Bhutan West to East
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Highlights
- Visit Tiger’s Nest and Kyichu
- Visit Chari Gompa, the village School for Arts and Crafts
- Explore Punakha
- Explore Punakha Dzong and area
- Visit Museum and Dzong
- Visit Tamshing Langrub Chholing
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- Private Guide Throughout the Itinerary
- All Basic Hotels and Meals Listed in The Itinerary
- Air Conditioned Ground Transportation
- Monument Entrance and Still Camera Fees
- Water During Sightseeing and Drives
- Porterage
- Bhutanese Visa
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Itinerary
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Gangtey Palace, Nak-Sel Boutique Hotel And Spa Or Uma Paro, Amankora Or Six Senses
Departing Delhi, India, you need to check in at the Druk Air counter at the airport at least 2 hours before your flight to Bhutan. B...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Gangtey Palace, Nak-Sel Boutique Hotel and Spa Or Uma Paro, Amankora Or Six Senses
After an early breakfast, you walk or take horses up to Taktsang Monastery. Taktsang is a sacred pilgrimage site where th...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tashi Yodeling, Druk Hotel Or Taj Tashi
After an early breakfast, you head out along the Paro-Thimphu Road, stopping on the way at the iron bridge, built by one of Bhutan’s heroes. Thimphu contrasts sharp...
After lunch, you can stop at the Tashicho Dzong or Fortress of the Glorious Religion. This vast building, constructed totally by hand and without a single nail, houses the government offices, the king’s audience chambers, the Je Khempo’s quarters, the National Assembl...
Meals Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Tashi Yodeling, Druk Hotel Or Taj Tashi
After crossing over the Thimphu Chu (river) you can take a walk up a hill for about an hour or so to Chari Gompa, built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1620. A silve...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Dhumra Farm Resort, Kunzang Zhing Or Uma Punakha
This morning, you will drive out to Punakha. The road heads back towards the Simtoka Dzong and then picks up the east-west highway. Perched on a hill above...
Meals Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Dhumra Farm Resort, Kunzang Zhing Or Uma Punakha
After breakfast you can spend some time in Punakha and do some touring. Until the 1950’s, when Thimphu was established as the permanent capitol of Bhutan, P...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Yangkhil Resort
You have about a 5-6-hour drive today to Trongsa. The distance is not great, but the roads and terrain are a “happening”. As you drive, keep your eyes open along the road. People have seen...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Jakar Village Lodge Or Amankora Bumthang
After breakfast, it is a short drive over the Yotung La (La means “pass”) and into the Bumthang Valley. The road winds through the valley, past apple orchards and ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Jakar Village Lodge Or Amankora Bumthang
You have a full day to spend in Bumthang and explore some of the valleys – four in number, including Chummi, Choskhor, Tang, and Ura.
Many of the small vill...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Jakar Village Lodge Or Amankora Bumthang
Today you head up into the most remote of Bumthang’s valleys – the Tang Valley. The area is the birthplace of one of Bhutan’s major saints, Terton Pema Lingpa, th...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Wangchuk Hotel & Resort - Deluxe Room
The journey continues eastward this morning, back towards Ura, winding through more rugged terrain. The drive to Mongar takes about 6-7 hours, with spectacular vi...
Meals Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Wangchuk Hotels & Resort - Deluxe Room
After breakfast, you will drive about 40 miles to Khurba Bridge. From here, you have about a one hour hike along the Khoma River to the village of Khoma.
K...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lingkhar Lodge – Deluxe Room
This morning is the first day of the Mongar Tsechu, and you can rise early and enter the dzong with the pilgrims. The present Dzong is modern compared to others in the kingdom...
Meals Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lingkhar Lodge – Deluxe Room
Today you can spend the day enjoying the Trashigang Tsechu and exploring the town.
Meals Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Menjong Hotel
After breakfast, you head out from Trashigang down to the border town of Samdrup Jongkar. The drive is long and winding, but you should be there for a late lunch. On the way, you can stop at ...
Meals: Breakfast
This morning you rise early, cross the border into India, get your passport stamped, and drive about 3 hours to Guwahati. Upon arrival, you will head to the airport to catch your onward flight to Delhi on 9W-7080 (1535/1830) and then home.
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Accommodation
15 Breakfasts, 15 Lunches and 15 Dinners
- Kunzang Zhing Resort: From $385/room/night based on double or single occupancy
- Uma Paro Or Punakha: From $836/room/night based on double occupancy and $726 for single
- Amankora: From $1628/room/night based on double occupancy and $1518 for single
- Six Senses: From $1925/room/night based on double occupancy and $666 for single
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