Bhutan Giant Fortress Tour

Package Overview

We provide traditional Bhutanese dress – gho and kira

We will arrange traditional farmhouse and dinner at farmhouse with family

Provide Cultural show of traditional Bhutanese songs and dacnes

We arrange the traditional sport archery of Bhutan to our clients1-831-12

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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Bangkok/Delhi/Katmandu - Paro -Thimphu

  Highlights: Spectacular views of Mt Everest (8,848 m), Kanchenjunga (8,586m) and Lhotse (8,414 m); and a literal adrenaline-pumping landing on the roof of the world.
  
  As you swoop in to Bhutan by flight, you’ll get the gist of what awaits because you’ll get to have a spectacular views of Mt Everest (8,848 m), Kanchenjunga (8,586m) and Lhotse (8,414 m); and a literal adrenaline-pumping landing on the roof of the world.
  
  You’ll fly in by National Airline of Bhutan, the Druk Air, the country’s only international airport in Paro. As you swoop in to the airspace of Bhutan, you’ll already get the feel of what awaits to explore in Bhutan. En route you’ll be flying parallel to the folds of mighty Himalayas. As you do so, you’ll get to view the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest, and several others. But many more waits in Bhutan for you to explore. As the plane descent, the panoramic view of Bhutan’s foothills will excite you no end but the real thrill is the landing in Paro International airport, considered one of the world’s most difficult airports to put plane on land.
  
  As you alight and get out of the airport, our guide will be there well in advance to greet you and take you to the hotel for lunch. Right on that afternoon, you’ll be taken for a sightseeing around the Paro valley, which is a treasure trove of natural beauty, historical monuments, agricultural farms and quintessentially Bhutanese village communities. Few places to visit are the National Museum, formerly a watchtower, and then the Paro Rinpung Dzong. A leisure stroll around Paro town.
  
  In the evening drive from Paro to Thimphu which is just under an hour. On the way stop at the Tamchoe Monastery view and chuzom the confluence of Paro and Thimphu River.
  
  Overnight halt at Thimphu

• Day 2 : A Sojourn in Thimphu

  Highlights: The power centre and the capital city of the Happy Kingdom. Also the hub of commerce and culture.
  
  Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital city has many great places to visit and explore. At Buddha point, we have the World’s tallest Buddha statue where, we will drive in the morning. The site not only provides the close view of the giant Buddha Dordenma but also provides a spectacular 360-degree close-quarter view of whole Thimphu and the adjoining areas. On our way back, we will stop by our next destination, the Memorial Chorten. It is a huge stupa in the middle of the city which was built in fond memory of Third king of Bhutan the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk.
  
  Then we will drive to visit the 12th century Changangkha Temple, located on a small hilltop that again provides great view of the town. In Motithang is the Takin Zoo where a unique animal is housed in a zoo. The Takin is the national animal of Bhutan. Believed to have been created by the divine force of Lam Drukpa Kuenley, popularly known as Divine Madman, it looks more like combination of antelope and a cow.After the visit there, we drive up to the viewpoint at Sangaygang. Zilukha roundabout is a spot which will give you a full panoramic view of Thimphu Tashicho Dzong. On our way back, we stopover at a nunnery, the Folk Heritage Museum and the Textile Museum.
  
  After lunch, we will drive to Tashichho Dzong, the capital building of Bhutan, which has the seat of both His Majesty the King and the Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot). The Dzong was built in 1641. We will also visit the nearby parliament complex, the School of Arts and Crafts, vegetable market, and then spend the rest of the day watching an archery match and strolling around the town.
  
  Overnight halt in Thimphu

• Day 3 : Thimphu - Punakha/Wangdue

  Distance: 77 kilometres, Time: 3 hours
  
  Highlights: A panoramic view of the snow-capped eastern Himalayas and a multitude of alpine flowers and birds; Bhutan’s ancient capital and Temple of Fertility.
  
  Drive from Thimphu to Punakha/Wangdue will take us three to four-hour drive. The road passes through a constantly changing kaleidoscope of vegetation, waterfalls, flowers, mountains and meadows. The landmark feature for the journey is the famous Dochula pass (3,100m) where on a clear day we can see the entire eastern Himalayan range, teeming with 6,000m to 7,554m snow-capped mountains. The pass also known for its abundant species of extremely beautiful flowers has 108 Buddhist stupas exquisitely built around a mound, adding to the natural splendor of the place.
  
  After a stopover at Dochula, we descend to the sub-tropical valley of Punakha. Punakha served as the ancient capital of Bhutan and still possesses the country’s main treasures in the form of Buddhist relics. Resembling a gigantic ship on an ocean floor from afar, and girdled by two (Male and Female) rivers, the castle-fortress also represents the best specimen of Bhutanese architecture.
  
  After lunch in a small place nearby village together with a rural farming household, we will walk along a footpath flanked by an endless view of ripening paddy fields to the Temple of Fertility - Chimi Lhakhang. This temple, built in the 15th century to honour the “Divine Madman”, a saint iconoclast who is also associated with phallus worship, attracts barren couples from all over to receive fertility blessings from an anointed phallus. Than drive further to Punakha and stop at the views point the confluence of Male (Pho chu) and female (Mo chu) rivers and visit the Punakha Dzong, later visit the Sangchen Lhendrup Nunnery monastery.
  
  Overnight halt in Punakha

• Day 4 : Discovering Paro Valley

  Highlights: Hike to the Tiger’s Lair, the most famous Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas, built on a sheer rock face.
  
  The day begins with a breakfast, after which we drive half an hour till where the road end towards Taktshang monastery, a temple pasted on sheer face of cliff. From there, we hike up to the temple that is flocked by tourist and local alike since it is renowned in the Himalayan Buddhist world as one of the most popular sites of pilgrimage. The round trip on foot along the ancient path, roofed the tall Pine and Oak trees takes five-hour. And the view, once on top is enthralling, with whole Paro valley in one frame and airport runaway a small strip of black tarmac a prominent feature.
  
  Taktshang is a temple, precariously perched on a hair-raising ravine about 1,000 metres above the valley floor. It is considered sacrosanct as it was in a cave within this temple that the eight century tantric saint, Padmasambhava, subdued the evils who obstructed the teachings of the Buddha. The saint is believed to have flown to Taktshang in a fiery wrathful form riding a tigress. Over the years, many Buddhist saints have meditated in and around the temple and discovered numerous hidden treasure teachings.
  
  As we return, we can visit the ruins of Drugyel Dzong en route which is being renovated to its former glory. Drugyel can be translated as the “Castle of the Victorious Drukpa”, and was built to celebrate Bhutan’s victory over the Tibetan invasions in the 17th and 18th centuries. From there, we can also get to see the sacred mt. Jumolhari, one of the highest mountain of Bhutan in its background. Finally, before we drop back to hotel, we can stopover in Kyichu Lhakhang which was built way back in 7th century.
  
  Halt overnight at hotel

• Day 5 : Paro - Bangkok/Delhi/Katmandu

  After breakfast drive to Paro international Airport and fly out.

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Price & Rates

* Mentioned prices may vary depending upon date of travel, hotel availability, surge pricing and seasonal rush.

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Payments

• Payment

  • Payment for your trip is usually made in US$ via bank transfer to the Bhutan National Bank (BNB), with your tour operator shown as the ultimate beneficiary of the funds.  On receipt the payment is transferred to the government account, as explained further below.
  • We will provide you with all the information needed to make the transfer once your choice of trip is confirmed. We ask for payment 30 days in advance of the tour to give us plenty of time to finalise the arrangements for your booking. We don’t require payment of a deposit, but if you are visiting in peak season we may need to issue your flight tickets as much as 3 months or more beforehand (if the flight has filled up) and in that case we will ask you to send payment for the flight tickets only at an earlier stage.
  • Payments sent in US$ may be sent directly to the Bhutan National Bank, but in some cases your bank may route the payment through Standard Chartered Bank in New York as an intermediary bank and from there the funds are transferred on to the Bhutan National Bank. 
  • Once we receive notification from the bank that your payment has arrived we will send you a formal trip confirmation and receipt.

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Terms & Methods :

Payment

• Payment for your trip is usually made in US$ via bank transfer to the Bhutan National Bank (BNB), with your tour operator shown as the ultimate beneficiary of the funds.  On receipt the payment is transferred to the government account, as explained further below.


• We will provide you with all the information needed to make the transfer once your choice of trip is confirmed. We ask for payment 30 days in advance of the tour to give us plenty of time to finalise the arrangements for your booking. We don’t require payment of a deposit, but if you are visiting in peak season we may need to issue your flight tickets as much as 3 months or more beforehand (if the flight has filled up) and in that case we will ask you to send payment for the flight tickets only at an earlier stage.


• Payments sent in US$ may be sent directly to the Bhutan National Bank, but in some cases your bank may route the payment through Standard Chartered Bank in New York as an intermediary bank and from there the funds are transferred on to the Bhutan National Bank. 


• Once we receive notification from the bank that your payment has arrived we will send you a formal trip confirmation and receipt.

Other Terms & Conditions :

• Once booked, Bhutan Big Cat tours that are cancelled are subject to the following cancellation charges:


• Earlier than 30 days before the start of the tour programme: 10% of the rates


• Between 30 and 21 days before the start: 20% of the rates


• Between 21 and 14 days before the start: 25% of the rates


• Between 14 and 7 days before the start: 40% of the rates


• Less than 7 days before the start or cancellation without notice: 60% of the rates


• After arrival in Bhutan: 100% of the rates.


• If you cancel your tour after you have sent payment then we will process your refund in accordance with the above list of charges. To return funds to you from Bhutan we have to request permission from the Royal Monetary Authority to send foreign currency outside Bhutan. Once we have this we have to ask the Tourism Council of Bhutan to return the funds to you, as they are still holding them at that point since your tour has not yet run. This process of arranging the refund can take some time – at busy periods even 6 to 8 weeks.


• Please note also that when your currency arrives in Bhutan it is booked to Bhutan Big Cat in local currency at the then prevailing rate of exchange. When we come to return funds to you the cost of the refund will be booked to us again at the then prevailing rate of exchange. If there has been significant fluctuation in exchange rates between the date when funds were received in Bhutan and the date the payment is refunded we reserve the right to return no more than the current US$ equivalent of the amount originally received by us in local currency, to avoid incurring a loss as a result of currency fluctuation when returning your funds for the cancelled trip.


• We advise you take out insurance to cover the risk of having to cancel your trip for medical or other reasons – every year we have two or three groups who end up having to cancel after they have already paid for their trips, sometimes as little as a day or so before they fly, and it is an expensive venture if you don’t have insurance to cover the costs incurred.


• Sometimes it may be possible to postpone the tour instead of cancelling – we can discuss the options with you if this idea appeals. Note however, that once postponed past the date of the original trip the above cancellation conditions will no longer apply and the payments you have made for the tour and flights will no longer be refundable on the same basis, so you should not take this option unless you believe that you will go ahead with the trip on the new dates.


• Finally, note that if you have booked any nights in luxury accommodation then the cancellation terms differ according to the hotel. Generally speaking, once full payment is due on these hotels (around 30 days to 60 days before the date of stay) then no refund is available on cancellations after this point – we can provide further details of the precise terms on request.

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