Bhutan blends breathtaking scenery, rich culture, and deep history, while offering something rarer: a chance to embrace the ...
The story of Bhutan’s national airline begins in 1968, when His Majesty the Third Druk Gyalpo sent Prince Namgyal Wangchuck to New York to explore the possibility of purchasing an aircraft.
In 1956, His Late Majesty the Third King envisioned a new industry that would transform the kingdom’s economy. Under this vision, the Bhutan Central Distillery was set up in Samchi, Southern Bhutan.
Two Portuguese Jesuits, Father Caella and Cabral, are believed to be the first westerners to enter Bhutan. In 1627, they spent several months with the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, whom they described as ...