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Bhutan Tour - 16 Days
Bhutan is the last Mahayana Buddhist Kingdom, and the teachings of this school of Buddhism are a living faith among its people. Spirituality exists even in the urban centers where the spinning of prayer wheels, the murmur of mantras and the glow of butter lamps in the houses are still important features of their every day life.
Bhutan's unique architecture is one of the most striking physical features; the colour of house and buildings is a distinct source of aesthetic pleasure. The Dzongs, which are 300 to 400 hundred years old, are built on a scale without the help of any drawings and hammering a single nail.
Paintings are another aspects of Bhutan's culture and they depict the spiritual depth of Bhtuanese life. Bhtuan also boasts an unparalleled wealth in its cottage industry.Its fine handicrafts of wood and bamboo,ornaments of gold and silver and highly developed weaving skills represent an advancedart form.
Various cultural trips into Bhutan introduce visitors to the unique aspects of Bhutanese culture, including sacred masked dance festivals and pilgrimage sites.




 


Short Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu
Day 2: City tour in Kathmandu
Day 3: Arrival in Paro
Day 4: Sightseeing in Paro
Day 5: Thimpu
Day 6: Sightseeing of Thimpu
Day 7: Punakha &wangdi
Day 8: Phubjikha
Day 9: Bumthang via Tongsa
Day 10: Bumthang via Tongsa
Day 11: Mongar
Day 12: Tashiyangtse
Day 13: Sightseeing Of Tashiyangtse
Day 14: Tashigang
Day 15: Samdrup Jhongkhar
Day 16: Guwahati drop

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Itinerary
  DAY 01:
Arrive Kathmandu. Transfer to Hotel, Overnight at Hotel.

DAY 02:
Shopping for trekking look around the heritage city. We can relax and prepare the next day's trip.

DAY 03:
Meet the guide at the airport and transfer to hotel..

DAY 04:
Visit Drugyal Dzong, National Museum, Paro Rinpung Dzong, Kyichu Lhakhang. Overnight hotel.

DAY 05:
Today, you will set off on foot or also possible on horseback to Takstang Moanstery ( Tiger's Nest), cliging on a sheer cliff of about some 500ft. Return downhill and drive 2 and half hours to Thimpu-the capital town of Bhutan.

DAY 06:
Visit the Tashichho Dzong-the seat of central goverment, where both the temporal and spiritual heads of the country.Other points of iterests are Memorial chorten, Nunnery etc.


DAY 07:
Drive via Dochu la pass to Punakha. Visit Punakha Dzong and Wangdiphodrag valley; overnight hotel.

DAY 08:
For 2 hours drive along the highway to east and then after the village of Nobbing, you will approach the diversion road to Phubjika valley ( one hour). Visit the Gangtey Gompa, an old monastery set atop a hill overlooking the valley. Phubjika is one of few glacial valleys, very wide, beautiful and also the chosen winter home of the black-necked Crane, migrating from the Central Asian plateau.

Day 09:
Drive via the Pele la pass( 3300 ft) to Bumthang.En route you will visit the great white stupa built in 18th century. overnight lodge.

DAY 10:
Full day sightseeing of central Bumthang, partly walking to visit Wangdicholing Dzong, Kurjey & Tamshing Lhakhangs; overnight lodge

DAY 11:
Drive via the Membertso Lake, Ura village, and Thrumshing la pass to Mongar; overnight in Mongar (lodge)


DAY 12:
Follow the road to Tashigang until some 15 km before taking a diversion to Tashiyangtse which is another 2 hours scenic drive climbing through the ridge. Terraced fields and houses along the slope make splendid view.

Day 13:
FThis is a very recent administrative center,the place still retains the charm of medieval towns at an altitude of 1850m with pleasant temperature. Nearby a tall impressive Chorten Kora is one of the only two temples in Bhutan built in Nepalese style and is a host to a great festival celebrated every year. Visit to the old Dzong across the thatched bamboo bridge.

Day 14 :
Retrace your drive to Tashigang about 2 and half hours drive. Stop in Doksum village en route where you will get to see women busy in weaving. Tashigang, though is a small town clustered together, acts as a trading center for many remote regions of eastern Bhutan. Visit the Dzong and overnight hotel.

Day 15:
This is a 6 to 7 hours long drive to the small frontier town of Samdrup Jongkhar. The drive is adventurous and scenic through the ever changing vegetation. Along the way, see Sherubste, the only college in the country, the school for blind and the weaving center in Khaling.

Day 16:
After brekfast drive to Guwahati ( 3 hours) and exit to India.Tour ends.

  
       
   
 
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