Bhutan offers a variety of tour packages including Cultural tours for heritage lovers, Nature tours for scenic beauty, Adventure tours for thrill seekers, and Wellness tours for relaxation and rejuvenation—all designed to give travelers a memorable Bhutan experience.
Culture
Although Bhutan is one of the smallest countries in the world, its cultural diversity and richness are profound. As such,tourist visiting Bhutan will experience the breathtaking natural beauty and spiritual power of this magical Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan is a blessed land of spirituality with a complete ambience of peace and tranquillity. Bhutan has rich ancient culture, customs, and traditions. This tour will give you best authentic and profound experiences in Bhutan. By protecting and nurturing Bhutan’s living culture it is believed that it will help guard the sovereignty of the nation.
A .Festival or event tour
Paro Festival
The Paro Festival is one the biggest and famous Tsechu in Bhutan. Paro Tsechu is the Festival where many tourists are attracted and is one of the very peak seasons for the tourist visiting Bhutan. During the festival, mask dances are performed by monks as well as by laymen. In-between the mask dances there will be folk dances by the Woochu people and the dancers from the Paro valley. The big Thanka or Thongdrel (Liberation at Sight) is unfurling on the last day of the Tsechu, very early in the morning. Every Bhutanese people wanted to get the blessings from it, as it is very important for their present life as well as after our death.
Thimphu Festival
One of the biggest festivals in the country is the Thimphu Tshechu. This festival is held in the capital city for three days. The Tshechu is witnessed by thousands of people, both local and tourists. The actual Tshechu is preceded by days and nights of prayer and rituals to invoke the gods.Festival consists of Various kinds of Mask dances,24 Folk Songs sang and danced by Royal Academy of Performing Arts. This festival is the biggest festival in Bhutan, where we will see lot of people with their traditional fines dresses, including many tourists.
Jambay Lhakhang Festival
Bumthang valley in Bhutan is often called the cultural and religious center of Bhutan. It is considered a very auspicious opportunity and a spiritual exercise to be able to witness the dances as these dances remind the people of their spiritual and moral duties. It is also a time to reaffirm their devotion and commitment to leading morally sound, wholesome and honest lives. The Bhutanese believe that the very act of watching the scared dances helps one to acquire spiritual merit and liberation from worldly woes.
The Jambay Lhakhang Festival is one of the very important festivals in Bhutan. The main highlight of this festival is ‘the scared naked dance known as Ter Cham and Mewang-the fire blessing’.
Trongsa Festival
Festivals or Tshechu (Tenth Day) are held every year in various temples, monasteries and dzongs across the country, Bhutan. It is mainly a religious event celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Lunar Calendar corresponding to the birthday of Guru Rinpoche, an 8th century Buddhist teacher. These festivals are series of sacred events choreographed to promote happiness yet with the intent to ultimately cultivate an enlightened mind in all people who come to witness the mask dances.
Trongsa Festival is one the oldest festivals in Bhutan. It is believed the festivals in Bhutan were spread from Trongsa. Most of the Champoen, the mask dance teacher, learned in Trongsa. On the last day of the Trongsa Festival, they unfurl the Thongdrel (liberation and blessings at the sight) every time, which is the highlight
- Historic/Monuments/Heritage sites,Temples
- Authentic Culinary Activities
Nature
The Bhutanese have always lived in harmony with and full respect for nature. Bhutan’s pristine environment, with high rugged mountains and deep valleys, offers ecosystems that are both rich and diverse.
The kingdom is one of the world’s ten biodiversity hot spots, very unique, pristine and intact. The country’s government wants to maintain a balanced natural ecosystem, with environmental conservation and sustainable development as her pillars. With her splendid scenic beauty surrounded by impressive mountains and many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, Bhutan is a nature lover’s dream.
- Bird Watching
- Flora and Fauna
Visitors can experience the magnificent flora and fauna of Bhutan through sightseeing tours or by embarking on treks and hikes through beautiful virgin forests, pristine Himalayan Mountains and across sparkling crystal clear rivers fed by ancient mountain glaciers. Roads in Bhutan pass through the rich forests so travelers can experience the majestic natural environments of Bhutan. Bhutan has remained unspoiled biodiversity due to the conservation efforts of the Bhutanese people and government. Today 60% of the kingdom’s total area has been designated as protected nature preserves.
Bhutan is the perfect destination for enthusiastic horticulturalists as it contains more than 60% of the common plant species found in the Eastern Himalayas. It also boasts of approximately 46 species of Rhododendrons and over 300 types of medicinal plants. Junipers, Magnolias, Orchids, Blue Poppies (the national flower), Edelweiss, Gentian, various medicinal herbs, Daphne, Giant Rhubarb, Pine and Oak trees are among the plants commonly found.
The kingdom is also home to a wide variety of animals. At higher altitudes you will come across snow leopards, blue sheep, red pandas, takin, marmots and musk deer. Leopards, gorals, gray langurs, Himalayan black bears, red pandas, sambars, wild pigs and barking deer are found in the temperate zones. The tropical forests in the south are a haven for clouded leopards, elephants, one horned Rhinoceros, water buffalos, golden langurs, gaurs, swamp deer, hog deer, horn bills and many other species. Bhutan is home to the highest altitude inhabiting Tigers in the world and they are commonly found throughout the country.
Trekking/hiking
Snowman Trek
Make unforgettable trekking trip in your life. Snowmen trek which is listed as one of the toughest trek in the world take you about 25 days, along the Bhutanese Himalayas.
Tergola trek(6nights,5days)
Tergola (literally means the hidden treasure door) trek in Haa district listed in 23 of the top hikes around the globe by CNN travel series
Laya gasa trek 10 nights 11 days trek
Drukpath trek, 4 nights 5 days
Nub Tshonapatta trek, 6 nights 7 days
Dagala thousand lakes trek 4 night 5 days
Naro 6 passes trek 9 nights 10 days
Soi Yaksa trek 5 nights 6 days trek
The Soi Yaksa Trek is considered one of the best and beautiful treks of Bhutan especially for nature lovers, which offers stunning views of peaks and alpine pastureland. You will be in the wilderness and also you can see Takin, Bhutan’s national animal, blue sheep, and other animals.
The best season to undertake this Soi Yaksa Trek is in the month of September, October, and
Bhutan Druk Path trek
The six day trek is the most popular trek in the country as it passes through a gorgeous natural landscape of blue pine forests, high ridges and pristine lakes while at the same time offering the opportunity to visit some ancient lhakhangs, dzongs and villages.
The Druk Path Trek is also a fairly easy hike to undertake as the distances between rest camps is fairly short. The trail takes you through forests of fir, blue pine and dwarf rhododendrons at altitudes ranging between 2400-4200 m.
The trek also offers hikers stunning views of Mt. Gangkar Puensum, the highest unscaled peak in the world. The best times to embark on the Druk Path Trek are between March-June or September-November.
- Adventure
- Biking/cycling Tour
- River Rafting
- Trail Running
Trail running adventures from paro via second highest pick called Jomolhari to Gasa for 8 days. Which will gives you wonderful experience running through the mountains, valleys and yak harders camps, small hidden villages and community school along the trail.
Wellness
The tour package specially designed for the purpose of promoting health and wellness during travel. Bhutan has many activities available for those visitors seeking a place of solace, rest and recuperation. Whether it’s a session of peaceful, contemplative meditation, a relaxing soak in a mineral hot spring bath or the all-natural remedies of our traditional medicine Bhutan has just what you need to revive and rejuvenate your body and spirit. So our wellness tour is planned with intent to enhance, maintain, or start one’s overall well-being during your trip to Bhutan.
- Massages
- Hot stone/herbal/medicinal hot spring bath
- Meditation