Day 1- DEL-PBH flight into Bhutan gives you a spectacular experience,
witnessing the chain of majestic Himalayan's peaks. You will descend
to the Druk Yul's beautiful Paro valley with Dzongs and winding
Paro chu river. You will be picked up be our guide from the Air-Port.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2- Sight seeing at Paro - visiting Ta Dzong-National Museum,
Drukgyel Dzong-the fortress which helped to repel the numerous Tibetan
attacks from the north, 'Mountain of the Goddess'-Chomolhari, Taktshang
Monastery 'The Tiger's Nest, etc. After drive up to Chelala Pass
to watch flowers esp. during months of June-August.
Day 3 - An hour and a half drive to the capital - Thimphu, passing
apple orchards, farm houses, etc. Thimphu is above 8000ft. from
sea level where you can see upper mothithang Zoo[Takin], Memorial
Chorten built in the name of our Lt. Third king. Visit various handicraft
centers, Art school, Tashichhodzong, etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4- Early morning, after break fast, drive east to gangtey via
Punakha and Wangdi crossing the Dochula Pass at 10000 ft high from
where you can see some highest peaks including famous Gangar Punsum.
You will descend through temperate forest down to semi-tropical
zone to Punakha. Five hundred years old Punakha Dzong was the winter
capital for last three hundred years. It is the winter home to the
Je Khenpo the Chief Abbot. Drive to nearby town, Wangdi and then
to the beautiful open valley - Gangtey where you can watch the Black
Necked Cranes especially during November. Overnight at Lodge.
Day 5 - Gangtey to Bumthang via Trongsa is of six hrs drive. You
will pass by Pelela Pass over viewing the Black Mountain, and will
reach Trongsa crossing Mangde Chu. Trongsa is 7220ft. above sea
level having most impressive Dzong built in 1647. Drive to Bumthang.
Day 6&7 - Bumthang is a most beautiful valley you can visit
in Bhutan. Heaven for trekkers and hikers. You can see different
Dzongs with different stories behind it.
Day 8 - Drive back to Thimphu the same way of approx. 10 hrs journey.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 9 - Early leave the hotel to catch the flight to Bangkok/Delhi.
Airport transfer, deluxe hotel reservation (additional
nights can be arranged in advance if you would like to stay a little longer,
or arrive earlier), guided sightseeing in India according to the iterenaries
and ground transportation, air transportation to trek, National Park entrance
fee and all trekking permits.
While trekking you will be provided with a double occupancy tent with a mattress,
All meals provided by our experienced staff within the comfort of a dinning
tent, portable oxygen chamber and oxygen for high elevation trekking, and toilet
tent. All of our senior guides have many years of trekking experience in this
region, ranging from ten to twenty five years of trekking in the area. They
are also conversant in English and other languages. You can be assured that
you are in capable hands traveling with Kirat Treks.
