Day 1-Paro-thimphu
Our representative will receive you at the Paro International Airport, Paro (2280m) and escort you to the hotel. If the flight arrives in the morning, you can visit the Paro town. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
Day 2-Sightseeing Paro
After breakfast, visit National Museum (Ta-Dzong) which was built in 1656 and served as the watch tower of Paro Dzong in the past. Visit Paro Dzong, also called the Rinpung Dzong, which means fortress on a heap of Jewels. Paro Dzong is one of the most impressive and well-known dzongs of Bhutan and was built in 1644. After lunch in town, proceed towards Drukgyel Dzong, also known as the fortress of victory Drukgyel Dzong was built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1649 to commemorate the victory over Tibetan invaders in 1644, If time permits visit Kichu Lhakhang (oldest Temple in Bhutan)lately built in 7th century by a Tibetan Buddhist king Tsongsen Gompo. Return to the hotel. Dinner will be served in the hotel
Day 3-Taktsang Excursion, Drive Paro to Thimphu
After breakfast, drive for about eight kilometers north of Paro town to visit Bhutan's most well-known monastery, Taktshang or Tiger's Lair, perched on a cliff 900 metres above the valley floor. Legend says that Guru Rinpoche, who brought Buddhism to Bhutan in the eighth century, flew to a cave in Taktshang spot on a tigress and mediated for three months. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria near the monastery. In the afternoon drive to Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, this is about 53 kilometers away. The drive normally takes about an hour and a half. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
Day 4-Thimphu Sightseeing
Sightseeing in Thimphu (2320m) includes visits to: National Library which was established in 1967 and has many ancient Dzongkha and Tibetan texts); Painting School or the National Institute for Zorig Chusum (the 13 traditional arts and crafts like painting, woodcarving, embroidery and statue making); National Memorial Chorten which was built in 1974 in memory of the third King of Bhutan; Semtokha Dzong was built in 1629 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Today it is a place where monks do their studies.); Tashichhodzong, the seat of the government of Bhutan. It houses the secretariat, the Throne Room, His Majesty's secretariat, the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. If the sightseeing falls on the weekend, you can visit Thimphu's centennial vegetable market, where farmers from the nearby regions gather to sell their products. Dinner is served in the Hotel
Day 5-Dochula Sightseeing, Drive Thimphu to Paro
The first stop on this road journey is at Dochula pass at 3050 meters. Dochula is about 23 kilometres from Thimphu and during a clear day it offers a clear view of the Himalayas. After refreshments in Dochula the journey continues to Thimphu for Lunch. In the afternoon, proceed to Paro. Visit Town. Return to hotel. Dinner is served in the Hotel.