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Bus, Airlines
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3 Stars Hotels
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5,416 metres
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Kathmandu
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Feb, Mar, Apr & May
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Eco-Tour, Hiking
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All meals during the trek
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English, Spanish, French, Chinese
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Easy to Moderate
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2-15
Overview
Introduction
This trip is one of its kinds designed to offer you an exhilarating pan-Bhutan experience, starting from the western flank of the country to the extreme east, and a whole lot of landscape, culture, flora and fauna in between. This trip takes you across the East-West lateral highway, a journey covering more than 1,000 kilometers across four major mountain passes, different dialect-speaking communities and settlements, different cultures and way of life, and a mesmerizing landscape and an ever changing flora. At every stop, you will experience something that is unique yet deeply central to Bhutan’s rich cultural heritage. This trip will expose you to a million experiences that make Bhutan!
Summary
A 15-day road trip across the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan can be daunting as well as exhausting. That’s what you are thinking, right? But come to think of this, no other trips provide a holistic experience as this one. In fact, this trip combines together many other short trips, presenting you with the opportunity to explore Bhutan in its entirety, from east to west. You will start your journey from Paro, travel across central districts, explore eastern districts and head back to Punakha and finally exit from Paro. It’s one full circle.
Highlights
- • Visit the famous Taktshang or the Tiger’s Nest in Paro. You can’t afford not to visit the Tiger’s Nest when in Bhutan. Or it’s as good as not visiting Bhutan at all
- • Visit the historical Paro Rinpung Dzong and the National Museum of Bhutan including one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Bhutan Kyichu Lhakhang
- • Take a tour of Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital and soak in its contrasting cultures, where modern and tradition seamlessly fuse
- • Stop by four mountain passes that offer breathtaking views of the Himalayan mountain ranges and unclimbed, virgin peaks
- • Visit the inner sanctums of the historical Trongsa dzong (fortress), a living example of the brilliance of Bhutanese architecture, which has but very few equals across the country
- • Visit cultural and spiritual sites in Bumthang valley
- • Explore the wild east in Mongar, Trashigang and Trashiyangtse
- • Visit the old capital Punakha and the Puna Dewa Chenpoi Phodrang or the Great Palace of Happiness, built on the confluence of two rivers
- • Visit Chimi Lhakhang or the Temple of Fertility
- • Enjoy the vast bounty of nature, fresh Himalayan air, and the warm hospitality of people of Bhutan
