Day 01
ARRIVAL IN PARO AND DRIVE TO THIMPHU (60 KM / 1:30 HRS)
- Meeting at airport upon arrival by Office Personnel. Transfer to hotel. Arrive at Paro Airport. Complete
Immigration formalities and transfer to Thimphu. After checking into your hotel (Early Check-In subject
to availability), proceed for a panoramic private sightseeing of the capital of Bhutan which includes the
following places of interest:
• Memorial Chorten
• Kuensel Phodrang – World’s Largest Sitting Buddha Statue
• Takin Reserve & Mini Zoo
• BBS Tower – Provides a vantage point view of the Thimpu Valley.
Dinner & overnight stay in Thimphu.
Day 02
THIMPHU SIGHTSEEING
- After breakfast, proceed for full day private sightseeing tour of Thimphu, which includes the following
places of interest:
• Folk Heritage Museum
• Royal Textile Academy & Museum
• Anim Dratshang (Nunnery)
• Trashichhodzong – Fortress in Thimphu
• Handicrafts Emporium
Dinner & overnight stay in Thimphu. (Note: On weekends, guests would also have the opportunity of visiting
the weekend market, an interesting market with local items and bargain price handicraft goods)
Day 03
THIMPHU TO PUNAKHA (100 KM / 3:00 HRS)
- After breakfast, proceed toward Punakha. Enroute, halt at Dochu La - A mountain pass leading further
into the Punakha Valley. It offers a stunning 360-degree panoramic view of Eastern Himalayan Mountain
ranges. The view is especially scenic on clear, winter days with snowcapped mountains forming a majestic
backdrop to the tranquillity of the 108 chortens gracing the mountain pass. On reaching, check-in and
later proceed for visit to Punakha Dzong, Punakha suspension bridge and Chimi Lakhang (fertility
temple). Dinner & overnight stay in Punakha.
Day 04
PHOBJIKHA VALLEY EXCURSION (2 HRS PER WAY)
- After breakfast, proceed for a visit to the beautiful Phobjika Valley and Goempa Monastery. The Phobjika
valley is home to the migration of the Blacked Crane in the months of Winter where the migrant birds a
found in large number across the valley floor. After visit return back to Punakha. Adventure lovers, can
indulge in white water rafting. Dinner and Overnight stay in Punakha.
Day 05
PUNAKHA TO PARO (125 KM / 4:00 HRS)
- After breakfast, check out of your hotel and proceed to Paro. The Paro valley extends from the confluence
of the Paro Chhu and the Wang Chhu rivers at Chuzom upto Mt. Jomolhari at the Tibetan border to the
North. This picturesque region is one of the widest valleys in the kingdom and is covered in fertile rice
fields and has a beautiful, crystalline river meandering down the valley. After checking into your hotel,
you would proceed for a private sightseeing tour of Paro which would include the following places:
• Drukgyel Dzong – Ruins of an old fortress in Paro
• Kyichu Lakhang – Famous Monastery in Paro
• National Museum of Bhutan
Dinner & overnight stay in Paro.
Day 06
PARO DAY EXCURSIONS
- After breakfast, proceed for a day excursion to Chele La pass (12,200ft) - The highest motorable point
in Bhutan. On a clear day one can get a breath-taking view of Mt.Jhomolhari (23,996 ft the second
highest peak of Bhutan) and other Himalayan giants. Visit Paro Dzong while returning to Paro. Or, After
breakfast visit Taktsang Monastery – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It requires 2-3 hours’ trek.
Dinner & overnight stay in Paro.
Day 07
DEPARTURE
- Depart with Happy memories from the Kingdom of Happiness - Bhutan!