A Festival Tour In The Kingdom Of Bhutan 5 Days/4 Nights Tour

Day 1: (18 Mar. 2019)- Arrive In Paro

Drive to Airport for onward journey to Paro by Drukair/Bhutan Airlines.
-Guests arrive in Paro from Kathmandu flying past the world’s highest peaks.
-On arrival- your host shall greet you to transfer you to Hotel in Thimphu.
-Check in for your room and refreshments which are all pre-arranged.
-Relax for a while before you are invited to a welcome cultural programme of mask and folk dances.
-Dinner and over night in Thimphu.

Day 2: (19 Mar. 2019)- Sightseeing In Thimphu

Breakfast at 8.00 AM after a relaxing overnight
-Visit the World’s tallest sitting Buddha
-Visit the Memorial stupa of the Third King His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuk.
-Visit Bhutan National Post Office to buy stamps- albums- cards- etc
-Lunch at Babesa Village Restaurant
-Visit a traditional hand-made paper factory.
-Visit Trashichhodzong- our national Secretariat house
-Dinner and over night in Thimphu

Day 3: (20 Mar. 2019)-Excursion To Taksang (Tiger Nest)

Breakfast at 6.30 am- drive to Paro (1 ½ hrs) for a excursion to Taktsang.
-An average walker would take about 5 hrs. uphill and return journey
including sightseeing.
-Vegetarian lunch served at Taksang cafeteria.
-Visit Kitchu monastery- one of the oldest monastery founded
in the 7th century.
-Visit a farmhouse. The group will spend the evening in a
farmhouse where dinner will be served. Clients
while at the farmhouse can participate in the preparation of
chili cheese dish- momo and buttered tea.
-Over night Hotel in Paro.

Day 4: (21 Mar. 2019)- Witness The Paro Festival

Attend to the display of the Thongdroel (Thangka) at 4:00am in the morning. Bed tea served at 3:30am- drive to Deyangkha to witness the entire process of the display of Thongdroel. You are welcome to offer butter lamps if you wish to do so.
-Return to hotel by about at 7.00 am for a brief sleep upto 9am before you wake up for your breakfast.
-Ringpung Dzong built in 1645 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel- the founder of Bhutan.
-Return to Deyangkha as it is spiritually last day of the important festival with following programme by central monk body.
1)Dance of the Heroes ( Pacham)
2)Dance of the Ging and Tsholing
-Lunch served at 12:30pm in Charo & Dhoro Restaurant
3)Dance of the Eight manifestations of Guru Rinppoche
4)Dance of the sixteen fairies.
5)Dance by the royal troupe of mask and folk dances.
-Return to hotel for refreshments and dinner.
-Overnight Hotel in Paro

Day 5: (22 Mar. 2019) - Departure

-Drive to the Paro International airport for onward journey by Drukair KB400- depart at 7:10am and arrives Kathmandu at 8:15 am. Company staff shall escort the group to the airport for safe passage.