Mountain and Mystics

During this 12 days trip, you will be hosted to unlimited and unique experiences in all places that we take you to. The “Peaceful Dragon Kingdom” will unfold in front of your eyes as you visit places of cultural importance and trek high up in clean and beautiful surrounding. Tours takes you through mountain environment with rich green environment and unadulterated mountain surroundings. Further during this short trek, you will have opportunity to travel to area, where only handfuls have been before you. Enchanting Himalayan life style, beautiful people, mountain sceneries, unique life style, vibrant culture and friendly Bhutanese people are every where through out this tour.

Tour Itinerary

DAY 01 Arrive Paro
After arrival at Paro Airport (7,000ft). Our representative will receive you at the Airport and transfer to the hotel.

DAY 02 Paro Sightseeing
A day to explore Paro. Local sightseeing includes visit to Drugyel Dzong, Ta Dzong, which houses the National Museum, and the traditional wooden bridge. Stroll through Paro town.

DAY 03 Excursion to Taktsang
Spend a full day hike to Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest. This magical monastery clings to a vertical granite cliff 3,000 ft above the valley floor. The monastery unfortunately got burnt in 1998 and has recently been reconstructed.

DAY 04 Paro – Jele Dzong (Altitude -11,600 ft / 3,536 m. Distance 10 kms.)
The trek trail is gradual and only in clear weather one can have a look of Paro valley

DAY 05 Jele Dzong – Jangchulakha (Altitude - 11,900 ft / 3,627 m. Distance - 10 kms)
The trail takes you through thick alpine forests and rhododendron trees. The yaks in winter graze in the pastures around the path and there may be some yaks and yak herders around the campsite.

DAY 06 Jangchulakha- Semtokha (Altitude - 2,580 ft /3,834 m. Distance-11 kms)
The trail goes through dwarf rhododendron trees and passes by the lake of Janetsho. One may come across some yak herders’ camps and can experience their living style. Camp is close to Semkotha lake. Altitude - 12,580 ft / 3,834 m. Distance - 11 kms.

DAY 07 Semtokha – Phajoding (Altitude - 11,600 ft / 3,536 m. Distance - 10 kms)
The trek begins with a gradual climb and if weather permits one will get a beautiful view of Mount Gangkhar Punsum, the highest mountain in Bhutan and other Himalayan mountains from Doupchula Pass. The path gradually descends till Phajoding, where the monastery and the retreat centers for meditation are located.

Overnight in camp.

DAY 08 Phajoding – Thimphu (Alt. 8,050 ft / 2,454 m. Distance - 7 - 8 kms)
The trail to Thimphu goes down hill through the blue pine forests. It takes about 2 -3hours to reach Thimphu. Evening at leisure.

Overnight in hotel.

DAY 09 Thimphu Sightseeing
Visit National Library, School of Thangka Painting, Institute of Traditional Medicine andthe Memorial Chorten. Visit the Handicraft Emporium in the afternoon.

DAY10 Thimphu - Paro
Morning at leisure. After lunch, drive to Paro. On the way, visit Simtokha Dzong, the oldest fortress in the country built in 1627 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifierof Bhutan. Evening walk around the Paro town.

DAY 11 Paro Sightseeing
Under take some of the left over sightseeing.

DAY 12 Departure
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to the Paro Airport to board the flight. All departure formalities will be made available in advance by your guide.