Bhutan City Tours with Bumdra Trek
7 Days
$1,930
Per Person
Overview
Bumdra Trek including Paro, Thimphu, Punakha touring is one of the best and easy tours around the main cities of Bhutan and Bumdra region. We end our tour exploring the - Taktsang Monastery also recognized as Tiger's Nest monastery. Accommodation during the trek will be a homestay in the village of Punakha where you get ample time to explore their culture, traditions & their lifestyle. Beginning of this trek to Bumdra, you need to ascend for a bit longer and after that our trek will be relatively easy with stunning views of snowcapped mountains.
Touring Bhutan city, we will be visiting spiritual and historical heritage landmarks like TashiDzong, ParoRinpung Dzong, and national memorial chortens, etc. This tour is for those passionate travelers who desire to explore Bhutan's rich cultural and religious aspects and go for little hours of trek witnessing magnificent vista of the snowcapped mountains.
Bhutan city with Bhumdra trek begins from a scenic flight to Paro and heading to the hotel. Then we start our tour visiting several landmarks and heritage spots of Paro like Rinpungdzong, Kichulhangkhang, Drugyaldzong. From the high point of Drugyaldzong, we get to spot beautiful Mount Jomolhari or Chomolhari (7326 m & the second highest mountain of Bhutan). Next, we will be exploring Punakha city, where we will be visiting Chimilhangkhang and Punakha Dzong. Next, we head to Thimpu and will be visiting KuensalPhodrang which is the main religious Buddha center which holds the biggest Buddha statue in the world at around 51 m.
Next, we will be sightseeing Thimpu and stopover to visit some of the landmarks like memorial chorten, zoo, museums, Thimpudzong. Then we will be hiking to Bhumdra region - where on the trails - we will spot colorful prayer flags with views of striking snowcapped peaks. And on the way, we visit Chhoetshelangkhang and lastly, we hike to Taktsang monastery (Tiger Nest monastery).
This tour & trek can be done in every season year around as being one the easiest and even novice trekkers can attempt this which completes within 7 days. For any other information about this tour, please do get us by email or contact.
Outline Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival and sightseeing Paro (2,250m/7,382ft)
Day 02: Paro to Punakha (1300m / 4265 ft.): 4 hours
Day 03: Punakha to Thimphu (2,320m/7,610ft): 3 hours
Day 04: Sightseeing Thimphu
Day 05: Drive to Sang Choekor Buddhist University, then hike to Bumdra (3500m/11482ft): 4 hours walk
Day 06: Hike Bumdra to Paro via Tiger's Nest Monastery (3180m/10433ft): 6 hours
Day 07: Final departure
Our detailed day to day brief itinerary for Bhutan City Tour with Bumdra Trek is listed below:
Detail Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival and sightseeing in Paro (2,250m/7,382ft)
As we land at the airport of Paro, our Accent Himalaya team will welcome you and drop you at the hotel. After freshen up & lunch, we will be visiting the Rinpung Dzong and from here (if the weather is clear), we will get to view the second highest mountain of Bhutan - Mount Chomolhari (7314 m). We will be spending our night at Paro.
Day 02: Paro to Punakha (1300m / 4265 ft.): 4 hours
We will drive to Punakha through Dochu la pass if the weather permits - we will get amazing views of the Himalayas from the pass. After that, we will drive down through the hemlock, fir and rhododendron forests. We will be stopping on the way to visit the Chime Dhaka hangs temple and then continue our drive to Punakha. After reaching Punakha, we will be visiting the Punakha Dzong. After that, we will be also visiting the longest suspension bridge of Bhutan. Today we will be staying at the local homestay to be familiar with the local Bhutanese people and their lifestyles.
Day 03: Punakha to Thimphu (2,320m/7,610ft): 3 hours
After breakfast, we will begin our scenic drive to Thimphu and pass the Dochu La Pass and the dense forests. As we reach Thimpu, we will be visiting the Bhutan post office headquarters. After that, we will be exploring the Kuensel Phodrang - where there is tallest Buddha statue which is 51 m. The statue, as well as the surrounding, is very beautiful with clean and peace surrounding and here we will be spending some time and then return back to the hotel.
Day 04: Sightseeing in Thimphu
Today we will be sightseeing Thimpu by visiting the landmarks of Thimpu. We will begin first by exploring the Memorial Chorten, the nunnery temple, the mini zoo where we will get to observe the national animal of Bhutan - Takin. After that, we will be touring Changangkha monastery and Thimpu Dzong. After that, we will have our lunch and visit the traditional painting institute, medicinal institute, museum, paper factory and Tasho Chho dzong. We will be spending our night at Thimpu.
Day 05: Drive to Sang Choekor Buddhist University then hike to Bumdra (3500m/11482ft): 4 hours walk
Today we will drive to Sang Choekor Buddhist University through Paro. Here we will be meeting our horses prior to climbing for about 2 hours on a wooded ridge which will transport us to a clearing and from here; we will acquire an excellent view of both Paro and Do-Chhu valley. We will be continuing on our track and then reach Chhoe Tse Lhakhang - a temple which swank superior view of the snow capped peaks. After that, we will be climbing all the way through forest and colorful prayer flags. We will be setting our camping site just beneath Bumdra Monastery and from here we can take pleasure the view of the range of Himalayas.
Day 06: Hike Bumdra to Paro via Tiger’s Nest Monastery (3180m/10433ft): 6 hours
After having our breakfast, we begin our trek through the winding trail which leads us rhododendron and pine forests. Then we will descend down further and get the glimpse of the golden roof of monasteries. Then we will be hiking to the tiger next monastery (also known as Taktsang monastery) situated on the high cliff. We will be spending some time in Taktsang monastery and finally retrace back to our hotel in Paro.
Day 07: Final departure
Today your journey of Bhutan city tour and Bhumdra trek and homestay finally ends and the team member of Accent Himalaya will drop you at the airport three hours earlier than your flight schedule.
