GLIMPSE OF BHUTAN TOUR
(5 Days and 4 Nights)
<div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">Day 1 Arrive Paro
Drive to Thimphu</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">Pick up from Paro International
Airport (2280m). Depending on the arrival time of the Druk Air flight, you will
either be served a meal in Paro or be driven straight to Thimphu, the capital
city, which is about 53 kilometres away. The drive normally takes about an hour
and a half. If Thimphu is reached early, you can go out in the town and mingle
with the Bhutanese people. Dinner will be served in the hotel.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">Day 2 Thimphu
Sightseeing</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">Sightseeing in Thimphu (2320m)
includes visits to National Library which was established in 1967 and has many
ancient Dzongkha and Tibetan texts); Painting School or the National Institute
for Zorig Chusum (the 13 traditional arts and crafts like painting,
woodcarving, embroidery and statue making; National Memorial Chorten which was
built in 1974 in memory of the third King of Bhutan; Semtokha Dzong which is
about five kilometres south of Thimphu. Semtokha Dzong was built in 1629 by
Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Today it houses the Institute for Language and
Culture Studies.); Tashichhodzong is the seat of the government of Bhutan. It
houses the secretariat, the Throne Room, His Majesty's secretariat, the
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. If the
sightseeing falls on the weekend you can visit Thimphu's open vegetable market
where farmers from the nearby regions gather to sell their produce.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">Day 3 Thimphu to
Paro. Paro Sightseeing</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">The first stop on this road journey
is at Dochula pass at 3,140 meters. Dochula is about 23 kilometres from Thimphu
and on a clear day, it offers a clear view of the Himalayas. After refreshments
in Dochula, the journey continues to Paro. It is about a 72 Km journey from
Dochula to Paro. Lunch will be served in the hotel at Paro. In the afternoon
the sightseeing in Paro starts. Sightseeing includes a visit to the Ta-Dzong
(National Museum) which was built in 1656 and served as the watch tower of Paro
Dzong in the past. After the Ta-Dzong visit, you can go to the town and
interact with the local Bhutanese people and do some shopping. Dinner will be
served in the hotel.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">Day 4 Paro
Sightseeing</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">After Breakfast, proceed towards
Drukgyel Dzong, 14 kilometres from the Paro town. Also known as the fortress of
victory Drukgyel Dzong was built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1649 to
commemorate the victory over Tibetan invaders in 1644. On the way to Drukgyel
Dzong, you can view Takshang Monastery, perched on the side of a cliff 900m
above the floor of Paro valley. Legend has it that Guru Rinpoche, who brought
Buddhism to Bhutan in the eighth century flew to a cave in Taktshang spot on a
tigress and mediated for three months. Return to Paro town for lunch. In the
afternoon, visit Paro Dzong also called the Rinchen Phug Dzong, which means
fortress on a heap of Jewels. Paro Dzong is one of the most impressive and
well-known dzongs of Bhutan and was built in 1644. Return to the hotel and have
Tea/Coffee. Visit the town for last-minute shopping. Dinner will be served in
the hotel.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">Day 5 Departure</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif";">After an early breakfast, our
representative will see you off at the Paro International Airport.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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