When you arrive at Paro International Airport, you will be met by your tour guide just outside the arrival hall. At 7,333 ft. above sea level, you will likely notice the effect of the high altitude, so we will give you time to acclimatise as we take a short drive to Thimphu and check into your hotel. In Thimphu, you will visit the National Memorial Chorten, built in honour of the 3^rd King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the Thimphu Dzong, the seat of the office of the King of Bhutan, the Motithang Takin Reserve, home to the national animal of Bhutan. Thereafter, you will visit the Buddha Dordenma Statue which is the largest sitting statue of Buddha in the world. You can also enjoy the night walking around Thimphu Town after dinner.

You will travel to Punakha, the former capital of Bhutan until 1955 and drive through Dochula Pass, a popular tourist spot that provides stunning views of the Himalayas. There are 108 chortens, that were built by the Queen Mother of Bhutan Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, in memory of the Bhutanese soldiers killed in a 2003 battle with Assamese insurgents from India. In Punakha, you will visit the Punakha Dzong which was built in 1637 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, to serve as the religious and administrative seat of the region. You will also visit the Pho Chhu suspension bridge, which is 160 metres long and gives breath-taking views of the Punakha Dzong and the Pho Chhu valley.

Khamsum Yulley Namgyel Choten–  This temple was built by the Queen Mother of the King, Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck, to bring universal peace in the world. The best of the spiritual art works ae painted on the inner walls.

Chimmi Lhakhang: A 20 minutes’ walk across terraced fields through the village of Sopsokha from the roadside to the small temple located on a hillock in the centre of the valley below Metshina. Ngawang Chogyel built the temple in 15th century after the ’divine Madman’ Drukpa Kuenlay built a small chorten there. It is a pilgrim site for barren women.

The beautiful valley of Paro is home to many of Bhutan’s old monasteries and temples. The country’s only airport is in Paro. The valley is home to Mount Jomolhai (7,300m) situated at the northern end of the valley whose glacier water forms the Pa Chhu flowing through the valley.

Paro Dzong also known as Rinpung Dzong, this 15th century massive fortress/monastery, is also the administrative center of the dzongkhag.

A morning drive, north of Paro valley brings us to the ruins of Drukgyal Dzong. Built in 1647 by the great Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, father and unifier of medieval Bhutan, the Dzong was destroyed by an accidental fire and left in ruins as an evocative reminder of the great victories it was built to commemorate. Explore the ramparts and relive the memories of a glorious past.

Taktsang Monastery– A one hour hike to the cafeteria is also a vantage view whereby you can enjoy the stunning view of the monastery. Payer flags adorn the cliffs and this is also where Guru Padmasambhava landed on the back of a tigress in the 8^th century.

Kyichu Lhakhang– After lunch, we will retrace our steps to visit the Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest monasteries in Bhutan.