Day 01: Paro – Thimpu
on arrival at airport you will be met and proceed for Thimpu by surface and on arrival check-in into the hotel.
Rest of the day you will be free for independent activities.
Stay overnight at hotel.
Thimphu is the Capital to the tiny Himalayan kingdom Bhutan,. Thimphu is a gallery of traditional Bhutanese art, architecture, culture, and tradition and above all still so ethnic and pure. Full of wonderful Hand woven textiles, woodcarving, and tailor made clothing, jewelry. And it is said that Thimphu is the only world capital without traffic lights.
Day 03: In Thimphu
Enjoy a full day sightseeing tour of the beautiful town Thimpu
Morning visit to the National Library which hosts a vast collection of ancient Buddhist National Institute for Zorig Chumsum is commonly known as 'the painting school'. And Dechenchholing valley and witness the gold and silver smiths at work. And last visit to The Memorial Chorten.
Afternoon you will take a visit to handicrafts Emporium, to see the exquisite artistry of traditional crafts and textiles.
Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 03: Thimpu – Punakha
In the full-day sightseeing en route to Punakha
Drive up to Dochu-la pass (3,088m/10,130ft) stopping briefly here to take in the view and admire the chorten, mani wall, and prayer flags which decorate the highest point on the road. If skies are clear, the high Himalayan peaks towards the north east will be revealed in all their glory. On a clear day, the following peaks can be seen from this pass (left to right): Masagang (7,158m), Tsendegang (6,960m), Terigang (7,060m), Jejegangphugang (7,158m), Kangphugang (7,170m), Zongaphugang (7,060m) a table mountain that dominates the isolated region of Lunana, and finally, Gangkar Puensum, the highest peak in Bhutan at 7,497m.
Then continue onwards, reaching Punakha town in time for lunch. From here, it is a long, winding descent into the Punakha Valley, which is about 1,700m below the pass, where we will come across many different species of tree orchids enroute. Many terrestrial orchids like Cypripedium tibeticum, cypripedium guttatum, C.himalaicum, Paphiopedilum fairrieanum etc. can be spotted at higher elevation. Take lunch at Punakha town, and continue on to short hike in dense forest of Taashithang to hunt for more species of tree orchids. Here you are likely to see many different species of tree orchids.
Return to your hotel in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 04: Punakha-Wangduephodrang
In the morning you will take a walk to Punakha Dzong (built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1635) and Walk around the Dzong surrounded by the beautiful Jacoranda plants.
Later you will drive to Wangduephodrang, a journey approximately 1 hour, engulfing the majestic view of the Wangduephodrang Dzong ) leading you to your night destiny at magnificent Kyichu Resort by the side of the river.This Resort has a beautiful collection of plants growing in its campus.You can also find some wild Dendrobium orchids being cultivated. After lunch drive further till Nobding, to find more species of wild orchids.If you are lucky you will also see the grey and the Golden Languor’s and the Rhesus Monkey between Kyichu Resort and the Nobding. The road winds steeply up to the pass, through coniferous forest.
Return to your Resort late afternoon for overnight stay.
Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 05: Wangdue-Trongsa
In the morning proceed for full-day sightseeing en route to Tongsa.
Wangduephodrang town, and continue on to Tongsa across Pele-la pass (3,300m/10,830ft), the traditional boundary between east and west. The pass is marked by a large white Chortens and prayer flags. There is an abrupt change in vegetation at this point, with mountain forest replaced by high altitude dwarf bamboo, Junipers, Dog wood Rhododendrons etc. Stop en route at Chendebji Chorten, patterned on Kathmandu’s Swayambhunath Stupa, with eyes painted at the four cardinal points. It was built in the 18th century by Lama Shida from Tibet, to cover the remains of an evil spirit that was subdued at this spot.
Stay overnight at hotel.
Day 06: Excursion to Langthel
In the morning proceed for private full-day tour
In the morning you will visit to Trongsa Dzong, a massive structure. After breakfast, walk by Tongsa Dzong (built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1647) and climb up a steep path to visit the Ta Dzong (watchtower), dedicated to the epic hero, King Gesar of Ling. Then drive towards Langthel to find some epiphytic or lithophytic orchids like Pholidita pallida,pleione hookeriana giving beautiful whitish-green or whitish tinged pink flowers and whitish pink with yellow disc and purple spots etc and many more epiphytic orchids like Agrostophyllum callosum flowering during the same time of the year.
Later drive back to Trongsa and overnight stay.
Day 07: Trongsa-Punakha
In the morning proceed for Punakha and on arrival check-in into the hotel.
Explore further the fascinating valley of Trongsa. Then proceed to Punakha, stopping along the way at Tongsa for lunch, which will be served in a local restaurant famous for its cuisine.
Visit Wangduephodrang Dzong and town before a late afternoon arrival into Punakha. Transfer to your hotel for check-in and overnight.
Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 08: Punakha – Paro
You will find more medicinal Plants and orchids enroute to Paro and on arrival in Paro check-in into the hotel.
Paro one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known Dzong, and the finest example of Bhutanese architecture. The inward-sloping walls form a massive structure that towers over the town and is visible as a great white monolith from vantage points throughout the valley.
Full day we take city tour of Paro.
Visiting of the Drukgley Dzong and on a clear day the 24,000 ft. white domed peak of sacred Chomolhari (Mt. of Goddess) looms overhead. A visit to the National Museum housed in an ancient watch tower, which has a fine collection of Thangkha, textiles, weapons, and artifacts-short walk to Paro Rimpung Dzong.
Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 09: Paro Departure
In the morning as per scheduled you will be transferred to airport to connect flight to your onward destination.
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