Itinerary
Day 1: Paro
Stop At: National Museum, Tag-Dzong Rinpung Dzong, Paro 12001 Bhutan
ational Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong under the command of His Majesty, the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third hereditary Monarch of Bhutan.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
•
•
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Paro-Thimpu
Stop At: National Library and Archives of Bhutan, Pedzoe Lam, Thimphu Bhutan
The National Library of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan was established in 1967 for the purpose of "preservation and promotion of the rich cultural and religious heritage" of Bhutan.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Changangkha Lhakhang ལྕང་སྒང་ཁ་ལྷ་ཁང་།, FJFH+988, Changangkha Lhakhang Footpath, Thimphu, Bhutan
This popular temple, perched like a fortress on a ridge above central Thimphu, hums with pilgrim activity. It was established in the 12th century on a site chosen by Lama Phajo Drukgom Shigpo, who came from Ralung in Tibet. Parents traditionally come here to get auspicious names for their newborns or blessings for their young children from the protector deity Tamdrin (to the left in the grilled inner sanctum). Children are blessed by a phurba (ritual dagger) and given a sacred thread.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Thimphu – Punakha (B, L, D)
Stop At: Dochula Pass, Thimphu Bhutan
The Dochula Pass is a mountain pass in the snow covered Himalayas within Bhutan on the road from Thimpu to Punakha where 108 memorial chortens or stupas known as "Druk Wangyal Chortens" have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, the eldest Queen Mother.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Punakha
Stop At: Punakha Dzong, Punakha 13001 Bhutan
The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungtang Dewa chhenbi Phodrang, is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed by Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, in 1637–38, it is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan and one of its most majestic structures.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.
Day 5: Punakha – Paro (B, L, D)
Stop At: Paro Taktsang, Taktsang Trail, Paro Bhutan
Paro Taktsang, is a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and the temple complex is located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
•
•
•
Accommodation included: Overnight at hotel.
Day 6: Paro
Stop At: Paro, Paro, Paro District
Drop off to your Paro Airport from hotel.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
•
No accommodation included on this day.