TASHI GONGPHEL TOURS (Bhutanvisitors)
Bhutan Meditation Tours, Bhutan Yoga Meditation Tours, Bhutan Photography Tours, Bhutan Filming Tours, Bhutan Bird Watching Tours, Bhutan Textile Tours, Bhutan Mountain Biking Tours
BHUTAN MEDITATION TOURS, 8 days and 7 night
Seasons: March to May & September to November
Meditation is a process of familiarizing with one's own mental life where you are blessed with more happiness into your life.
Bhutan’s very special and pristine surrounding makes for a very conducive environment for mediation.
Also, Bhutan is home to some of the most revered Buddhist sites in the Himalayas and the country is blessed by many high lamas with an invaluable spiritual legacy.
These make Bhutan a very favorable place for the meditation and, hence, in pursuing one’s own spiritual goal.
Those who are interested in mediation, we can arrange the itinerary clubbed with some other cultural or trekking tour, which suits our clients after confirming the tour with us and for more information, please contact us.
BHUTAN PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
Best seasons: March-May and September-November
The photography opportunities on a trip are immense. Photography is permitted nearly everywhere in Bhutan and the local population has no aversion to being photographed.
If you wish to record the local population, their houses, shops etc, always ask by gestures if it is okay to do so.
Photography inside the Dzongs and Monasteries are not permitted. Please follow your guide's instruction carefully while visiting Dzongs, monasteries and religious institution.
Of late, the Royal Government encourages the filming groups. Any commercial Filming must pay a royalty to obtain the permit from the Royal Government of Bhutan. We will assist you to get the permit.
Filming royalty: All proposals for filming are subjected to payment of a royalty at the following rates. For more information, please see Bhutan Filming Tours below.
BHUTAN FILMING TOURS
The rules and regulations for filming in Bhutan different from that of normal tours and treks.
Tourists or professionals intent on filming in Bhutan must abide by the Bhutanese Filing Regulations, 1995, available with the implementing agency, the Tourism Council of Bhutan. (the regulation does not apply to feature or cinematographic films). Applications for a filming permit must be submitted to the Tourism Council of Bhutan at least 30 days in advance.
The application must be accompanied by:
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Synopsis of the film -Theme/background/objective/purpose etc.
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Specific locations/objects/activities
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Composition of the team and list of equipment, accessories/ consumables (members of the team will have to pay the full daily tourist tariff)
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Letter of recommendation from sponsoring agency (application forms can be obtained from the Tourism Council of Bhutan on payment of Nu 300.)
Filming Royalty
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First 30 Minutes or part thereof ~ US$10,000
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Next 30 Minutes or part thereof ~ US$6,000
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Every additional 30 Minutes or part thereof US$3,000
In addition a security deposit of US$5,000 must be deposited with the Tourism Council of Bhutan. This deposit will be refunded upon completion of the film to the satisfaction of the Tourism Council of Bhutan package. For detailed tour itinerary, please contact us.
BHUTAN BIRD WATCHING TOURS
The natural habitat of Bhutan is home to more than six hundred species of birds. More birds are being discovered every year and special surveys are going on to identify the magnitude of bird life in the country. Experts tout Bhutan as a bird watcher’s paradise; for comparison there are less than 800 species of birds found in all of North America.
A total of 14 bird species recorded in Bhutan as listed as globally threatened birds. These include the White-bellied heron, the Chestnut –breasted Partridge, Blyth’s tragopan, the Wood Snipe and the beautiful Nuthatch, all of them breed in Bhutan.
The country is also an important wintering ground for the graceful Black Necked Crane, and other winter visitors.
Come visit this bird watcher’s paradise!
ROFUS NECKED HORN BILL TOUR, 22 days
You will watch birds in Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Wangdue, Trongsa, Bumthang and Tashiyangtse. Contact us for detailed itinerary
PALLA's FISH EAGLE TOUR, 25 days
Includes bird watching in Western, Central and Eastern Bhutan. You will watch birds in Khaling where people have never watched before. Contact us for detailed itinerary
WHITE BELLIED HERON TOUR, 19 days
If you are lucky you will see White Bellied Heron at Wangdue. You will also watch birds in Paro, Thimphu, Punakha and Trongsa regions. Contact us for detailed itinerary
BLACK NECKED HERON TOUR, 17 days
Includes the Black Necked Crane Festivals in Gangtey/Phobjikha valley. You will learn about the crane’s roosting habits, trails and many more. Contact us for detailed itinerary.
BHUTAN TEXTILE TOURS
Experience Bhutan’s unique and colourful history immortalized into vibrant textiles that are still proudly adorned by its people in the forms of Ghos and Kiras.
You can visit Bhutan’s only textile museum where archaic and priceless dresses dating back to hundreds of years are on display. You can also catch our young Bhutanese girls weaving a tapestry of colours and patterns with their nimble and experienced hands at the weaving center. Apart from textiles, one can visit the Art school in the capital, which is famous for retaining the famous traditional thirteen arts and crafts of Bhutan known as Zorig Chusum
KHOMA TEXTILE TOURS, 16 DAYS
Seasons: December, January and February & June, July and August
You will tour western, central and eastern Bhutan. The tour includes a day excursion to remote Tashiyangtse district. You will hike to villages of Khoma and Radhi to see the weaving in action and for detail tour itinerary please contact us.
BHUTAN MOUNTAIN BIKING TOURS, 14 days and 13 nights
This is an adventure that will take you up to the dizzying heights of the Tigers Nest Monastery.
Also trek leisurely across the most beautiful Himalayan meadows.
Rafting and mountain biking also form part of the package. For detailed tour itinerary, please contact us.