Gross National Happiness Tours (5Nights 6Days)
Day1. Arrival at Paro International Airport, drive to Thimphu (takes 1 and half hour)
- You will be receiving by Bhutan Dynasty Travel
- Drive to Thimphu, stop at 15th century temple for short walk through the Iron chain bridge.
- Semtokha Dzong, one of the oldest in Bhutan built in 1629 by Zhabdung Rimpoche
- Check into the hotel
- After lunch
- Bank for exchange
- Post office to see stamps
- walk around the town
- Evening Tea
Day2. Sightseeing around capital City
- Visit memorial chorten built in 1974 by Late Her Majesty Ashi kezang choden wangchuk
- Weaving center, to see how ladies weave our traditional costume
- Visit 13 traditional art and craft school, established in 1968 by late His Majesty
- After lunch:
- Visit Buddha point to enjoy whole Thimphu valley, as we believe biggest Buddha
- Trashi chhoDzong/Fortress, the administrative building of the capital of Bhutan
- Zangdopelri lhakhang
- Finally shopping hours in town
- Evening Tea
- Dinner at the hotel
Day3 Drive to Paro: Morning hike to wangduetshe and Dechen Phodrang Monastery
- Takin, the national rare animal in Bhutan
- Hike to wangduetshe monastery and Dechen Phodrang monastery.(2hours hike)
- Lunch
- After lunch, drive to Paro
- Leisure walk around Paro town
- Dinner, lunch at the hotel
Day4 Beautiful Paro valley sightseeing.
- After breakfast: drive to Paro
- Rimpung Dzong built in 17th century, it is a house of administration and monastic body
- Walk down to oldest traditional bridge against the beautiful view of the Dzong and Paro valley
- Kychu lhakhang built in 7th century by Tibetan Buddhist king Songtshen Goempo
- Lunch in Paro Town
- Check in to our hotel
- Visit oldest Temple in Bhutan built in 7th century in the middle of beautiful rice field
- Drugyel Dzong/ruin Fortress (Burn by fire in 1950) built in 17th century to protect against Tibetan invaders.
- Drive back to hotel
- Evening Tea
- Dinner at hotel
Day5 Paro valley spiritual day excursion to Tiger Nest.
- Hike to taktsang monastery takes 7-8 hours or whole day including photo stop and lunch at the cafeteria
- 800 meter climb from valley floor
- moderate - hard, drink lot of water
- carry enough water
- Riding ponies are available at their own cost
- 1hour to first view point, where there is cafeteria
- People who cannot walk, stay at the cafeteria enjoy the beautiful view of monastery with tea/coffee
- Continue to monastery another 2 hours walk
- Reach to second view point, be careful with steep steps
- Beautiful photo points from second point
- Visit monastery, no camera and mobile phone inside the temple
- After visit monastery walk back for lunch to cafeteria
- After lunch walk down to car park
- Drive to hotel
- Evening Tea
- Dinner at the hotel
Day 6 DrukAir departs early, after breakfast, your guide and driver will see you off at the airport. You need to check in two hours before departure.
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