Family Getaway Thimphu Tour Package from Paro International Airport

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• Upon your arrival in Paro airport our guide will be there to welcome you and transfer you to Thimphu. • After 5 PM, visit the fortress of Thimphu, Tashichho Dzong, which houses the throne of the king. • Evening walk around the happening town, the largest and the most crowded town in Bhutan. Overnight: Thimphu| Altitude: 2300m

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• Morning visit to Changangkha Lhakhang-This popular temple, perched like a fortress on a ridge above central Thimphu, hums with pilgrim activity. It was established in the 12th century on a site chosen by Lama Phajo Drukgom Shigpo, who came from Ralung in Tibet. • Visit the School of Arts and Crafts where students learn 13 different arts used predominantly in Bhutan. • Visit Folk Heritage Museum which explains how a traditional house used to be like in the olden days. • Later on Visit national library to see the world’s largest book and to history of Bhutan • After Lunch visit the Memorial Chorten (temple) built in memory of the late 3rd King. This place now happens to be a get together point for the elderly people, who spend their whole day chanting prayers and meeting their friends. • Evening can drive to Buddha point to see the world largest sitting Buddha and beautiful view of whole Thimphu City • Leisure time around the most crowed town in the country Overnight: Thimphu

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• Morning drive to Punakha crossing over Dochula pass (3200 mts). If the weather permits one can enjoy a spectacular breath taking view of the highest mountain peaks of Bhutan at a sight that stretches almost 180 degrees. Take a break and walk around the newly built 108 stupas and continue to the sub tropical valley of Punakha offering different vegetation. • Take a nice hike through the paddy field and old village to visit Chimi Lakhang, the temple of fertility associated with religious art of phallus. • Visit Punakha Dzong (fortress), which houses the most elaborated temple in the country. This is a must to see fortress in Bhutan and a fine example of Bhutanese rich Art and Architecture. Overnight: Punakha| Altitude: 1350m

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• After breakfast retrace the drive back to Paro. • Visit Tachog Lhakhang on the way to Paro • Upon arrival in Paro, Visit National museum of Bhutan which shows the country’s transition from the Stone Age to a modern Mahayanist Buddhist and multicultural kingdom with its cultural heritage intact. • Later on visit Paro Dzong (Fortress) Overnight: Paro| Altitude: 2200m

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• Morning drive to the base for the hike (3 hrs uphill) to Tiger’s Nest, the most revered temple in the country that literally hangs on a granite cliff over looking the Paro valley. Most of the day will go on the hike. • On the way back, if you have the energy and time visit the Kichu Lakhang, one of the oldest temples in Bhutan which marks the beginning of Buddhism in the country Overnight: Paro

Morning transfer (15 mins) to the airport for your departure flight. Your guide will bid you farewell at the airport.