Southern Bhutan Offers Exciting Spots For Nature Lovers

Bhutan tour is of greater significance, because approach to this place was possible only by foot until 1960, however due to planned economic development efforts there are well laid roads today to reach Bhutan from the plains of West Bengal or Assam, apart from the scope of flying to Bhutan by Air, through its official Air Service Druk Air.

Southern Bhutan, which is the ecological hub of the country composed of seven southern districts, of Samitse, Chukha, Dagana, Tsrirang, Sarpang, Zhemgang and Pemagatsel, has varied places of interest suitable for nature oriented Bhutan tours, including the famous Dunmang hot spring in Zhemgang district , Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctury and the Royal Manas National Park.

The district Sarpang has a mixture of all ethnic groups of Bhutan called Sharchopas, Ngalops, Bumthaps, Khengpas, Kurtoeps and Lhotshampas, living in vast agricultural region, where the Bhutan tourist can meet people with diverse cultural lifestyles with diverse cultural lifestyles and it is here one can watch wild gaurs, elephants, rhinos, tigers, clouded leopard and other animals of a tropical jungle.

At Zhemgang district another ethnic group called Khengpas has more people living and this area remained closed for tourists for many years, now this region has become the jewel of Bhutan tourism, attracting travelers especially to collect the bamboo products made here in the form of containers, baskets, matted bamboo carpets and other cane based products

Bhutan tourism has authorized a number of travel agencies to conduct Bhutan tours, besides popular travel agencies in India and elsewhere offer Bhutan tour packages covering all the important places in Bhutan, which include airfare, local travel expenses and accommodation, online booking of which travel one can do by visiting the Websites of various travel agents.

Bhutan tourism department takes extra-ordinary care for travelers to plan and prepare well before they take up Bhutan tours, and they have released explicit guidance manuals educating the travelers in the following matters:
• Travel/Medical Insurance
• Money matters, including the use of ATM Cards
• Communications, giving information about Internet connectivity.
• Travel Kits, to contain warm cloths
• Photography related guidance
• Shopping opportunities
• Tipping culture, which is not prevalent
• Customs related matters, advising travelers to come with Identity etc documents.

An avid traveler would always love to visit places like Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim apart from various tourism spots in Himachal Pradesh, all of which can be obtained through travel packages offered online by reputed Travel agencies.