AT#968 - Travel to Bhutan

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Hear about travel to Bhutan as the Amateur Traveler talks to Dorji Dhratyul, the former head of Tourism for the Kingdom of Bhutan. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel ⁠⁠⁠here. Why should you go to Bhutan? Doji says, "I think when you're talking about globally in terms of tourism, we are talking about over-tourism. The tourism destinations are getting crowded, but as of now, Bhutan is still a very pristine, quiet, and silent place. Bhutan is that place where a visitor comes here, not just on a journey, but basically they come here as an inward journey." Bhutan is one of the few countries in the world that measures its success not by GDP but by Gross National Happiness. The small Himalayan kingdom regulates visitor numbers intentionally, following its “High Value, Low Volume” tourism policy. That means fewer crowds, pristine landscapes, and a deeply authentic experience. Dorji recommends beginning with the western region, home to the country’s only international airport and some of its most iconic sites. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-bhutan-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.8	Shopify.com.com. Amateur Traveler episode 968. Today, Amateur Traveler Talks about mountains and cranes and fortresses,
1:14.0	a cliffside monastery, butter tea, and prayer flags as we go to the Kingdom of Bhutan.
1:20.9	This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler. Let's talk about Bhutan.
1:27.8	I'd like to welcome the show Dorje Drodhul, who is the former head of tourism for the country of Bhutan, and he has come to talk to us about Bhutan.
1:37.3	Dorji, welcome to the show.
1:39.1	Thank you very much, Chris.
1:40.5	It's great honor to be on a show.
1:43.4	I'm not sure if it's an honor or not, but I appreciate
1:45.4	you thinking so. And Bhutan, so we're talking about a country in the Himalayas. Why should
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