray, Bhutan honey, handwoven textile, handicraft, prayers flags, wooden masks, Thangka, Bhutanese red rice, Himalayan beads, Yak cheese, Dappa.