Nepal Bhutan Tour – 11 nights 12 days

Approx, 30 minutes drive from airport to hotel.

• Pickup from Kathmandu (TIA) airport
• Place to visit / Tour
  • Boudhanath ( A large Buddhist Stupa)
  • Pashupatinath (Largest Hindi Temple having open cremation area)
• If you arrive lately in Kathmandu, we will manage the tour in next day (before flight to Bhutan)

Approx, 40 minutes drive to Bhaktapur

• Pickup from your hotel
• Place to visit / Tour
  • Bhaktapur Durbar Square
  • Changunarayan Temple

Overnight at Kathmandu

Approx, 1 hour drive to Chandragiri cable car station from Kathamndu

• Place to visit / Tour
  • Drive to Chandragiri Cable car station
  • Station to Chandragiri hills by cablecar
  • Chandragiri sightseeing for panoramic views of Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest
  • Back to station and drive back to Patan

Overnight at Kathmandu

Approx, 1 hour 30 minutes drive from Paro to Thimphu.

• Drop to Kathmandu airport
• Pickup from Paro airport
• Drive to Thimphu
• Place to visit / Tour
  • Memorial Chorten (temple)
  • Changangkha Lhakhang
  • Statue of Buddha
  • Visit the fortress of Thimphu, Tashichho Dzong
  • Weekend market (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
• If you arrive lately in Paro, we will manage the tour in next day morning.

Approx, 2 hours 30 minutes drive from Thimphu to Punakha

• Drive to Punakha crossing over Dochula pass (3200 mts)
• Place to visit / Tour
  • DochuLa Pass (views of the highest mountain peaks & walk around the 108 stupas)
  • Hike through the paddy field and old village to visit Chimi Lakhang, the temple of fertility.
  • Punakha Dzong
  • Khamsum Yuley Lakhang

Overnight at Punakha

Approx, 4 hours drive from Punakha to Trongsa

• Drive to Trongsa crossing over Pelela Pass at 3,420 meters
• Place to visit / Tour
  • Cross over Pelela Pass at 3,300m which forms the part of Black mountain range
  • Enroute could take a short break and go for short hike to the remote village of Rukubji/Chendibji

Overnight at Trongsa

Approx, 2 hours drive from Trongsa to Jakar

• Place to visit / Tour
  • Visit the majestic Trongsa Dzong (Fortress) , the home of the royals
  • Visit Ta Dzong, an ancient watchtower
  • Start driving for Jakar crossing over Yotong La pass at 3,400m
  • Stop in Chumi valley, the weaving place
  • Continue your drive for Jakar crossing over Kiki La pass 2870m
  • Arrive Bumthang (Jakar) Valley.

• Place to visit / Tour
  • Visit Jampay Lakhang
  • Visit Kurjey lakhang temple
  • Visit Tamshing lakhang temple
  • Swiss farm
  • Jakar Dzong (if time permits)
  • Evening walk around Jakar town and try some local pancake and noodles

Approx, 4 hours drive from Jakar to Pobhjikha

• Drive to Phobjikha passing by Trongsa town and crossing over Pele La pass, 3420 meters
• Place to visit/tour
  • Phobjikha Nature trail hike (2.5 Hrs), which offers beautiful view of the valley. It starts from the valley and end with Gangtey Goempa
  • Visit Gangtey Goempa Temple
  • Crane Canter
  • An option to visit a village and a farmhouse for lunch/dinner

Approx, 5 hours drive from Pobhjikha to Paro

• Drive to Paro after breakfast
• Place to visit / tour
  • Paro Dzong (Fortress)
  • Old Paro Town
  • Could get some opportunity to see the traditional game, Archery.

Approx, 20 minutes drive from Paro town to base camp of hike

• Drive to base for the hike
• Place to visit / Tour
  • Hike to Taktsang Monastery (Tiger’s Nest) – 3 hours uphill
  • Kichu Lakhang, one of the oldest temples in Bhutan

• Drop you to Paro airport from your hotel
• Return with some magnificent memories and moments from Nepal and Bhutan trip.
• Flight available from Paro to Kathmandu, Bangkok, New Delhi, Kalkatta, Bagdogra, Singapore, Dhaka etc.