DETAILED ITINERARY:
After meet and greet Pick up from Bagdogra Airport and transfer to Phuentsholing which is approx 3Hrs drive from Bagdogra Airport and Overnight stay at Phuentsholing. Local Market Sightseeing by self.
Make Tourist permit at Phuentsholing Immigration Office and transfer to Thimphu, (which is Approx. 6 Hours/ 172 Km from Phuentsholing town) Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It has a population of 104,200, En-route see Water Falls & Tala Dam (Top View). Check-In at Hotel & Overnight Stay at Thimphu.
After Breakfast: transfer to Punakha - It is approximately 90 kilometers and is nearly 03 hours from Thimphu. En route Visit 1) Semtokha Dzong, 2) Dochu la Pass, 3) Chhimi Lhakhang, 4) Punakha Dzong, 5) Suspension Bridge (Longest Bridge in Bhutan). Overnight Stay at Thimphu.
After Breakfast: Visit Sightseeing Starts- 1) Durga Temple/Shiv Temple 2) Buddha Point, 3) Coronation Park, 4) Takin Zoo (National Animal of Bhutan),5) Memorial Chorten 6) Thimphu Dzong & 7) Simply Bhutan(Traditional Culture Program)- Overnight Stay in Paro.
Morning Visit - 1) Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong), 2) Kichu Lhakhang Monastery, 3) Drukgyal Dzong (Presently closed for Tourist), 4) Tiger Nest Monasteries (Viewpoint), 5) Ta Dzong (Paro Museum) OR
Optional – Hike to Tiger Nest Monastery (Hike uphill will take around 2/3 Hrs on way)
Paro Taktsang is a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and the temple complex is located in the Cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan.
A temple complex was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan and is the tutelary deity of the country. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen Taktsang or "tiger lair" caves in which he meditated. Night Stay at Paro.
After Breakfast: En-route visit: Chele La (Pass): is considered to be one of the highest motorable passes in Bhutan. It is about an hour's drive along a densely-populated forest road. This Pass is also known to be a ‘botanical paradise’. The top of the pass bloom with rhododendrons in a variety of colors-pale pink, deep pink, burnt orange, mauve, white and scarlet
Haa Valley View Point: Below 3 km from Chelela Pass is a point from where you can see the whole Haa Valley at a Glance. The only border of Bhutan and China situated at an elevation 3,988 meters. Overnight Stay at Phuentsholing.
After Breakfast Check out from Hotel and transfer to Bagdogra Airport for Departure, tour ends with beautiful memories of Bhutan.
Tour Concludes: Travelmotive will assist you with your transfer to the airport for boarding onward flight.