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Bhutan's Punakha Festival with Colin Prior

Bhutan's Punakha Festival with Colin Prior

Includes

The package price for this tour is £2795 per person (land only price - join in Kathmandu) and includes:

All transfers
Accommodation 14 Days / 13 Nights
All meals
All Photography Tuition


Excludes

Flights from UK
Insurance
Supplementary refreshments, wine and beer

Booking

Sat 28, February 2009 - Sat 14, March 2009

Places Places Available Places Available
Difficulty Level: Moderate Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Hilton Dunkeld House Hotel

At the eastern end of the Himalayas, the remote 'Shangri La' kingdom of Bhutan has changed little over the centuries. It is a land of stunning mountain scenery, charming people and outrageous Buddhist festivals known as 'tsechus'. KE has put together this unique photo special trip in association with Colin Prior, one of Britain's leading landscape photographers, who will accompany the group on their adventures in Bhutan.

Colin is very much looking forward to revisiting Bhutan, on a trip which starts out in the idyllic Paro Valley, where the dramatic Taktsang or 'Tiger's Nest' monastery will provide a first unmissable photo stop.

Travelling by way of Thimpu to the superb Punakha Dzong, the group will have 3 days to make the most of the Punakha Festival, one of the highlights of Bhutan's religious calendar and an event that is witnessed each year by only a handful of outside visitors. The Punakha Festival will provide unique photographic possibilities and a taste of Bhutan at its most authentic.

Then, there will be a stop off at Gantey in the timeless Phobjikha Valley, with the chance to see the rare Tibetan black-necked cranes that spend the winter here. Offering the best of the 'Land of the Thunder Dragon' and the chance to benefit from Colin’s expertise, this is a dream trip for travel photographers.

Although Bhutan is one of the last unspoiled corners of the Himalaya, changes are taking place in the country as outside influences inevitably make themselves felt. This is your opportunity to visit the country and to document a unique way of life - before it is too late. 

Image Gallery
  • CP with ‘students’  » Click to zoom ->

    CP with ‘students’

  • Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu  » Click to zoom ->

    Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu

  • Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu  » Click to zoom ->

    Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu

  • Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu  » Click to zoom ->

    Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu

  • Local woman at Kurjey Tsechu  » Click to zoom ->

    Local woman at Kurjey Tsechu

  • Dance of ‘The Masters of the Cremation Grounds,’ Nemalung Festival  » Click to zoom ->

    Dance of ‘The Masters of the Cremation Grounds,’ Nemalung Festival

  • Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu  » Click to zoom ->

    Masked dancers at Trashigang Tsechu

  • Tiger mural, Paro Dzong  » Click to zoom ->

    Tiger mural, Paro Dzong

  • Punaka Dzong and River Phochu  » Click to zoom ->

    Punaka Dzong and River Phochu

  • The village of Chendebi, Central Bhutan  » Click to zoom ->

    The village of Chendebi, Central Bhutan

  • Monastery window at Kurjey  » Click to zoom ->

    Monastery window at Kurjey

  • Wangdi Dzong at dusk  » Click to zoom ->

    Wangdi Dzong at dusk

  • Women carrying winter fodder from the high pastures  » Click to zoom ->

    Women carrying winter fodder from the high pastures



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