Photo sources

Norzen Studio

The Himalayan mountain photograph (DSCF0371), Buddha Dordenma photograph (DSCF3138), and Western Bhutan monastery photograph (DSCF1288 1) were supplied for the first two homepage hero slides and the West region card. Photography credit: Norzen Studio. The images have been resized and compressed for the web; display crops vary by screen size.

Photographs supplied by Exodus Himalaya Tours

The Dochula, Thimphu, mountain, prayer flag, lama and mask dance photographs were supplied by Exodus Himalaya Tours for use on this website. They have been resized, converted to web formats and cropped for their placements. These photographs are separate from the public domain collection below.

Public domain destination photographs

The photographs listed below are released under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. Source information was checked on 4 October 2026. Photographer acknowledgements are provided as a courtesy.

paro town

'Paro Town'.JPG

Rudolph.A.furtado · Original source and licence

Resized and converted to WebP; displayed with responsive cropping.

rinpung dzong

'Rinpung Dzong' in Paro..JPG

Rudolph.A.furtado · Original source and licence

Resized and converted to WebP; displayed with responsive cropping.

jakar dzong

Jakar Dzong in Bumthang.jpg

PgyamtshoBT · Original source and licence

Resized and converted to WebP; displayed with responsive cropping.

bhutan forest

Bhutan Landscape.jpg

Mussi Katz · Original source and licence

Resized and converted to WebP; displayed with responsive cropping.

bhutan valley

Bhutan landscape 2023.jpg

Mussi Katz · Original source and licence

Resized and converted to WebP; displayed with responsive cropping.

These are destination photographs, not photographs of Exodus clients or a guaranteed future festival programme. The Exodus logo is separate from this photo collection.

Tour photographs from Unsplash

The tour photographs listed below are used under the Unsplash License. Source information was checked on 21 October 2026. Photographer acknowledgements are provided as a courtesy.

Trashigang Dzong surrounded by forest in Eastern Bhutan

Trashigang, Bhutan

Photo: Chandan Chaurasia · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Crowds gathered for a festival in front of Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu

Thimphu, Bhutan

Photo: Chandan Chaurasia · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Punakha Dzong beside the river in the Punakha valley

Punakha, Bhutan

Photo: Nihar Modi · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Jakar Dzong on a ridge above the misty Bumthang valley

Jakar Dzong, Jakar, Bhutan

Photo: Pema Gyamtsho · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest monastery, on a cliff above the Paro valley

Paro, Bhutan

Photo: Ameya Sawant · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Prayer flags along a mountain ridge at Phajoding above Thimphu

Phajoding, Bhutan

Photo: Pema Gyamtsho · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

A monastery in a high mountain valley under mist in Bhutan

Bhutan

Photo: Raul Taciu · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

A monk in red robes sitting quietly above forested mountains near Thimphu

Thimphu, Bhutan

Photo: Passang Tobgay · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Tashichho Dzong beyond green fields in the Thimphu valley

Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan

Photo: Pema Gyamtsho · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

The open Phobjikha valley with forested hills behind

Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

Photo: Pema Gyamtsho · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

The 108 chortens at Dochula pass covered in snow

Dochula Pass, Bhutan

Photo: Truly Bhutan · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Paro Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest, on its cliff above forested slopes

Paro, Bhutan

Photo: Ugyen Tenzin · Original on Unsplash

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with responsive cropping.

Photographs used under Creative Commons licences

Mountains viewed from Gelephu in southern Bhutan

View of mountains from Gelephu

Photo: MoutainBoy / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photographed 6 January 2023.

Resized and converted to WebP and AVIF; displayed with cropping. The photograph and its adaptations retain CC BY-SA 4.0.

This photograph illustrates Gelephu’s landscape. It does not show completed GMC architecture. Its licence applies to the photograph and adaptations, separately from the website’s other content.

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