Itineraries
On arrival at the airport, representatives of the Tour Company will receive and escort you to the Hotel. After lunch, explore the small town of Paro, then visit the Dzong, the National museum and others.
Ride to Thimphu, which will take approximately 05 hrs depending on the level of professionalism and biking skills. The ride is all along the lined willow trees and the beautiful villages of Paro. All along, you ride parallel to the river banks. On arrival at Thimphu you can have a leisure time or just explore the Thimphu city, the weekend market would be in progress where the residents of Thimphu do their weekly marketing and farmers and vendors all over the country visit this market to sell their handicrafts and farm produce.
Do some quick sightseeing and places of interest before heading for the Dochula pass. It is a 02-03hrs uphill ride. But once you reach the Pass at 3000m, the ride is downhill till you reach the warm and lush valley of Punakha region. You can visit Chimey lhakhang/monastery of the Devine mad man or the temple of fertility.
By biking, you can explore the fertile and flat valley of Punakha, ride north towards the Crown Prince’s Monastery perched on a strategic location on a hill top overlooking the rich rice terraced fields. Visit the Punakha Dzong, which is located on the confluence of two rivers.
Ride to Phobjikha valley, the abode of the black neck cranes, and enroute visit the ruins of Wangduephodrang Dzong, raxed to the ground by a fire in 2012. All along your ride, you will see the villages of Sha. The backup vehicle will always be there following the cyclists and at any point of time riders get exhausted you can continue on the back up car.
Visit the Gangtey monastery and then bike towards Paro via Wangdue and Thimphu. You can bike a certain stretch of the road and use the backup car to reach Paro. At the end of your biking tour, you can have a hot- stone bath.
After breakfast drive half for an hour and start the hike. A 5 hour round trip hike, this follows an ancient path marked by river powered prayer wheels. It is said that the legendary Indian saint, Guru Padma Sambhava, flew from Tibet on the back of a tigress, to defeat five demons, who were opposing the spread of Buddhism in Bhutan in 746 A.D. On the way, visit the Drugyel Dzong, located 16 Km. away from the Paro town. Although in ruins, this Dzong is of great historical importance. It was here that the Bhutanese finally defeated the invading Tibetans and drove them back. From here, the peak of Chomolhari “Mountain of the Goddess” can be seen on a clear day (Alt. 7,329m/24,029ft.). Strolls through town and visit the Paro Rimpong Dzong, it was built in 1646, Kyichu Monastery the oldest in Paro valley, built in 659 A.D. Overnight at the hotel
After breakfast drive to Paro international Airport and fly out.