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| DURATION -54 Days | ACTIVITY Tour and SightSeeing | MAX ALTITUDE 3120m | TRIP GRADE Easy |
GROUP SIZE Min. 1-25 Pax. | Accommodation Hotel | TRANSPORT Car/ Bus | BEST SEASON N/A |
Bhutan is one of the beautiful countries in South Asia. It offers countless tour destinations with amazing views of landscapes and mountain ranges of the central Himalaya. 4 nights, 5 days Bhutan tour package from Kathmandu, Nepal, is the best package to explore the most popular places of Bhutan. This tour includes Bhutan hiking from Paro to Taktshang Monastery for 5 hours. We will drive from Thimpu to Punakha to Paro during the tour in Bhutan. The major destinations of the tour to Bhutan are listed in the table.
| Day | Activities | Popular destinations in Bhutan tour | Distance |
| 1 | Flight to Paro and drive to Thimphu; | Paro (2300 m), Thimpu (2334 m), Tachogang Lhakhang (1200 m), Kuensel Phodrang (2655.11 m), Traschichhoe dzong (3988 m), | 55 km |
| 2 | Drive to Punakha | Dochula Pass (3100 m), Punakha Dzong (1200 m), Chimi Lhakahang (1223 m), Punakha Village (1200 m) | 75 km |
| 3 | Drive to Paro | Simtokha Dzong (3080 m), Ta Dzong (2324 m), Rinpung Dzong (2323 m), | 125 km |
| 4 | Trek to Taktshang monastery | Taktshang Monastery (3120 m), Drukgyel Dzong (2607 m), Kyichu Lhakhang (2347 m) | 11.7 km |
| 5 | Flight back to Nepal | Paro airport (2255 m) | 531 km |
Bhutan and Nepal are alike in structure, but we can explore complete Buddhist culture in Bhutan. The short Bhutan tour covers Thimphu, Punakha, Paro, and its surrounding religious places, museums, and monasteries. Besides this, you can observe the sustainable development of the country with the protection of natural resources.
Yes, a 5 - day Bhutan trip is perfect for enjoying the mesmerizing beauty of mountains and Himalayan terrains. Some of the key information about the tour are listed as:
Bhutan tour begins after we Depart from Tribhuvan International airport to Paro. Flight from Nepal to Bhutan takes around 1 hour 15 minute and we will land to Paro international airport. After being checked out we will drive towards Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan. Paro to Thimpu distance covers around 49.8 km. We will drive around an hour and 15 minutes to reach Thimpu. We will take rest, taste Bhutanese food and visit Tachogang Lhakhang, Kuensel Phodrang, Traschichhoe dzong, located near Thimpu in the evening.
After having breakfast in Thimpu we will drive towards Punakha. It takes around two hours to cover the Punakha to Thimpu distance around 73 km through Thimpu-Punakha highway. We can enjoy the greenery, Buddhist culture, local villages and terrace farming during the drive. Passing organic agriculture farm Yusipang and Hungtsho monastery we will reach Dochula Pass. The amazing beauty of Dochula pass with 108 memorial chorten in an altitude of 3100m is breathtaking. After spending around an hour in Dochula pass we will drive towards Royal botanical garden of Bhutan through Thimpu – Wangdue Phodrang Highway. Most of the trial encompasses thick forest until reaching Thinleygyang town. The trial continues to Puna Tsang river and reaches Punakha village on the bank Puna Tsang Chu. We will visit Chimi Lahakhang monastery, Punakha Dzong, the admistrative centre of Punakha district as our major destination of the day.
We will do breakfast in Punakha and leave for Paro. It takes around three hours to cover Punakha to Paro distance around 115km through Phuentsholing Thimpu highway. Passing the landscape with different hill stations, forest, terrace farming, villages, markets and monasteries we will reach Paro. After having lunch in Paro we will visit Simtokha Dzong commonly known as castle monastery located in an elevation of 3080m. After spending around an hour in this monastery we will visit Ta Dzong (watch tower) and Rinpung Dzong a large ancient monastery of 1644AD.
After having a breakfast, we will start our trek to Takshang Monastery. It takes around 4 hours to reach the elevation of Takshang Monastery at 3120m. This monastery is one of the famous monasteries of Bhutan commonly known as Tiger’s nest. After visiting the Monastery, we will return downward and trek towards Drukgyel Dzong (Buddhist monastery). It takes around two hours to reach Drukgyel Dzong from Takshang. We will return back towards Paro and visit Kyichu Lhakhang on the way to Paro. Kyichu Lhakhang, Himalayan buddhist monastery build in Pagoda style. We will reach Paro for night stay.
Depending on our departure time we all drive to Paro international airport and fly back to Nepal. Our company member will pick up you from Tribhuvan International airport to hotel.
Kathmandu to Paro and Back Kathmandu Flight
Daily Government Royalties and Taxes
Entrance Fee/ Monuments Fee
All transfer vehicles and sightseeing as per the itinerary
English speaking Guide
3 Start Accommodation and hotel
Breakfast & Dinner at the hotel and Lunch at the local tourist restaurant
1 bottle of water per day during the tour
Bhutan Visa
Beverage ( alcoholic / Non - alcoholic)
Expenses of personal nature (like tipping, laundry, Tele phone/ Fax calls, Camera / Video Fee, Etc.)
Insurance of any kind / Medical expenses
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Yes, 5 days are enough for Bhutan to visit special paces of Thimpu, Paro and Punakha. To explore more places we need more days and nights
The 4 nights 5 days trip to Bhutan cost 2000$ per person. The cost includes two way Kathmandu Paro flight, food, sustainable development fee, accommodation, entrance fee in different monasteries, and transportation cost during the tour.
Yes, 5 days are enough for Bhutan to visit special paces of Thimpu, Paro and Punakha. To explore more places we need more days and nights.
You should spend at least 5 days and 4 nights in Bhutan to explore the Buddhist culture, landscape and important monasteries of Bhutan. If you have enough time you can join to Bhutan trekking like snowman trek, hot sprig trek, Samtengang winter trek and many more.
Spring (March, April, May) and autumn (September, October, November) are the best for Bhutan tour. You will have moderate temperature during these months and you can get clear view of mountains. Thus the best time to visit Bhutan is Late winter to early Summer (spring) and Late summer to late early winter (autumn). Never choose summer and winter month to skip rainy days and cold weather.
We can go Bhutan from Nepal via Kathmandu to Paro flight from Tribhuvan International airport. We can choose flight ticket from Druk or Bhutan airlines.
No, Bhutan is not a cheap country to visit. You need to pay sustainable development fee per day to Government of Bhutan. It makes our daily cost expensive than Nepal in Bhutan.
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