Bhutan Highlights Tour 7 Nights 8 Days - Everyday Departures

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival in Paro (2250m) and transfer to Thimphu (2350m) and sightseeing
2 stops
1
Welcome to Bhutan with Happiness Drukyul Holiday! Pick up from airport and transfer to Thimphu. Sightseeing in the afternoon
Admission ticket free
2
Thimphu
Stay overnight in Thimphu
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Thimphu sightseeing to Punakha (1310m)
10 stops
3
Thimphu District
After breakfast visit National Memorial Chorten Institute of Traditional Medicine, Folk heritage Museum, Textile Museum, Takin Zoo and Buddha Point. Later drive towards Punakha for about 1 and half hour passing across Dochula Pass (3,050m). Overnight at Hotel.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
4
Thimphu Chorten (Memorial Chorten)
The Memorial Stupa, Thimphu, also known as the Thimphu Chorten, is a stupa (Dzongkha chöten, cheten) in Thimphu, Bhutan, located on Doeboom Lam in the southern-central part of the city near the main roundabout and Indian military hospital. The stupa, built in 1974 to honor the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1928–1972), is a prominent landmark in the city with its golden spires and bells. In 2008, it underwent extensive renovation. It is popularly known as "the most visible religious landmark in Bhutan". It was consecrated by Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Thimphu’s Weekend Market
Visit weekend market, if the tour is in weekend.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Dochula Pass
Stop at Dochula Pass on the way from Thimphu to Punakha
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
Buddha Dordenma
Visit Buddha Point
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
8
Motithang Takin Preserve
Visit Takin Preserve
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Centenary Farmers Market
Centenary Farmers Market in Thimphu is best for local fresh farm products.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
National Folk Heritage Museum
Folk Heritage Museum highlights the culture and traditions of Bhutan.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
11
Tashichho Dzong (Thimpu Dzong)
Tashichoe Dzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress in Thimphu.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Chimi Lhakhang Temple
Chimi Lhakhang is the temple dedicated to Drukpa Kunley and also known as the 'fertility temple'.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Punakha sightseeing and travel to Gangtey (2320m)
7 stops
13
Punakha
After breakfast visit Punakha Dzong, visit to Punakha Suspension Bridge and drive to Gangtey via Wangdue. Drive up a winding mountain road through oak and rhododendron forest, over a high pass down into the Phobjikha Valley. Phobjikha is one of Bhutan’s few glacial valleys, and chosen winter home of black-necked cranes, migrating from the Tibetan plateau. Visit Gangtey Monastery. Later, drive for an hour through the jungle before emerging to the valley floor. Overnight at Hotel.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Punakha Dzong
The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungthang Dewa chhenbi Phodrang (meaning "the palace of great happiness or bliss", 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. The dzong houses the sacred relics of the southern Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, including the Rangjung Kharsapani and the sacred remains of Ngawang Namgyal and the tertön Pema Lingpa.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
15
Punakha Suspension Bridge
A short hike to Punakha Suspension Bridge.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Drive to Gangtey via Wangdue
Admission ticket free
17
Gangtey
A scenic drive to Gangtey valley
Admission ticket free
18
Phobjikha Valley
A beautiful valley also known as winter home of black-necked cranes.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
19
Gangtey Monastery
Short visit to Gangtey Monastery
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Gangtey sightseeing and travel to Trongsa(2200m)
3 stops
20
Drive to the Pele la Pass and enter the traditional eastern region. Then the road gradually drops passing through Kgebji village, Sephu village, Chendebji village followed by large Chendebji Chorten. Now the road passes through farms, villages and reaches the Trongsa Dzong. Visit Trongsa Dzong which is the largest and most impressive Dzong in Bhutan built in 1644 by the Shabdrung. Overnight at Hotel.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
21
Trongsa District
Visit Trongsa Dzong
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
22
Trongsa Dzong is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Trongsa sightseeing and travel to Wangdue (1310m)
1 stop
23
Early in the morning after breakfast, drive for about 6 hours re-tracing the same route back to Trongsa. Overnight at Hotel.
Admission ticket free
Day 6
Wangdue to Haa Valley(3050m) and return to Paro (2250m)
3 stops
24
Haa Valley
After breakfast, drive over Chele La Pass (3899m) and then continue the drive towards Haa. Visit Wangchuckli Dzong, Lhakhang Nakpo (Black temple), and Lhakhang Karpo in Haa. Afterwards, drive back to Paro. Overnight at Hotel.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
25
Drive to Haa Valley via Chele La Pass
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
26
A visit to Haa Valley.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Paro – Hike to Taktsang Monastery, and sightseeing
4 stops
27
Paro Taktsang
Early in the morning after breakfast drive towards the base camp of Taktsang and then commence the hike up to the Taktsang Monastery-Tiger’s Nest. Afterwards, hike back to the road point then drive to Kyichu Lakhang, one of the oldest and most sacred shrines in Bhutan. Also visit Rinpung Dzong. Later drive back to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
28
Visit Kyichu Lakhang, one of the oldest and most sacred shrines in Bhutan
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
29
Paro Taktsang
Tasktsang Monastery also knonw as 'Tiger's Nest' is the prime attraction of Bhutan.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
30
Paro Taktsang
Hike to Paro Taktsang monastery.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
After breakfast, drive to airport and fly to your onward journey
1 stop
31
Paro
Your 7 Nights Bhutan Tour end today, after breakfast, drive towards the Paro international airport, board the flight and bid farewell to remote and legendary Dragon Kingdom.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• All tourists must obtain a visa clearance before traveling to Bhutan.  We process visas once you book the trip. We only need passport copy and flight details to obtain a visa and you can send the passport copy by email.
• You must book a trip at least two weeks before you visit Bhutan.

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