Adventure Bhutan Tour

Day by day itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Paro
Day 02 : Paro Sightseeing
Day 03 : Thimphu Sightseeing
Day 04 : Thimphu sightseeing / Punakha valley/ Wangdue Phodrang
Day 05 : Wangdue Phodrang / Thimphu
Day 06 : Thimphu sightseeing / Paro ( Excursion to Taktsang Monastery )
Day 07 : Departure your onward destination

Day 01: Arrive Paro
Arrival in paro and transfer to Hotel. The Paro valley   has kept its  bucolic nature in spite of the airport and the existence   of development  projects. Fields, brown or green depending on the   season, cover most of  the valley floor, while hamlets and isolated   farms dot the countryside.  The houses of Paro valley are considered to   be among the most beautiful  in the country. Paro is believed to be one   of the first valleys to have  received the imprint of Buddhism.

Afternoon : Visit the National Museum (Ta-Dzong).   Once the  watchtower for the Rinpung Dzong, it was converted into the   National  Museum in 1968. The museum stands on a promontory overlooking   the Paro  valley in all its glory.

Visit the Paro Rinpung Dzong. A flagstone path rises   gradually from  a beautiful wooden bridge with shingle roofing and   abutted by two  guardhouses, to the Dzong. Today, the Dzong is the seat   of the district  administration as well as the home for the monastic   school. The central  tower (Utse) of the Dzong, with its superb   woodwork, is one of the most  beautiful in the nation. The Dzong was   built in 1645 A.D. overnight at  Paro.

Day 02 : Paro Sightseeing
Morning drive to Drugyel  Dzong (a ruined fortress -   16 km away from Paro town). The Dzong,  although in ruins, holds great   historical significance. It was from  this fortress that the Bhutanese   repelled many Tibetan invasions. The  name means the victorious   Bhutanese. This spot offers a magnificent  vista of Mount Chomolhari,   "Mountain of Goddess" (7329 m).

Visit a typical Bhutanese farmhouse on the way back.    A short distance south of the road is Kyichu Lhakhang. This temple is    said to have been built in 659 by King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet. It    holds down the left foot of an ogress whose body is so large that it    covers Bhutan and most of eastern Tibet. Overnight at Thimphu.

Day 03 : Thimphu Sightseeing
Thimphu lies in a  wooded valley, sprawling up a   hillside on the West Bank of the Thimphu  Chhu [Chhu means River].   Thimphu is unlike any otherworld capital.  Small and secluded the city   is quiet and there are never the traffic  jams familiar in other Asian   Capitals. It is often said that Thimphu is  the only world capital   without traffic lights. Thimphu's main shopping  street is a delight not   so much for what you can buy there, but for the  picturesqueness of the   architecture and national costume. Beautiful  weaves in wool, silk and   cotton, basketwork, silver jewellery, thangkas  and other traditional   crafts of the Kingdom are available in various  Handicraft Emporiums.

Morning:Visit the Memorial Chorten, a huge stupa   built in memory of  the third King who reigned from 1952-1972.  Visit   the National Library where ancient manuscripts are preserved.  Visit the   Painting School where traditional art is still preserved.  Artists are   taught to paint Thangkas here (sacred Buddhist scroll).  Visit the   Handicrafts Emporium where one can buy Bhutanese textiles and  other   arts and crafts.  Visit the Weekend market where vendors from throughout   the region  arrive on Friday afternoon and remain till Sunday. Here you   will find  indigenous goods, handicrafts, locally produced goods, etc.

Afternoon : Visit Simtokha Dzong. This is the oldest   fortress in  Bhutan, built in 1629 A.D. by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.   It also houses  the largest monastic schools in the country.

Visit Tashichho Dzong - the main secretariat   building. It is from  here that the King and other prominent civil   servants run the country.  The Head Abbot and the central monastic body   also reside here during  the summer.

Visit Pangri Zampa Monastery, situated just beyond   Dechencholing  Palace (5 km. from Thimphu). This temple was the first   residence of  Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal when he arrived in Bhutan in   1616 A.D.  Ngawang Chogyel, the great ancestor of the Shabdrung, built   it during  the first quarter of the 16th century. Overnight at Thimphu.

Day 04 : Thimphu sightseeing / Punakha valley/ Wangdue Phodrang
After  breakfast transfer to Punakha/Wangdue.   En-route stop at Dochula Pass  (3150 m), 30 km from Thimphu, for tea and   biscuits and enjoy a view of  the Eastern Himalayan Mountains. From   Dochula to Wangdue, it's another  two hours drive.

Wangdue Phodrang Dzong is perched on a spur at the   confluence of 02  rivers. The position of the Dzong is remarkable as it   completely covers  the spur and commands an impressive view over both   the north-south and  east-west roads. The main road climbs the length of   the spur and on the  left, across the river, comes the first glimpse of   the picturesque  village of Rinchengang whose inhabitants are   celebrated stonemasons.

After lunch in Lobesa, visit the Punakha Dzong. This   is the winter  residence of Bhutan's spiritual leader, the Head Abbot,   and the Central  Monastic Body. The Dzong is built between two rivers   known as "Phochu"  (Male River) and "Mochu".Overnight at Wangdue.

Day 05 : Wangdue Phodrang / Thimphu
After breakfast  drive to Metshina. On a hillock in   the center of the valley below  Metshina is Chimi Lhakhang (Fertility   Monastery), built by Lama Drukpa  Kunley in 1499. He subdued the   demoness of the Dochu la with his 'magic  thunderbolt of wisdom.' A   wooden effigy of the Lamas thunderbolt is  preserved in the Lhakhang,   and childless women go to the temple to  receive a wang (blessing) from   the saint.

It's a 20-minute walk across the rice fields from   the road at  Sopsokha to the temple. The trail leads across rice fields   to the tiny  settlement of Pana. There are very few monks at the temple   which is  surrounded by a row of prayer wheels and some very beautiful   slate  carvings. Continue to drive to Thimphu across the Dochu la pass.   Overnight  at Paro.

Day 06 : Thimphu sightseeing / Paro ( Excursion to Taktsang Monastery )
Transfer  to Paro for 03 hrs hike to the Taktsang   Monastery. Taktsang is the most  famous of all Bhutanese monasteries. It   is perched on the side of a  cliff 900 m above the floor of the Paro   valley, where the only sounds  are the murmurs of the wind, water   and the chanting of the monks.  The name Taktsang means 'Tigers Nest';   the Guru is said to have flown  on the back of a tigress to the site of   the monastery where he  meditated in a cave for three months.

The monastery itself is closed to tourists except by   special  permit. However the one-hour walk to the viewpoint, where   there is a  small wooden teahouse, provides a close-up view of the   monastery. It's  also a good warm-up hike if you are going trekking.In   the evening visit  a farmhouse for "traditional hot stone bath" and   local hospitality.  Overnight at Paro

Day 07 : Departure your onward destination.

What's the price included?

• Airport pick up and drop
• All accomodation
• All Melas (breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
• All Transportation by car van/Bus/Coaster
• One English Speaking Guide
• Sightseeing Entry fee
• Bhutan Travel Permit

What's the price excluded?

• Airfare

• Bhutan Visa fee (USD 40.00)

• Tourism Development fund(TDF USD 10.00)

• Bottle Drinks

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