7-Day Thimphu Festival Tour

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After breakfast, you will attend the first day of the Thimphu Tsechu Festival. After lunchtime, you will head out sightseeing to visit Kuenselphodrang, the tallest Buddha in the world. Then the Memorial Chorten, a whitewashed structure with a gold spire which is a highly revered Buddhist shrine, dedicated to Bhutan’s third king, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

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Today, you'll head out sightseeing will include Changangkha Lhakhang, the oldest religious temple and the Motithang Takin Preserve. You'll then visit a museum that follows Bhutan's progress and development through the lens of the evolution of communications and postal system in the country. After lunch, visit the first dzong fortress built by Zhanbdrung, the founder of Bhutan, in 1629.

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In the morning, attend your last day of the Thimpu Tsechu festival, then visit the farmers market and after lunch there to sample some of the local delicacies at their finest. In the afternoon, you'll drive to Punakha with a stop at the Dochula pass, offering you the first glimpse of the eastern Himalayan Ranges with their snow-capped mountain peaks. You'll arrive in Punakha later in the afternoon.

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In the morning, you'll go on a short sightseeing tour around Punakha. Later on, you'll will go to Paro, on the way visit Chimi Lhakhang, a temple where the phallus is worshipped and associated with Lam Drukpa Kuenley, the “Divine Madmonk”, the temple is dedicated to fertility. After lunch there and drive to Paro, which is a six-hour drive away, you'll arrive mid-evening and have dinner at your hotel.

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After breakfast, you'll go to the starting point of the Taktsang Monastery hiking trail. The trail is along an ancient path marked by river powered prayer wheels. This hike will take 5 hours round trip. In the afternoon visit Drugyel Dzong, solely served as the country's defence point, the architecture shows the practice of defence of that time. You may want to experience the hot stone bath with locally sourced organic herbal plants instead.