6 Days Bhutan Festival Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive Paro by Druk Air or Bhutan Airlines
2 stops
1
Centre of Thimphu city, has a click tower surrounded by shops and hotel, I guess something to see while in Thimphu but disappointing, broken pavement stones with large potholes, litter and construction going on. A few upmarket coffee shops for tourists surrounding the square.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Tashichho Dzong (Thimpu Dzong)
Tashichho Dzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Thimphu Sightseeing
7 stops
3
Buddha Dordenma
The Buddha Dordenma is the largest sitting statue of the Buddha yetasuring in at measuring 51.5 meters in height and made of solid bronze. Inside the Buddha are 125,000 smaller Bhuddha statues, 25,000 12 inch statues and 100,000 8 inch statues. Tourists often drive once to see it as its view is without a doubt outstanding as the giant Buddha although large is not opposing but rather has a calm and assuring look.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Motithang Takin Preserve
Motithang Takin Preserve, located in the Motithang district of Thimphu, Bhutan is a wildlife reserve area for Bhutan takin, the national animal of Bhutan. Originally a mini-zoo, it was converted into a preserve when it was discovered that the animals refrained from inhabiting the surrounding forest even when set free.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Thangthong Dewachen Nunnery
Thangthong Dewachen Nunnery is a Buddhist monastery in the small Himalayan country of Bhutan. The nunnery is located in Zilukha overlooking Tashichodzong and is a few minutes’ drive from the town. It is popularly known as the Zilukha Anim Dratshang.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory
This small factory produces traditional Bhutanese paper handmade from the bark of the daphne bush. You can see the whole process
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
The National Library of Bhutan, located in Thimphu, Bhutan, was established in 1967 for the purpose of "preservation and promotion of the rich cultural and religious heritage" of Bhutan.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
8
Folk Heritage Museum Kawajangsa
The museum is housed in a 3-story 19th century traditional rammed mud and timber house aged more than 150 years. It includes paddy, wheat and millet fields, watermill, kitchen gardens, hot stone bath etc. The ground floor resembles barn, the upper floor resembles safe store and the top most floor resembles living and dining area.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
National Memorial Chorten
The Memorial Stupa, Thimphu, also known as the Thimphu Chorten, is a stupa in Thimphu, Bhutan, located on Doeboom Lam in the southern-central part of the city near the main roundabout and Indian military hospital.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Thimphu To Punakha
4 stops
10
Dochula Pass
The Dochu La is a mountain pass in the snow covered Himalayas within Bhutan on the road from Thimphu to Punakha where 108 memorial chortens or stupas known as "Druk Wangyal Chortens" have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, the eldest Queen Mother.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
11
Chimi Lhakhang Temple
Chimi Lhakhang, also known as Chime Lhakhang or Monastery or temple, is a Buddhist monastery in Punakha District, Bhutan. Located near Lobesa, it stands on a round hillock and was founded and built in 1499 by the Drukpa Kagyu lama Ngawang Chogyal, who was the 14th abbot of Ralung Monastery.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
12
Punakha Dzong
The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungthang Dewa chhenbi Phodrang, is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed by Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, in 1637–38, it is the second oldest and second-largest dzong in Bhutan and one of its most majestic structures.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
13
Punakha Suspension Bridge
A long metal bridge over a mountain river, decorated with colorful Buddhist prayer flags.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Punakha To Paro
4 stops
14
Chuzom serves as the main check post for Thimphu, Paro, Haa and Phuntsholing highway. Chuzom literally means a place where rivers join together.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
15
Tachog (also referred as Tashog or Tamchhog) Lhakhang is small private temple and traditional suspension bridge located some 15 km on the way from Paro town to Thimphu. It was built in 16th century by Tibetan saint Thangton Gampo (also referred as Thang Tong Gyalpo).
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Rinpung Dzong
Rinpung Dzong, sometimes referred to as Paro Dzong, is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District, Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body as well as government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
17
Ta Dzong
National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong under the command of His Majesty, the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third hereditary Monarch of Bhutan.
1 minute • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Paro Sightseeing
2 stops
18
Paro Taktsang
Paro Taktsang, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tiger's Nest caves in historical Tibet in which Padmasambhava practiced and taught Vajrayana.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
19
Kyichu Lhakhang
Kyichu Lhakhang is located in the north of Paro town. It is the oldest and one of the most beautiful temples in Bhutan.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Departure
1 stop
20
Paro Airport Bird's Eye View Point
It is located on the Hill overlooking the airport, this viewpoint offers the best view of the whole airport. It is nice place to see and continued proceed to airport for departure
5 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

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