CULTURAL SOJOURN IN BHUTAN

THIS MAGICAL HIMALAYAN KINGDOM IS A SANCTUM FOR BUDDHISM AND NOMAD LIVING.

- Akanksha Dean

Dreaming of a voyage to Bhutan? Then you have unquestionably come across the name Aman. The utmost select indulgence hotel brand in the world runs a total of five lodges in the Buddhist kingdom named 'Amankora'. If you are a first timer, go for a six-night Cultural Vacation illuminating the Kingdom's western gorges, and uncovering the beating heart of Bhutan with stays at Amankora Thimphu, Punakha, and Paro.

THE FLIGHT

There was Mount Everest.... quite actually.... spot-on there, at my side (Left side window when flying from Delhi to Paro), looking up at me with a welcoming appearance. 'Hello, how are you?' would be a suitable tête-à-tête icebreaker. The three summits rose over the clouds viewing as innocent and as magnificent as a flawless painting. We were roughly 35,000 ft but even at that pinnacle we were merely a little above the gigantic Everest. No view could equal this Druk Air flight view from Delhi to Paro. Hardly recuperating from my first ever detection of Mount Everest, I was in for another wonder. None other than the imposing Kangchenjunga, here it was in all its glory. Fortunately, the sun was splendid, and the peaks were radiant, golden. As we left Kangchenjunga behind and went beneath the clouds to land, the mountains turned a brunet shade of green, closely black. We were literally flying next to the mountains. The less than two-hour flight was full of tourist gratification.

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