{"id":97,"date":"2025-10-29T03:35:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2025-10-29T04:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:52:23","slug":"plan-your-trip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/plan-your-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Suggested Tours & Itineraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most popular tours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paro: International airport city- a beautiful valley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thimphu: Capital City and a happening place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Punakha: Old Capital city<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangdue: Mesmerizing fortress\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phobjikha: A valley of black necked crane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haa: Western most valley of Bhutan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bumthang: Switzerland of the east\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have suggested the most popular package for experiencing Bhutan in a shortest possible time. It consists of visiting famous western Bhutan valleys of Paro, Thimphu, Wangdue, Punakha, Phobjikha and Haa besides covering Bumthang (a stunning central valley). This is the heart of the Kingdom where ancient traditions are still practiced and where all the well-known tourist sites are located. The suggested itineraries can be packaged according to your interest. You can relax, unwind yourself and enjoy the beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested itineraries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option \u2013 1: 8 nights\/9 days.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day<\/em><\/td>Place<\/em><\/td>Activities <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Paro \u2013 Land at Paro and check in the Hotel.<\/td>Visit Paro Town and places of interest within Paro including Drukgyel Dzong- a historic fortress.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Drive to Thimphu<\/td>Visit Local places in the Capital City<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Explore Thimphu <\/td>Consists of local visits and a short hike. <\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Drive to Phobjikha Valley <\/td>Drive via Wangdue Dzong and stay at Phobjikha<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Drive to Punakha valley<\/td>Visit Punakha <\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Punakha<\/td>Rafting and other activities<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Drive to Paro<\/td>Visit Remaining places at paro<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Paro<\/td>Hike to Taksang, hot stone bath and relax.<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Return<\/td>Fly back to your destination.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Option-2: 7 nights\/8 days <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day<\/em><\/td>Place<\/em><\/td>Activities <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Thimphu – Land at Paro and drive to Thimphu.<\/td>Visit places of interest in Thimphu.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Thimphu<\/td>Short hike and explore the capital city.<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Punakha \u2013 Drive to Punakha<\/td>Explore Punakha<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Bumthang- Drive from Punakha to Bumthang<\/td>Visit Trongsa on the way.<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Bumthang<\/td>Explore Bumthang<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Phobjikha<\/td>Drive back from Bumthang to Phobjikha<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Paro<\/td>Drive Paro visiting Wangdue Dzong on the way<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Depart from paro<\/td>No activities <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Option \u2013 3: 5 nights\/6 days <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day<\/em><\/td>Place<\/em><\/td>Activities <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Paro \u2013 Land at Paro and check in the Hotel.<\/td>Visit Paro Town and places of interest within Paro including Drukgyel Dzong- a historic fortress.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Drive to Thimphu<\/td>Visit Local places in the Capital City<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Explore Thimphu <\/td>Consists of local visits and a short hike. <\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Drive to Punakha Valley <\/td>Visit Punakha <\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Drive to Paro (in case of Taksang hike \u2013 drive early)<\/td>Visit Paro or hike to Taksang <\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Return <\/td>Fly back to your Destination <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Option \u20134: 5 nights\/6 days that include visiting Haa and exclude Paro Taksang Hike.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day<\/em><\/td>Place<\/em><\/td>Activities <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Haa – Land at Paro and drive to Haa.<\/td>Visit Haa Town and places of interest within Haa. <\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Drive to Thimphu<\/td>Visit Local places in the Capital City<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Explore Thimphu<\/td>Consists of local visits and a short hike. <\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Drive to Punakha Valley <\/td>Visit Punakha <\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Drive to Paro<\/td>Visit Paro <\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Return <\/td>Fly back to your Destination <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Business\/Educational or MICE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This package is created to take the opportunity to not only visit attractive sites but to interact, learn and understand how Bhutan is different, its unique tradition and culture and its adoption of far-reaching policies whether it is on gross national happiness, pristine environment conservation, sustainable tourism, mindful and compassionate Vajrayana Buddhism and rich cultural heritage. You will interact with Bhutanese leaders, Buddhist Masters, Environmentalist, and academicians. A group could also organize their corporate or business meetings in Bhutan and visit few nearby areas to refresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: This can be customized as a MICE meeting or corporate meetings as well and can be arranged either in Thimphu or Paro. The number of days can be reduced or increased accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested itinerary: <\/strong>5 nights\/6 days<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day<\/td>Place<\/td>Activities <\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Paro \u2013 Land at Paro and visit.<\/td>Musuem and other attractions. Meet business people over dinner and interact.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Drive to Thimphu <\/td>Visit market places, Entrepreneurs and interact.<\/td><\/tr>
3 (optional)<\/td>Thimphu<\/td>Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and traders\/businesses.<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Drive to Punakha<\/td>Enjoy Bhutanese traditions in a home stay<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Drive to paro <\/td>Relax and rest. <\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Depart from Paro<\/td>
<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 Central and eastern Bhutan <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is the biggest project in the country and has captured the imagination of the world. This is proposed to be the gateway to South and Southeast Asia. You can drive to Gelephu from Ghuwati (Assam) airport. Alternatively, you can fly to Paro and take the domestic flight (30 minutes) to Gelephug. After visiting Gelephu, you can travel to Zhemgang which is a birding paradise and spend the night at Trongsa. The next destination is Bumthang which is also known as the \u201cSwitzerland of the East\u201d with its vast meadows and pine forests. Enjoy breath taking scenic views, sip panda beer and try Swiss cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested itinerary: <\/strong>3 nights\/4days or 4 nights\/5days or 6 nights\/7 days<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day<\/td>Place<\/td>Activities<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Travel to Gelephu either via Ghuwati or take a domestic flight from Paro.<\/td>Explore the Gelephu mindfulness city planning and local area.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Option 1: Drive to Trongsa via Zhemgang  Option 2: Drive to Panbang under Zhemgang District <\/td>Option 1: Visit Zhemgang and Trongsa  Option 2: Eco tourism, birding, fishing etc.<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Option 1 : Drive to Bumthang  Option 2: Visit Royal Manas national park and enjoy a day<\/td>Option 1: Enjoy Bumthang valley and explore the beautiful landscape and places of interest Option 2: Visiting and exploring Royal Manas Park<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Option 1: Continue exploring Bumthang or return Paro if you flew from Paro (From Bumthang) Option 2: Drive to Samdrup Jongkhar \u2013 a southeastern town bordering Assam or travel back to Ghuwati to catch your flight. <\/td>Option 1: suggested to continue visiting Bumthang for the day.  Option 2: suggested to drive to Samdrup Jongkhar to have a glimpse of east Bhutan.<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Option 1: Take a Domestic flight to Paro or Drive to Paro. Or travel to Trashigang- easternmost Dzongkhag. Option 2: In case you have chosen Samdruop Jongkhar, you will travel to Ghuwati to take your flight back.<\/td>Option 1: In case, you drive to Paro there will be many local sites to enjoy. If you chose to explore east, Trashigang will be your destination.<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Option 1: Fly back from Paro and in case you chose to continue east, you travel to Samdrup Jongkhar \u2013 the final leg of east. <\/td>In case you continued east \u2013 there will be local enroute visits and Samdrup Jongkhar town. <\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Drive to Ghuwati for your flight.  <\/td>This is possible for Option 1 travelers if flight was to and from Ghuwati. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most popular tours Paro: International airport city- a beautiful valley Thimphu: Capital City and a happening place Punakha: Old Capital city Wangdue: Mesmerizing fortress\u00a0 Phobjikha: A valley of black necked crane Haa: Western most valley of Bhutan Bumthang: Switzerland of the east\u00a0 We have suggested the most popular package for experiencing Bhutan in a shortest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions\/180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}