Overview
Tour Type: Family,Honeymoon,Romantic,Visa on Arrival,Popular Destination,Hill stationBhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge, is known for its monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs) and dramatic landscapes that range from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys. In the High Himalayas, peaks such as 7,326m Jomolhari are popular trekking destinations. Paro Taktsang monastery (also known as Tiger’s Nest) clings to cliffs above the forested Paro Valley.
Tour Highlights
- Trashichhoedzong,National Library, Arts & Crafts School, Handicrafts Emporium and Memorial Chorten Stupa
- Dochula pass
- Punakha Dzong and local market
- Simtokha Dzong
- National Museum of the Kingdom, and Rinpung Dzong
- English-speaking guide
- Assistance at airport and sightseeing tours by private air-conditioned vehicle
Itinerary
Experience
Inclusion
What is included• 6 night accommodation in well-appointed rooms as mentioned above hotels or equivalent.
•01 Complimentary Lunch at Paro at Local Farmhouse Lodge
• Assistance at the airport
• Services of a Trip Leader will be as per the itinerary for Bhutan Portion only
• Transfer & Sightseeing as per the itinerary by Non Ac Car / Jumbo Hiace for minimum 4 pax (Not at Disposal)
•01 Bottle water per person per day
•All applicable Transfers & Sightseeing by Specified vehicle which will not be at disposal and will be exclusively used for the guest as per the itinerary only (on point to point basis). Concept of vehicle on disposal is not a practice in Bhutan. The vehicle + Trip Leader (Guide) will be with the guest from (0900 Hrs till 1700 Hrs).
• Drivers allowances, toll taxes and Govt. Service Tax
Exclusion
What is not included•Cost for supplementary service, optional Tours, Up-gradation Charges, Sightseeing entrance fees.
•Cost for Airfare, Train fare, Insurance Premiums, Rafting Charges.
•Cost for service provided on a personal request.
•Cost for personal expenses such as laundry, bottled water, soft drinks, incidentals, porter charges, tips etc.
•Cost for any other service not mentioned under the “Cost Includes” head.
•Difference in cost arising due to extra usage of vehicle, other than scheduled & mentioned in the itinerary.
•Difference in cost arising due to mishaps, political unrest, natural calamities like - landslides, road blockage, etc. In
such case extra will have to be paid on the spot by the guest directly.
NOTE:
Valid Voter Id or Passport Required for Bhutan Travel
Ta Dzong - Paro (national museum) and Ta Dzong - Trongsa (museum): closed on Sun & Mon
National Library - Thimphu: closed on Sat, Sun & Government Holidays
Folk Heritage Museum - Thimphu : closed on Government Holidays and on Sat open from 10.30 a.m to 1.00 p.m. and on Sun open from 11.30 a.m to 3.00 p.m
Textile Musuem - Thimphu: Closed on Government Holidays and on Sun and on Sat open from 9.00 a.m to 4 p.m.
Institute of Zorig Chusum (Painting School or Arts & Crafts School) - Thimphu: Closed on Sun & Government Holidays and on Sat open from 10 a.m to 12 o'clock
Institute of Traditional Medicine - Thimphu: Closed on Sat, Sun & Government Holidays
Post Office: Closed on Sat, Sun & Government Holidays and other days open from 1000-1700
Paro Dzong opens till 1700 hrs.”
Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimpu: Open from 5-6pm from Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm on Sat & Sun, 8 am to 5 pm in winter on Sat & Sunday.
Above rates are subject to change due to tariff revision by Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), major exchange rate fluctuation, royalty or visa fee revision or in case new taxes are being imposed by govt. of Bhutan.
Bhutan is a Tobacco Free country and hence Tobacco is not easily available. One can carry up to 250 cigarettes for personal use by declaring at customs upon arrival and paying appropriate duty @ 200%. Most of the hotels have both smoking as well non-smoking rooms however they prefer no smoking in the rooms because most of the hotels are made of wood.
One bottle of liquor per person is allowed to be imported Duty Free.
Do not carry Indian Rs. 500/- or Rs. 1000/- currency notes. It is illegal
Santa Fe / Tucson for 2-3 Pax & Hyundai H1 / HI ace for 4-6 Pax
Hotel Check in 1400hrs and check out 1200hrs (Subject to availability)
Package cost will not be valid during public holidays, festivals, exhibitions and long-weekends
A surcharge will be levied and will be advised at the time of booking