Bhutan City Tour

A flight to Paro takes you across the Himalayas to Bhutan. The flight in itself is nothing less than a mountain flight. You pass above the Himalayas admiring the magnificence of snow-capped mountains standing tall one after another. As you arrive at the airport in Paro, your guide i.e. our Bhutanese crew will pick you up and escort you to a hotel for check in. Get refreshed and rest for a while. After lunch, you will be escorted to Ta Dzong, a national museum that treasures the old paintings, armors and many other things of cultural and historical importance. After museum, you will be taken to the oldest temple of Bhutan – Kichu Lhakhang for sightseeing. Spend the night at your hotel. (Lunch and dinner included.)

We start our day with a hike to Tiger’s nest monastery. Tiger’s nest monastery is one of the most popular monasteries in the town that has its own importance. According to a mythology, Guru Rinpoche has fled on a back of tigress to meditate in a cliff and it is the place where the monastery stands now. It is also popular for its dramatic location at the edge of the cliff. After exploring the monastery and its rich crafts, we descend down to Paro and head to the capital city of Bhutan – Thimpu in the evening. Overnight at a hotel in Thimpu.(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.)

We spend the day sightseeing the places of cultural and historical importance. We start with a drive to Memorial Chorten which was built in the memory of third king of Bhutan. Then we head to Changangkha monastery, Nunnery temple, School of Arts and Crafts and Folk Heritage museum respectively. We further visit traditional paper factory, Tashichhodzong and a giant statue of Buddha placed on a hill that dominates the whole Thimphu city. In the evening, we can wander around the city on our own. Overnight at a hotel in Thimpu (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.)

In the morning, we hike up to Wangditse monastery. We walk on a well leveled trail for about an hour that passes amidst the pine forests. On the way, we can have a great view of Thimpu valley from north. If lucky, we can also encounter Takins, national animal of Bhutan that is rare and found only in the Himalayan regions. Exploring the art, architecture and beauty in the monastery, we descend down to Thimphu and drive to Paro for the evening. Enjoy the butter tea or locally made wine called – Ara as a specialty of Bhutan. Overnight at a hotel in Paro (Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.)