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8 Night / 9 Days Bhutan Tour
Day 1:
ARRIVAL - PARO
Meet & greet upon arrival at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and transfer to Hotel.
Afternoon Half day sightseeing tour of Patan city.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 2:
Breakfast at Hotel
Transfer to the International Airport to connect the flight for Paro
Arrive at Paro Airport (7,000ft)
Our representative will receive and drive you through the valley of Paro to the hotel.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day 3:
Breakfast at Hotel
Morning visit Drugyel Dzong, 18 kilometers away from Paro town. On a clear day one can view the sacred Mount Chhomolhari, Mountain of Goddess (24,000 ft). Visit a typical Bhutanese farmhouse and sightseeing trip to the Paro Bazaar. Visit also Ta Dzong that houses the National Museum followed by a short walk to Paro Rimpung Dzong. See a traditional wooden bridge.
Overnight at Hotel
Day 4:
Breakfast at Hotel
Drive to Satsam Chorten and then hike to viewpoint of Taktshang, the Tiger's Nest. This monastery clings to a vertical granite cliff 3,000 ft above the valley floor. The monastery unfortunately got burnt in 1998 and has recently been reconstructed.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day 5:
Breakfast at Hotel
Drive to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. Sightseeing in Thimphu includes visit to the National Library, the School of Thangka Painting, the Traditional Medicine Institute, the Memorial Chorten and the Tashichho Dzong.
Overnight at Hotel
Day 6:
Breakfast at Hotel
Thimphu to Punakha.
Drive to Punakha through Dochula Pass. On a clear day, one can get an excellent view of the Himalayan range and also the Gasa Dzong at a distance. The journey continues through varying scenes of greenery all the way to Punakha. Visit Punakha town. The Punakha Dzong is set on the junction of the two rivers the Phochu (male river) and Mochu (female river) and is one of the most spectacular Dzongs in the country. At present this Dzong serves as the winter residence for the Je Khenpo, Chief Abbot of the Central Monastic Body. Afternoon, drive to Wangdue Phodrang and return to Thimphu in the evening.
Overnight at Hotel
Day 7:
Breakfast at Hotel
Drive to Paro.
On the way, visit Simtokha Dzong the oldest fortress in Bhutan built in the 17th century by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifier of Bhutan. Afternoon visit Paro town and stroll through Paro town. Evening at leisure.
Overnight at Hotel
Day 8:
Breakfast at Hotel
Transfer to the Airport to connect the flight for Nepal
Arrival at Kathmandu check in to the Hotel
Free Day
Overnight at Hotel
Day 9:
Breakfast at Hotel
Free till departure
Transfer to the International Airport to connect your flight.
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