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Day 01 Paro

• Your arrival will be traditionally received by our BST Representative in the Paro Airport and escorted to hotel in Paro.
• Dinner: (R) Overnight: (H)

Day 02 Paro sightseeing:

• Excursion to the famous Taktsang(Tiger’s nest) monastery.
• Lunch: (R) Dinner: (R) Overnight: (H)

Day 03 Paro- Punakha

• Drive to Punakha via Dochula pass (3050m). This pass offers panoramic views of himalayan ranges.
• Short walk to visit Chime Lhakhang .
• Visit Punakha Dzong, winter seat of Je Khenpo (chief abbot) of Bhutan ancient capital of Bhutan, remarkably located between the rivers of Mochhu(female) and Po chhu(male).
• Lunch: (R) Dinner: (R) Overnight: (H)

Day 04 Punakha-Thimphu;

• Wangduephodrang Dzong, built in 1638
• En-route briefly stop at the Dochula pass cafeteria for refreshments.
• Explore Thimphu bazaar.
• Lunch: (R) Dinner: (R) Overnight: (H).

Day 05 Thimphu sightseeing;

• National Memorial Chorten, built in the honour of our third king Jigme dorji Wangchuk.
• Zilukha nunnery.
• National School of Arts and Crafts.
• Traditional Medical institute, where medicine are prepared according to ancient practices.
• Folk heritage museum
• Thimphu view point
• Traditional paper industry
• Textile Museum .
• Tashichhodzong, seat of the national Government and the central Monastic body,
• Handicraft Emporium.
• Visit to the Takin, zoo,
• Lunch: (R) Dinner: (R) Overnight: Hotel

Day 06 Thimphu/ Paro

• Drive to Paro
• Sightseeing in Paro
• Rinpung Dzong, built in 1646 and is the seat of the district administration of Paro.
• Drukgyal Dzong, the fortress of the victorious Drukpas, was built in the 1650s to commemorate a victory over the Tibetans invasions. It caught fire in 1951 and now it stands in ruins.
• Kyichu Temple, one of the oldest Temple in Bhutan dated back to the 7th century.
• Paro market.
• Ta Dzong, an ancient watchtower, which now houses the National Museum.
• Walk to a farmhouse in the valley.
• Lunch: (R) Dinner: (R) Overnight: (H)

Day 07 Departure

• You will be escorted to the airport by our guide who will bid you farewell.

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