Celebrate Trongsa Festival In Bhutan

Itinerary

• Day 1 -

  Arrive to Bhutan and transfer to Thimphu.

  Authentic Bhutan Tours- For Your Bhutan Experience!will warmly welcome & greet you on arrival, and then drive you to the Paro RimpungDzong, the center of civil and religious authority in this region

  Have lunch in the Paro town and drive to Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan.

  On reaching Thimphu, do a short hike, (Sangaygang Cross Country) Wangditse Hike, which starts from BBS tower till Dechenphodrang, through pine forest

  Evening visit TashiChhoDzong, seat of the national government and the Central Monastic Body, including the summer residence of the Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot of Bhutan) and stroll around Thimphu town

  Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel, Thimphu

• Day 2 -

  Sightseeing in Thimphu

  Visit to Memorial Chhorten, built in 1974 in the memory of third king late Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, and the temple inside gives good examples of tantric Buddhist and its philosophy

  Also visit National Animal of Bhutan (Takin), Zulikha Nunnery, Folk Heritage Museum, National Library, and some more points.

  Over night stay at Thimphu Hotel

• Day 3 -

  Thimphu – Phobjikha.

  After our early breakfast, drive to Phobjikha

  After reaching Gangtey, have your lunch and visit GangteyGoenpaMonaestry, which is an important monastery of Nyingmapa school of Buddhism, the main seat of the PemaLingpa tradition.

  Go for gangtey Natural Trail Hike, the most beautiful and shortest of the existing nature trails in Bhutan.

  Evening stroll around the Phobjikha Valley.

  Dinner and over night stay at Phobjikha Valley hotel.

• Day 4 -

  Phobjikha – Trongsa.

  After our breakfast in the hotel, drive to Trongsa, the ancestral home of Royal Family.

  Stop by at ChendebjiChhorten, the chorten is patterned after Swayambhunath in Kathmandu and was built in 19th century to cover the remains of an evil spirit that was killed at this spot.

  Visit Tower of Trongsa-Religion and Power in Bhutan

  Dinner and overnight stay at Trongsa.

• Day 5 -

  Trongsa Stay

  Enjoy with the Trongsa Festival.

• Day 6 -

  Trongsa – Punakha.

  Early in the morning witness the unfluring of TrongsaThongdrel Ceremony and have breakfast and drive to Punakha.

  At Wangduephodrang visit the Lama Zhamdrung founded WangduephodrangDzong (Outside), in 1638, which is under reconstruction

  On reaching Lobesa, hike to ChhimiLhkhang, the temple of fertility

  After lunch visit PunakhaDzong, the most beautiful dzong in Bhutan.

  Drive to the viewpoint of Khamsum Yule Namgyelchorten.

  Dinner and overnight stay at hotel, Punakha..

• Day 7 -

  Punakha – Paro.

  After the early breakfast drive to Paro

  Stop along the way to take photos wherever you find the best spot for the photography.

  Hike to Paro TaktshanfMonastery ,the most famous and scared monastery in Buddhism world

  On our way back, drive to the village of Drukgyel and visit the ruins of DrukgyelDzong,

  Evening stroll around the Paro vally town, the valley of surpassing Beauty

  Dinner and over night stay at Paro hotel.

• Day 8 -

  Paro – Paro Airport.

  After our breakfast, drive to Paro International Airport for your onward flight.

  Our guide and driver will bid you farewell here at the airport.