Bhutan Highlights Tour is a sightseeing tour of different cultural sights along with the hike to Tiger’s Nest Monastery.
On arrival at Paro airport, after visa formalities you will be received by our guide and transfer to Thimphu (54 kms, 1.5 hrs). You can fly to Paro from Kathmandu, Delhi, Dhaka, Bangkok, Singapore. In the evening you are free to relax and enjoy the surroundings of the beautiful Paro valley.
Overnight: Hotel in Thimpu
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Thimpu Valley touring is the main goal of our visit. We visit Trashichhoedzong. It is an excellent stronghold and cloister worked in the medieval period. The vast majority of the workplaces of the Government are housed here. You can likewise observe King’s position of royalty room here. National Library is our next site of the visit. The library stores up various books on Buddhist writings and original copies. So also, we visit Traditional School of Arts and Crafts where understudies are occupied on painting conventional paints—Thanka. The Textile and Heritage Museum are our next stop.
In the early afternoon, we will visit Handicrafts Emporium where hand-woven materials are flawlessly shown for sale. The Memorial Chorten is something else to spot while in Thimpu. It is worked in the memory of Third King of Bhutan who is viewed as Father of Modern Bhutan. We drive to Punakha in the late early afternoon. We cross Dochula Pass here.
Overnight: Hotel in Punakha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we begin our trip by visiting Punakha Dzong. It served as the religious and administrative center of the region for long years then. It is built at the confluence of Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1637. In the history of Bhutan, Punakha Dzong had played a vital role. The Dzong was damaged four times by fire. It also came in grip of earthquakes several times. But it is completely restored at present.
The local market and Dzongs of Wangdiphodrang is very popular. It is also renowned for bamboo products, slate and stone carvings. While driving back to Paro, we visit Dochula Pass and Simtokha Dzong. Simtokha Dzong is the oldest fortress of Bhutan built in 1627.
Overnight: Hotel in Paro
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Paro is a vacationer capital of the nation. We visit Taktsang Monastery which in English methods Tiger’s Nest. It is worked around a cavern where Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) ruminated. He is an equivalent individual who visited Muktinath in Nepal and contemplated here for a long time. The Monastery was worked in the eighth century. The Monastery is a roost on a stone. It is a journey site for Bhutanese individuals and in the meantime, it is an excellent viewpoint for visitors. Legends state that Guru Rinpoche flew here from Tibet on Tigress back and reflected for three months.
We visit Kichu sanctuary. It is one of the 108 sanctuaries worked by Tibetan King Shrongchong Gampo in the seventh century. It is said that a devil deterred the course of spreading Buddhism in this piece of Himalayas and the King chose to manufacture 108 sanctuaries on the majority of the 108 points of her body. The National Museum is another site of our visit.
Overnight: Hotel in Paro
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today you are in leisure on your own untill your flight time. You will be transferred to Paro airport at your flight time.
Meals: Breakfast
In Bhutan, Bhutanese Government has categorized the hotels to grades A ,B and C. We use A and B grade hotels in different cities of Bhutan depending on the availability. Single supplement will be provided on request and will cost an additional and depend upon availability.
In Bhutan Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners are provided. In Bhutan you will find different food varieties both in vegetarian and non vegetarian options. You can easily find Indian, Chinese, Bhutanese, Tibetan, Nepalese and continental food in any restaurants around the cities of Bhutan.
The spring time from March to May and the Autumn months from September to November is considered the best months for Bhutan Highlights Tour.
March April May and Sept Oct Nov are the best time to trek
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We have you covered! We will email you as items in your order ship, or if there are updates on the status of your order. Can’t find the email?Click here to check the status of your order.
We have you covered! We will email you as items in your order ship, or if there are updates on the status of your order. Can’t find the email?Click here to check the status of your order.
My Bhutan trip was great and I am very happy with everything in this trip from guide to hotels and the monasteries in Bhutan were awesome.