Highlights:
“Bhutan Cultural Tour is an ever exciting flight to fable cities of Bhutan around Paro and ThimphuGreat experience traveling in the land of Thundering Dragon known as ‘Druk’ A tour of everlasting memories visiting interesting heritage sites and monasteries Amazing sightseeing tour with Takshing Monastery ‘Tiger Nest’ land mark of Bhutan.
Trip Outlook:
Tour Mode: Hotel / Lodge or Guest-House.
Tour Grade: Leisure to moderate with drive and short walks.
Activities: fly in and fly out with drive within Bhutan.
Bhutan Tour: 08 nights & 09 days
Total Trip: 11 nights & 12 days (Kathmandu / Kathmandu)
Season: April to November.
Introduction:
A wonderful and short journey to Bhutan Cultural Tour, where you can witness and experience fascinating Buddhist cultures with ancient Tantrism background in the shade of snow-capped peaks on this marvelous Bhutan Cultural Tour guided by White Hill Adventure Treks with its native Bhutanese guide. Starting Bhutan Cultural Tour with an interesting hour flight to Paro in Bhutan visiting impressive and interesting places in Paro area, including famous landmarks of Bhutan around Taksang Monastery famously known as “Tiger’s Nest”. This tour may be filled with some part of the Bhutan Festival Tour if you are able to do in the Festival season.
After an exciting tour of Paro heading to Bhutan’s capital at Thimphu visiting special and impressive sites enrich with ancient culture and custom in the comfort of Bhutanese warm hospitality.Our Bhutan Cultural Tour concludes with a drive back to Paro for scenic flight to Kathmandu or Delhi connecting your onward journey back home or to respective countries, after a marvelous Bhutan Culture with grand service of White Hill Adventure Treks & Expeditions
Outline Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrive in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
Day 02: In Kathmandu with a sightseeing tour.
Day 03: Fly to Paro-Bhutan via Druk Air.
Day 04: In Paro for a sightseeing tour.
Day 05: In Paro visit Druk Gyaldzong.
Day 06: Drive to Thimphu 54 k.m – 02 hrs journeys.
Day 07: Drive back to Paro on-route visit Simtokh Dzong.
Day 08: Morning drive to Paro airport for flight back to Kathmandu.
Day 09: International departure for homeward bound.
Trip detail:
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
On reaching at Kathmandu international airport where White Hill Adventure Treks & Expedition staff will receive and then transfer you to respective hotels around Kathmandu city. After getting refreshed from the flight our guide briefs you with information about hotel, Kathmandu and Bhutan Cultural Tour with welcome dinner in a nice Nepali restaurant.
Day 02: Sightseeing tour and trek preparation.
Morning our city guide will take you for a sightseeing tour at places of interest as Kathmandu valley full of world heritage sites, temples, monasteries, old king’s palaces after an interesting tour back to the hotel, preparation for Bhutan Cultural Tour.
Day 03: Fly to Paro 2,280 / 7,524 ft via Druk Air and transfer to hotel.
As per Bhutan flight time informed on the briefing, transfer to Kathmandu international airport for an hour flight to Paro in Bhutan, in Paro airport after immigration and visa formalities received by our Bhutanese guide for the drive to the hotel in Paro, with the afternoon free for leisure walks around streets and market of Paro.
Day 04: In Paro with a sightseeing tour.
Tour begins after breakfast where our guide will take you for an hour climb to Bhutan’s famous old Taksang Monastery “The Tiger’s Nest”. Actually a place for meditation and retreats of monks and priests, located in a overhanging rock cliff with views of Paro and mountains, from here short drive to 17th centaury Ta-Dzong, later converted into the National Museum in 1967 with afternoon free for stroll around Paro market.
Day 05: In Paro tour of Druk Gyaldzong.
Another day in Paro, a major town of Bhutan after Thimphu this place with historical, cultural sites, visit around ruined fort built to commemorate the victory over Tibetan invaders in the 17th century, tour includes impressive Druk Gyaldzong, afternoon tour of Bhutan’s National Museum displays rich collections of ancient treasures with fine arts and weapons.
Day 06: Drive to Thimphu 2,320m / 7,656ft (54 k.m.) – 02 hrs journey.
After breakfast a scenic short drive to Thimphu Bhutan capital, an interesting ride of two hours through lovely countryside dotted with farm villages of typical Buddhist culture villages.
On reaching Thimphu transfer to respective hotels, a modern city of Bhutan the one and only city in this world without traffic lights, all the traffic controlled by traffic police with a whistle.
After lunch our native guide will take you on a tour around Thimphu’s memorial stupas, indigenous hospital, where traditional medicine is still practiced and traditional painting school.
Day 07: Drive back to Paro – 03 hrs with tour of Simtokh Dzong on route.
Morning free for own individual activities, afternoon drive back to Paro with few stops for a visit of 1927-29 AD fort, built by King Shabdung Ngawang Namgyal, who unified the Kingdom of Bhutan, after a nice good drive back at Paro.
Day 08: Morning drive to Paro airport for respective destinations.
Depending upon flight time to Kathmandu or connecting with other Indian cities, our Bhutanese guide transfer you to Paro international airport for the flight back to Kathmandu, or flight to Delhi and respective destinations.
Day 09: International departure for home ward bound.
After a memorable time and great journey on Bhutan Cultural Tour, with excellent services of White Hills Hill Adventure Treks & Expedition guides, as per the flight time our staff transfers you for the final departure homeward bound.
