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Thimphu, Paro & Punakha
Culture · Paro · Thimphu · Punakha
Western Bhutan Discovery
The perfect first journey — Tiger's Nest hike, Punakha Dzong, Thimphu's Royal Quarter, and the valleys that define Bhutan's identity.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong walk, valley orientation
- Day 2: Tiger's Nest full-day hike with packed Bhutanese lunch
- Day 3: Thimphu — Tashichho Dzong, Buddha Point, National Memorial Chorten
- Day 4: Thimphu — Folk Heritage Museum, archery match, craft market
- Day 5: Drive to Punakha via Dochula Pass — Punakha Dzong visit
- Day 6: Chimi Lhakhang walk, Mo Chhu riverside, suspension bridge
- Day 7: Return to Paro via Dochula, depart
Culture · Thimphu · Paro
Royal Capital Weekend
A short but immersive gateway — the capital's grand dzong, traditional arts, Thangka studios, and the iconic Tiger's Nest in five days.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong, Ta Dzong museum, riverside walk
- Day 2: Tiger's Nest full-day hike — ascent through pine forest, monastery visit
- Day 3: Thimphu — Tashichho Dzong, Buddha Dordenma, National Memorial Chorten
- Day 4: Thimphu — Folk Heritage Museum, Thangka studio, local archery match
- Day 5: Dochula Pass sunrise stop, drive to Paro, depart
Festival · Paro · Punakha
Western Festival Trail
Time your western Bhutan visit around the Paro or Punakha Tsechu — the most accessible and spectacular festivals in the kingdom.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — dzong walk, cultural festival briefing with local guide
- Day 2–3: Paro Tsechu — full days of Cham mask dance in the dzong courtyard
- Day 4: Pre-dawn Thongdrel blessing ceremony, traditional Kira/Gho experience
- Day 5: Punakha — Punakha Dzong, Mo Chhu riverside, Chimi Lhakhang walk
- Day 6: Thimphu — Tashichho Dzong, Buddha Point, craft market
- Day 7: Dochula Pass panorama, return to Paro, depart
Bumthang, Haa & Eastern Trails
Culture · Bumthang
Sacred Bumthang Circuit
Bhutan's spiritual heartland — four sacred valleys, ancient temples built in 659 AD, monastic stays, and buckwheat farmhouses.
- Day 1–2: Paro — Tiger's Nest hike, Rinpung Dzong
- Day 3: Drive Thimphu to Trongsa — Trongsa Dzong, Ta Dzong museum
- Day 4: Arrive Bumthang — Jambay Lhakhang (659 AD), Kurjey Lhakhang
- Day 5: Bumthang Valley — Jakar Dzong, local buckwheat farm lunch
- Day 6: Tang Valley walk — Mebar Tsho (Burning Lake), Ogyen Choling manor
- Day 7: Ura Valley — Ura village walk, local Ara distillery visit
- Day 8: Return drive, depart Paro
Nature · Haa Valley
Hidden Haa Valley Escape
Bhutan's most undiscovered valley — blue pine forests, nomadic yak herders, ancient Lhakhangs, and natural hot springs far from the tourist path.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong, evening valley walk
- Day 2: Drive to Haa via Chelela Pass (3,988m) — prayer flags, Himalayan views
- Day 3: Haa Valley — Lhakhang Karpo & Nagpo temples, blue pine forest trail
- Day 4: Haa Valley walks — local farmhouse lunch with a Haap family
- Day 5: Natural hot spring soak in Dorokha, village exploration
- Day 6: Return to Paro — Drukgyel Dzong ruins, local market
- Day 7: Depart Paro
Culture · Trashigang · Eastern Bhutan
Eastern Silk Road Journey
Journey deep into Eastern Bhutan — the homeland of Kishuthara silk weavers, remote Trashigang Dzong, and communities unchanged for centuries.
- Day 1–2: Paro — Tiger's Nest hike, Rinpung Dzong
- Day 3: Thimphu — Tashichho Dzong, Buddha Point, craft market
- Day 4: Drive east to Trongsa — Trongsa Dzong, Ta Dzong museum
- Day 5: Bumthang — Jakar Dzong, Kurjey Lhakhang, valley walk
- Day 6: Drive to Mongar — Drametse Monastery, Kuri Chhu views
- Day 7: Trashigang — Trashigang Dzong at golden hour, town exploration
- Day 8: Trashi Yangtse — Chorten Kora, wooden bowl artisans workshop
- Day 9: Khaling — backstrap loom weaving with village women
- Day 10: Drive west to Bumthang, overnight — depart Paro next morning
Walk the Roof of the World
Hike · Paro · Dochula
Tiger's Nest & Ridge Trails
Combine the iconic Tiger's Nest pilgrimage with lesser-known ridge walks above Paro Valley — spectacular Himalayan views, pine forest paths, and monastic solitude.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — acclimatisation walk, Rinpung Dzong
- Day 2: Tiger's Nest full-day hike — pine forest ascent, monastery visit
- Day 3: Zuri Dzong ridge trail — full-valley panoramic views
- Day 4: Chelela Pass (3,988m) — prayer flags, Himalayan peaks, short ridge walk
- Day 5: Kila Nunnery forest trail through blue pine and rhododendron
- Day 6: Drukgyel Dzong ruins morning walk, depart Paro
Sport · Thimphu · Paro
Royal Bhutan Golf Tour
Tee off beneath the dzong at the Royal Thimphu Golf Club — a 9-hole course set against the Himalayas — paired with cultural visits, evening valley walks, and a Tiger's Nest day-hike pause.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong, evening valley walk
- Day 2: Drive to Thimphu — Round 1 at Royal Thimphu Golf Club
- Day 3: Round 2 at Royal Thimphu — Tashichho Dzong evening visit
- Day 4: Round 3 plus Buddha Point and traditional craft market
- Day 5: Return to Paro — Tiger's Nest day hike (3–4hrs)
- Day 6: Light final round at Paro driving range, depart
Hike · Phobjikha · Gangtey
Valley Walks & Crane Country
Gentle highland walks through Bhutan's most beautiful glacial valleys — Phobjikha, Gangtey, and Longtey — home to the sacred Black-Necked Cranes.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong walk, valley orientation
- Day 2: Drive to Punakha via Dochula Pass — Punakha Dzong, river walk
- Day 3: Drive to Phobjikha — Gangtey Monastery Nature Trail through oak forest
- Day 4: Phobjikha Valley floor walk at dawn — Black-Necked Crane spotting
- Day 5: Longtey Village to Gangtey ridge trail — sweeping valley panoramas
- Day 6: Return to Thimphu — Buddha Point, National Memorial Chorten
- Day 7: Drive to Paro, depart
Witness the Divine Dance of Dharma
Festival · Paro
Paro Tsechu: Sacred Mask Dance
Bhutan's most celebrated festival — five days of Cham mask dances in the shadow of Paro Dzong, culminating in the unfurling of the giant Thongdrel at dawn.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong, festival eve cultural briefing
- Day 2–4: Paro Tsechu — three full days of Cham mask dances in the dzong courtyard
- Day 5: Pre-dawn Thongdrel blessing ceremony (5am), traditional Kira/Gho dress experience
- Day 6: Thimphu — Tashichho Dzong, Buddha Point, craft market
- Day 7: Tiger's Nest morning hike or Drukgyel Dzong walk, depart Paro
Festival · Dochula Pass
Dochula Druk Wangyel Tsechu
A royal festival at 3,100m — Cham dances among the 108 memorial chortens with the entire Himalayan range as a backdrop on a clear winter day.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong walk, valley orientation
- Day 2: Thimphu — Tashichho Dzong, Buddha Point, local craft market
- Day 3: Drive to Dochula Pass — Druk Wangyel Tsechu festival, 108 chortens walk
- Day 4: Full Himalayan panorama sunrise at Dochula, drive to Punakha Dzong
- Day 5: Traditional Bhutanese winter meal with a local family, return Paro, depart
Festival · Phobjikha
Crane Festival & Gangtey Tsechu
A rare double — Gangtey Tsechu in Phobjikha Valley combined with the Black-Necked Crane Festival. Sacred Cham dances and Bhutan's beloved winter cranes in one journey.
- Day 1: Arrive Paro — Rinpung Dzong, valley walk
- Day 2: Tiger's Nest hike, Paro exploration
- Day 3: Drive to Punakha via Dochula Pass — Punakha Dzong visit
- Day 4: Drive to Phobjikha — Gangtey Monastery Nature Trail
- Day 5–6: Gangtey Tsechu — Cham mask dances at Gangtey Monastery
- Day 7: Phobjikha Valley floor walk — Black-Necked Crane spotting at dawn
- Day 8: Black-Necked Crane Festival — community dances, conservation talks
- Day 9: Return to Paro via Thimphu, depart