| Trip
Plan |
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| Day
01 Arrive Paro |
On arrival,
you will be received by our representative and transfer
to hotel. Later visit the Dzong and watch tower. Overnight
hotel in Paro. |
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| Day 02 Paro-Thimphu |
After breakfast,
hike to Tiger’s Nest monastery (Taktsang Monastery).
Hike back to Paro in the evening. You may stroll in
the town. Overnight hotel in Paro. |
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| Day 03 Thimphu
|
After breakfast
drive to Thimphu. Check in to hotel. Today’s sightseeing
in Thimphu includes visits to the National Library,
Painting School, Institute for Traditional Medicines,
the folk heritage Museum, and majestic Tashichhodzong,
Overnight hotel in Thimphu. |
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| Day 04 Thimphu |
After breakfast
visit the Memorial Chorten, the radio tower (for a great
view of Thimphu Valley and the zoo, which contains Takin,
the national animal of Bhutan. Later visit the Nunnery.
Overnight hotel in Thimphu. |
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| Day 05 Thimphu-Punakha |
After breakfast
drive to Punakha, with a stop en route for tea at Dochu
La (3,100 meters). Drive downhill through the lush forests
of rhododendron, fir and hemlock till you arrive Punakha.
Check into hotel on arrival. Overnight hotel in Punakha.
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| Day
06 Punakha |
After breakfast
hike for 30 minutes to Khamsum Yulley Namgyel Chorten,
located on a beautiful hillock overlooking the valley.
Hike back to Punakha. After lunch, visit the Dzong.
In the evening, you may stroll in the town. Overnight
hotel in Punakha. |
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| Day
07 Punakha-Trongsa |
After breakfast
drive to Trongsa crossing the 3,300-meter-high Pele
La pass. Stop for lunch near Chendebji Chorten. After
lunch continue driving to Trongsa. Check into hotel
on arrival. You can stroll freely in the town and may
get lucky to get a glimpse of the famous sport of Bhutan,
Archery. Overnight hotel in Trongsa. |
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| Day
08 Trongsa-Bumthang |
After breakfast
visit Kuenga Rabten, the winter Palace of the second
King of Bhutan. Drive back to Trongsa for lunch. After
lunch drive to Bumthang, the cultural heartland of Bhutan.
Enroute visit the Yathra factory to see the weavers
at their loom. Check into the hotel on arrival. In the
evening, you may stroll freely in Bumthang town. Overnight
hotel in Bumthang. |
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| Day
09 Bumthang |
After breakfast
visit the Jakar Dzong, Jambay Lhakhang (one of the oldest
monasteries in Bhutan), Kurjey Lhakhang. In the evening,
you may stroll freely in Bumthang town. Overnight in
Bumthang. |
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| Day
10 Bumthang-Wangdiphodrang |
After breakfast
drive to Wangdi and on arrival visit the Wangdi Dzong
and the pretty little typical Bhutanese town of Wangdi.
Check into hotel on arrival. Overnight hotel in Wangdiphodrang. |
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| Day
11 Wangdiphodrang-Paro |
After breakfast
visit Rinchengang village, a unique cluster of villages
with houses made of red mud. The people of this village
are of Indian origins, who originally were brought into
Bhutan as construction workers of the Dzong (fortress).
Later visit Metshina Village and take a 20-minute walk
through the rice fields to Chimi Lakhang. After lunch
at Wangdi, continue driving to Paro. Check into hotel
on arrival. Overnight hotel in Paro. |
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| Day
12 Paro Depart |
Drive to the
airport for departure. |
