Operating throughout Bhutan from our offices located in the heart of Thimphu, Bhutan Calling Tours & Treks, licensed by the Tourism Council of Bhutan, specializes in designing itineraries for Trekking tours, Cultural tours, Festival tours, Rafting, Kayaking, Biking. We are here to help you with all aspects of your vacation. Whether you are an independent traveller, travelling with children or looking for a group tour, Bhutan Calling Tours & Treks has the solution for you.
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Name of the treks |
Druk path trek |
No. Of days |
Five nights, six days |
Difficulty |
Easy- Medium |
Places visited |
Paro, Thimphu |
Best seasons |
Late February to June and Sept to Dec |
1st Day: Arrive Paro & Sightseeing (overnight in hotel)
On arrival at Paro airport, you will be met by our representative, and transferred to your Paro hotel for refreshment. After that we will have short sightseeing.
Day 2 hike to Taktsang: Spend a full day hiking to Taktsang, the tiger’s Nest. This magical monastery clings to a vertical granite cliff 4000ft. above the valley floor. Legends say that Guru Padmasambhava flew here on the back of a tigress- hence the name to meditate. The hike to Taktsang Monastery takes about 4 hours.
Day 03 Paro Visiting Dzong: Early breakfast and then we will drive up the valley to Drukgyel Dzong (1646), which once defended this valley from Tibetan invasions. Though largely destroyed by fire in 1951, its towering outer walls are still an imposing sight. On a fine day, there is a grand view of Mt.Chomoihari from the approach road to Drukgyel Dzong. Drive back along the valley to visit a traditional farm house and then the 7th Kyichu Lhakhang, one of Bhutan's oldest and most sacred shrines. In the afternoon, visit Ta Dzong, built in 1651 as a watchtower and in 1968 inaugurated as Bhutan's National Museum. The collection includes art, relics, religious thangkha paintings, postage stamps, coins and handicrafts, as well as a small natural history collection. Then walk down a short hillside trail to visit Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong), built in 1646, and now housing the offices of the district administration and Paro's monk body. Overnight in hotel.
Day 4 Paro- Thimphu: Early breakfast and then we will drive down the valley following the Pa Chu (Paro river) to its confluence with the Wang Chu Ulnimphu river) to Thimphu, the modern capital of Bhutan. About 7 km before Thimphu, pause briefly to admire Bhutan’s most ancient fortress Simtokha Dzong (built in 1627) the kingdom's oldest fortress which now houses the Institute for Language and Culture.
Day 5 Thimphu sightseeing
visit to Tashichhodzong, the main secretariat building which houses the throne room of His Majesty, the King. Tashichhodzong is also the summer residence of the Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot) and the central monk body. Visit the nearby Institute for ZorigChusum (commonly known as the Painting School), where a six-year training course is given in the 13 traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan. Also visit (outside only) the National Institute of Traditional Medicine, where the medicinal herbs abundant in the kingdom are compounded and dispensed. After lunch, visit the National Memorial Chorten. The building of this landmark was originally envisaged by Bhutan’s third king, His Majesty JigmeDorjiWangchuk, who had wanted to erect a monument to world peace and prosperity visit the National Memorial Chorten, built as a memorial to Bhutanese third king (the father of modern Bhutan) and also as a monument to world peace. And evening you will drive back to Paro and overnight in hotel in Paro.
Day 6 Departure Paro: This is short ten day trek, which starts from Paro then to Thimphu, Wangdue, Punakha and back to Paro. You will be coming across unbelievably breath-taking mountains that are perennially capped with snows, waterfall, rivers and streams, chain of mountains that separate many beautiful valleys in Bhutan. You will be witnessing the beauty of nature, the beautiful Himalayas, valleys, architectural structural like Dzong, Monastery and simple self-build home which has been aspiration to many Bhutanese over a century.
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