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15-Day Bhutan West to East Tour

Tour Highlights:
    • Travel from west to east Bhutan to see all the highlights in the kingdom
    • Visit libraries and schools to learn about Bhutanese people’s study
    • Drive along the postcard-worthy mountain and valley roads

Day1  Paro Short Sightseeing and Transfer to Thimphu

Create your first impression of Bhutan from Paro International Airport. After a short rest, take a sightseeing tour to Paro Dzong, a fine example of Bhutanese historic architecture, and National Museum of Bhutan, where collects intriguing local artifacts with insightful instruction. Transfer to Thimphu after the short sightseeing.

Meals:  Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Thimphu

Day2  Thimphu In-Depth Tour

Today you will visit the National Library, the Folk Heritage Museum, the School of Thangka Painting, the Institute of Traditional Medicine, the Memorial Chorten and the Tashichho Dzong. Your knowledgeable tour guide will help learn more about the culture and history of Bhutan during today’s tour.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Thimphu

Day3  Thimphu Short Trekking to Tango Monastery

After breakfast, drive to the base camp of Tango Monastery and hike up to the Monastery. Tango is the center for higher studies for monks. The hike up will take approximately 45 minutes. The view from Tango Monastery is breathtaking. Drive back to Thimphu and evening free to relax /stroll around Thimphu town.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Totel in Thimphu.

Day4  Punakha and Wangdue Sightseeing

In the morning, you will take a 2.5 hours’ drive to Punakha, the former capital of Bhutan. When pass through the Dochula Pass, do not forget to admire the 108 chortens and Himalaya Mountain ranges.

Your first tourist destination in Punakha is Punakha Dzong, renowned for its highest-standard woodworks in Bhutan. Continue your Punakha tour to the Devine Madman’s Monastery - Chimi Lhakhang, famously known for its fertility shrine, where one can receive a special fertility blessing. And then, drive to Wangdue to stay overnight and visit Wangdue Dzong, where offers you a chance to overlook a river junction.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Wangdue

Day5  Drive to Bumthang via Trongsa

Today, you will drive to Bumthang with a stopover at Trongsa Dzong, the most impressive dzong in Bhutan. After arrival in Bumthang, you will pay a visit to Yathra Weaving Center, a cooperative of the National Women Association of Bhutan where the women of the region sell their textiles and Yathra specialty.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Bumthang

Day6  Bumthang Monastery Tour

After breakfast, you will visit 3 historical monasteries, Jambay and Kurje Lhakhangs and Jakar Dzong. They were all built around 1200 years ago. Your insightful tour guide will tell you the anecdotes of them.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Bumthang

Day7  Bumthang to Mongar Drive

Today, you will take 6 hours’ drive to Mongar from Bumthang. Watching the cascading waterfalls along the way is a wonderful experience. Visit the Mongar Dzong when you arrive in Mongar Town. The Mongar Dzong, built in 1930, is a young dzong in Bhutan. It is interesting to find the differences between the Mongar Dzong and other ancient dzongs.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Mongar

Day8  Drive to Trashigang

After breakfast, you will drive to Trashigang, the eastern most region in Bhutan. Fantastic forest and mountain views are available along the road. You can also view the local dzong in Trashigang, the center of the biggest and most populated district in the nation. After lunch, Khaling, where you can see all the process and materials involved in weaving.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Trashigang

Day9  Day Excursion to Trashiyangtse

Excursion to Gom Kora, an extraordinarily picturesque temple and Trashiyangtse, well-known for its natural, cultural and historical tourist attractions.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Trashigang

Day10  Trashigang to Mongar

This is the beginning of the return journey. After sightseeing Trashigang valley, travel back to Mongar.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Mongar

Day11  Mongar to Bumthang

Travel back to Bumthang.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Bumthang

Day12  Gangtey Black Necked Cranes Observation Tour

After early breakfast, drive to Gangtey Gompa with picnic lunch. Visit Gangtey Gompa, which now houses one of the only Nyingmapa monastery in Bhutan. And then, Continue the tour in the Black Necked Crane Information Center, where you can observe the cranes with high-power telescope and spotting scopes. At the end of today’s tour, you will drive to Wangdue for overnight halt.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Wangdue

Day13  Wangdue to Paro Drive

After breakfast, walk to Khamsum Yuelley Namgyal Chorten (50 Minutes) temple built by the Queen Of Bhutan for peace and stability in this ever-changing world.

Travel back to paro and visit Kyichu Temple, one of the 108 temples built in the 7th century by the Tibetan King Songsten Gampo.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Paro

Day14  Paro Excursion to Taktsang OR Drive to Chelila Pass

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.

OR

Drive to Chelila Pass where one can see beautiful mountain ranges and rhododendron flowers in bloom. On the way back walk to Chela Nunnery.

Meals:Breakfast   Lunch   Dinner

Accommodation:Hotel in Paro

Day15  Bhutan Departure

Your tour guide will see you off at the Paro Airport for your onward destinations.

Meals:Breakfast     

Accommodation:

DEPARTURE DATE& PRICE

Season Price Per Adult
For 1-2 Adults
Private Tour
Price Per Adult
For more than 3 Adults
Private Tour
Join in Group Tour
(Fixed Departure Date)
January $3260 $2560 N/A
February $3260 $2560 N/A
March $3960 $2700 N/A
April $3960 $2700 N/A
May $3960 $2700 N/A
June $3260 $2560 N/A
July $3260 $2560 N/A
August $3260 $2560 N/A
September $3960 $2700 N/A
October $3960 $2700 N/A
November $3960 $2700 N/A
December $3260 $2560 N/A

Price Includes

    • All Meals [Breakfast /Lunch/Dinner]
    • Accommodation in 3 star hotel under twin/dbl bed sharing basis
    • All transportation within the country including airport transfers
    • Daily USD 65 per person/night Gov. Royalty
    • Entrance fees for Museums and Monuments
    • USD 40 per person Visa Fee
    • English speaking Local guide
    • Sightseeing

Price Excludes

    • Single room supplement charges USD 30 per room/night
    • Payments for service provided on a personal basis and Insurance Premiums
    • Cost for any services not mentioned in the "PRICE INCLUDES"

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