Day-wise plan
Every day runs on a private cab - the order and pace are yours to change.
1Day 1 - Trip begins at Paro Airport - Arrive at Paro and transfer to Thimphu
- Land at Paro International Airport and clear immigration
- Drive across to Thimphu and check in
- Rest of the day free to walk the local market
- Dinner and overnight in Thimphu
2Day 2 - Thimphu sightseeing
- Visit the National Memorial Chorten raised in honour of the late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
- See the great Buddha statue overlooking the Thimphu valley and the Motithang takin preserve
- Walk through Tashichho Dzong, seat of the government and summer residence of the chief abbot
- Continue to Simtokha Dzong, the oldest dzong in the country, dating to 1627
- Browse the handicrafts emporium and the town's markets
3Day 3 - Transfer to Punakha with sightseeing en route
- Stop at Dochula Pass for the higher Himalayan skyline if the weather is clear
- Visit Chimi Lhakhang, the fertility temple built by Lama Drukpa Kunley
- Explore Punakha Dzong at the meeting of the Pho Chu and Mo Chu rivers
- Check in at Punakha for dinner and the night
4Day 4 - Transfer to Paro and Paro sightseeing
- Drive from Punakha to Paro and check in
- Visit the ruins of Drukgyel Dzong in the upper valley, with views to Mount Jomolhari on a clear day
- Stop at Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest temples in the country, dating to 659 AD
- Dinner and overnight in Paro
5Day 5 - Excursion and hike to Taktsang Monastery
- Drive to the base of the Tiger's Nest trail and begin the roughly 6.5 kilometre hike
- Climb through pine forest and prayer flags, with a halt at the midway cafeteria
- Finish on about 700 steps to the monastery built around Guru Rinpoche's meditation cave, on a cliff dropping some 900 metres
- Visit Ta Dzong, the old watchtower that now holds the National Museum, and Rinpung Dzong below it
- Walk to the dzong across the traditional covered cantilever bridge
6Day 6 - Trip ends at Paro Airport - Departure from Paro
- Breakfast and check out
- Transfer to Paro International Airport
- Trip ends
About this plan
The permits and the daily fee handled, the passes and dzongs covered. Fully private · after you enquire, a planner fine-tunes stays, pace and extras around you.
Private car and driverHandpicked Bhutan hotelsPermits arranged24×7 WhatsApp desk
What's in, what's not
No fine print later - the quote you get matches this list exactly.
Included in 6D / 5N
- Five nights of three star accommodation on a double sharing basis
- Breakfast from day two to day six and dinner from day two to day five
- Thimphu local sightseeing
- Paro sightseeing
- Hike to Taktsang Monastery
- All airport and sightseeing transfers in a private vehicle
- All sightseeing places listed in the itinerary
- English speaking guide accompanying you inside Bhutan
- Inner line or protected area permit
- Sustainable Development Fee
Not included
- Anything of a personal nature
- Meals not listed in the itinerary or inclusions
- Visa charges, although visa assistance is provided
- International and domestic flights
- Travel insurance
- Mandatory hotel taxes payable at the destination, if any
- International airfare to and from Bhutan
- Indonesia visa on arrival fee, paid at Denpasar airport
- Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
- Personal expenses, tips and anything not listed under inclusions
Sightseeing on this plan
01Dochula Pass02Punakha Dzong03Paro Taktsang04Buddha DordenmaThimphu
