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DAY 01: ARRIVE PARO The flight to Paro is one of the most spectacular mountain flights in the world, with a constantly changing panorama of some of the highest mountains on earth. Our Mysterious Bhutan Tours and Adventures representative will meet you at Paro airport exit doors following customs formalities. After lunch enjoy afternoon sightseeing around Paro, including a visit to the Ta Dzong Museum...
Prayer Flags of Bhutan
Prayer Flags are integral part of the landscape and also the cultural and religious heritage of Bhutan. They are found everywhere in and around monasteries, temples and chortens or small shrines, dzongs, home and even on the railings of the bridges. In most cases prayer flags are found in five colors of Red, blue, green, yellow and white flutters on the rugged landscape. The people of Bhutan are religious...
SOUTH EAST & SOUTH WEST
The road from Trashigang to Samdrup Jongkhar was completed in the early 1960s and thus opening the trade route with Indian States of Assam. Today the highway between Trashigang and SamdrupJongkhar serves as the most important lifeline in the east. People of Eastren Bhutan take the route through Samdrup Jongkhar to reach Phuentsholing via the Indian territories of Assam and West Bengal.The journey...
Trashi Yangtse Bhutan
Trashi Yangtse formerly a sub-division of Trashigang, is one of the newest districts. Yangtse offers exciting trekking opportunities and is one of the two locations where the elusive Black Necked Cranes can be spotted. Yangtse is also famous for the Chorten Kora, which is one of the only two chortens built in the typical Nepalese style as prophesied by Guru Rinpoche. Yangtse is also home to the traditional...
Trashigang
Trashigang means ‘Auspicious Mount’ and on this mount, overlooking the river Drangme Chhu, the Dzong(fortress) was built by Kudung Pekar Chophel in 1659. In the olden days, the Dzongpons (regional rulers) dominated the people of eastern Bhutan. Today the Dzong serves as the home of the monastic body and District Administration of Trashigang district. The town of Trashigang is about 500...
Lhuntse
Lhuentse is 77 kilometers from Mongar and is one of the most isolated districts in Bhutan. The landscape is spectacular with stark cliffs and gorges and dense coniferous forests. The region is notably famous for its weavers and special textiles and fabrics, generally considered to be the best in the country. The Kurtoe region of Lhuentse is also the ancestral home of the Royal dynasty.
Mongar
Mongar like Trashigang further east, is built on the side of a hill because valleys in Eastern Bhutan are too narrow for towns to develop on the valley floor. Mongar Dzong is modern compared to other Dzongs in the kingdom.
Bumthang
Bumthang is one of the most beautiful valleys in Bhutan and is also the important religious destination for pilgrims from all over the country. The valleys of Trongsa and Bumthang are separated by Yutola Pass (Alt 11,500ft). Bumthang has an individuality that separates it from all other regions. Composed of four smaller valleys, the deeply spiritual region of Bumthang is shrouded in religious legend....
Trongsa
Trongsa town is located in the center of Bhutan. The Royal Family has strong links with Trongsa. Both the first and the second king ruled the kingdom from Trongsa’s ancient Dzong. The Crown Prince of Bhutan normally holds the position of Trongsa Ponlop prior to ascending the throne. The secular and religious center, the Dzong is an impregnable fortress and is itself a labyrinth of temples, corridors...