Detailed Program
- Pick up from the airport
- Rinpung Dzong (Fortress of Heaped Jewels)
- National Museum
- Drive 3 hours to Haa Valley
- En-route to Chelela Pass
- View of the Himalayan Mountains
- Reach Haa and check in at the hotel.
Places and attractions:
Accommodation options:
- Lhakhang Karpo (White Temple)
- Lhakhang Nagpo (Black Temple)
- Visit traditional farmhouses and see the locals live
Places and attractions:
- Tashichho Dzong
- Semthoka Dzong
- Dochu La Pass
- Memorial Chorten
- Changangkha Lhakhang
- Zangdopelri
- The Tallest Buddha Image
- Tango And Cheri Monasteries
- The Handicrafts Emporium
- Traditional Medicine
- Zorig Chusum Institute
- National Library
- Weekend Market
- Botanical Garden
- Thadrak Goemba
- Tashigang Goemba
- Chizhing Samtencholing Lhakhang
Accommodation options:
- Memorial Chorten/Stupa
- Buddha Dordenma
- Bhutan Postal Museum
- Simply Bhutan Museum
- Weekend Centenary Farmers Market
- Takin Preserve
- Tashi Chho Dzong (Fortress of Splendid Religion)
- Dragon King of Bhutan
- Visit local bazaars
Places and attractions:
- Tashichho Dzong
- Semthoka Dzong
- Dochu La Pass
- Memorial Chorten
- Changangkha Lhakhang
- Zangdopelri
- The Tallest Buddha Image
- Tango And Cheri Monasteries
- The Handicrafts Emporium
- Traditional Medicine
- Zorig Chusum Institute
- National Library
- Weekend Market
- Botanical Garden
- Thadrak Goemba
- Tashigang Goemba
- Chizhing Samtencholing Lhakhang
Accommodation options:
- 3 hours drive to Wangdue and Punakha
- Dochula Pass
- Visit 108 chortens/stupas
- Royal Botanical Garden Nature Trail – 45 minutes hike
- Chime Lhakhang (Fertility Temple)
- Punakha Dzong (Fortress of Great Bliss)
- Stroll through the valley
Places and attractions:
- Punakha Dzong
- Khamsum Yulley
- Talo Goenpa
- Nalanda Buddhist College
- Chorten Nyingpo Lhakhang
- Sangchen Dorji Lhuendrup
- Limukha Village
- Ritsha Village
Accommodation options:
- Nunnery
- Khamsum Yulley Namgyel temple
- 2 hours leisure hike through paddy fields and pine trees
- 3-hour drive to Thimphu
- Dochula Pass
- Drive to Paro
- Tachogang Lhakhang
- Evening in town.
Places and attractions:
- Rinpung Dzong
- Drukgyel Dzong
- Taktshang
- Kyichu Lhakhang
- Kila Gompa
- Dungtse Lhakhang
- Tachog Lhakhang
- Dzongdrakha
Accommodation options:
- 3-hour hike up to Tiger’s Nest
- 2-hour hike down
- Ponies available for rent – payable onsite to pony owners (about USD15 halfway uphill)
- Kyichu Lhakhang
- Visit traditional farmhouse
- Traditional hot stone bath
- Traditional Bhutanese dinner with a local family.
Places and attractions:
- Rinpung Dzong
- Drukgyel Dzong
- Taktshang
- Kyichu Lhakhang
- Kila Gompa
- Dungtse Lhakhang
- Tachog Lhakhang
- Dzongdrakha
Accommodation options:
- Have breakfast at the hotel
- Check out and depart for the airport
Value Added Options
In addition to offering independent, flexible tour options, Truly Bhutan can also arrange a variety of “add-on” options to provide a more in-depth experience of Bhutan. These include:
- Cooking lessons
- A farmhouse stay
- “Ara” (rice liquor) brewing lessons
- Monastery experience
- Evening dinner & culture show
Alternatively, you can awaken your senses with a range of well-being and spa retreats offering yoga, Pilates, meditation, healing bodywork, hot stone baths, and massage.
These activities can easily be incorporated into any itinerary. Please note that some activities may attract additional fees.
- Inclusion
- Exclusion
- Insurance
- Airport pick-up and drop-off by private vehicle.
- 3-star accommodation (4 & 5 stars may require an additional premium update).
- Bhutan visa fee – including all necessary processing
- Route Permit
- Three meals per day during your stay in Bhutan
- A licensed Bhutanese tour guide
- All land transportation by private vehicle
- Camping equipment and haulage for trekking tours
- Sightseeing as per itinerary
- Monuments entrance fees where applicable
- Drinking water
- All internal taxes and charges
- A sustainable development fee of $200. (This sustainable development fee goes towards free education, free healthcare, and poverty alleviation, along with the building of infrastructure.)
- Airfare & Travel Insurance
- Expenses of personal nature, Tips to guides and drivers
- Expenses occurred due to unavoidable events i.e. road wrecks, flight delays etc.
Package does not include insurance of any kinds, and that you are required to obtain separate coverage from your home country before your trip begins.
