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5-Days Journey to Land of the Thunder Dragon
Paro ~ Thimphu ~ Paro
帕羅 ~ 廷布(不丹首都) ~ 帕羅

Day 01	Arrival at Paro 扺達帕羅

Start your journey with a breathtaking flight over the great peaks of the high Himalayas right into the Dragon Kingdom's airport among the clouds at Paro (2,134m). On arrival, you will be met and drive through the picturesque Paro valley with its quaint clusters of hamlets amid terraced paddy fields, to check in at your hotel.
Visit Ta Dzong 帕羅塔, the National Museum 國家博物館housed in an ancient watchtower, which has a fine collection of ancient Thangkha paintings, textiles, weapons and other artifacts; visit one of the most celebrated Dzongs in Bhutan, the Rinpung Dzong 帕羅宗-日蓬堡, or the Fortress of the Heap of Jewels. 
Hotel stay in Paro.
Meal : Lunch and dinner (breakfast not included)

Day 02	Paro - Thimphu 帕羅 ~廷布(不丹首都)

Day hike to Taktsang Monastery’s viewpoint. Taktsang meaning "Tiger's Nest” 虎穴寺, is built around a cave in which Guru Rimpoche (also known as Guru Padmasambhava) meditated. The monastery clings seemingly impossible to a cliff of rock at 914m above the valley floor.        

For the local people it is a place of pilgrimage, but for a tourist, a hike up to the viewpoint opposite the monastery is exhausting, thrilling and mystical. The legend has it that Guru Rimpoche is said to have flown to the site of the monastery on the back of a tigress from Tibet and meditated in the cave there for three months. Although the main building of the temple was destroyed by fire on April 1998, the hike up to the viewpoint is worthwhile and fulfilling. It was reconstructed in the year 2000 and consecrated in March 25, 2005.

Drive to the end of the valley to look at the old ruined fortress of Drugyel Dzong or the Fort of Drukpa Victory (14km from Paro), the historical site from the ramparts of which the Bhutanese repelled Tibetan invaders, time and time again. On a clear day, you will be overawed by the sight of the 7,315m white-domed peak of the sacred Mount Jhomolhari (Mountain of the Goddess JHOMO) that looms overhead.

Drive through spectacular mountain views and peaceful countryside to Thimphu (2,286m), Bhutan’s capital (two-hour drive from Paro). Thimphu is a small, charming capital city sandwiched in the heart of the Himalayas. It is nothing like what a capital city is imagined to be. All houses and buildings are painted and constructed in traditional Bhutanese style. 

Hotel stay in Thimphu.
Meal: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

 

Day 03	Thimphu 廷布(不丹首都)

Visit the weekend market and drive up to the viewpoint- BBS Tower in Sangaygang and take a hike beyond to enjoy a stunning view of the valley. Visit Mini Zoo where you can see Takin, the National animal of Bhutan. the National Library 國家圖書館, which holds a vast collection of ancient Buddhist manuscripts; the School of Thangkha paintings (The Arts and Crafts School) where you can see young children learning and practicing ancient craft of paintings.

Visit General Post Office 郵政局, the Handicraft Emporium and shopping afterwards if you would like to.
Visit the Memorial Chorten 國家紀念碑, built in 1974 in the loving memory of Late His Majesty, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, exhibits a multi-storied stupa and numerous paintings providing a rare insight into Buddhist philosophy.
Hotel stay in Thimphu.
Meal: Breakfast, lunch & dinner

 

Day 04	Thimphu - Paro 廷布 (不丹首都) ~ 帕羅

Drive to Paro, enroute you will pass by Semtokha Dzong built in 1629 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Once the oldest fortress of its kind that guarded the Thimphu valley, Semtokha Dzong is today a theological university.

Enroute visit Kyichu Lhakhang 祁楚寺 (from outside) and Satsam Chorten: Kyichu Lhakhang is said to have been built by King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet in 659.It's believed that it holds down the left foot of an ogress, so large that it covers Bhutan and most of eastern Tibet.
Hotel stay in Paro.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 05	Paro departure 離開帕羅

After breakfast at the hotel, free time at leisure till transfer to Paro airport for departure..

Meal: Breakfast only

 

Have a nice holidays!

Remarks :
Every effort will be made to adhere to the planned itinerary.  However, due to weather conditions and reasons beyond our control, changes to the itinerary might occur, for which the company accepts no responsibility.

 

5 Days Standard Tour price (2020-2021)

Low Season: January, February, June, July, August and December

 

High Season: March, April, May, September, October and November