Kingdom Of Bhutan Celebrates
100 Years of Monarchy
In 1907, after several centuries of divided rule by various influential families, his majesty Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck unified Bhutan under the name of Druk Yul – Land of the Thunder Dragon. The year 2007 will mark 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan. But as the year 2007 is a very inauspicious year according to the Bhutanese calendar it will be only in 2008 that Bhutan will celebrate the 100 years of Kingdom. Many festivals and much revelry have been planned to celebrate this momentous occasion. Visitors to the Kingdom in 2008 will be given a unique opportunity to experience the real Bhutan through the Centenary maxim of “Meet the Bhutanese”. Visitors will be given the chance to immerse themselves into the soul of Bhutan through things such as the opening of areas normally closed to tourists, and the development of specialty tour programs. For those yet to experience the magic that is the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008 presents the perfect opportunity.
In 2008, Bhutan will celebrate a 100 yrs. of Monarchy. Every Bhutanese will wholeheartedly embrace the event as a gesture of their gratitude to a leadership that has shaped and molded Bhutan to its present glory.
Those tourists who will travel to Bhutan in this year will witness the activities running through out the year and it will give you an insight opportunity to see a nation in jubilation. This offers will give a once-in-a- life time opportunity to see the small Himalayan Kingdom in year-long celebrations.
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