Day Magical Bhutan with Bum-Dra Trek Tour

Touching down at the Paro International Airport, you will be received by our representative and drive to Thimphu, the State’s Capital, following through the banks of Pachhu and Wangchhu with Confluence in between. Check in to the Hotel and serve your lunch, you first taste of Bhutanese cuisine. Towards the evening, you can stroll in the town and experience the Bhutanese urban lifestyle.

Start your capital tour with the visit to Memorial Chorten built in memory of the Third Druk Gyalpo. See the Takin, the national animal at its enclosure. Make a visit to Trashichhodzong, the Throne Room, and seat of the Chief Abbot and the summer residence of the Central Monastic Body. Explore the Heritage and Textile Museum and Traditional Paper making factory. 5 km towards the east from the town will take you to the Simtokha Dzong, the oldest Dzong in the Country built in 1629.  Overnight hotel in Thimphu!

Start a drive to Punakha, the former capital of the Country. On your way, enjoy the beauty of Dochula Pass and 108 chorten’s built by Royal Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck. Passing through scented pine and cedar forests, two and half hours of journey will take you to Punakha. The Dzong is strategically built at the confluence of Mochhu and Phochhu in the year 1637. The Dzong, has played significant role in Bhutanese history and is enriched with all round history of Bhutan. Khamsumm Yueley Namgyal built by Royal Mother, Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck, only one of its kinds stand as a testimony unique of Bhutanese craftsmanship.

Drive back to Paro for our trek to start. Paro, one of the beautiful districts in the Country is preferred place to live for nationals so the destination for the tourists. Upon reaching there, visit the Rinpung Dzong and Ta Dzong, the National Museum of Bhutan. You will get to see some of the antiques, thangkas, weapons and armours that you would not find anywhere.  Visit the 7th Century Kyichu Lhakhang one of the oldest temples in the Country built by Tibetan King, Songtsan Gampo. Overnight at Hotel in Paro!

Drive to Sang Choekhor Buddhist College at 2, 300, for our trek starts from there. Passing through village settlement and entering into forests of varied species lead us to Choe Choe Tse Lhakahng. After 3 to 4 hours of normal trekking, we reach Bumdra Monastery, the cave of thousand prayers. Our camp for the night will be here. However, we would reach here by lunch and after serving lunch, we visit the monastery and climb the mountain at 4, 00m and return to the camp. From the summit, the view of the Himalayan Range is spectacular.

After breakfast, we descend gradually to the valley through winding trailing among the forests of pine and rhododendrons. After 1 to 2 hours, we catch a glimpse of the roof of a temple, the legendary Taktshang (Tiger’s Nest) Monastery. Hour later, we see ourselves at the entrance of the Takshang. Guru Rinpochhe, the 8th century Buddhist saint is said to have flown here on a back of a tigress to meditate here. From the temple, the view of Paro Valley is splendid. Descend to Paro and walk freely in the town in the evening. Overnight hotel in Paro!

We drive you to the Paro Airport and our representative will bid you goodbye!