Tour Overview

Highlights

• Visit Bhutan’s Most Impressive Trongsa Dzong, an Architectural Masterpiece and A Museum
• Share Bhutanese People’s Happiness by Visiting Local Villages and Farmhouses
• Admire Priceless Relics in Various Museums
• Relax Yourself via A Traditional Hot Stone Bath
• Drink Traditional Red Rice Beer with Unique Local Taste
• Dress in Traditional National Attire to Take a Photo
• Get 1 Bhutan Sim Card of 2 Gb Internet Access (to be Returned)
• Witness Traditional Bhutan Dance
• Try Local Archery, Which is not only Bhutan’s National Sports, but Also Art

Itinerary

Day 01:  Paro Arrival and Transfer to Thimphu

Fly to Pro International Airport and spend 1 hour transferring to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan with your tour guide. Visit Kuensel Phodrang, National Memorial Chorten, Takin Preserve, Tashichho Dzong and a local craft bazaar after checking in your hotel.

• Meals： Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Thimphu

Day 02:  Thimphu Folk Culture and History Tour

You will visit 4 Thimphu City

Highlights Today

Institute for Zorig Chusum – See local students learning traditional handcrafting skills in this art school.

Coronation Park – Take a stroll in this serene and beautiful park to relax yourself.

The Folk Heritage Museum (Phelchey Toenkhyim) – This museum houses the relics and documents related to the educational history and ancient Bhutanese people’ daily life. A restored three-storey traditional rammed mud and timber house is the highlights in the museum. Changangkha Lhakhang – You can have a fascinating view of Thimphu Valley there.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Thimphu

Day 03:  Travel to Gangtey for Black Necked Cranes

Today, you will be transferred to Gangtey, which is considered to be the most beautiful place in Bhutan. The sceneries along the road will not make you feel bored. The far views of 7 giant mountains (around 7000 meters high) and 108 chortens or stupas are the rewards while driving through the Dochu-la pass. After lunch, visit the Gangtey Valley and Monastery before finally getting to the Black Necked Crane Information Center, where are equipped with high-power telescope and spotting scopes. These facilities allow you to catch every move of the Black Necked Cranes.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Gangtey

Day 04:  Drive to Bumthang and See Exquisite Yathra

Drive through dense forests of oak and blue pine trees to Bhumthant from Gangtey, admiring and taking photo of the sceneries of rural Bhutan along the road. After lunch continue your travel to Bumthang passing through Yotong La Pass. You will see local people weaving Yathra, a kind of colorful, hand-woven woolen cloth before finally arriving in Bumthang, where you will stay overnight.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Bumthang

Day 05:  Bumthang Monastery and Mebartsho Tour

Today you will learn about local history and religions in the Jambay Lhakhang and Kuraj Lhakhang first. They both have a history of over 1200 years. Continue your tour to the Burning Lake – Mebartsho, where local people float small butter lamps to makes wishes. Today’s last destination is the Jakar Dzong, a monastery with a history of 450 years.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Bumthang

Day 06:  Pay a Visit to Charming Trongsa Dzong

It takes 2 hours to drive to Trongsa, where you can visit the most impressive dzong in Bhutan. Built in 1644 by the Shabdrung, the Trongsa Dzong is an architectural masterpiece, as well a museum.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Trongsa

Day 07:  Punakha Local Highlights Exploration Tour

Today, you need to spend 5 hours for a car ride to Punakha from Bumthang. After arrival in Punakha, you will admire the fertility shrine in Chimi Lhakhang and the highest-standard woodworks in the Punakha Dzong.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Punakha

Day 08:  Punakha Chorten and Village Sightseeing

Your first activity today is hiking to Khamsum Yuelley Namgel Chorten, which was built in a painting-like Punakha Valley. Local people believe the Chorten can remove negative forces and promote peace, stability and harmony in the changing world. Drive to the Limbukha Village after lunch to see the fields of red rice, which is of high medicinal values. You will feel the local people’s love towards peace and tranquility there.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Punakha

Day 09:  Paro National Museum and Dzong Tour

Today you will go back to Paro, where you entered Bhutan 8 days ago without taking any sightseeing activities. Explore the National Museum, where houses lots of exquisite local artworks and Paro Dzong (Rinpung Dzong), where offers you beautiful river view.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Paro

Day10:  Taktsang Lhakhang Hike and Farmhouse Visit

Around 2.5 hours’ hiking are needed to reach Taktsang Monastery, the most famous religious relic in Bhutan. It is possible to take a rest at the view terrace, which is located on the half point of the hiking route. Pay a visit to a local people’s farmhouse to continue your tour. It is incredible that there is not a single nail used to build a farmhouse, which offers a good glimpse into the lifestyle of a farmer.

• Meals：Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner
• Accommodation：Hotel in Paro

Day 11:  Goodbye, Best Wishes and See You Next Time

In the morning, after breakfast your tour guide will escort you to the Paro airport for your flight to your onward destinations. See you next time!

• Meals：Breakfast

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