Bhutan

Notoriously difficult to get into. Visas difficult to come by. Travel restricted to restricted areas. Dress code is fairly strictly adhered to for locals. Religion has a strong influence on traditional ways of life. Personal security, general travel, navigation, off road driving, cold weather injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation/sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, cultures/customs, communications, emergency shelters, terrain.

Use bottled water only.

Mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savannah.

Varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas.

Violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season.