Type: Nature
Best from: Kolkata
You need: 3 days

There’s a beautiful folktale in Bhutan about how all life is interconnected: ‘Once a hungry elephant came to a tree to pluck its fruit. A monkey came running and said, ‘Stop, I have the first right to the fruit as I guarded this tree ever since it started bearing fruit.’ Just as he jumped on to the elephant’s back to pluck the fruit, a rabbit came scurrying and said, ‘Hey, you guys, I have the first right as I protected this tree ever since it was a sapling’.

There are several picturesque landscapes in Bhutan like these mountains enveloped in mist. Pics/ C Gangadharan Menon