Bhutan Luxury travel packages cater to all segments of tourists – Honeymooners, Adventure, Spiritual, Wildlife, Birding, Photography and Family holidays. The most popular tourist cities in Bhutan include Thimphu, Paro, Punakha and Bumthang. The international airport is at Paro and the capital city of Bhutan is Thimphu. The main tourism highlights in Bhutan are Rivers, Mountains, Valleys, Monasteries and the varied landscapes all around this landlocked country.
We fly to Paro from Kathmandu Airport.
The flight to Paro is one of the amazing experiences while traveling to Bhutan. One gets a chance to views the Himalayas and other famous mountain peaks while flying on this sector.
On Arrival, you will be received by our Bhutanese associate. This would be followed by a drive to Thimphu. Thimphu, is the capital city of Bhutan. Driving distance is 65 kms and time taken would be approximately 2 hours. This is followed by Check in at the hotel. In the evening, Explore the local areas around the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel, followed by an overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast, proceed for sightseeing of Thimphu.
The half day sightseeing of Thimphu will include some of the below spots:
Kuenselphodrang
National Memorial Chorten
Folk Heritage Museum
Typical Bhutanese lunch at the Folk Heritage Restaurant would be a great experience.
Sangaygang view point
Takin Reserve Centre.
Changangkha Monastery
Tashichho Dzong (Fortress of the Glorious Religion)
After breakfast, drive to Paro. On the way to Paro, visit the Tamchog Lhakhang.
Other tourist attractions that you can cover in the half day Paro Tour are,
Tamchog lhakhang
Rinpung Dzong
Ta Dzong
After early morning breakfast, you will be starting a Excursion tour to Taktshang Monastery (Optional at an extra cost, not advisable for senior citizens or people with health issues).
Taksand Palphug Monastery also known as Tiger's Nest is an amazing Buddhist monastery, temple and sacred site is located in the upper Paro town. Built in 1692, Padmasambhava is believed to have meditated at this site for 3 years. Guru Padmasambhava is known to be the founder of Buddhist religion in Bhutan. He is immensely respected and has a huge number of sacred followers in Bhutan.
