Eat : Yak cheese, wriggly head ferns, Emma Datse (a beautiful combination of chili and cheese) and its variations

Drink: Yak tea, local peach and wheat wine

Buy: Thangka paintings, beaded jewellery, hand woven scarves and dried cordyceps (a fungus that offers a host of health benefits including potent anti-ageing properties)

Admire: the quaint lifestyle and the pure tranquility

Try: The hot stone massage in Paro. Unlike the Balinese hot stone massage, this involves dunking heated stones into wooden tubs filled with water. It would be a good idea to try this after the Tiger nest trek to relieve aching muscles. Foot reflexology in Hotel Norbuling Thimpu are also highly recommended

Be adventurous: Indulge in a game of archery which happens to be the national sport and if in season try Matsutake mushroom hunting. Matsutake mushrooms are one of the most expensive in the world and sell for hundreds of dollars a kilogram.