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BHUTANLAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGONOCTOBER 11-19 2015

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Photo: Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson

LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON OCTOBER 11 - 19 2015

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BER 11 - 19 2015

LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON OCTOBER 11 - 19 2015

Photo: Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson

isse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson are award-winning photographers have collec-

tively photographed more than 60 stories for National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler maga-zines.

They will travel with you to Bhutan - the Land of the Thunder Dragon. Tucked away in the Eastern Hima-layas, which represent nothing less than the crowning apex of nature’s grandeur. It is a country filled with myths and legends.

Buddhism permeates every aspect of daily life, hidden valleys shelter exquisite age-old temples and mon-asteries, and the king decrees “Gross National Happiness” as the standard by which to measure the country’s wealth.

This workshop is an unique oppor-tunity to travel with two of National Geographic’s star photographers, Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson.

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EXPLORE WITH SISSE BRIMBERG & COTTON COULSON

LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON OCTOBER 11 - 19 2015

Photo: Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson

ITINERARY DAY 1: BANGKOK– PARO

(ALTITUDE 2,250 M)We meet at Bangkok International Airport and fly to the beautiful Paro valley in Bhutan and check-in at the hotel. We take a relaxed day walk around Paro town, watching and photographing the city’s impressive Dzong.

DAY 2: PARO (ALTITUDE 2,250 M)General introduction to Bhutan and short trips around town and surrounding areas to find inter-esting photo subjects. There will be plenty of time to photograph on your own. Group dinner in the evening and seminar with Sisse and Cotton: “A life with National Geographic”.

DAY 3: PARO – THIMPHU (ALTITUDE 2,350 M)We drive to the capital Thimphu - welcome to the modern Bhutan. Here you can clearly see how tradi-tion meets modernity. Thimphu is a fascinating and different capital. There are only low-rise buildings, little traffic and no traffic lights. We check-in at our hotel and spend the rest of the day in Thimphu. Af-ter dinner we spend a few hours talking about today’s photography.

DAY 4: THIMPHU – PUNAKHA (ALTITUDE 1,350 M)We go by 4X4 bus through the lush valley, from which you can see the over 7,000 metres Himala-yas with several stops along the way to photograph. In Punakha, we visit one of the country’s most im-pressive monasteries, the Punakha Dzong, from the 16th century. Then we cross Bhutan’s longest sus-pension bridge by foot (100 m). In the evening we meet up for Sisse and Cottons entertaining lectures and mini-workshop on photographing for National Geographic.

DAY 5: PUNAKHA – TRONGSA (ALTITUDE 2,100 M)We leave early towards central Bhutan through breathtaking landscapes with several stops along the way to photograph. Among other things, we vis-

it the impressive monastery Trongsa Dzong, which is glued to the mountain wall. It was once a royal residence and is considered the most beautiful and important monastery in Bhutan.

DAY 6: TRONGSA Trongsa - The name means “new village” in Dzong- kha. The first temple was built in 1543 by the Druk-pa Kagyu lama, who was the great-grandfather of Shab- drung Ngawang Namgyel, the person who unified Bhutan. We will spend a whole day at the temple and in the city.

DAY 7: TRONGSA – PARO (ALTITUDE 2,250 M) A travel day with several stops along the way to pho-tograph and private lessons with Sisse and Cotton. We arrive in Paro in the afternoon.

DAY 8: PARO (ALTITUDE 2,250 M) After breakfast we drive to Ramthangkha (10 km from Paro). From here, we (slowly) climb 3,100 me-tres to the famous monastery Taktsang. The mon-astery is situated on a ledge overlooking the Paro Valley. We return in Paro in the afternoon. Farewell dinner at the hotel.

DAY 9: DEPARTUREWe leave Bhutan and fly back to Bangkok.

EXPERTS: SISSE BRIMBERG and COTTON COULSON

LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON OCTOBER 11 - 19 2015

Photo: Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson

Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coul-son are award-winning photog-raphers have collectively pho-tographed more than 60 stories for National Geographic and Na-tional Geographic Traveler mag-azines. Brimberg’s reportage of migrant workers earned her the

Picture Story of the Year award for the National Press Photographers Association. They have also been awarded prizes from the White House Press Photographers As-sociation and Communication Arts. Most of their careers are spent all over the world from the

Arctic to southern Europe. Their work is centered around real people, lifestyle, and contempo-rary environmental issues telling compelling stories through HD video and photography.

SISSE BRIMBERG & COTTON COULSON

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