Day 1: Arrive at Paro Airport

The flight to Paro is one of the most exciting flights in the entire Himalayas. As the plane flies north towards the Tibetan border, the green wall of the hill known as the Gateway of Bhutan continues to rise from the plain. The white river flows through the valley, waterfalls pour down from the forest slopes, and the huge snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the north rise into the sky. When the plane enters the Paro River Valley, peek through the window and you will see Paro Dzong and the Ta Dzong (watch tower, now converted into a museum) overlooking the Paro River. Representatives of Norbu Bhutan will receive you at the airport and after completing all formalities at the airport you will drive through the beautiful Paro Valley to your hotel.

Day 2: Travel to Thimphu

The flight to Paro is one of the most exciting flights in the entire Himalayas. As the plane flies north towards the Tibetan border, the green wall of the hill known as the Gateway of Bhutan continues to rise from the plain. The white river flows through the valley, waterfalls pour down from the forest slopes, and the huge snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the north rise into the sky. When the plane enters the Paro River Valley, peek through the window and you will see Paro Dzong and the Ta Dzong (watch tower, now converted into a museum) overlooking the Paro River. Representatives of Norbu Bhutan will receive you at the airport and after completing all formalities at the airport you will drive through the beautiful Paro Valley to your hotel. Norbu Bhutan will make sure you have an amazing Bhutan himalayan tour.

After lunch, go on a tour to Buddha Point, a short drive away from Thimphu city centre, visitors can enjoy the beauty of Thimphu Valley. Pay tribute to the largest Buddha statue in the Thimphu and pray. Then take a stroll overlooking the valley. Next, visit the memorial Chorten where people constantly chant mantras and turn the prayer wheel around it. Built in the memory of the third King at the same time serves as a monument for peace. Then, visit the Textile Museum, which provides a new platform for the national textiles and collects valuable ancient textile relics from Bhutan. Next, visit the Folk Heritage Museum, which is dedicated to introducing Bhutan’s rich folk heritage and rural history through exhibitions, demonstrations, educational programs and documentation on rural life in Bhutan.

Day 3: Tour around Thimphu City

Day 4: Excursion to Paro

After breakfast, travel back to Paro and check-in at the hotel. After resting for a few minutes, we will go sightseeing around places in Paro. An interesting fortress where you can see the ruins of Drukgyel Dzong, built to commemorate Bhutanese victory over the Tibetan in the war of 1644. Then, proceed to visit Ta Dzong popularly known as ‘WatchTower’ which now serves as a National Museum where antique thangka paintings, textiles, weapons and armors, and historic artifacts are kept. Walking down the trail lies Rinpung Dzong (fortress of the heap of jewels) where in its wooden porch around the courtyards are full of exquisite murals, depicting buddhist traditions such as four friends, an old man with longevity, the wheel of life, the life of Milarepa, Sumera and other cosmic mandalas. Also enroute visit Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest and most sacred shrines of the Kingdom. Overnight at the hotel in Paro.