Walking Tour

Places Covered: Paro, Thimphu, Dochu-la pass, Phobjikha valley & Punakha

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Day 01: Arrival – Thimphu
Day 02: Hike to Tango Monastery Hike
Day 03: Thimphu – Lungchutse hike – Phobjikha valley
Day 04: Phobjikha valley (Gangtey Nature Trail)
Day 05: Phobjikha valley – Punakha
Day 06: Hike to Khamsum Yulley Temple
Day 07: Punakha – Paro
Day 08: Hike to Tiger’s Nest Hike
Day 09: Departure

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Thimphu: 2 nights
Phobjikha: 2 nights
Punakha: 2 nights
Paro: 2 nights

Day 01: Arrival – Thimphu (54km, 01 hour)

On arrival at Paro airport, our representative from our company will greet you and assist in escorting you to Thimphu. Enjoy leisurely photography along the way, followed by a visit.

• On the way there, stop by Tachogang Lhakhang (the temple). The bridge leading there is a 15th-century iron suspension bridge.

Evening freely wandered the city. overnight stay in Thimphu.

Day 02: Thimphu (Tango Monastery Hike)

After breakfast, take a 14-kilometer drive to the north of Thimphu along the riverside, passing lush vegetation and unpolluted air. Take a short upstream hike to Tango monastery, which was built in the 13th century by Tenzin Rabgye, the 4th Temporal Ruler, passing the same communities and vegetation.

• The Buddha Dordenma statue is one of the world’s largest Buddha Rupas.
• The Tashichho Dzong (fortress), built on the Wang Chhu riverside in 1641, is the most impressive building in Thimphu.
• Bhutanese authentic craft street

Evening freely scrolls around town. Overnight stay in Thimphu.

Day 03: Thimphu – Lungchutse hike – Phobjikha valley, 134km, 05 hours

After breakfast drive to Phobjikha valley through the Dochu-la pass (3,088 m). The highest peaks of the Himalayas are most magnificently visible on a clear day.

• The hike starts off steeply from Dochula and goes through a forest of hemlock, rhododendrons, junipers, bamboo, birch, etc. The highest peaks of the Himalayas are best viewed on a clear day, and routes lead to Lungchutse Goenpa (Temple), a yak herder camp in the winter.

Evening freely scrolls around town. Stay overnight at Phobjikha Valley

Day 04: Phobjikha valley (Gangtey Nature Trail)

After breakfast, visit the Gangtey monastery. Hike the Gangtey Nature Trail, which departs from the Gangtey monastery, to see lush foliage, a nearby school, and a temple. where there is a significant valley vista.

After lunch visit, Black Naked Carne information center and explore Phobjikha Valley.

Stay overnight at Phobjikha Valley.

Day 05: Phobjikha valley – Punakha (87km, 03 hours)

After breakfast, drive to Punakha. Lunch will be served along the way.

• On the way, stop in Lobesa and take a short hike to Chimi Temple. It is popularly believed that childless couples who worship at this shrine are typically blessed with a child fairly quickly.
• Sangchen Dorji Lhendrup Nunnery, a Buddhist college and meditation center, is situated on a grassy site with a friendly community

• suspension bridge, one of the longest of its kind in Bhutan.

Evening freely scrolls around town. Overnight stay in Punakha.

Day 06: Punakha (Hike to Khamsum Yulley Temple)

After breakfast, drive to the hike point. The hike starts upstream to Khamsum Yulay Temple, showcasing Bhutan’s architecture and arts. Enjoy the magnificent panorama of Punakha Valley and the river Mo Chu, and After visiting the stupa, continue hiking to Punakha Dzong, the second oldest fortress, built in 1637 and situated between the female and male rivers (the traditional wooden bridge).

Evenings are spent freely scrolling. overnight stay in Punakha.

Day 07: Punakha- Paro (125km, 03 hours)

After breakfast, drive to Paro. Enjoy leisurely photography along the way, followed by a visit.

• On the way, stop in Lobesa and take a short hike to Chimi Temple. It is popularly believed that childless couples who worship at this shrine are typically blessed with a child fairly quickly.

• Walk to Royal Botanical Park (lhamperi)
• Airport Bird’s Eye view point and River side.
• Paro Dzong was built in 1646. As you approach the fortress, you will cross a traditional wooden bridge.

Evening freely scrolls around town. overnight stay in Paro.

Day 08: Hike to Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest)

Drive to a hiking location after breakfast. The Taktsang Monastery is perched on a ledge of rock. It is believed that Guru Rinpoche, the second Buddha in Bhutan, is claimed to have arrived in the 8th century flying on the back of a tigress and meditated where Taktsang Monastery currently stands.

Lunch will be served in the town’s top tourist eatery. followed by a visit.

• National Museum (Ta-Dzong), home to one-of-a-kind collections of historical clothing, textiles, Thangkha paintings, and more

Evening freely strolls around Paro. spending the night in Paro. 

Day 09: Departure

After an early breakfast, drive to Paro airport for a flight to your onward destination.

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