Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary offers luxurious and spacious suites and villas with stunning views of the Paro Valley. Each room is tastefully designed, blending traditional Bhutanese architecture with modern amenities to ensure your comfort.
The resort is known for its wellness and spa facilities. You can indulge in traditional Bhutanese hot stone baths and massages to rejuvenate your mind and body.
Enjoy exquisite Bhutanese and international cuisine at the resort’s restaurant, with a focus on locally sourced and organic ingredients. The meals are often customizable to suit your preferences.
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is committed to sustainability and environmental conservation. The resort utilizes eco-friendly practices, such as solar power and rainwater harvesting, to minimize its impact on the environment.
One of the hallmarks of a luxury tour with Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is the exceptional and personalized service. The staff is known for their warm hospitality and attention to detail, ensuring that your every need is met.
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- Benefit from some of the spa-inclusive services and facilities of the Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary, varying from a consultation by a traditional Bhutanese medicine doctor, hot stone herbal baths, full-body massages to yoga and meditation classes.
- Experience the ancient and mysterious Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan by visiting the world-famous Tiger’s Nest.
- Enjoy our outstanding, delicious and healthy food, prepared according to the farm-to-table concept and enjoyable at any time and at any place you please.
Day 1:Arrival to PARO AIRPORT – PARO (Arrival)
The flight into Paro on our national carrier, Druk Air or Bhutan Airline, is a befitting introduction to the spectacular beauty of our country. In clear weather, magnificent views of the world’s highest peaks like Gangkar Puensum, give way to the lush green Paro valley as you land. Your Bhutanese escort from Authentic Bhutan Tours– For Your Bhutan Experience! will warmly welcome & greet you on arrival, and then drive to Paro town for lunch.
- Lunch will be served at Paro.
- National Museum
- Stroll around the Paro town.
- Evening some activities at the hotel – like Traditional Spa. The spa offers a wide variety of traditional Bhutanese treatments, all focused on balance and wellness.
- Dinner and over night stay at hotel.
Day 2: PARO - THIMPHU (Day Excursion)
After our breakfast at hotel, we will drive to Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. Then we will do sightseeing.
- Memorial Chhorten, built in 1974 in the memory of third king late Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, and the temple inside gives good examples of tantric Buddhist and its philosophy.
- Buddha Point, to see the tallest Buddha Statue in the world.
- Zulikha Nunnery, the Thangtong Dewachen nunnery was founded in 1976 by Rikey Jadrel and today it houses the sixty nuns engaged in Buddhist study and practices.
- Folk Heritage Museum, this Folk Heritage Museum is a showcase, the 19-century farmhouse and the living style of the Bhutanese family.
- Lunch in Thimphu town.
- After lunch, visit Paper Factory, were Bhutanese Traditional Papers & paper products are made.
- Weaving Center produces hand-woven textiles on site and has a selection of cloth and ready-made garments for sale. This is one of the few places where you can watch weavers at work
- Then we will drive back to Paro.
- Evening try out the Bhutanese Traditional Game – Archery.
- Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel
Day 3:PARO - PUNAKHA (Day Excursion)
After our breakfast at hotel, we will drive to Punakha valley, the old capital of Bhutan over Dochula pass. The pass is adorned with 108 small stupas and with many prayer flags. On the clear days, you will see the panoramic view of Eastern Himalayan Mountain ranges so beautifully. Then the road descends through lush forests to the fertile valley of Punakha & Wangdi Phodrang.
- Punakha Dzong – the most beautiful dzong in Bhutan. It was the winter capital of Bhutan until 1955 when the capital was permanently shifted to Thimphu. It still served as the winter resident for the central monastic body.
- Longest Suspension Bridge in Bhutan – walk over the longest suspension bridge in Bhutan.
- Lunch will be served at Punakha
- Visit to Chhimi Lhakhang – the temple of fertility.
- The drive back to Paro.
- Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 4: PARO - HAA (Day Excursion)
After our early breakfast, drive to Haa, the mythical valley of the Guardian Spirits. The drive will take about 7 hours. We will ascend until the Dochula pass. After crossing the confluence of Paa Chhu and Wang Chhu, the road passes through the forest of pine and rural farm houses. Lunch will be served as hot pack lunch. After lunch, continue our journey to Haa. On reaching Haa, we will visit to
- Lhakhang Karpo (white temple)
- Lhakhang Nagpo (Black temple).
- Lunch will be served as Picnic Lunch.
- Drive back to Paro.
- Evening try some activities – like Cooking classes in the hotel.
- Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.
Heading back into town and crossing the Bumthang Chhu, you will enjoy a visit to the sin alleviating Tamzhing Monastery followed by quick visit to the valleys cottage industries – Red Panda Brewery, Bumthang Cheese/Dairy Facility and the Bumthang Distillery, home to numerous distinctive spirits. (Overnight stay at Amankora Bumthang)
Day 5: PARO - STAY (Hike to Taktsang Monastery).
After our breakfast, drive to the base of Tiger’s Nest and hike.
- Hike to Taktshang, Tiger’s Nest, the most famous and scared monastery in Buddhism world. Taksang means “TigerNest” named after Guru Rinpoche reportedly flew to this site riding on the back of a flying tigress late in the 9th century. We have to walk about 2hours up steep from the road end. The trail climbs through beautiful pine forest, many of the trees festooned with Spanish moss, and an occasional grove of fluttering prayer flags.
- Lunch will be served at Taktshang cafeteria. On our way back, visit to
- Drukgyel Dzong, built in 1649 to commemorate the victory over Tibetan invasion.
- Evening stroll around the Paro vally town, the valley of surpassing Beauty.
- Dinner and overnight stay at hotel5
Day 6: PARO - AIRPORT (Departure)
Today a car will be ready to take you to the Paro Airport. You are advice to arrive at the airport an hour before your international flight.
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This is a sample itinerary, intended to give you a general idea of the likely trip schedule. Numerous factors such as weather, tour conditions, group options and the physical condition of participants, may dictate itinerary changes either before departure or while on tour. We reserve the right to change this schedule in the interest of our guests, safety, comfort and general well being.
Start planning your tailor-made Dream Holiday to Bhutan – The Land of happiness!
In order to experience the best and rewarding fulfillment clients must plan in advance the different logistics that you have in your minds before actually venturing into the world of trips. You might have wishes and hopes for which you need to plan.
The following information will help you to plan your dream trip to Bhutan.
1. When and how to visit Bhutan?
Choose your traveling date like Arrival/Departure date. You also need to choose entry/depart Bhutan via AIR or LAND.
By Air: Druk Air, the national carriers is the only service operator in the kingdom and operates several flights per week from Bangkok (Thailand), Delhi & Kolkata (India) and Kathmandu (Nepal) to Paro (Bhutan). The Paro International Airport is located about an hour and a half drive from Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan.
Paro airport is daylight restricted, and the flights are totally dependent on the weather. As a result, sometimes flights are delayed. It is therefore a good idea to keep at least 24 hours of transit time for connecting flights out of Paro. You might also want to consider traveling on a non-restricted ticket so that if you miss a connecting flight, you can be rerouted or seated on the first available carrier.
Sometimes flights into Paro are disrupted because of unfavorable weather conditions. If this occurs, the flight will stop for the night at the transit airport. To be prepared, you may want to carry your essential personal items in your carry-on luggage.
By Land: Phuentsholing, a Bhutanese town in the southwest has road access to India. It is located about 170 km from the Indian domestic airport at Bagdogra, West Bengal. Phuentsholing is about 172 km from Thimphu the capital city of Bhutan and is about 6hours drive distance. And S/
2. What are your itineraries?
All the tours can be customized and extended as per our valued client’s requirements. There are sample itineraries for your kind reference and it will give you some general idea of the likely trip scheduled.
Complete the tour request form and submit it to us. Send us correct name list. We will send you the flight reservation status via email.
After confirming your reservation, we need the scanned copy of member’s passport.
Please remit us full payments and send us the copy of remittance paper via email. Visa will not be accepted without full payment.
We will send you the flight ticket copy and Visa Clearance Copy prior to your departure to Bhutan via email. You need to print out and carry along with you.
Start packing and looking forward to have a memorable trip in the LandThunder Dragon, DrukYul.
Hot stone bath (Dhotsho) is a traditional bath of Bhutan, where a tradition of heating up stones and then soaking in the water that is in turn heated by the stones. This is also a curative method and is used throughout the country We Bhutanese belief that this bath has so much of medicinal benefits. Some diseases are curable-like joint pains, hypertension, stomach disorder, arthritis and many other minor diseases. Especially for the old age, where we have lots of body pains, joints pains helps a lot by this Hot Stone Bath (Dhotsho).
I think, the minerals in the rocks have certain chemicals, which can cure certain disease of our body. Hot stone bath has no side effects. It is in its pure natural form. We can organize the hot stone bath during your stay in Bhutan.
The Bhutanese textiles are rich, vibrant, and colorful and are a complex art form as well as an integral part of the Bhutanese culture. This Bhutan weaving experiences will give you an insight about the rich textiles in Bhutan. You can sit one of the handlooms of Bhutan and weave your self practically. We promise that you will really enjoy this with great satisfaction in your life.
We will also see or learn the natural coloring and dyeing. You can bring your own materials like handkerchief to dye and color. So visit Bhutan and experience it practically by yourself.
Folk Performing Arts & Music in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
We have Cultural Program Performing groups, which they will perform like Traditional folk songs, dances and keeps original tunes and dances alive. Moreover, new choreography for some traditional and regional songs is sometimes developed.
The troupe also performs mask dances that have historical and spiritual significance.
Tiger’s Nest is most visited spot in Bhutan and it is much awaited by every tourist who visits Bhutan to climb to Tiger’s Nest.
It takes about 2 hrs 30mins up steep climb through the forest of pine, oak and Rhododendron. However you can ride the horse and climb till the Taktshang cafeteria.
The above activities can be incorporated easily into your travel itinerary. However some activities need to pay some additional fees. So let us know which activities you would like to experiences so that we will include in your invoice.
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Get inspired by the trip ideas on our website and in our brochures. Then speak to us for first-hand expert advice and if you’re ready, start planning your trip in detail.
