Thimphu

Bhutan

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Overview

Strung out along the Wang Chhu, Thimphu is Bhutan's own mini-metropolis, an expanding bubble of shopping complexes, monasteries and chalet-like apartment buildings that reverts quickly to blue-pine forest at the city limits.

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Nestled between China and India, Bhutan is famously happy, pristine and pricey to visit. See Bhutan on a smaller budget with this short weekend itinerary.


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