Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Paro

   • Meet your tour guide at the airport in Paro.

   • Complete airport formalities.

   • Drive for two hours towards the modern capital of Bhutan, Thimphu.

   • Stay overnight in the hotel in Thimphu.

2. Day 2: Sightseeing in Thimpu

   • Enjoy your breakfast. Go sightseeing in Thimphu.

   • Visit Tashichho Dzong, the beautiful medieval fortress/monastery which houses most of the government’s office and king’s throne room. It is also the summer residence of Je-Khenpo, the Chief Abbot.

   • Explore the National Library which has a vast collection of ancient Buddhist texts and Manuscripts.

   • Drive to Painting School, famous for traditional Thangka paintings, experience with young children learning Bhutanese arts and craft.

   • See the Traditional Medicine Institute where centuries-old healing arts is been practised.

   • Move to the Textile and Folk Heritage Museum, a fascinating testimony of Bhutanese material culture and living traditions.

   • Eat your lunch.

   • Visit the Handicraft Emporium which displays a wide assortment of beautifully hand-woven and craft products.

   • Drive to the Memorial Chorten, the stupa built-in memory of Bhutan’s third king Lt. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

   • Take an exploratory walk along the Main street of Thimphu town. Stay overnight at the hotel in Thimphu.

3. Day 3: Thimpu to Bumthang

   • Eat your breakfast. Take a walk by the Trongsa Dzong, the remarkable fortress in the history of Bhutan built by Zhabdrung in 1647 and visit  Ta-dzong (Watch Tower), dedicated to a Buddhist Epic hero, King Gesar of Ling.

   • Drive towards Bumthang, 29 km away from Trongsa, reach the ‘’Yutong La” Pass (3400 m). Further, the road enters into a wide-open cultivated valley known as Chumey valley.

   • Enjoy your lunch at Bumthang.

   • Visit Kurje Lhakhang, Jambey Lhakhang (7th-century temple), Tamshing Monastery (one oldest Monastic Body), the Jakar Dzong (administrative centre of the region) and the Swiss Farm House.

   • Walk along the Chamkhar main street in the evening. You can buy Handicraft products from various handicraft shops. Stay overnight at the hotel in Bumthang.

4. Day 4: Visit various attractions in Bumthang

   • Eat your breakfast. Spend the whole day exploring the whole Bumthang Valley, sometimes called second Switzerland, by tourists.

   • Visit Mebertsho (The Burning Lake), stroll in the village, and visit the little local handicraft shops.

   • Enjoy leisure time in the evening.

   • Stay overnight at a hotel in Bumthang.

5. Day 5: Sightseeing in Bumthang

   • Eat your breakfast.

   • See other attractions of the Bumthang Valley. Bumthang is the general name given to the combination of four valleys- Chumey, Choekhor, Tang and Ura with altitude varying from 2600 m to 4000 m. It has many prominent Buddhist temples and monasteries. Stay overnight at a hotel in Bumthang.
     

6. Day 6: Bumthang to Punakha

   • Eat your breakfast. Explore the fascinating Valley of Bumthang.

   • Proceed to Trongsa, where lunch will be served in one local restaurant famous for its traditional cuisine.

   • Move towards Punakha, and en-route, visit the impressive Wangdiphodrang Dzong and the Bajo town.

   • Enjoy leisure time in the evening. Stay overnight in a hotel in Punakha.

7. Day 7: Sightseeing in Punakha

   • Enjoy your breakfast. Visit Punakha Dzong, the 7th-century fortress which plays an important role in the building up of modern Bhutan.

   • Walk through the local markets and Khamsum Yulley Namgyel Chorten, a newly built stupa for all Bhutan people's wellbeing.

   • Eat your lunch.

   • Proceed to Paro.

   • See the Chimi Lhakhang, which is the most sacred shrines for fertility, as it is said that those who are barren and wish to have a child must visit this temple for blessings. Check into the hotel in Paro in the evening for an overnight stay.

8. Day 8: Sightseeing in Paro

   • Eat breakfast in the hotel. Visit Drukgyel Dzong, a ruined fortress from where Bhutanese warriors fought Tibetan invaders centuries ago.

   • Enjoy the view of the famous fortress Tak-Tshang (Tiger-nest).

   • See the Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the 108 temples built in the Himalayas by Tibetan King Songtsen Gembo in the 7th centuries.

   • Enjoy your lunch.

   • Move towards Ta-Dzong, initially built as a watchtower, and it is the National Museum of Bhutan. There you will get to see antique traditional items, textile, weapons and armour, and a rich assortment of natural and historical artifacts.

   • Walk down the trail to visit Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong), the heap of the jewel fortress, which has a long and fascinating history.

   • Go for an exploratory walk along the Main Street of Paro town before dinner. Stay overnight in a hotel in Paro.

9. Day 9: Departure

   • Enjoy your breakfast. Drive to the airport to catch your flight.