Bhutan
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Discover Bhutan
9 Nights / 10 Days
Visiting Paro, Thimpu, Punakha, Bumthang, Gangtey
Highlights of Tour
- Visit a few sights around the capital city of Thimphu
- Enjoy the stunning 360-degree views of the Himalayan Mountains.
- Visit Taktsang Monastery (Tiger Nest)
- Enjoy a city tour of Bumthang
- Photograph ancient temples and UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Enjoy a unique perspective of this Dzong
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Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive In Paro, Thimphu
Before you even set foot in Bhutan you get to see what dramatic place this is from the airplane. From your window, take in the view of Bhutan as you enter the Himalayas. It is one of the most scenic flights.
Welcome to Bhutan and your first day in the magical last great Himalayan kingdom with a reputation for mystery and magic. Upon arrival at Paro International Airport, just outside the arrival hall, you will be greeted by one of our guides
We will take it easy with a short drive to your hotel, enjoy a Bhutanese lunch, and then visit a few sights around the capital city of Thimphu.where you will get a chance to visit Motithang Takin Preserve, Bhutan’s national animal, the Takin. Then Buddha View Point where the Buddha Dordenma statue sits.
Centenary Farmers’ Market is where most of the locals gather on the banks of the river every weekend. Villagers from the nearby valley come here to sell agricultural products and handmade crafts.
Over night in Thimphu.
Dinner
Day 2 - Thimphu
After breakfast, it’s a short car ride up into the mountains to the cheri monastery. And for many people, this is probably your first visit to a bhutanese buddhist monastery.
Note from the parking lot, it takes 45 minutes to 1 hour to walk up the hillside to the monastery. Spin the prayer wheels.
After lunch visit Jungshi paper factory. Learn how paper is handmade and dyed with various pigments.
Then visit the National Memorial Chorten, then visit, Tashichho dzong, walking around the courtyard of this dzong is incredible. It’s a beautiful spot. It features beautiful buddhist paintings and carvings
Buddha Dordenma statue, this is the largest Buddha statue in the world. It is made of copper, gilded in gold, and filled with 125,000 smaller golden Buddha statues.
Archery is the national sport of bhutan. If you get lucky with your timing, you can watch young men during a practice session. Using hunting bows, they fire at a target 145 meters away (that is really far!)
End the day with dinner in Thimphu
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 3 - Thimphu To Punakha
After breakfast start the journey to Dochula Pass. Providing stunning 360-degree views of the Himalayan Mountains, it is also the location of the 108 Druk Wangyal Chortens. Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, the present Queen Mother of Bhutan, built the memorial to commemorate Bhutan’s victory over Indian militants and to liberate the souls of those who died.
After lunch in Punakha, it’s just a short ride to the Punakha Dzong.
Which is considered one of the most beautiful spots in Bhutan. With spectacular displays of Bhutanese architecture, it stands like a medieval city surrounded by lavender Jacaranda trees. Built in 1637, the six-story structure is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan, it hosted the royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema.
Chimi Lhakhang: The next site may be a little shocking for some people, but it is an interesting look into one of the cultural aspects of Bhutan. Chimi Lhakhang is the Temple of the Divine Madman. The Divine Madman was a Buddhist monk who loved alcohol and women. Chimi Lhakhang is now a temple of fertility and childless couples come here to be blessed in order to increase their fertility chances.
Inside of the temple, you have the option to be blessed with a bow and arrow and a foot-long wooden phallus. This is done for good luck and to keep evil spirits away.
From Punakha, your guide will drive you about 45 minutes upriver. visit to Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Temple. It’s a short, scenic walk through the rice fields to this temple. From here, the view over the beautiful valley
End the day with dinner in town or at your hotel.
Note: If you suffer from motion sickness, make sure you take your anti-nausea medication before leaving Thimphu. This road is extremely windy and by the time we reached Punakha, Kara was turning green.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 4 - Punakha To Bumthang
Bumthang Valley is known as the heartland of Buddhism in Bhutan.
In the morning, we hike to Tamzhing Goemba. We will then visit the sacred monastery Kurjey Lhakhang, which houses a rock that shows Guru Rinpoche’s body imprint after he subdued the powerful Shelging Karpo demon.
In the afternoon, we will take an easy hike to the Thangbi Lhakhang. Situated in the picturesque Thangbi Valley, it is only accessible by foot and across a suspension bridge.
Over night in Bhumthang.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 5 - Bumthang
Today after breakfast will visit Jambay Lhakhang According to legend, a giant demoness was preventing the spread of Buddhism by laying her body across Tibet and Bhutan. In 659 AD, King Sontsen Gambo built 108 temples in one day, pinning her to the earth. Jambay Lhakhang is one of the two temples built in Bhutan that day, and every October it hosts a colorful festival to celebrate
Jakar Dzong was founded in 1549 by the great grandfather of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the father and unifier of medieval Bhutan. Known as the Castle of the White Bird, it was built on top of the hill because the lamas were directed there by a large white bird.
Overnight in Bumthang
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Lunch
Dinner
Day 6 - Bumthang To Gangtey
On our way to Gangtey, we will pass through Trongsa, the ancestral home of the Wangchuck monarchy. Meaning new town, the first temple was built here in 1543
Up the mountain sits the Taa Dzong, a watchtower built in 1652 to ward off attacks of the town below. It now serves as home to the Royal Heritage Museum, highlighting the history of the area and the Wangchuck dynasty. Featuring Buddhist art and royal memorabilia.
Overnight in Gangtey
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Lunch
Dinner
Day 7 - Gangtey
Today we travel to Phobjikha (Gangtey) Valley, known as the winter home of the black-necked cranes (Grus nigricollis). This bowl-shaped valley is also a wildlife preserve, so you might also see the other native animals to Bhutan, including muntjac, sambar, serow, or yak.
Gangtey Goemba is a 17th-century monastery that sits on a hill, overlooking the entire valley. An excellent example of Tibetan architecture.
Overnight in Gangtey
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Lunch
Dinner
Day 8 - Gangtey To Paro
We head back to scenic Paro Valley The valley is home to Chomolhari (Jomolhari) Mountain, located on the northwestern border of Bhutan and Tibet. Often called the wife of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain, Chomolhari is Bhutan’s third tallest mountain at 24,035 feet. The glacier waters flowing from the mountain feed the rivers of the Paro Valley.
Later in the afternoon in Paro visit Ta Dzong : once a watchtower, built to defend Rinpung Dzong during inter-valley wars of the 17th century, Ta Dzong was inaugurated as Bhutan’s National Museum in 1968. It holds fascinating collection of art, relics, religious thangkha paintings and Bhutan’s exquisite postage stamps. The museum circular shape augments its varied collection displayed over several floors Afterwards, walk down a hillside trail to visit Rinpung Dzong, A walk through the bridge, over a stone inlaid path, offers a good view of the architectural wonder of the Dzong as well as life around it. It is also the venue of Paro Tshechu, held once a year in the spring.
Overnight in Paro.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 9 - Tiger's Nest
The grand finale to your tour of Bhutan is a climb up to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Takstang Monastery). This monastery is one of Bhutan’s icons and a visit to Bhutan would not be complete without seeing this with your own eyes.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 10 - Return to home
Today after breakfast we will drop you back to airport for your journey home.