Whether or not the real Bhutan lives up to the hype of the mythical Shangri-La, there is no doubt you want to go there.
Bhutan is indisputably beautiful (Shangri-La!) and you want to go there, so you should! But traveling to Bhutan is complicated. While Bhutan doesn’t officially keep quotas of tourists, foreign visitors must pay substantial fees to government-approved tour companies for the privilege. When you’re in the country, guides keep close track of your itinerary and what you do. That may be enough to dissuade you…but then you look at these stunning photos of the King’s coronation in 2008 and think, “Let’s go!”
