Nepal Bhutan Tour – 11 nights 12 days
Including Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Patan & Chandragiri hills | Thimphu, Punakha overnight & Paro with Taktsang Monastery Hike || Extermly Popular ||- 3 nights in Nepal and 8 nights in Bhutan
- Flexible Travel Route (Bhutan and then Nepal also possible), Flexible monuments to visit, Flexible number of nights in both countries.
- We take care of you Visa of Bhutan and internal flights. Nepal visa easily available upon your arrival at Kathmandu (TIA) airport.
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Day to Day Journey
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.
What's included?
- Bhutan Travel permit and Visa
- Round trip flight ticket to Bhutan from Kathmandu/Bangkok/New Delhi/Kolkatta/Singapore/Dhaka/others
- Private vehicle with air conditioning
- Private cultural English-speaking tour guide (Other language guide also available upon your request with extra cost.)
- All meals (BLD) in Bhutan
- Breakfast in Nepal
- All accommodation upon your request; in luxury / 5-star international hotel, comfortable 4-star hotel, economic 3-star hotel
- Monuments entrance/admission fees
- Guide and driver’s meals and accommodation
- Service Charge (the planning, handling, operational and communication charges) & government taxes.