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The Himalayan kingdom Bhutan, additionally famous as the kingdom of Thunder Dragon is a spiritual sanctuary. Bhutan is rich in its culture due to the considerations and activities of its precursors. Additionally, known as Druk Yul, the nation stands especially unmistakable for being the main country to keep up Mahayana Buddhism in its Tantric Vajrayana structure as the official religion. Now, this spectacular Bhutan Shangrila Cultural Tour lets you unravel the hidden beauty of Bhutan. The religion is the point of convergence for expressions of the festivals, arts, monasteries, stupas, temples, priests, and tulkus all throughout the entire country.
Bhutan Shangrila Cultural Tour
In fact, the sound and consistent development of the nation is accomplishable due to four pivotal occasions. The appearance of Buddhism followed by Guru Rinpoche. The unification of the country by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. the foundation of Monarchy under first King Ugyen Wangchuck. And the aggregate incorporation inside local and worldwide frameworks that prompted modernization.
Likewise, the Bhutan Shangrila Cultural Tour lets you explore Bhutanese architecture. Furthermore, Bhutanese architecture comprises Chortens, stonewalls, monasteries, temples, fortresses, manors, and houses. Pretty much every structure is planned with obvious building ideas established with Tibetan Buddhism. Similarly, Bhutanese art has a significant Tibetan impact. The excellent wall paintings, fine sculpted images, historical writings, and thangkas all have a religious topic. The level of anonymity, consistency, and importance of these expressions and models is very remarkable. Besides, with in excess of 10000 stupas or Chortens and 2000 monasteries in the realm, Bhutan is one of the top destinations for spiritual seekers. In addition, exploration of the natural ponders amidst the Himalayas without a doubt gives a remarkable lifetime experience in Bhutan. The only nation on the planet which measures productivity as far as Gross National Happiness.
Our Bhutan Shangrila Cultural Tour begins after a trip to the lovely Paro valley from Kathmandu. Bhutan is perhaps the best destination to investigate cultural grandeurs and natural wonders in south Asia. This cultural tour covers significant cultural zones including Paro, Thimpu, Trongsa, Bumthang, and Punakha. Likewise a visit to temples, monasteries, Chortens, and astounding scenes. From the popular Tiger’s Nest Monastery to the tired roads of Paro, visiting Bhutan is about the simple delights of natural excellence and a particularly preserved culture. Experience this long-isolated nation’s dazzling mountains, unique architecture in this 10-day Bhutan Shangrila Cultural Tour.
Trip Facts
Name: Bhutan Shangrila Cultural Tour
Duration: 10 Day
Max. Altitude: 3,120m (The Tiger Nest Monastery)
Best Season: March to May and September to November
Meal: Full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Accommodation: Hotels
Transportation: Private car, or bus (Depends on group size)
- Climb a mountainside to the famous Tiger’s Nest Monastery
- Witness brilliant Buddhist monasteries
- Appreciate the peaceful roads of Bhutan’s sleepy cities, Paro and Thimpu
- Journey across waterway valleys, quiet woods, and terraced farmland
- Witness grand perspectives on the world’s most noteworthy Himalayas while flying in/out from Paro.
- Visit spectacular Punakha Dzong, the most lovely and beautiful monastery of Bhutan.
- Visit Kyichu Lhakhang, the oldest and most consecrated sanctum in Bhutan.
- Witness Bhutanese culture, convention, and everyday ways of life of Bhutanese individuals
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Day 01
Arrive at Paro Airport (7,000ft) and drive to the hotel.
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Day 02
Hike to Taktsang Monastery
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Day 03
Drive to Haa Valley via Chele La (Pass)
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Day 04
Paro to Chapcha
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Day 05
Chapcha to Thimphu, and sightseeing in Thimphu
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Day 06
Thimphu to Gangtey, Phobjikha Valley
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Day 07
Gangtey sightseeing and drive to Punakha
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Day 08
Attend a traditional festival; sightseeing in Punakha
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Day 09
Punakha sightseeing and drive to Paro
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Day 10
Drive to Paro for departure.
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01 DayArrive at Paro Airport and drive to the hotel
Arriving in the Paro Valley is an ideal entry into the other-universe of Bhutan, with its unadulterated air and sentiment of peacefulness. Fields of green and earthy colored spread a large portion of the valley floor, while villas and detached homesteads spot the scene. Get settled and eat before visiting the Paro Dzong. Constructed in the mid-fifteenth century as a modest stronghold, it was formed into a significantly more ordered fortification in 1646. One of the realm’s best instances of traditional Bhutanese design, the structure currently houses a monastic school.
On the return tour, you’ll cross Nyamai-Zam, a traditional wooden secured bridge that traverses the Paro River. Roosted above Paro Dzong is its lookout redesigned in 1968 to house the National Museum. The irregular round building is underlying the state of a conch shell, and its presentations incorporate an amazing assortment of antiquated and current thangkas just as fearsome celebration veils. Afterward, visit the Kyichu Monastery, through the Drugyel Dzong ruins. It is probably the oldest temple in the nation, implied the seventh century by the Tibetan King Songsten Gampo. Go through your first evening of the excursion in Paro. Later drive towards the hotel. Overnight at the Hotel in Paro.
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02 DayTaktsang Monastery Hike
After breakfast, drive around 25 minutes to climb to one of Bhutan’s most respected and revered pilgrimage sites, the Taktshang Lhakhang, prevalently known as the Tiger’s Nest Monastery. The journey offers fabulous perspectives on this sacred monastery roosted unstably on a sheer stone face almost 3,000 feet (900 m) over the valley floor. Legend has it that Guru Rinpoche, father of Mahayana Buddhism, shown up in the Paro Valley over a thousand years prior on the back of a tigress. He meditated for three months here in a cavern, which was changed over into this iconic monastery.
Start the climb from the base to the cafeteria, which will take around 90 minutes along a well-maintained path, and stop here for a rest. From here it’s about an hour’s trip across a shocking scene to arrive at the monastery, which sticks to a vertical rocky cliff. On your return, stop again at the cafeteria for lunch, and then drop to the base of Ramthanka. The return climb takes around two hours. At night, loosen up with a conventional hot stone shower before your second night in Paro. Overnight at the hotel in Paro.
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03 DayDrive to Haa Valley via Chele La (Pass)
Start ahead of schedule for the drive to Chele La, the most elevated street pass in Bhutan. It winds upwards through blue pine and rhododendron woodlands for 22 miles (35 km). On a crisp morning, the view clears down to the Haa Valley, which just opened to foreigners in 2002 because of its closeness to the border with Sikkim (India) and Tibet.
Passing along the edelweiss-secured edge, you will pass a sky burial site, the traditional Tibetan way for disposing of their dead. Now then drop for around two hours through thick rhododendron forest to Kila Goemba, an antiquated convent settled in a rocky patch on the mountainside beneath. Kila Goemba is a quiet retreat for 32 anim (Buddhist nuns) who lead an undisturbed existence of religious studies, petition, and meditation. This sacred spot has an ageless quality, which is an abundant award for the effort of the climb. Having made your offerings and maybe even been blessed, the time has come to plummet back to the street.
For the individuals who might incline toward a relaxed touring day, there is the alternative to drive from Chele La down the opposite side to the Haa Valley. In the event that Chele La isn’t open throughout the winter, your guide will propose an option during the current day’s trip.
Haa is the ancestral home of the Queen Grandmother and the famous Dorji family. Here, there are some significant temples and a couple of shops encompassed by farmhouses and apple plantations close to the quick streaming Haa River. The slopes of Haa give an ideal area to climbing or mountain biking, with the opportunity to stop and visit far off holy places and temples and find the unaltered ways of life of traveling herders. Paro to Chapcha
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04 DayParo to Chapcha
After a delicious breakfast, head toward the grand valley of Chapcha, about 90 minutes away. Roosted on a peak stands the Dokhachu Goenpa, a far off monastery that offers uncommon bits of knowledge into the lifestyle of the 20-30 priests who dwell there. Go through the day unwinding at the monastery and watching the way of life of the priests and overnight at the Monastery Guest House.
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05 DayChapcha to Thimphu, and sightseeing in Thimphu
After breakfast, head to Thimphu, located in a huge valley navigated by the Wangchu River and encompassed by high pinnacles. VIsit the Changangkha Lhakhang, a fortification like sanctuary roosted on an edge south of Motithang. From the yard, you’ll discover extraordinary perspectives on the Thimphu Valley. Next, drive towards Dechenphodrang. Since 1971, it has housed the state religious school – on any standard day the grounds murmur with recitations exuding from the windows. The twelfth century artistic creations have been reestablished, and the upper floor includes a huge figure of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.
After lunch, visit the Folk Heritage Museum, which will give you a brief look into the traditional Bhutanese way of life. There is an amazing assortment of typical household objects, apparatuses, and equipment. The exhibition hall additionally composes ordinary showings of rustic conventions, skills, and customs, and hosts educational programs for kids. Next, visit the Vast Art Gallery, the capital’s primary place for local artists. It’s an incredible spot to plug into the Thimphu workmanship scene, look at the most recent displays, and chat with artists.
Afterward, drive towards the Tashichho Dzong. It was at first established in 1641, yet reconstructed in its current structure in 1965. The dzong houses the fundamental secretariat building with the Throne Room of His Majesty the King of Bhutan. The National Assembly Hall is housed in an advanced structure on the opposite side of the stream. Overnight at Thimphu.
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06 DayThimphu to Gangtey, Phobjikha Valley
Leaving Thimphu, head into the field towards the Gangtey Valley, home of the uncommon blacked necked cranes. The drive rises steadily to the Dochula Pass, with sublime perspectives on the Himalayas, where you’ll make an appearance at the Dochula Monastery.
The plunge to Wangduephodrang is dynamic and brilliant, with vacillating prayer flags flying in the midst of terraced farmland and streams. Wangduephodrang is the last town on the roadway before entering central Bhutan. Here, you can decide to stop at a perspective and see the remains of the Wangdue Dzong, which was lost to fire however which is being remade. Now, advance towards the Phobjikha Valley, a wide chilly valley with a central stream that wanders through shrubberies of bantam bamboo. The woods past the homesteads is for the most part coniferous, and the overall vegetation is made to a great extent out of blue pine, birch, maple and a few types of rhododendrons. Cranes move here in the winter.
Later in the afternoon, appreciate some conventional games. Bhutan’s public game is dha (archery) which, alongside khuru (darts), is the most well known game in the nation. Go through your night at relaxation in the hotel, or go for a walk in the with your guide to explore the entrancing glacier valley. Overnight at the hotel Gangtey.
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07 DayGangtey sightseeing and drive to Punakha
Today you’ll be touring in the Phobjikha Valley. Roosted on a little slope ascending from the valley floor, the Gangtey Monastery is encircled by a huge town, fundamentally occupied by locals who take care of the monastery. Gangtey Monastery was established in 1613, and the religious tradition of Pema Lingpa is still educated there. The monastery was revamped as a Dzong in the late seventeenth/mid-eighteenth century.
Around the Phobjikha Valley, you can likewise appreciate the Gangtey Nature Trail. This pleasurable walk begins from the little peak sitting above Gangtey Goemba. Head downhill through blooming glades to Simchubara Village, and from here through lovely woodland and out of the dark valley. Subsequent to passing Khewa Lhakhang, the path closes at the Tabiding football ground. The nature trail can be joined with a visit to Gangtey Goemba. At night head to Punakha Valley, the winter capital of Bhutan. Overnight at Hotel in Punakha.
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08 DayAttend a traditional festival; sightseeing in Punakha
Today, take a tour around probably the most beautiful Dzong of Bhutan, the Punakha Dzong. Also, explore the Punakha countryside by strolling through paddy fields to Pana town to see the Chimi Lhakhang Temple. Chimi Lhakhang situated on a slope in the midst of rice fields. The temple is devoted to Drukpa Kunely and furthermore prevalently known as the fertility temple. This temple was inherited in the year 1400 and is a mainstream journey point for Bhutanese individuals. Head back to Punakha for the evening. Overnight at the Hotel in Punakha.
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09 DayPunakha sightseeing and drive to Paro
After an early breakfast, set out on a lovely day climb to Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Monastery. A thirty-minute drive from Punakha Dzong will carry you to the base of the slope on which this temple is fabricated. From the bus park, cross a suspension bridge and stroll through rice fields before climbing a moderate grade encompassed by pine trees. The climb up is about 60 minutes, and down for about thirty minutes. Appreciate the quiet common excellence of the zone and light traditional butter lamps at the temple – an incredible offering representing wisdom.
After the climb, drive back towards the Paro Valley, around a four-hour drive. Stop at the Dochula Pass for photos and to hang prayer flags. Overnight at the hotel in Paro.
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10 DayDeparture
Finally, your memorable Bhutan Shangrila Cultural Tour ends today. So after breakfast one of our representatives escorts you to the international terminal. From there you will bid farewell to the Kingdom of Thunder Dragon and head towards your next destination.
- Private transportation
- Necessary Bhutan travel permits
- English speaking Bhutanese guide and Driver
- Accommodation on Twin sharing/ Single room basis.
- Sightseeing and monastery entrance fees as per the itinerary
- Meal plan: Full Board Basis
- Bhutan Government Royalty fee ($ 65 per person / per day)
- Bhutan Visa fee
- Flight fare for Kathmandu- Paro- Kathmandu or from other destination.
- Insurance of any kind.
- Additional cost due to natural calamity and unforeseen circumstance
- Personal expenses such as drink, guide tips & etc.
Short Description Mode Of The Packages: What Are Included In The Packages
Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu with breakfast at 2 to 3 stars level, Twin sharing comfortable and clean private room in trekking, both ways domestic flight tickets from KTM/Lukla/KTM, necessary permits, all the ground transportation by tourist vehicles, an experienced guide and porter and all the necessary permits.
Seasons & deals
February to May and September to November are the high seasons in Nepal. In this regards, we need to book hotel, purchase domestic flight tickets and arrange good guide and porter in advance. So we kindly request to confirm your trip an early as possible for the best deal and good trip management.
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