11 Day Tour

Transfer to Thimphu hotel.
Sightseeing: Changangkha Lhakhang, Lhakhang houses Chenrizig, Bhutan National Bank. Traditional Medicine Institute; Motithang Takin Preserve.

Weekend market. 1 hour long hike to Cheri Monastery; traditional paper making from Daphnia and Edgeworthia shrub, Handicraft Bazaar, Memorial Chorten.

Drive to Dochula Pass.

Hike up through the fields of rice along the banks of the Mo Chu to the upper end of the valley to see the KhamsumYuelleyNamgyalChorten, drive towards Khuruthang, passing PunthshoPelri Palace. In the evening, take a relaxing stroll around town.

Drive to Gangtey. En route visit Phobjikha Valley. Phobjikha is a glacial valley bordering the Jigme SingyeWangchuck National Park.

Explore Phobjikha valley; Gangtey monastery. Black Neck Crane Center.

Drive to Jakar (Bumthang) – (Long Drive). Trongsa stroll the town & visit Trongsa Dzong. Ta Dzong (closed on Sun). Stop at Yotong La and the Chhume Valley, for Yatra weaving.

Bumthang is the general name given to a group of four valleys – Chumey, Choekhor, Tang and Ura.
Visit Choekhor valley, explore Wangdichhoeling, grand Kurje Lhakhang.
Afternoon visit Tamshing Lhakhang, JakarDzong, “the castle of the white bird”, stroll through Bumthang’s market.

35 Minute Flight.
Afternoon visit Ta Dzong, Walk down the trail to visit RinpungDzong, Mount Sumeru.

Taktsang monastery (Tiger’s Nest).
Evening take a leisurely guided walk of the town of Paro.

Departure