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BHUTAN WEST TO EAST TRAVERSE |
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Bhutan West To East
Traverse |
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Itinerary of Bhutan West To East
Traverse in
Detail |
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Days 01 :
Arrival in Paro.
Meet the guide at the airport and transfer to hotel. |
Days 02 :
Sightseeing of Paro
Visit Drugyal Dzong, National Museum, Paro Rinpung
Dzong, Kyichu Lhakhang. Overnight hotel. |
Days 03 :
Paro-Thimphu
Today, you will set off on foot or also possible on
horseback to Takstang Moanstery ( Tiger's Nest),
cliging on a sheer cliff of about some 500ft. Return
downhill and drive 2 and half hours to Thimpu-the
capital town of Bhutan. |
Days 04 :
Sightseeing of Thimpu.
Visit the Tashichho Dzong-the seat of central
government, where both the temporal and spiritual
heads of the country.Other points of interests are
Memorial chorten, Nunnery etc. |
Days 05 :
Thimphu-Punakha and Wangdi
Drive via Dochu la pass to Punakha. Visit Punakha
Dzong and Wangdiphodrag valley; overnight hotel. |
Days 06 :
Punakha to Phubjika
For 2 hours drive along the highway to east and then
after the village of Nobbing, you will approach the
diversion road to Phubjika valley ( one hour). Visit
the Gangtey Gompa, an old monastery set atop a hill
overlooking the valley. Phubjika is one of few
glacial valleys, very wide, beautiful and also the
chosen winter home of the black-necked Crane,
migrating from the Central Asian plateau. |
Days 07 :
Phubjika to Bumthang via Tongsa.
Drive via the Pele la pass( 3300 ft) to Bumthang.En
route you will visit the great white stupa built in
18th century. Overnight lodge. |
Days 08 :
Bumthang
Full day sightseeing of central Bumthang, partly
walking to visit Wangdicholing Dzong, Kurjey &
Tamshing Lhakhangs; overnight lodge |
Days 09 :
Bumthang-Mongar
Drive via the Membertso Lake, Ura village, and
Thrumshing la pass to Mongar; overnight in Mongar
(lodge) |
Days 10 :
Mongar-Tashiyangtse.
Follow the road to Tashigang until some 15 km before
taking a diversion to Tashiyangtse which is another
2 hours scenic drive climbing through the ridge.
Terraced fields and houses along the slope make
splendid view. |
Days 11 :
Sightseeing of Tashiyangtse
This is a very recent administrative center;the
place still retains the charm of medieval towns at
an altitude of 1850m with pleasant temperature.
Nearby a tall impressive Chorten Kora is one of the
only two temples in Bhutan built in Nepalese style
and is a host to a great festival celebrated every
year. Visit to the old Dzong across the thatched
bamboo bridge. |
Days 12 :
Tashiyangtse to Tashigang
Retrace your drive to Tashigang about 2 and half
hours drive. Stop in Doksum village en route where
you will get to see women busy in weaving. Tashigang,
though is a small town clustered together, acts as a
trading center for many remote regions of eastern
Bhutan. Visit |
Days 13 :
To Samdrup Jongkhar
This is a 6 to 7 hours long drive to the small
frontier town of Samdrup Jongkhar. The drive is
adventurous and scenic through the ever-changing
vegetation. Along the way, see Sherubste, the only
college in the country, the school for blind and the
weaving center in Khaling. |
Days 14 :
Guwahati drop
After brekfast drive to Guwahati ( 3 hours) and exit
to India.Tour ends
The Dzong and overnight hotel |
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