Bhutan Calling: Peace, Nature & Culture

Meet & Greet on arrival at NJP Railway Station / IXB Airport and transfer to Phuentsholing - The Gateway of Bhutan by Road from India. It is a thriving commercial center on the northern edge of the Indian Plains. On arrival check in at the hotel. Overnight stay at Phuentsholing

• Note: The driver and guide will meet today at around 8:30 AM at the Phuentsholing border for immigration. The process should take a maximum of 1 hour. They will remain there until the journey to Thimphu begins.
• After breakfast, proceed towards Thimphu. Halt at Chojum to take photographs of the confluence of two rivers of Bhutan, Thumpu Chu, and Paro Chu. Reach Thimpu in the evening. On arrival check in at the hotel. In the evening free for your own activity .Overnight stay at Thimphu.

After breakfast, the day is dedicated to sightseeing in Thimphu. You will see the following tourist sites in Thimphu Kuenselphodrang National Memorial Chorten Folk Heritage Museum Sangaygang view point Takin Reserve Centre. Tashichho Dzong (Fortress of the Glorious Religion) and simply Bhutan .Dinner and Overnight Stay at Thimphu Hotel.

After breakfast, drive to Punakha/Wangdue via the scenic Dochula Pass. Upon arrival, check into your hotel and enjoy lunch. Visit the Punakha Dzong, Chimi Lhakhang, Punakha Suspension Bridge, and Punakha Village. Return to the hotel for Punakha overnight stay.

After breakfast, drive to Paro via Dochu La Pass, passing the Paro Chhu and Wang Chhu river valleys. Visit Simtokha Dzong en route. In Paro, check into your hotel and visit: Ta Dzong Rinpung Dzong Tamchog Lhakhang Return to the hotel for an Overnight stay.

After early morning breakfast, you will be starting a Excursion tour to Taktsang Monastery. Taksand Palphug Monastery also known as Tiger's Nest is an amazing Buddhist monastery, temple and sacred site located in the upper Paro town. Built in 1692, Padmasambhava is believed to have meditated at this site for 3 years. Guru Padmasambhava is known to be the founder of Buddhism religion in Bhutan. He is immensely respected and has a huge number of sacred followers in Bhutan. Kyichu Lhakhang is one of the oldest Buddhist Temples in Bhutan (if not the oldest) and it is considered to be a prime example of the ornate Bhutanese architecture. Overnight at the Paro.

Chele-la remains one of the least visited areas in the country and retains the air of an unspoiled, primeval forest. Drive to Chele La Pass (3,988m) from which on a clear day the view sweeps away to Bhutan’s second-highest sacred peak, Mt Jomolhari (7314m). On arrival check in at the hotel. Evening Free for Leisure. Overnight stay at Phuentsholing.

After breakfast check out from the hotel and move towards the Phuntsholing border, do the exit immigration, and proceed to your final destination.