Paro International Airport- your first glimpse of Bhutan

Airport Road - On arrival at the Paro International Airport you meet your tour guide and driver

Rinpung Dzong - The majestic Rinpung Dzong or the Fortress of Heaped Jewels is located along the Paro river gathering attention and admiration from every corner of the valley. Like all the Dzongs in the country, the Rinpung Dzong houses the administrative offices along side the district monastic body, i.e. the monks, their living quarters and learning centers.

Inside the Dzong there are many temples depicting stories of important Buddhist saints, and aside from many important religious scriptures and artifacts the Dzong houses the Thongdrel, a huge 20x20 meter wide applique (ornamental needlework in silk) of Guru Padmasambhava (the patron saint of Buddhism in Bhutan), his two spiritual consorts, his eight manifestations, few more Buddhist saints and lastly of the image of Lam Ngawang Rabgay who constructed this masterpiece of a Thongdrel. This Thongdrel is displayed once a year and only for a few hours before sunrise as the rays of the sun are not supposed to fall on the Thongdrel.

National Museum - The National Museum located above the Rinpung Dzong was previously a watch tower (Ta Dzong) built in 1649 to guard the valley from numerous Tibetan invasions. Built in the shape of a conch shell the tower was converted to a Museum in 1968, was severely damaged by three major earthquakes, the recent being in 2011 and renovated and reopened in all its former architectural glory in June 2020 as the National Museum.

The Museum has on display numerous unique sets of religious and historical artifacts that narrate the traditional heritage and culture of Bhutan. The artifacts include festival masks, fine arts, paintings, textiles from all over Bhutan, collection of stamps, preserved specimens of exotic animals and many antique collections. A visit to the Museum will familiarize a visitor to the ancient culture and traditions of Bhutan and discover the beauty, mystery, myths and legends that makes Bhutan a hidden gem of a country.

Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang | \ཚ\ཌ\ུ\ག\ས\་\མ\ས\་\ལ\་\ག\་\ན\་ - Dungtse Lhakhang located just a few minutes walk from the Paro town is immersed with mythical stories of demons, spirits and malevolent snakes wreaking havoc in the valley and their subsequent subjugation by Thangtong Gyalpo, the Iron Bridge Builder also a renowned Buddhist saint, yogi, physician, blacksmith, architect, music composer and one of the most travelled person in the Himalayas.

The temple was built in 1421 by Thangtong Gyalpo to immobilize the demons haunting the valley and to suppress diseases that plagued the people especially leprosy. The 3 storied temple is conceived as a mandala and represents hell, earth and heaven. Many stories abound of and during its construction including the reason why its golden pinnacle (central tower) had to be chained to the ground as it attempted to fly away to Tibet.

The temple houses a massive collection of ancient murals, paintings and Buddhist iconography said to rival those of any Tibetan Buddhist Monastery.

• All Park entrance Fees and Trekking Permits
• Good Quality accommodation throughout
• Horses to carry 20 Kgs personal equipment
• Lunch
• Helper as per the group size
• All Trekking Meal during the Trek
• Dinner
• Breakfast
• Group Medical Kit
• Horsemen as per the group size
• One Trekking Expeditions Leader

• International Airfare
• Alcohol
• Tips/gratuities
• Cost arising out of Flight Cancellation/road blockades/ landslides and events beyond our control
• Expenses of personal nature and any other expenses not mentioned in the above cost