Magical 4 Days 3 Nights Thimphu Holiday Package

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• Arrival at Paro Airport • Complete the immigration formalities • Our representative will receive the guest • Drive to Thimphu –Across-Chuzom, the meeting point of the Paro and Thimphu rivers. Here, you will see shrines built to ward off evil spirits that the Bhutanese believe lurk beneath the water. • Arrival in Thimphu • Check in hotel , Drive to Tashichho Dzong to witness (• Overnight stay will be at Thimphu)

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• Breakfast in the Hotel • Visit Memorial Chorten built in the memory of 3rd Druk Gyalpo. • Visit Tashichho Dzong to witness the festival (Thimphu Tshechu) Shawo Shachi, Dance of the Stag and the Hounds is a biographic drama inspired by the legacy of an eleventh- century Tibetan yogi Jetsun Milarepa. The dance illustrates the encounter of the saint and a hunter Gonpo Dorje who was converted to a compassionate Buddhist by the wise and compassionate saint. The dance is presented as the hunter Gonpo Dorje and his hunting hounds chase after a terrified stag where they encounter the meditating saint and the saint sings songs of compassion and realisation which calms the stag and the hound and they submit to Milarepa’s feet which infuriates the hunter even more and shoots his arrows at the saint, to his bewilderment the arrows snap three times. The compassionate saint sings his song of realization and the hunter moved submits himself at the feet of Milarepa. This dance demonstrates compassion and forgiveness which are an important aspect of Buddhist beliefs.• Towards the after noon Visit Buddha View Point, one ot the tallest Buddha statue in the world.• Visit Simply Bhutan a living Museum • Evening at Leisure • Overnight will be at Thimphu

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• Breakfast at hotel • Drive to Tashichho Dzong • Witness the Thimphu Tshechu Festival ( the biggest festival in Bhutan) .The Bardo Raksha Mangcham, the dance of Judgement of the dead is a representation of the judgement day after a person dies. It is believed that the departed consciousness of the deceased wanders for 7 weeks. During that intermediary state, the deceased is presented before the Lord of Death where the Black Demon and the White God reports the bad and good deeds of the deceased to the Lord of the Death for verdict. After an unrelenting debate, the Lord of Death passes the verdict. The sinner is dragged to hell and the spiritual is escorted by Dakinis for a favourable rebirth. The Dance of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava is a biographical dance which represents 8 forms of Guru Padmasambhava where 6 are peaceful and 2 are wrathful forms. The three-day Tsechu concludes with the unfurling of appliqué Thongdrol of Guru Rinpoche. Thongdrol means liberation at sight. Aside from the main event, the Norzin lam in the capital city of Thimphu gets flooded with local residents drawn to the makeshift market. Vendors sell clothes, food and some organise games to celebrate the festival. Local concerts are performed in the heart of the city at The Clock Tower Square. • Towards the afternoon visit Folk Heritage museum • Visit craft Bazar • Evening at leisure • Overnight stay will be Thimphu

• Breakfast at hotel • Drive to Airport • Our representative bids you farewell End of the tour in Kingdom of Happiness.