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Bhutan Unveiled

13 days
Start and end in Paro
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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 12
Ages 18+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Paro

    Meals
    Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Rinpung Dzong (subject to flight schedule)
    • Visit Kyichu Lhakhang (subject to flight schedule)
    • Visit Dumtse Lhakhang (subject to flight schedule)
    • Stroll around Paro town
    Landmarks
    Rinpung Dzong
    Kyichu Lhakhang
    Dumtse Lhakhang
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  2. Day 2

    Paro to Trashigang

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit Draktsho East vocational training centre
    • Explore Trashigang Dzong

    Optional Activities

    • Dinner with former Home Affairs Minister (if possible)
    Landmarks
    Draktsho East
    Trashigang Dzong
  3. Day 3

    Merak

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional Brokpa gathering with locally distilled rice wine (Ara) and tea)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Rangjung Woesel Choling Monastery
    • Meet Brokpa semi-nomadic community
    • Guided village tour with local host
    • Traditional Brokpa songs and dances performance
    • Experience traditional hearth gathering
    Landmarks
    Rangjung Woesel Choling Monastery
    Merak Village
  4. Day 4

    Merak to Trashiyangtse

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Witness sacred Yak Dance ritual
    Landmarks
    Chorten Kora
    Trashiyangtse
  5. Day 5

    Tashi Yangtse

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided village walk
    • Observe elders in meditation at Chorten Kora
    • Offer butter lamps

    Optional Activities

    • Make Ara with local farmers
    • Make local cheese with farmers
    • Learn butter churning
    Landmarks
    Chorten Kora
  6. Day 6

    Tashi Yangtse - Mongar - Lhuntse

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit Gom Kora
    • Walk through Mongar town
    • Visit Khoma village
    Landmarks
    Gom Kora
    Mongar
    Khoma village
    Itinerary Image 1
  7. Day 7

    Khoma Village - Gangzur - Tangmachu

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Observe traditional weaving techniques in local homes
    • Visit Gangzur village
    • Visit Takila Guru Statue at Tangmachu
    Landmarks
    Khoma village
    Gangzur village
    Takila Guru Statue
  8. Day 8

    Lhuntse to Bumthang

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at local farmhouse)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Ura village
    • Visit Sumthrang Monastery
    • Visit Red Panda Brewery
    • Dinner at local farmhouse

    Optional Activities

    • Try archery
    Landmarks
    Ura village
    Sumthrang Monastery
    Red Panda Brewery
  9. Day 9

    Bumthang

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic or lunch in palace courtyard at Ogyen Choling Palace), Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit Membar Tsho (Burning Lake)
    • Tour Ogyen Choling Palace Museum
    • Picnic or lunch in palace courtyard
    • Visit Bee Keepers' Cooperative
    • Visit Ta Rimochen Lhakhang
    Landmarks
    Tang
    Membar Tsho (Burning Lake)
    Ogyen Choling Palace Museum
    Bee Keepers' Cooperative
    Ta Rimochen Lhakhang
  10. Day 10

    Bumthang - Trongsa - Punakha

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Trongsa Dzong
    • Visit Chimi Lhakhang (Temple of Fertility)
    • Browse Kaja Throm market
    Landmarks
    Trongsa Dzong
    Chimi Lhakhang
    Kaja Throm market
  11. Day 11

    Punakha - Thimphu - Paro

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit Punakha Dzong
    • Cross Dochu La Pass
    • Visit Buddha Dordenma
    • Walk to Druk Wangditse Temple
    Landmarks
    Punakha Dzong
    Dochu La Pass
    Buddha Dordenma
    Druk Wangditse Temple
  12. Day 12

    Paro

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch on the mountainside), Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Trek to Taktsang Monastery (Tiger's Nest)
    • View meditation cave of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
    Landmarks
    Taktsang Monastery (Tiger's Nest)
  13. Day 13

    Paro

    Meals
    Breakfast

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Crooked Compass

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    April 13th, 2024
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  • tsippora
    October 24th, 2023
    Excellent. Mostly addressed my interests, was very well managed.
  • Elizabeth
    July 18th, 2023
    Great tour guide, driver and itinerary.

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    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Bhutan. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Bhutan. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Cholera - Recommended for Bhutan. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Bhutan. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Bhutan. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for Bhutan. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an infected area for Bhutan. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for Bhutan. Ideally 1 month before travel.
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    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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    • For any tour departing before July 1st, 2026 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after July 1st, 2026, a minimum payment of $850 is required to confirm your booking with Crooked Compass. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 60 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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