Ecstatic 6 Days Phuentsholing, Thimphu, Thimphu To Paro Via Dochula Pass and Paro Holiday Package

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pick up from airport or station transfer to the phuentsholing for permit office.

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Breakfast in the Hotel. Complete the immigration formalities. Drive to Kharbandi Gompa. Proceed to Thimphu. Enroute drive through picturesque towns of Gedu, Chukha, and Chuzom. Arrival in Thimphu. Visit Tashichho Dzong (seat of the government since 1952 and presently houses the throne room and offices of the king). Check into the hotel. Confluence of Paro Chu & Thimphu Chu. On arrival at Thimphu check in at the hotel. you can relax in the hotel or you can visit interesting weekend market (The Centenary Farmers market) (Open only from Friday to Sunday) Vegetable vendors from different pockets of the country come to sell their products Overnight in Thimphu.

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Breakfast in the Hotel. View Memorial Chorten built in memory of the 3rd King. Visit Buddha viewpoint. Visit Simply Bhutan /– A living Museum. Visit Craft Bazaar - the Authentic Bhutanese Crafts Bazaar also known as the handicraft market of Thimphu is a perfect place to get a glimpse inside the art and craft of Bhutan. Visit National Institute for Zorig Chusum - This institute, commonly known as the painting school operates four- to six-year courses that provide instruction in Bhutan/’s 13 traditional arts. Students specialise in painting (of both furniture and thangkas /– painted religious pictures, usually on canvas), woodcarving (masks, statues, bowls), embroidery (hangings, boots, clothes) or statue-making (clay). Students are well used to having visitors while they work and it/’s fine to take photos. visit Bhutan Textile Museum then Drive to Paro, with a stop en route at DochuLa Pass (3,100 meters), where on a clear day you can get spectacular views of the highest mountains of Bhutan.Visit Druk Wangyal Chortens. After a photo break, drive to warm valley of Punakha. Drive to Paro River Point Visit Taa Dzong - If time permits View Beer Factory Evening view the Airport Overnight stay will be at Paro.

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Today after a leisurely breakfast we will proceed for an excursion to the famous place called Taktsang Monastery (5hrs hike). Taktshang Monastery (Tiger Nest) is located at the top of about 800 meter cliff in Paro. It takes slightly more than an hour and a half to reach the monastery on foot from
the nearest road point. Taktshang or the Tigers lair as the monastery is widely regarded as one of the most important in Bhutan. Its history is associated with the visit of Guru Padmasambhava, the Indian saint who came to Bhutan in the 8th century AD. The cave was named Taktshang after Guru Rinpoche flew into the cave from KurtoeSingyeDzong in eastern Bhutan riding on a tigress. Trip to Bhutan is never complete without climbing to Taktshang says one tourist. Indeed it/’s true as the journey there fills you with spiritual bliss. Overnight in Paro

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After breakfast we will visit Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest and most sacred shrines of the Kingdom. Rinpung Dzong (also known as Paro
Dzong) which has a long and fascinating history. Then we will drive to Phuentsholing and overnight stay at Phuentsholing.

After breakfast at the hotel check out and drive back to Airport to drop.