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Bhutan Cultural Tour

Bhutan Cultural Tour

Bhutan Cultural Tour is an enchanting and enlightening journey to the Land of Thunder Dragon. It allows you to immerse into Bhutanese culture and Enjoy in Bhutan.

  • DestinationBhutan
  • Duration4 days
  • Trip DifficultyEasy
  • ActivitiesTour
  • Group Size1-15
  • VehicleCar, Deluxe AC Bus
  • AccommodationCar, Deluxe AC Bus
  • MealsB.L.D
  • Best TimeMarch - May & Sep - Dec

Bhutan Cultural Tour is an enchanting and enlightening journey to the Land of Thunder Dragon. It allows you to immerse into Bhutanese culture’s intense magnitude and helps you rejuvenate with a positive aura that this land possesses.

This cultural tour aims to illustrate the unique Bhutanese culture, Bhutanese people, and their traditional lifestyle to the world. Because of the controlled tourism policy, Bhutan differs from any other country in the world.

While the entire world has been mixed with the culture worldwide, Bhutan still preserves the authentic culture they have inherited from their ancestors. If unaffected by the flow of time and by the rapid advancement in communication and technology, people’s culture and lifestyle.  

Bhutan Cultural Tour–A glimpse of Bhutan

Bhutan Cultural Tour is an opportunity to get some insights into Bhutan’s unique art, architecture, culture, history, and music. You take to some heritage sites around Paro and Thimpu city to explore those cities’ liveliness. Also, you can visit interesting museums and preserved national monuments like monasteries, dzongs, and fortresses with this tour.

If you visit Bhutan during any festive season, you can witness the colorful festivals’ vibrancy. The traditional clothing, simple and cheerful people, harmony, and rich customs, no wonder Bhutan is a happy country.

Bhutan Cultural Tour in brief

Bhutan Cultural Tour is a short cultural tour around some important cities like Paro and Thimpu in Bhutan. It is an excursion around the heritage sites, museums, monasteries, and dzongs in Bhutan that helps us know about Bhutanese history and culture’s unique aspects.

It’s a four days tour that enlightens us on the realm of the rich cultural ethics of Bhutan. It starts with a flight to Paro city in Nepal. Paro Airport is the only international airport to enter Bhutan via airways. The tour starts with a sightseeing tour in Thimpu, followed by a sightseeing tour in Paro from Paro.

During the tour, we visit various museums, dzongs, and monasteries in the city. Finally, the tour ends with a hike up to Tiger’s Nest monastery in Paro. It is a brilliant monastery built in a dramatic location. The location of the monastery and its fascinating architecture will awe you!

So, are you ready for Bhutan Tour?

If you are excited about Bhutan Cultural Tour, make sure you contact your reliable travel partner–Heaven Himalaya. We have some guaranteed departure dates for tours to Bhutan. Select anyone date at your convenience. Don’t worry if the date doesn’t match your travel dates; we are pleased to organize a private tour for you. If you want something more, you can also opt for our multi-country tour packages Nepal Tibet Bhutan Tour.

  • Fly to the Land of Thunder, Dragon
  • Experience rich Bhutanese culture
  • Enjoy interaction with Bhutanese people
  • Explore major cities like Paro and Thimpu
  • Visit important museums, dzongs, and monasteries in Bhutan.
  • Memorial Chorten, Changangkha Lhakhang, Institute for Zorig Chusum
  • Folk Heritage Museum, Textile Museum
  • Hike to Tiger’s Nest Monastery
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Cost Details

Inclusions

  • Airport transfers – pick up and drop

  • All ground transportation

  • Bhutan visa fees

  • Your accommodation in a 3-star category hotel approved by Government in Bhutan

  • Full board meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the tour)

  • All paper works

  • Entry tickets to museums, dzongs, monasteries, etc.

  • A licensed, English speaking, experienced and professional guide

  • All the costs of the guide including accidental insurance

  • All applicable government taxes and service charges.

  • First aid kit

Exclusions

  • International airfare

  • Nepal entry visa fees (USD 50 for a tourist visa, and it can be obtained at the airport in Kathmandu on arrival!)

  • Travel insurance

  • Personal refreshment items like cold drinks, snacks, etc.

  • Personal utility items like laundry, telephone expenses electricity charges, etc.

  • Tips for guides and porters

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4 days Bhutan Cultural Tour Itinerary

Day 01 :Fly to Paro & drive to Thimphu.

The flight to Paro is one of the best experiences of flying over the Himalayas. The landing in Bhutan offers some amazing views of mountains along with the Himalayas ranges. As you land in Bhutan airport, clear all the immigration and custom formalities in the airport and get out of the airport. Our Bhutanese crew member will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to a hotel in Paro. We can visit Ta Dzong and   Kichu Lhakhang today. While Ta Dzong was a watchtower that is now a national museum, Kichu Lhakhang is one of the country's oldest temples. In the evening, we stroll around the streets of Paro. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Paro.

Day 02 :Hike to Tiger’s Nest monastery and drive to Thimphu. 

Early in the morning, we get set for a hike to Tiger’s Nest monastery. After breakfast at the hotel, we set up a wonderful hike up to Taktsang monastery, which is also popular as Tiger’s Nest monastery. We walk uphill for around two to three hours to explore a beautiful Buddhist monastery that clings to a cliff. The dramatic location of the monastery adds value to the beauty of the monastery. As per mythology, Guru Rinpoche had flown to this place on a tiger’s back to meditate in a cave here. The monastery stands in the same place where Guru Rinpoche has meditated. Hike up to the monastery offers some spectacular view of Paro valley. After exploring the monastery, we get down to Paro city for lunch. If we couldn’t visit Kichu Lhakhang and Ta Dzong earlier due to time constraints, we can visit those places today. After that, we drive along a scenic route to the capital city of Bhutan – Thimphu. Though the capital city, Thimphu, is effortless. Imagine a capital city with around one lakh population that doesn’t have traffic lights on the road! Isn’t it interesting? You can explore the streets of Thimphu upon arrival. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Thimphu.

Day 03 :Thimpu sightseeing and drive to Paro

Our day starts with a sightseeing tour around Thimphu city. After breakfast, your guide will pick you up at the hotel for a sightseeing tour around Thimphu city. At Thimphu, we visit Memorial Chorten, Changangkha Lhakhang, National Library, and the Institute for Zorig Chusum, Textile museum, Trashichhoedzong, etc. After visiting the above-mentioned places, we head towards Paro valley. The route to Paro is scenic, accompanied by magnificent views of mountains and forests. On the route, we can visit Simtokha Dzong too. Tonight, spend your time at a hotel in Paro.

Day 04 :Departure Day (Farewell)

Today, fly home from Paro city or continue your travel to some other destinations around the globe. You will be dropped at the airport three hours before your scheduled flight. We hope you had a great time with us. Thank you, have a safe journey home.

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