Paro Tshechu - 7 Days

Welcome to the Land Of Thunder Dragon! You will be welcomed by one of our guides waiting outside the arrival hall. We will take a short drive to the capital city of Bhutan Thimphu and check into your hotel.

We will drive up to Buddha View Point, one of the tallest Buddha statues in the world at 169 feet tall. Overlooking the Thimphu Valley, a perfect place to enjoy stunning, panoramic views of the city.

Before the sunset, will make up to Motithang Takin Park where it is home for the national anima,l takin. Takin also holds a significant history as of Buddhist teaching.

The Thimphu Tashichho Dzong is a fortification and Buddhist cloister with a particular Bhutanese structural plan. Sitting aside the Wang Chhu (stream), it is the current seat of the Druk Gyalpo, the leader of the government.

Simtokha Dzong – Five miles from Thimphu, on an elevated edge, walk around the absolute first dzong, build in 1627 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. The Institute for Language and Cultural Studies is situated here at this point.

The National Memorial Chorten built in 1974 to memorialize Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, the third ruler of Bhutan (1928-1972). A chorten is a stupa or hemispherical structure, that is utilized as a position of contemplation. The whitewashed structure with a brilliant finial on top is a well-known area for supplication as it speaks to the quality and generosity of our darling third ruler.

Centenary Farmers’ Market is where most of the locals gather on the banks of the river every weekend. Villagers from the nearby valley come here to sell agricultural products and handmade crafts.

Visit the National Folk Heritage Museum, dedicated to connecting Bhutan to its past with exhibitions, demonstrations, and artifacts. And the National Textile Museum, the center for arts of weaving and learn about the significance of textile design. Bhutanese weaving is considered a living art form and traditional weaving methods are preserved by the Royal Government.

We will drive to the formal capital of Bhutan until 1955, Punakha. On the way, we will stop at Dochula Pass, a popular tourist spot that grants stunning 360-degree views of the Himalayas. Here, we have 108 Druk Wangyal Chortens build in the name of the Bhutanese soldiers killed in a 2003 battle with Assamese insurgents from India.

Also, visit Druk Wangyel Lhakhang build to commemorate 100 years of monarchy.

Punakha Dzong – Build at the junction of the Pho Chu and Mo Chu river by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in 1637 to serve as the center of religious and administrative decision making.

Pho Chhu Suspension Bridge – The longest suspension bridge in Bhutan, 160 meters long gives spectacular views of Punakha Dzong and the Pho Chhu Valley.

Chhimi Lhakhang – A 20 minutes walk crosswise over terraced fields through the town of Sopsokha from the roadside to the little sanctuary situated on a hillock in the focal point of the valley beneath Metshina.

Paro Dzong – also known as Rinpung Dzong, built in the 15th century and now the center of administrative doe Paro dzongkhag.

Ta Dzong – the National Museum built-in 1968 overlooking the Paro valley.

Enjoy the Paro Tshechu with locals and create memories.

Taktsang Monastery – An hour hike to the monastery built on the cliffy mountain. Where Guru Padmasambhava flew on the tigress back and meditated.

Kyichu Lhakhang – After lunch, we will visit the other oldest temple build along with Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang.

We wish that you have a great day with us. A memory from the mountain country. We wish that you will make a visit back to Bhutan. Tashi Delek!