Day 01 : Kalimpong -
Phutsoling Morning drive to Phutsoling
Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day 02 : Phutsoling - Thimpu After breakfast proceed to
Thimphu, Bhutan's capital town. Enroute visit Simtokha Dzong, the oldest
fortress of the Kingdom which now houses the School for Buddhist studies.
Day 03 : Thimphu Today's full day sightseeing includes
visit to Memorial Chorten, Handicrafts Emporium, National Library, Painting
School, Traditional Medicine Institute and Changlimethang Lhakhang.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel .
Day 04 : Thimphu - Tongsa After breakfast drive to Tongsa
Upon arrival at Tongsa - check into hotel
Afternoon Tongsa
sightseeing visit Tongsa Dzong, the ancestral home of Bhutan's Royal family
and also visit Ta Dzong (Watch Tower).
Dinner and overnight at
the hotel.
Day 05 : Tongsa - Wangdiphodrang - Punakha
After breakfast drive to Punakha via Wangdiphodrang. Visit Wangdi Dzong and
local market. This place is also famous for its bamboo products, slate and
stone carvings.
Enroute also visit Chendbji Chorten.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 : Punakha - Paro
Morning visit to Punakha Dzong and local market. Until 1955 Punakha served
as the capital of Bhutan and still it is winter seat of Chief Abbot.
Afternoon drive to Paro across Dochula pass (3,050m) that heralds the
most enchanting views of Bhutan.
Dinner and overnight at
the hotel.
Day 07 : Paro After breakfast take
excursion to Kila Goemba or to Taktsang Monastery as per your choice. (
Taktsang Monastey was damaged due to fire in 1998 but still the excursion to
this place is allowed) Afternoon visit the ruins of Drukgyel Dzong, Kyichu
Lhakhang and a traditional Bhutanese farm house.
Dinner and
overnight at the hotel. Day 08 : Paro - Calcutta Morning visit to Ta Dzong (National
Museum) and then walk down the trail to visit Rinpung Dzong (Dzong =
fortress/monastery).
Rest of the day at leisure for own
activities
Transfer to the airport to connect flight to
Paro/Calcutta (1425/1635 hrs)
Upon arrival transfer to the hotel
where rooms will be available for wash & change
Dinner at the
hotel
Later transfer to the international airport for onward
flight