Tours, which provide glimpses into Bhutan's cultural life, religion, arts and architecture, are an opportunity to expand your horizons and make cross cultural connections. Our cultural adventures meader through the country's major cities, rural villages and majestic scenery. We visit festivals, monasteries, dzongs and museums.
Listed below are a range of trips that explore the cultural life of Bhutan. Trips that focus on special interests such as religion, arts and crafts, bird watching, plants, bicycling, or river rafting can also be arranged.
To assist you in planning, if you are interested in timing your trip with a festival, here are links to the2008 and 2009 festival schedules
Glimpse of Bhutan
The highlights of Bhutan are featured in this short trip. You will visit Paro, Punakha, and the capitol, Thimphu. Your sightseeing will include Taktsang Monastery (the Tiger's nest), the Punakha Dzong, the
winter residence of the Je Khenpo, and in Thimphu the National Memorial Chorten, the National Library and the Arts and Crafts School. See the itinerary for more details.
The Magical Kingdom Tour leads you from Paro to Thimphu, then Punakha to Wangdue and Gangtey. It begins with the spectacular Tiger's Nest Monastery and the National Museum in Paro. While in Thimphu you visit the National
Memorial Chorten, the National Library and the Arts and Crafts School among other interesting places. In Punakha and Wangdue the Dzongs are featured. For the whole tour, click on itinerary.
The Historic Tour takes you all the way from Paro to Bumthang in central Bhutan. In addition to sights in Paro, Punakha and Thimphu, you penetrate the heartland. In Trongsa, you visit the Trongsa Dzong, the most impressive in Bhutan. The first two kings of Bhutan ruled from here. The "Castle of
the White Bird, Jakar Dxong, and the Iron Castle, Chakhar Lhakhang, are highlights of Bumthang.
The Journey of Distinction follows the same route as the Historic Tour, but adds the beautiful Ura Valley to the itinerary. The Ura Valley, the highest of Bumthang's valleys, is believed to have been the home of Bhutan's oldest inhabitiants. Ura Village is home to about 400 people.
