Catherine Smart – Bhutan Canada Foundation

February Trans Bhutan Trail Report

Posted on February 28, 2020March 2, 2020 by Catherine Smart

Undertook recruitment process and hired the Trans Bhutan Senior Project Director. Welcome Sonam Rinchen! Facilitated the second TBT Steering Committee meeting. Welcome to new members from De-suung, Association of Bhutanese Travel Operators and Bhutan Sustainable Tourism Society Completed development of

January Trans Bhutan Trail Report

Posted on February 11, 2020February 28, 2020 by Catherine Smart1 Comment

67 km trekked and tracked by GPS in the Thimphu, Wangdi, Punakha and Bumthang regions. The survey team was warmly received and well fed by locals along the trail. Enthusiasm is building as the trail project roles out across the

Trans Bhutan Trail – End of 2019 Highlights

Posted on January 9, 2020February 7, 2020 by Catherine Smart

Last month marked the first official meeting of the Trans Bhutan Trail Steering Committee. Representing a diverse group of stakeholders including government ministries, CSOs, and autonomous groups, the members include: Dorji Dradual, Director General, Tourism Council of Bhutan Kado Zangpo,

The Trans-Bhutan Trail: Reinvigorating a cultural treasure

Posted on December 2, 2019February 7, 2020 by Catherine Smart

The earliest records of the traditional trail linking together what is now the Kingdom of Bhutan, dates back to the 16th and 17th Centuries. Likely the trail existed long before that, weaving its way through deep river valleys and over