ITINERARY CODE :
AT&T-BH07 |
DURATION :
09 NIGHTS & 10 DAYS |
PLACES : PARO - THIMPU - PUNAKHA - TRONGSA - JAKAR - PHOBJIKHA - PARO |
| Day |
Program |
Remark |
| Day 1 |
Reception at Paro Airport & move to Thimpu.
Night stay at Thimpu. |
- Reception at Paro Airport & drive to Thimpu, transfer to hotel for night stay.
- Afternoon visit memorial chorten (temple), Changangkha Lhakhang &
Tashichho Dzong etc.
|
| Day 2 |
Local Thimpu Visit & move to Punakha.
Night Stay at Punakha. |
- In morning visit School of arts & craft, Folk heritage museum & National
Library.
- Drive through Dochula & afternoon visit Zilukha nunnery. Also walk around
108 stupas & continue to sub tropical valley of Punakha.
|
| Day 3 |
Local Punakha Visit.
Night Stay at Punakha. |
- Pre-lunch local Punakha visit. Post lunch free time for leisure OR go on hiking
to the Temple of Khamsun Yuley Lakhang OT the temple of Chimi Lakhang.
- In mroning drive to visit Punakha Dzong (Fortress). Further drive to visit
Souvenir making centre suppported by youth development fund.
|
| Day 4 |
Pick-up from hotel & move to Trongsa.
Night stay at Trongsa. |
- After brreakfast drive to Trongsa through Wangdi province & view the ruins
of Wangdi Dzong (Fortress), continue to Trongsa over Pelela pass at 3300
mtr which forms the part of black mountain that devide country into east &
west. Enroute visit Rujubji village.
|
| Day 5 |
Local Trongsa visit & move to Jakar.
Night stay at Jakar. |
- Morning visit Trongsa town & visit majestic Trongsa Dzong (Fortress) - the
home of the royals & unique watchtower which houses a newly converted
museum.
- Drive pass by Yotong La Pass, enroute stop over weaving place beside the
road where "Yatha" (wool weaving) is done which the valley of Bumthang is
famous far.
|
| Day 6 |
Local Jakar visit.
Night Stay at Jakar. |
- Visit Jampay Lakhang, Kurjey Lakhang Temple - the site where royals are
cremated. You can either walk cross the suspension bridge & visit the village
of Parar & Tamshing.
|
| Day 7 |
Pick-up from hotel & move to Phobjikha.
Night stay at Phobjikha. |
- After breskfast drive to the isolated valley of Phobjikha. The valley is
protected for the endangered Black Necked Cranes migrating to Bhutan
every winter (early Nov to End of February). On arrival visit Gangtey Gompa,
the only Ningmapa monastery which is largest in the western Bhutan.
|
| Day 8 |
Pick-up from hotel & move to Paro.
Night stay at Paro. |
- After breakfast visit Gangtey Gompa, the largest & only monastery of the
Nyingmapa sect in western Bhutan.
- Visit National Museum & Paro Dzong & around evening stroll around the old
Paro town & peep into some local handicraft store.
|
| Day 9 |
Local Paro visit.
Night Stay at Paro. |
- Visit Kichu Lhakhang, Drukgyal Dzong & hike to Tiger's nest.
|
| Day 10 |
Pick-Up from Hotel & drop at Paro Airport
TOUR END |
- After breakfast drop at Paro Airport for onward destination.
- Tour Ends with sweet memories.
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