Package Inclusions:
Daily Breakfast:
Accommodation on twin sharing basis, All transfers & sightseeing by dedicated vehicle, permit fees & hotel taxes (as per itinerary).
Package Exclusions:
Air Fare, entry fees, camera fees, Portarage, tips & gratuity and mineral/soft/hard drinks, extra usage of vehicle, guide, applicable Peak Season, Christmas, New year surcharges, Items of personal nature, travel insurance, service tax extra @ 3.09% is applicable.
Day 01: Arrival and
Transfer to Phuentsholling
Our representative will receive the Guest at New Jalpaiguri
Railway Station (NJP) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / Tenzing Norgay Bus Stand
(Junction) – He will be assisting for the transfer via Jaigaon to
Phuentsholling - The border of India & Bhutan, Indian side is Jaigaon and
the Bhutan side is called Phuentsholing - Nearly 170 kilometers 3 ½ - 4 hours
drive – The drive is through Dooars - Land of breathtaking beauty, sloping tea
gardens with spectacular views of the - Check into hotel – Evening free to roam
around Mall or local Shopping center - Over Night stay at Phuentsholling.
Day 02: Transfer to
Thimpu after Permit formalities
After preparing permit etc - Transfer from Jaigaon /
Phuentsholling to Thimpu - 180 kilometers – Nearly 6 ½ - 7 ½ hours – The drive
will take guest along the Paro Chu (water or river) down stream to the
confluence with the Wang Chu next the road bends upstream and travel along the
Wang Chu to Thimpu - One can experience breath taking view of Mount Everest,
Kanchenjunga and other famous Himalayan peaks including the sacred Jumolhari
and Mount Jichu Drake - Check into hotel – Evening free to roam around Mall or
local Shopping center - Over Night stay at Thimpu.
Day 03: Thimpu sight
seeing
Early morning breakfast – Drive and visit the Memorial
Chorten (Stupa) built in memory of the third King of Bhutan who ruled the
Kingdom from 1952-1972 - Next the National Library where ancient manuscripts
are preserved, Wood Craft and Painting School - The handicrafts Emporium where
Bhutanese textiles and other arts and crafts are displayed and can be purchased
- Simtokha Dzong, one of the oldest fortresses in Bhutan built by shabdrung ngawang
namgyal in 1629 A.D - Browse through example of Bhutan's fine traditional arts.
Here you can buy hand-woven textiles, thangkha paintings, masks, ceramics,
slate and wood carvings, jewelry, interesting items made from local materials –
Night stay at Thimpu.
Day 03: Thimpu sight seeing
Early morning breakfast – Drive and visit the Memorial
Chorten (Stupa) built in memory of the third King of Bhutan who ruled the
Kingdom from 1952-1972 - Next the National Library where ancient manuscripts
are preserved, Wood Craft and Painting School - The handicrafts Emporium where
Bhutanese textiles and other arts and crafts are displayed and can be purchased
- Simtokha Dzong, one of the oldest fortresses in Bhutan built by Shabdrung
Ngawang Namgyal in 1629 A.D - Browse through example of Bhutan's fine
traditional arts. Here you can buy hand-woven textiles, thangkha paintings,
masks, ceramics, slate and wood carvings, jewelry, interesting items made from
local materials – Night stay at Thimpu.
Day 04: Sightseeing
at Thimpu and Transfer to to Wangdi Phodrang
Early morning breakfast – Next drive 70 ,kilometers, adrive
of nearly 3 -4 hours - After a hearty breakfast, embark on a half-day
sightseeing tour of Thimphu and visit the Memorial Chorten, a stupa built in
1974 in the memory of late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk - The paintings and images
inside the monument provide a rare sight into Buddhist philosophy - Thereafter,
visit Mothinthang zoo and viewpoint - In the afternoon, enjoy a picturesque
drive to Wangdiphodrang, which is the last town on the highway before entering
central Bhutan – Evening free to stroll around the area – Night stay at the
hotel in Wangdiphodrang.
Day 05:
Wangdiphodrang - Gangtey Gompa Excursion
Early morning breakfast – After breakfast start on a
full-day excursion to Gangtey Gompa in the Phobjikha Valley, which is a 16th
century monastery - It is the only monastery in Bhutan, which follows the
Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism - The Phobjikha Valley is home to rare &
endangered black - neck cranes, which migrate from the Tibetan plateau in
winters - About 250-300 of these reside in this beautiful valley - Return to
Wangdiphodrang in the evening – Evening free to visit the local market – Night
stay at the hotel in Wangdiphodrang.
Day 06:
Wangdiphodrang to Paro Transfer
Early morning breakfast - After enjoying breakfast drive /
leave for Punakha Valley – Punakha lies amidst snow-capped mountain peaks and
served as capital of Bhutan until 1955 - The Punakha Dzong built at the
confluence of the Po Chu and Mo Chu rivers in the 17th Century by Shabdrung
Ngawang Namgyel - The Dzong houses sacred artefacts and the embalmed body of
Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel - Thereafter, drive to Paro – Check into hotel –
evening free to stroll around the area – Night stay at Paro Hotel / resort.
Day 07: Paro Sight
seeing
Morning two hours hike to reach Taktshang monastery -
Tiger's Nest - Later visit Drugyel Dzong (fortress) - The Dzong was built in
1649 by Shabdrung Nawang Namgyel to commemorate the victory of Bhutan over
Tibetan Invaders in 1644 - Destroyed by fire in 1951 - Spectacular view of
sacred Mountain Jumolhari is worth it - On the way back view Taktsang Monastery
perched on the side of a cliff at 900 meters - Visit Kychu Lhakhang, one of the
oldest temples - National Museum popularly known to the local Bhutanese as Ta
Dzong or Watch Tower - Built as Watch Tower (Ta Dzong) of Paro Dzong and the
Valley was renovated and converted into National Museum in 1968 - Evening
stroll around Paro town Night stay at Paro.
Day 08: Departure – Transfer
from Paro to Phuentsholling – Early morning Breakfast
Transfer from Paro to Jaigaon / Phuentsholling - A drive of
nearly 180 kilometers, a drive of approximately 6 ½ - 7 hours - After breakfast
transfer to Phuentsholing – On the way take a short stop at Chuzom, the
confluence of Paro and Thimphu rivers with three different style of stupas
adorn this confluence - Drive further through Chapcha and later take glimpse of
famous Chukha Dam and the magnificent Vince waterfall before Gedu town - Arrive
Phuenthsoling by evening and check into the hotel – Evening free to stroll
around the area - Night stay at hotel in Phuentsholing.
Day 09: Departure and
Transfer to New Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) /
Tenzing Norgay Bus Stand (Junction)
Early morning breakfast - Drive to Siliguri - New Jalpaiguri
Railway Station (NJP) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / Tenzing Norgay Bus Stand
(Junction) - Morning breakfast - After breakfast transfer to Siliguri / New
Jalpaiguri Railway Station (NJP) / Bagdogra Airport (IXB) / Tenzing Norgay Bus
Stand (Junction) - Nearly 180 kilometers 3 ½ - 4 ½ hours drive – Forwarding
Journey.
Destination : Thimphu, Phuentsholing, Paro
Thimpu
Since 1960, the capital of Bhutan is Thimphu. Thimphu is
situated at a height of over 7600 feet on a hillside in a fertile valley on the
banks of the Thimphu Chhu River. Thimphu is perhaps the smallest capital in the
world. The town of Thimphu is nothing like what a capital city is imagined to
be. Thimphu Bhutan One interesting fact about this city is that it is the only
world capital without any traffic lights. Thimphu is a gallery of traditional
Bhutanese art, architecture, culture, and tradition and above all still so
ethnic and pure. It is a fitting and lively place. The wooden houses stand side
by side with concrete buildings, all painted and constructed in traditional
Bhutanese styles. For most part of its history, Bhutan has tried consciously to
save its culture from the blunt influences of the western world. It is not that
modernity has not reached this region, but they are being introduced in a
phased and balanced manner that is unheard of at any place in the world. All
these make Thimphu and other parts of the country a unique destination.
Phuentsholing
Phuentsholing is the second largest town in Bhutan and is
located on the Indian border, next to the town of Jaigaon.
Paro
Paro is the gateway to the country of Bhutan. Situated in
the Paro Valley of Eastern Himalaya, the town is full of legends, heroism, and
natural splendour. If there would be a place where nature and Paro Bhutan man
conjured to create their clearest and cleanest image, it must be the Paro
valley in Bhutan. The town is located at an altitude of 2,250 m above the sea
level with river flowing gently on its side and making it the most beautiful
valley in the country. Though, the capital of Bhutan is Thimphu, but for a
longer time of the history Paro had the control of this part of the country.
The town of Paro in western Bhutan attracts tourists due to its scenic locales,
beautiful landscapes, wooded villages and historic buildings. The Paro valley
is unique in beauty and in history. The only airport of Bhutan is located in
Paro. To the north, Mount Chamolhari (Mountain of the Goddess), reigns in white
glory and the waters from its “five sisters” peaks passes through deep gorges,
finally meeting in the end to form the Paro Chu river that nourishes the rice
fields and apple and peach orchards.
