MYANMAR, BHUTAN

Executive summary by darmansjah

Here’s the rare journey that pairs two of the world’s best preserved cultures. Tag along with Asia pro Denise Gogarty to experience traditional ceremonies of each: rites for novitiates at a Buddhist Burmese monastery, a lamp-lighting ceremony at Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar (Burma), and the colorful masked dances of Bhutan’s Thimphu Tshechu festival. Cox and Kings: “Dream Trip-Burma and Bhutan,” 14 days; $8,520