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Bhutan Festival Tour

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BHUTAN FESTIVAL TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
  • Visit Bhutan’s exotic and exciting Thimpu, Gantey, Wangdue and Bumthang Festivals
  • Explore the countryside visiting monasteries, markets, shrines and small villages
  • Learn about Bhutanese culture at the famed School of Arts and Crafts in Thimphu
  • Visit Drugyel Dzong for a magnificent view of sacred Mt. Jumolhari

Attend five very different festivals on this exciting tour! The Thimphu Drubchen Tsechu – one of the grandest in Bhutan, the Wangdue, Gangtey Tsechus, Tamshing Phla Chloepa and Bumthang’s unique Tangbi Mani Festival all located in small villages where lifestyles and traditions remain unchanged through the centuries.   This is an exciting opportunity to really become a part of the culture during your visit.

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Monks meditating during the Thimpu Festival
ITINERARY- BHUTAN FESTIVAL TOUR
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Day 1: Arrival in Paro-Drive to Thimphu
Afternoon explore the traditional city and visit the memorial Stupa.

Day 2: Thimphu
Attend Thimphu Tshechu, where deities are prayed to and dances are performed by monks and secular people. Visit the dzong, Memorial Chorten, National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Folk Heritage Museum and the School of Arts and Crafts as well as the bustling bazaar.

Day 3: Wangdue
We drive over the Dochula Pass. Visit Chimi Lhakhang-fertility monastery.

Day 5: Trongsa - Bumthang
A spectacular drive to Trongsa with many waterfalls alongside the climbing road.  We go directly to attend the Tamshing Phala Chhoepa Festival.

Day 6-7: Bumthang
Attend attend Tangbi Mani festival. Visit the many rich cultural sites of Bumthang.

Day 8: Punahka
The route crosses Pelela (11,150 feet) and passes the village of Rukubji, surrounded by fields of wheat and barley. We drop into Trongsa for lunch and visit Trongsa dzong, a fine example of Bhutanese architecture. Continue to Punakha.

Day 9: Punahka-Paro
Visit Punakha Dzong and drive to Paro. Afternoon tour of Paro.

Day 10: Paro
Visit revered monasteries and chortens, the dzong and National Museum. Optional hike to Taktsang Monastery.

Day 11: Fly to Kathmandu
Visit Swayambunath and Durbar Square.

Day 12: Depart

Bhutan Festival Tour
BHUTAN FESTIVAL TOUR - TRIP LENGTH
12-day trip begins in Paro and ends in Paro
2012 DATES
September 21-October 2
LAND COST
From $3200
ACCOMMODATIONS
Best available traditional guesthouses in Bhutan
GROUP SIZE
2-12 guests
INCLUDED MEALS
All meals in Bhutan
 
 
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