My husband & I planned a trip to Bhutan 5-6 years back. All the bookings , hotel & travel etc were done via some travel agent. On reaching Phunet sholing(it’s border town between India-Bhutan border,)we were received by the travel agent who had planned our travel. He told us that our driver would come and pick us in some time and will be there with us for next 5-6 days of travel. In sometime car stopped by and we were pleasantly surprised to see our driver, 32-33 year old woman, neartly dressed in Bhutanese dress, well mannered and super confident. She was from Paro(A Citi in Bhutan) , which was part of our travel iternary. We got to visit here ancestral home which she inherited from her mother, which she told is common in Bhutan for daughters to inherit parental house. Apart from that in most places be it hotels, restaurants, shops almost everywhere women seems to be taking lead. Many of the drivers and tour guides were women. This was a pleasant and powerful display of matriarchy. Before our trip, I have heard of cleaniness, peaceful and sustainable tourism experiences about Bhutan but this dimension I was unaware of. Needless to say it was a cultural shock but I totally loved it.
Here is a sweet memory from the wonderful time..
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