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DRUKYUL WALKING TOUR (12 nights 13 days)
This tour is one of the best ways to discover Bhutan. With no
real trekking involved, there are several moderate hikes
and day excursions to villages. An active vacation without
roughing it out. The tour covers the regular sites as well
as exotic off beat places. Visit the regular monasteries,
museums etc and travel in the interiors of certain region
like Bumthang district.
| Number of kilometers covered by road |
910 kms |
| Maximum altitude |
Dochu La (3000M) |
| Best time to visit |
March- May and September- November |
Day 1: Delhi - Paro - Thimphu - 65 kms/2 hrs
Fly into Paro from Kolkata/ Delhi. Drive for 2 hrs to
Thimphu where we stay for the night. Familiarization and
sightseeing of Thimphu.
Day 2: Thimphu
Full day sightseeing of Thimphu. Visit the monasteries,
museums, temples, dzongs and colorful markets.
Day 3: Thimphu - Punakha - 77 kms/3 hrs
Drive over Dochu La to Punakha valley. The road drops down
from the pass through forest and finally emerging in
cultivated lands of low lying sub tropical Punakha. Night
stay in a lodge.
Day 4: Punakha and Wangdiphodrang valley - 13 kms/45
minutes one way
Full day for walks and visiting sites in the valley. Visit
Wangdi and Punakha dzong. The dzong was the power base for
old system of reincarnate rulers. Some times it is
possible to visit the inner courtyards of the dzong.
Day 5: Punakha - Jakar - 202 kms/6-7 hrs
Drive to Jakar with village walks en route. Night stay in
a lodge.
Day 6: Jakar
Full day sightseeing and walking in the valley.
Day 7: Jakar - Trongsa - 70 kms/2.5 hrs
Walks enroute to Trongsa and visit Trongsa dzong and Kunga
Rabten. Night stay in guesthouse.
Day 8: Trongsa - Gangtey - 82 kms/4 hrs
Walks in the serene Phobjikha valley. Night stay in a
lodge.
Day 9: Gangtey - Thimphu - 137 kms/4-5 hrs
Drive back to Thimphu. Walk en route in the villages of
Thinleygang and Hongtsho. Night stay in hotel.
Day 10: Thimphu - Haa - 115 kms/3.5 hrs
Drive to Haa valley and visit small villages in the
valley. Night stay in a guesthouse.
Day 11: Haa - Paro - 60 kms/2 hrs
Drive over the Chele La and walk to the secluded Kila
Gompa Nunnery. Visit the National museum in Paro and
Rinphung Dzong.
Day 12: Paro - Taksang - Paro
Full day hike to Taksang and beyond to Zangdopelri and
Ugyen Tsemo.
Day 13: Paro - Delhi/Kolkata - Fly back
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