Christmas & New Year Tours & Trips in Mount Jomolhari

You'll ring in the New Year at 3,988m on Chele La Pass with views of sacred Mount Jomolhari (6,706m) and the Tsherimgang Mountains, all decorated with prayer flags and winter snow. The trip includes Thimphu's New Year festivities and stays at comfort hotels in Paro and Thimphu. Trek up to Tiger's Nest Monastery at 3,120m, where Guru Rinpoche meditated for 3 years, 3 months, and 3 days, then toast with complimentary Bhutan Red Rice Wine.

Ring in the New Year under snow-covered Himalayan peaks, starting in Thimphu where you'll see Tashichho Dzong and the towering Shakyamuni Buddha at Kuensel Phodrang. Check out the 12th-century Changangkha Lhakhang monastery and spot the unique takin at Motithang Preservation Centre, then trek up to Taktsang monastery—it's perched 900 meters above Paro Valley on cliffs where Guru Rinpoche once meditated.

Your Druk Air flight from Kathmandu to Paro offers great views of Mount Jomolhari at 7,326m rising above the eastern Himalayas. During the festive season, you'll check out Thimphu's Memorial Chorten and National Library, then head to Pangri Zampa Monastery and Dechencholing Palace. Accommodation is in government-approved 3-star hotels.

This 4-day trip takes you through Bhutan's Himalayan valleys during the holiday season, with views of Mount Jomolhari's snow-covered peaks. You'll hike up to Taktsang Monastery (Tiger's Nest), which sits at 3,120 meters above Paro Valley, walk around Thimphu's festive streets during Christmas, and see the lit-up Buddha Dordenma statue at sunset.

See Tashichhodzong fortress all lit up for the holidays and browse the Authentic Craft Bazaar in Thimphu for unique Christmas gifts. Hike to Tiger's Nest temple complex with Mount Jomolhari in view, then ring in the new year at the 51.5-meter Buddha Dordenma statue—the world's largest sitting Buddha—with Paro Valley below.