Bhutan Group Tours - 6 Days

Trip Overview

Bhutan Group Tours is a 6-day tour of Bhutan to explore the highlights of Bhutan with a group of similar travellers. This trip is perfectly suitable for solo travelers, friends, couples, or group of few people, which offers an opportunity to share the ground expenses. The fun of travelling in a group of like minded people will be a bonus. The short and scenic 6 day group journey through Paro, Punakha and Thimphu.

The trip itinerary schedule is a bit unique and different than usual Bhutan tour itineraries. The journey begins in Paro with the famous Tiger’s Nest hike and Paro Valley sightseeing. From Paro, you travel through the Dochula Pass to Punakha, explore its cultural highlights and return to Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital city, before returning to Paro for your international flights.

It is designed for travelers who want to experience Bhutan’s traditional culture, peaceful valleys, mountain scenery and important heritage sites in a simple and well planned itinerary.

As a Group Join Tour, you travel with other travelers with a shared guide, vehicle and itinerary. The package includes comfortable 3 star hotel accommodation (Twin Sharing), all meals, group guide services, transfers, heritage site entrance fees and the Bhutan visa fee.

Trip Detail

Itinerary Overview

This 6 day, 5 night trip covers Paro, Punakha and Thimphu, the three main valleys of western Bhutan, at an easy pace. You start in Paro, where you rest and settle in, then hike up to Paro Taktsang, also called the Tiger's Nest, and visit places like Rinpung Dzong and Kyichu Lhakhang nearby. Next, you drive to Punakha, passing through the Dochula Pass with its 108 chortens, and spend a full day at Punakha Dzong and around the valley. Then you travel to Thimphu, the capital city, to see places like the Buddha Dordenma statue, Tashichho Dzong and the National Memorial Chorten. On the last day, you drive back to Paro and fly home.

Here is a quick look at how your six day group tour unfolds.

•  Day 1: Arrive in Paro and overnight in Paro

•  Day 2: Hike to the Tiger's Nest (Paro Taktsang) and sightseeing around Paro valley.

•  Day 3: Drive from Paro to Punakha, crossing the Dochula Pass.

•  Day 4: Explore Punakha, then drive to Thimphu.

•  Day 5: Thimphu sightseeing, then drive back to Paro.

•  Day 6: Transfer to Paro International Airport for departure.
   

Why You Will Love This Trip

• The Tiger's Nest Hike: Paro Taktsang, known as the Tiger's Nest, clings to a cliff about 900 m above Paro Valley, at a height of around 3,120 m. It is the image most people associate with Bhutan, and seeing it in person is something else entirely. The hike up and back takes about 4 to 6 hours, with a rest at the halfway cafeteria and time to explore the monastery once you arrive.

• Punakha Dzong by the River: Punakha Dzong is widely considered Bhutan's most beautiful dzong, set right where the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers meet. It served as the country's capital until 1955 and is still the winter home of Bhutan's central monastic body today.

• The Dochula Pass: On your drive between Paro or Thimphu and Punakha, the road climbs to the Dochula Pass, sitting at about 3,100 m and marked by 108 memorial chortens known as the Druk Wangyal Chortens. On a clear day, the Himalayan views here are worth every minute of the stop.

• A Full Day in Thimphu: Thimphu, Bhutan's capital and largest city, gives you a different side of the country. You'll visit landmarks like the Buddha Dordenma statue, Tashichho Dzong and the National Memorial Chorten, all set against the everyday rhythm of city life, a real change of pace from the quieter valleys of Paro and Punakha.

• Small Group Travel: As a Group Join Tour, you travel with a small group of fellow travelers, sharing the same guide, vehicle and schedule. It keeps the trip social without losing that well organized, personally guided feel.

• Compact Yet Complete: In just six days, this trip takes you through Paro, Punakha and Thimphu, the three valleys most travelers want to see on their first visit to Bhutan, a great fit if your time is limited.
   

Altitude & Activities

This Bhutan Highlights Tours itinerary travels between Paro (about 2,200 m), Punakha (about 1,200 m) and Thimphu (about 2,320 m), with noticeable changes in elevation along the route. The highest point of the trip is reached during the Tiger's Nest hike on Day 2, at around 3,120 m, while Punakha sits considerably lower than Paro and Thimphu.

Accommodation and Meals

You will stay in 3 star hotels in Paro, Punakha and Thimphu, with one night in Paro before the touring begins, one night in Punakha and one night in Thimphu, before returning to Paro for the final night. All meals are included throughout the tour, providing breakfast, lunch and dinner during the group journey.