Drukyul Tour in Bhutan


GROUP SIZE: Min 4 pax, plus Nepali guide-medically trained and experienced, drivers, Tibetan guide and extra Nepali MTB guide if numbers dictate.

Itinerary at a glance

Day01: Arrive Kathmandu:
Day02: Sight seeing tour to Kathmandu city & Swoyambhunath stupa.
Day03: Kathmandu - Paro - Thimphu
Day04: Sightseeing in Thimpu
Day05: Thimphu to Punakha Valley:
Day06: Punakha Valley to Chendbji Chorten
Day07: Chendbji Chorten to Jakar Valley
Day08: Explore Jakar Valley
Day09: Jakar Valley to Tang Valley
Day10: Tang Valley to Phobjikha Valley
Day11: Phobjikha Valley to Mendaygang
Day12: Dechhen Cottage to Thimphu
Day13: Thimphu to Paro
Day14: Full day sightseeing, visiting the Kychu Monastery
Day15: Hike up to Taksang (Tiger's lair)
Day16: Paro - Kathmandu
Day17: Departure

Detailed Itinerary

Tribhuvan International airport

Tribhuvan International airport

Arrive Kathmandu:

Meet, assist upon arrival at Kathmandu airport by our representative and escort to the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu.

Sightseeing tour to Kathmandu & Swoyambhunath stupa :

Preparation for the trip and if the time permits, commence on sight seeing tour to Kathmandu city & Swoyambhunath stupa.

Evening will be followed by briefing for the trip.

Overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu.

Boudhanath

Boudhanath

Rinpung Dzong

Rinpung Dzong

Kathmandu - Paro - Thimphu
Transfer to the International airport to connect the flight to Paro. Arrive at Paro airport and receive a warm greetings from our Bhutanese representative. We take a one-and-a-half-hours drive to Thimpu through the beautiful Paro Valley.

Overnight at the hotel in Thimpu.

Gautam Buddha

Gautam Buddha

Sightseeing in Thimphu 
Today we go for the sightseeing in Thimpu. We bike to Tangu and Cheri, stopping on the way to visit the High Court, Tashichoe Dzong, which houses the offices of the king and the Jey-Kenpo (Chief Abbot). We also visit Dechencholing Palace. From Dechenphodrang, a Buddhist College, you can see the palace of the present king. We visit the Memorial Chorten, which was built in the memory of late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk. We stop along the way for refreshments and after lunch we bike to the painting school and National Library.

Overnight at the Hotel in Thimpu..

Thimphu to Punakha Valley: 

Drive or bike to Dochula, 22km from Thimpu, then on to the Punakha Valley where we will camp close to a river.

Overnight at tented camp.

punakha dzong

punakha dzong

Punakha Valley to Chendbji Chorten
Today we head off along dirt track to Wangdi, where we stop for lunch at the Wangdi Guesthouse. If time allows we will bike as far as Garzikha Zam then drive to Pelayla and back on our bikes for the descent into Chendbji Chorten. Here we camp at the confluence of two streams.

Overnight at tented camp.

Chendbji

Chendbji

Chendbji Chorten to Jakar Valley 
We have the option of driving or cycling to Tongsa to visit the Ta Dzong. After lunch we drive on to Yotungla and then down into the Chumey Valley. From here we ascend to Kikela and another descent in to the Jakar Valley, the largest valley in Bhutan. 
Overnight at tented camp.

paro

Paro Taktsang

Paro

Paro

Explore Jakar Valley 
Today we have the opportunity to explore the Jakar Valley, visiting many places; first we stop on the way to Kujee Lhakhang to visit Jakar Lhakhang. From Kujee Lhakhang we head towards Tamshing Lhakhang via Jampay Lhakhang, one of the oldest In the kingdom. 
Overnight at tented camp.

Jakar Valley to Tang Valley 
We leave Jakar Valley to enter Tang Valley the ancestral home of the King of Bhutan. We have an option to camp near to the Ugyencholing Palace or bike back to Jakar. We have time to visit the Mebartsho (flaming lake), actually a river running through a gorge. 
Overnight at tented camp.

paro

Paro Taktsang

paro

Paro

Tang Valley to Phobjikha Valley 
Drive to Nobding and bike uphill to the ridge and then have a screamer of a downhill through the beautiful glacial Phobjikha Valley. We visit the Gangtey Monastery, the largest Nyingmapa Monastery in Bhutan. 
Overnight in the lodge. 

Phobjikha Valley to Mendaygang 
We bike or drive as far as the ridge and bike to Wangdi. After lunch at the Wangdi Guesthouse we bike to Mendaygang. 
Overnight at the lodge.

paro

Paro Taktsang

paro

Paro

Dechhen Cottage to Thimphu 
Today we drive as far as Dochula from where there is the option of driving or continuing by bikes to Thimpu. In the afternoon we visit handicraft emporiums and other textile centre. 

Thimphu to Paro 
We have a lovely 57km bike ride ahead of us today on pothole free tarmac roads. We stop for lunch at Sonam Trofel, the best restaurant in Paro town. 
Overnight at the hotel in Paro.

paro

Paro

paro

Paro

 Full day sightseeing, visiting Kychu Monastery 
We spend the whole day sightseeing, visiting the Kychu Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in Bhutan then bike to Drgyel Dzong built in 1647-49 to commemorate the Bhutanese victory over the Tibetan invaders. We go on to visit the National Museum and after 5pm we are able to visit the Rigpung Dzong. 
Overnight at the hotel in Paro.

Hike up to Taksang (Tiger's Lair)
This is our last day in Bhutan. Today we hike up to Taksang (Tiger's lair), which clings to a cliff face 1,000m above the valley. Taksang is one of the most beautiful temples in Bhutan, built by the temporal ruler Tenzin Rabgye in 1684. 
Overnight at the hotel in Paro.

paro

Paro

paro

Paro

Paro - Kathmandu
Transfer to the airport in Paro to connect the flight to Kathmandu. Receive at Kathmandu airport and escort to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel in Kathmandu.

Departure
Free till departure and later, transfer to the airport to connect the flight to onward destination.

airpot

Airpot

includes

Entrance fees to the monuments during the sight seeing tours in Kathmandu.

Traditional welcome on arrival at the airport of a flower garland

Welcome Tika (Auspicious Vermilion Mark on the forehead) on arrival at Hotel at the time of check-in.

excludes

International airfares, Airport tax, Visa fees etc.

Expenses of personal nature such as alcoholic, non-alcoholic beverages, telephone & laundry bills, camera fees etc.

Any sort of insurance and any incidentals / extra cost arises during the entire trip due to force majeure and are beyond the control of Yacca Travel & tours Pvt. Ltd

Any other services which is not specified in the COST INCLUDES section above

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