Bhutan Maps

Visit the blessed land of Bhutan nestled within Himalayas, which is an abode of spiritual gods and immortal deities where one can retreat to in search of worldly connotations of wisdom, inspiration and solitude. The place carries along the spirits of religious divinity and cultural legacy as one come across high mountain slopes flagged with religious symbols or dance accompanied with religious festive masks, that speaks about the prevalent ethos of the area.

The word Bhutan is inferred from the Sanskrit word 'Bhu-Uttan' which refers to highlands. The place is even recognised as The Last Shangri-La, that beholds pristine landscape countryside which is the smallest non Arab nation left within the mainland Asia. The mothertongue of this region is Dzongkha. This place is filled with semi tropical forests, savannah grasslands, bamaboo jangles and alpine cultivated uplands that surely captures your glance.

Located on the eastern Himalayas, with Tibet lying towards the north, with Indian Territory of Assam and West Bengal lying to the south and east, and Sikkim towards the west. This South Asian nation is landlocked and is covered all over by the mountains enclosed with Tibetan plateau that extend to reach the fertile valleys of lesser Himalayas.

The Great Himalayan range of Bhutan which lies about 7,500 meters above sea level stretches along the Bhutan-China boundary with Kula Kangri being the highest point in the region. Watch out for glaciated mountain peaks in the northern front that carries along an artic ambience at its highest altitude. With lesser Himalayas to the south end, the capital city of Thimpu lies in the western front. The native river experiences its tributaries meandering into the Brahmaputra river of India.

The climatic condition in Bhutan drastically changes as per the location, which experiences cold winters to humid summers throughout the year. The place is exposed to tropical condition in the Southside, temperate condition in the center of the location and cold towards the northern side. Watch out the snow clad mountains especially the Thrumsing La, the snow covered mountain pass that can be dangerous during winter season. Bhutan is hit by monsoon winds during the months of late May to early October.

A tour to Bhutan's botanist paradise takes you to the dense conifer forests with variety of species thriving like the Fir forests, blue pine conifer forest, Chirpine upland, hardwood forest, lowland hardwood and tropical lowland forests.

Bhutan was once recognized as the Southern Valley of Medicinal Herbs, which covers plants like Rhododendrons, junipers, magnolias, carnivorous plants, rare orchids, blue poppy, edelweiss, gentian, medicinal plants, daphne, giant rhubarb and many others.

Bhutan boasts of aboriginal faunas like the golden langur, red pandas, black-necked crane, snow leopard, takin, musk deer, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan marten, tiger, hornbills, pheasants, mountain goats and timid blue sheep and many others.

The place records for about 770 varieties of bird species and to name some are Black necked crane, green backed tit, plumbeous water redstart, oriental turtledove.

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