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09 Days/08 Nights Simply Bhutan Home-stays Tours of Bhutan (Western Bhutan)
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Day1: Paro Arrival and travel to Haa
After receiving you at the Paro International Airport, our guide and driver will take you to Haa. En route you’ll have lunch in a local restaurant in Paro and there will be a stoppage at Chele La pass between Haa and Paro. Continuing on your journey you’ll reach Haa where the beautiful Haa valley awaits you. You will visit another enchanting mountain pass, before finally reaching your Bhutanese family homestay.
Day 2: Haa to Thimphu
After breakfast, you will travel to Thimphu through the picturesque villages of Jabana, Susuna, and Dogakha with a stoppage at Dogakha to pay a visit to the Dobji Dzong. In Thimphu, you will visit some places of historical, cultural and social importance including the Simtokha Dzong, Centenary Farmers Market, and Tashichho Dzong. You’ll enjoy some free time in the evening. You’ll be staying in 3-star hotel accommodation.
Day 3: Sightseeing in Thimphu
You’ll visit various historical, traditional, and natural sites in Thimphu including the Royal Textile Academy, the National Library, and Folk Heritage Museum, where you’ll also stop for lunch. In the afternoon, you’ll visit Changangkha Lhakhang, Memorial Chorten, Royal Takin Preserve, and Buddha Point, which boasts the largest Buddha Statue of Bhutan. In the evening, you will enjoy a traditional Bhutanese dinner at Bhutan Kitchen.
Day 4: Thimphu to Punakha
After breakfast, you’ll embark on a journey to Punakha. En route, you’ll visit Dochula pass to admire the view of the Himalayan mountain ranges. Further along, you’ll make a stop to visit Gakidh village’s homestay at Phentekha for lunch. Here, you’ll also be able to try your hand at the traditional Bhutanese game of archery. After arriving in Punakha, you will visit the suspension bridge, a nunnery, and a Buddhist institute before settling into your homestay.
Day 5: Punakha to Phobjikha
After breakfast, you’ll visit Punakha Dzong, a temple built by the Founding Father of Bhutan. Afterwards, you’ll visit Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten and Chimi Lhakhang, the fertility temple. After lunch, you’ll walk through the villages of Rinchengang opposite Wangdue Phodrang. Once you reach Phobjikha Valley, your homestay host will be waiting to welcome you into their home. In the evening before dinner, you can unwind by having a hot stone bath.
Day 6: Phobjikha Valley
You’ll explore the Phobjikha Valley starting with the Gantey Monastery followed by a short hike through the villages in the area, giving you a chance to see traditional farming activities and interact with the locals. After lunch at the homestay, you’ll visit the black-necked crane information centre to learn about the cranes that use the valley as their winter home. Whilst exploring Phobjikha, you’ll visit a majestical chapel and learn more about the local people.
Day 7: Phobjikha to Paro
After breakfast, you’ll drive back to Paro via Wangdue Phodrang, Punakha and Thimphu. You will take a short break at the Royal Botanical Park in Lampelri to stretch out your legs with a short hike around the garden. After refreshments at the park’s cafeteria, you’ll drive another hour before having lunch at a local restaurant in Thimphu. After arriving in Paro, you will have some free time to go shopping in the arts and crafts markets.
Day 8: Hike to Tiger’s Nest Monastery
The highlight of the day will be taking a 4-5 hour return hike to Tiger’s Nest Monastery, also known as Paro Taktsang, and is associated with Guru Rinpoche. You will have lunch at the Tiger’s Nest Cafeteria which is the perfect midpoint for those who do not wish to complete the whole climb. Later on, you’ll visit the National Museum, Rinpung Dzong, and Kychu Lhakhang, one of the oldest monasteries in Bhutan. You’ll have dinner in the hotel in the evening.
Day 9: Drop off to Paro International Airport
After breakfast in the hotel and depending upon your flight timing, your guide will escort you to the airport, assist you until your departure and bid you a safe onwards journey.
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Further following different theme based eco-tours can also be arranged during different times of the year.
i) Rhododendron Festival at Lampelri, Thimphu from 19th- 21st April.2025
ii) Haa Summer Festival, Haa 13th and 14th July,2025
iii) Annual Mushroom Festival, Genekha, Thimphu from 15th to 16th August,2025
iv) Matsutake Festival, Ura, Bumthang from 23rd and 24th August, 2025
v) Jhomolhari Mountain Festival (Community Based Snow leopard Conservation) from 14th to 15th October, 2025.
