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Cultural Crossroads invites you to participate in a special trip to unexplored Bhutan.
We will visit many villages,
meet with local elders/leaders and farmers and learn about the challenges they face, their daily activities, and ways to improve
their living conditions. Our travelers will experience the HAA district, not yet explored by other tour operators. Cultural
Crossroads participants will enjoy a special permit to enter the Tigers’s Nest monastery (Taktsang). We will also meet
and interact with lamas and monks from the various monasteries and temples and have opportunities to meet with local artisans
and crafts people. Traditional handicraft makers and artisans form a big bulk of the Bhutanese population. The sale of their
products is being encouraged to visitors helping the local people to benefit from the rich. Visitors can also contribute to
locals eating their wonderful local food encouraging farmers to produce more agricultural products for the demanding market
for better living. Animal husbandry is still a predominant activity amongst rural population. The purchase of fresh dairy
products like cheese, butter, milk, and meat to feed the visitors during their travel to Bhutan is another economic net contributing
to triple bottom line.
The tour is for 8-16 travelers only, so you can enjoy the company of others, or fill the trip
with your friends and/or family. Our small group size provides you with special opportunities and private access for unique
cultural experiences.
Cultural Crossroads donates the portion of our profits to sustainable community programs in the
countries we travel to. In Bhutan we give to the Tarayana Foundation (http://www.tarayanafoundation.org/) a non-profit organization
working to reduce poverty and enhance the lives of people in rural communities in Bhutan.
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