I Spent 72 Hours in Bhutan with National Geographic | Juanpa Zurita | Nat Geo’s Best of the World

Join Juanpa Zurita as he adventures to Bhutan-”the happiest country in the world”. Whether it’s cooking with the locals, river rafting in the Punahka Valley, or attempting archery, Juanpa experiences the best Bhutan has to offer.
¿Quieres acompañar a Juanpa Zurita en una aventura única en Bután- “el país de la felicidad”? Cocina con los locales, lánzate al río en el rafting del valle de Punahka o pégale centro con tiro al arco. ¡Bután y Juanpa te esperan!
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[@NatGeo]

From cooking with the locals to attempting archery, what part of the episode was your favorite?

[@purple6188]

For me, it was hearing The Teachings of the Buddha come from Juanpa's lips. --- - Buddha, The Purpose of Life is to Be Happy.

[@passionfruitjuice8153]

the doma one and the grandmother having her silly little laugh ❤

[@Alhejandro.]

Food looked yummy 😋 but without a doubt the most beautiful is the nature ❤

[@Motivatsion1]

0:27

[@dorjipwangmo8997]

Everything 🫶😍

[@juanpazurita]

Thank you so much for having me! I think I need more DOMA!

[@NatGeo]

💯

[@jessicaduran2992]

0:27 los sueños se hacen realidad ✨

[@easygoer1234]

I love , love your unique little comment%

[@arunafurumbo4229]

Thank you for visiting our Country 💜💜💜💜…

[@mr_need]

Wow, I have seen you lele, hanna, Anwar gang.....thank you Juan, visiting our country 🇧🇹🇲🇽

[@Yadayadayada-su7wo]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by National Geographic is truly a gift; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👏👏👏

[@samanthabinns9853]

This video made me so happy! Videos like this remind me how simple we are as humans. We laugh when others laugh. We cheer when others succeed. We all love to teach things that are important to us

[@WuhanVirusFAKU]

That’s the essence of Buddhism and Buddhas teaching.

[@Juanpa]

Thank you so much for having me, wish I had a little bit more of that DOMA!

[@pingulhaki]

muchas gracias Juanpa for showing Bhutan in such a fun way! I really enjoyed seeing you immerse yourself completely in our culture! =)

[@livinglifewithpurity9437]

@Juanpa this is great have learnt that in Africa especially my tribe we shared a lot with Butan but it's 😢 sad because the modernization is making us forget our culture.

[@wendyat4]

Truly honoured as a Bhutanese to see you enjoying and relishing your days in our country. 🇧🇹🥹❤️

[@wangchuk9812]

My tear literally just came out at the end of the video. I didnt know how beautiful my country Bhutan is. Thank you for such a beautiful vidoe.

[@evazubeck]

Loved this episode! Makes me want to go to Bhutan so baaaaad ❤️

[@NatGeo]

Maybe it's time for another trip?👀

[@botlif3340]

Wow! cant wait to see your exploration of Bhutan if it ever happens

[@deegee7904]

Wow Eva, I can't believe you watched and commented on Bhutan. I follow you, enjoy and watched most of your vlogs. Would love to welcome you to our beautiful country Bhutan

[@jigmewangchuk7113]

You should visit Bhutan, you will see the last shangri-la on planet earth

[@daveconise1533]

It's really refreshing to see Juanpa explore. He's grown so much. Thank you for this, Nat Geo.

[@NatGeo]

Thank YOU for watching!❤What was your favorite Juanpa moment in the episode?

[@daveconise1533]

@@NatGeo Probably the entire moment that he has to experience the Bhutan culture and have a wonderful time together with the locals. I love documentaries like this that shares the culture that a very few of us experience nowadays.

[@agustinaossi608]

Please more videos with Juanpa, he was born for this. Love you Juanpa 🫶🏻✨

[@Just_Cinematic]

I love this country. it's heaven on earth. too authentic.

[@kuenzangwangyeldorji2239]

As a Bhutanese, Thank you for coming and sharing your woubderful experience.

[@UnconditionalMotivationJB]

Best part of the film was observing the joy shared between Juanpa and the Bhutanese people, very moving and inspiring.

[@nadinemacias3746]

We want more Juanpa zuita!! I'd watch a lot more!!

[@NatGeo]

Juanpa is the best!

[@kezangdeki5930]

Thank you for visiting Bhutan and exploring the happiness 😊

[@adninyekep1427]

He gives such a good vibe and it was great watching my country through another lens.

[@beverlyfernandes6357]

So refreshing to watch him here.

[@MathenGeorge]

Beautiful beyond words... That is Bhutan!

[@heinrichlombard6416]

Such a beautiful film. Literally moved me to tears!

[@rhondar.]

I thought this episode was so beautiful. The young lad made it exciting. I shed a few tears for him. I was touched by the elders. I would love to travel here. I could imagine the cost.

[@barbarajeanne8351]

Best thing I've seen on youtube in a very long time. Thank you

[@zero-di5nv]

Love from Bhutan ❤🇧🇹 love the video

[@marthasaldana00]

Juanpa living his best life and unimaginable experience 🙏🏻

[@83j3ueu2uj2iwiee]

We are waiting for Juanpa Zurita in Uzbekistan and we hope that he will not refuse it. Please❤️🇺🇿

[@OdettaBOOOM]

he won't refuse if he gets the chance, I'm from Mexico and I loooved every minute in Uzbekistan, it's similar in some ways (warm people, long history, weather).

[@livealife8320]

Thanks for exploring 🇧🇹 Bhutan. where happiness is more important than wealth.❤️❤️❤️

[@anthonysmaharaj]

More Juanpa! He's great

[@radootoorcan]

Ok, great video and Bhutan is indeed a very nice country. I’m visiting Bhutan right now for almost 2 weeks but with a lower budget than the guys making this video. Therefore, the experience is proportional to the budget :D And by the way, don’t confuse the so called “Gross National Happiness”, which is a marketing strategy to promote the country, with the claim “the happiest people in the world”. I personally wish all people are happy and I met some very nice people here in Bhutan indeed. I’m glad that the team had a good time and I appreciate the good quality of the video, even though it looks more like an advertisement as the reality may be just slightly different. I do recommend anyone to travel to Bhutan, and by the way, you can actually be here without a guide. The guide is only mandatory if you travel between different cities/towns and/or visit a monastery/palace/attractions. But if you want to wander around Thimphu or Paro, you can do it without a guide. I wonder why they didn’t go to Paro Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest) Monastery as part of this trip?

[@mariapayro2523]

You're great Juanpa, thank you for being such an incredible and special soul ❤️

[@itzelcardenas4733]

Que gran orgullo Mexicano eres JuanPa❤ Felicidades por llegar tan lejos laboral y literalmente 🙌🏼🤣Tqm🇲🇽🫶🏼

[@emilyvillagomez9859]

Would love to see Juanpa in more episodes.

[@mr.spytom]

As someone from Bhutan, I can confirm that I told my grandma to stop eating DOMA.

[@SachaTenze]

Thank you for visiting Bhutan 🇧🇹. Pelden Drukpa Gyelo

[@tonymurphy9112]

More please, loved this episode.

[@NatGeo]

Thanks for watching!

[@loeyy_15]

At the end of video i shed some tears beacuse my heart was warmed by this video❤ thank you for visiting Bhutan

[@karmasherpa.22]

Welcome to beautiful country of the world Nepal.... We care you we love you and we promise you to be unforgettable memories....

[@WuhanVirusFAKU]

Nepal is now turning into Chinese colony. Its own government has sold Nepal

[@pzol46]

​@@WuhanVirusFAKU what source r u speaking from?? Any reorts??

[@tsheringjudyjane5255]

The best and most beautiful video made by a foreign 📸🇧🇹 Thankyou for coming to Bhutan lots of lovee

[@chadorcreates]

Thank u for visiting my country!!!! Let the world know that my country is the last shangrila the heaven on earth.

[@Phub2024]

Thank you for visiting Bhutan. Lots of love and do visit again🇧🇹💛

[@ArmyyMiarmyyy]

Thank you for visiting my country 🇧🇹🥰🥰🥰I’m glad that you liked my country ❤

[@tsheringnorbu7184]

Thank you so much for the efforts to make this one of a kind video and especially because most of the videos online about Bhutan don't do justice in showing the real part of our country and the beauty of it, even I felt the sense of my country's beautifully preserved nature and that's through a screen haha

[@ugyenphuntsho2299]

It’s so beautiful to watch. Thank you Net Geo and Juanpa.

[@nadinemacias3746]

Viva juanpa!!❤"

[@tsheringdorji2340]

So beautifully captured Juanpa and showing what Bhutan has to offer the world. Well done and please come back to do more expeditions such as the challenging snowmen trek.

[@msjsq1966]

This was so much fun and such an amazing journey!! Thank you Juanpa and Nat Geo!!!

[@alchemy506]

The ladies who laughed at him were adorable

[@nepalisongslyrics772]

This was truly authentic Bhutanese experience. Although &Beyond did go beyond Bhutanese expectations. Good Job

[@isagomez180]

Such a role model 😍 WE LOVE YOU JUANPA

[@jmaker8145]

This is an amazing video, please more from places like these, loved it.

[@karmathinley1733]

Thank you for coming to 🇧🇹 Bhutan

[@chodeny4151]

So loving and lucky person where you got a chanced to taking and spend time with Lama in the temple ❤

[@jonathanquielm3309]

I felt I was doing that trip with you. Your joy was genuine and contagious. You have what it takes to make more videos like this. I will definetely be checking your youtube channel as well.

[@BBOO-hm5fk]

Wish the whole world was like this beautiful

[@ArrivaIlNonno]

Real good experience 👍

[@udyatimalhotra7949]

Even though bhutan is one of the poorest countries in the world. It being the happiest shows that happiness is a choice that one can choose in any condition they are.

[@Sufjan4ever]

Que bonito gracias por darnos este video 🥺

[@knightrider9694]

This is great. we stayed at the Mendegang Homestay in April 2024 and it was incredible. The temple inside is beautiful, the food was amazing and all locally grown and the hospitality. We actually stayed in theat same room!!

[@sonamchoden3733]

One of the best documentary 🙌

[@Pelmo362]

This is truly amazing.

[@anatorres4783]

Juanpa es un muy buen contador de historias, respeta y ama cada cosa nueva q ve y conoce es emocionante y hace q los q lo vemos nos emocionemos. Gran lugar buthan.

[@paldrupdorji7136]

wow! amazing!

[@deecheenchodeen909]

Love from Bhutan 🇧🇹

[@apfelassociates6969]

I cried of happiness. Thank you. I am now considering visiting Bhutan 🇧🇹. I love your soul too.

[@Inipunyarara]

the most heart touching videos! loves it! giving me a new insight to go and experience bhutan!

[@tsheringnorbu]

Thanks for visiting Bhutan. We really appreciate you.

[@livinglifewithpurity9437]

I have just used it for a class with my children, we discussed what we share in common between an African culture and Bhutan. It's sad we are loosing our own at the expense of modernization.

[@HuntersMX]

Nat Geo but fun! I love this.

[@Thilina.channel]

beautiful country...❤

[@soymarquez3041]

Still not finished seeing it, and my like is over here 🙌🏽 congratulation Juanpa for your collaborations with National Geographic 👏🏽

[@tamo5247]

Wow amazing,thanks for exploring bhutan❤❤❤

[@dracokaiser]

Interesting. Arraag in in Mongolian means alcohol too but it’s made of fermented horse milk

[@kinleychoden2597]

Interesting hmm maybe bc we are all one ancestors ☺️

[@angeladuenas8529]

Bravo @juanpazurita!!! Me encantó!!❤️

[@sindyrola]

Awesome! Me encanta ver a JuanPa aqui!

[@EmmaRyokou]

So beautiful! I've loved this fun and hearty experience through your eyes

[@xqualida]

woaoooo juanpa que experiencia tan maravillosa, te felicito por tus logros!!!!!

[@eycheyemziey]

i really left from the library and went to other worlds. it was very enjoyable and informative

[@yograjghalley7881]

Fabolous captured.... 🎉🎉

[@RoxanneR]

Juanpa el carisma de la gente de México 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@laykay3778]

Thank u for coming and showing bhutan

[@parinditabhattacharyya175]

As a northeastern Indian I can say my Bhutanese brothers and sisters are great at their culture. ❤

[@dorjilhamo3698]

❤❤❤love from 🇧🇹 bhutan😎🥰

[@rigzinlhamo349]

Thank you for visiting Bhutan 🇧🇹

[@cloude4975]

Thank you for exploring Bhutan❤

[@TashaKoenig]

Love Bhutan always

[@TashaKoenig]

I wanna go baaaaack

[@brendabermudezbaez557]

Such a beautiful video, I am so so glad that Juanpa was part of it

[@davidcolombier5673]

Buthan seems to be a fantastic place. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@dorjigyeltshen9535]

Wow. Juanpa👌🙏

[@efrapech]

This is incredible, thank you so much National Geografica

[@harimann-gb9lt]

Thank you for visiting bhutan

[@careliibarrag2829]

Juanpa 👏👏👏

[@thinleywangchuk5262]

Thank you for visiting Bhutan 💌

[@FerNandaBonet]

Esooo Juanpaaaaaa!!!!

[@vanessaherrera9445]

Amazing 🤩 I wish to visit Buthan in this life❤

[@rossanateran7473]

Wow! Thanks for sharing Bhutan 2 ways! Great video! 👏 pretty honest, real and you get to see the charm of the people!

[@AnittaEu]

Loved it, Juanpa is an excellent choice for of a host. Hope to see more from him!

[@xqualida]

Cool!!!! Juanpa is the best

[@namgaytshering3548]

Wow, simply amazing journey. ❤❤❤

[@kinleynamgaywangchuk6115]

Thank you for visiting our country and do visit again!

[@DechenPelden-vo7dd]

Thank you for kind words about 🇧🇹 and you’re always welcome to visit again anytime ❤ you should come back again and try another place of Bhutan.. there are so many wonderful places that will make you amazed ✨☺️

[@diaryoftsho]

Tyou for visiting our motherland ❤

[@Alhejandro.]

A Zero carbon zone I like to hear about it! 🎉 Buen trabajo Juanpa