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Bhutan Western Cultural Tour

Trip Facts

Grade: Easy

Overview

Bhutan Western Cultural Tour is one of the most popular cultural tours amongst the visitors to spend vacation in Bhutan. It covers western and central Bhutan, the religious heartland and one of the most beautiful valleys in Bhutan.

Whether you want to explore Bhutan’s unique culture and traditions, or splendid arts and crafts, or exquisite textiles or different dialects and beliefs or Buddhist religion and pilgrimage sites or rural life of medieval age or pristine environment, this trip gives you a lot of opportunities to discover all the aspects of different individual interes Bhutan Western Cultural Tour is the best match.

Day 01 Arrive Paro 

Arrive Paro and transfer to hotel for overnight halt.

Day 02 Paro 

After breakfast, hike to Taktsang Monastery (Tiger’s Nest, about 4-5hrs walk up and down). Lunch at Taktsang cafeteria. Overnight halt in the hotel.

Day 03 Paro – Thimphu 

After breakfast, visit Drukgyel Dzong (fortress) and Kyichu Lhakhang (Monastery). Catch towering view of Mount Jhomolhari from the base of Drukgyel Dzong. Afternoon, visit Ta Dzong (now National Museum) and then Paro Dzong. Then drive to Thimphu (about 1 hr 30 m drive). On arrival, transfer to hotel for overnight halt.

Day 04 Thimphu 

Morning, visit National Library, Institute of Traditional Arts, Folk Heritage Museum and National Institute of Traditional Medicine. After lunch, visit Tashichhoedzong, Textile Musuem and Handicrafts Emporium. Overnight halt in the hotel.

Day 05 Thimphu – Punakha/Wangdue 

After breakfast, drive to Punakha and Wangdue (about 2 hrs drive). Enroute, halt at Dochula pass (10500 feet) to see the spectacular view of snow capped eastern Himalayan Mountains. After lunch, visit Punakha Dzong and Khamsum Yuela Chorten. Overnight halt in the hotel.

Day 06 Punakha/Wangdue – Trongsa 

After breakfast, visit Chimi Lhakhang (about 20 minutes leisure walk across the rice fields from the road) and Wangdue Dzong. After lunch, drive to Trongsa (about 4 hrs drive) and upon arrival transfer to hotel for overnight halt.

Day 07 Trongsa – Bumthang 

Morning visit Trongsa Dzong and Ta Dzong. After lunch drive to Bumthang (about 2 hrs drive) and on arrival transfer to hotel for overnight halt.

Day 08 Bumthang 

Visit Jakar Dzong, Jampel Lhakhang, Kurjey Lhakhang, Tamzhing monastery and walk in sacred valleys. Evening, stroll through town. Overnight halt in the hotel.

Day 09 Bumthang – Wangdue 

After breakfast drive to Wangdue,(about 6 hrs drive), enroute visit Gangtey Gompa at Phobjikha. Overnight halt in the hotel.

Day 10 Wangdue – Paro 

Morning, drive to Paro (about 3hrs 20 m drive). Upon arrival, check into hotel for overnight. Evening, take a leisurely walk through Paro town. Day 10 Transfer to airport for your next destination.

Day 11 Depart Paro 

Transfer to Airport for your onward journey.

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