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Thimphu, Punakha & Paro

The essential Bhutan circuit, flying in and out of Paro: the capital, the Dochula pass and Punakha Dzong, and two nights in Paro with a day for Tiger's Nest.

5 nights / 6 days Route: Paro airport – Thimphu (2 nights) – Dochula – Punakha (1 night) – Paro (2 nights) From ₹36,000 per person, indicative

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Highlights

Arrive in the kingdom
Capital sightseeing
Over the pass
To the Paro valley
Tiger's Nest
Fly home

Good to know

Best months

March–May and September–November; December–February is cold but clear; June–August is monsoon (green, fewer tourists)

From Ahmedabad

Fly Ahmedabad → Bagdogra (via Delhi/Kolkata) and drive 5 h to Phuentsholing, or connect to a Paro flight from Delhi or Kolkata

Veg & Jain food

Easy — hotels serve Indian veg food as standard and Bhutanese dishes like ema datshi (chilli-cheese) are vegetarian; Jain meals with notice

Good for

Families with children, honeymooners, senior parents (except the Tiger's Nest hike), anyone wanting a calm, uncrowded trip

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Indicative cost

Standard

₹36,000–43,000

Per person, twin sharing

Premium

₹58,000–70,000

Per person, twin sharing

Per person on twin sharing, land only, indicative for the September–November 2026 high season, based on 4 travellers. Standard 3★ or basic 4★, premium deluxe 4★. Paro flights extra and often expensive, so book early.

What's included

5 nights' hotels on twin sharing with breakfast and dinner
Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) for Indian nationals
Licensed English or Hindi-speaking Bhutanese guide
Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing (9 am – 5 pm)
Entry permit processing

Not included

Flights to and from Paro
Monument and museum entry fees, and ponies at Tiger's Nest
Lunches, tips, insurance
GST 5% and TCS

Day by day

Day 1

Paro → Thimphu

Arrive in the kingdom

Fly to Paro via Delhi or Kolkata. Your guide meets you and you drive about 65 km (2 hours) to Thimphu, stopping at Chuzom, where two rivers meet under three stupas. Evening free.

Stay: ThimphuMeals: Dinner

Day 2

Thimphu

Capital sightseeing

Buddha Dordenma, the National Memorial Chorten, the Folk Heritage Museum, Changangkha Lhakhang and the Takin reserve. Tashichho Dzong in the evening.

Stay: ThimphuMeals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3

Thimphu → Dochula → Punakha

Over the pass

Stop at Dochula's 108 chortens (3,100 m), then descend about 77 km to Punakha. Walk to Chimi Lhakhang through the fields and visit Punakha Dzong at the river confluence.

Stay: Punakha / WangdueMeals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4

Punakha → Paro

To the Paro valley

About 140 km and 4 hours back via Thimphu, stopping at Tamchog Lhakhang's iron bridge. Afternoon at the National Museum (Ta Dzong), Rinpung Dzong and the Nyamai Zam bridge.

Stay: ParoMeals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5

Paro

Tiger's Nest

Hike to Taktsang Monastery, 5–6 hours up and back. Ponies go to the halfway café, and the viewpoint there is enough for elders. On the way back, visit Kyichu Lhakhang, one of Bhutan's oldest temples.

Stay: ParoMeals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6

Paro → Ahmedabad

Fly home

Transfer to Paro airport for your flight to Delhi or Kolkata and onward to Ahmedabad.

Stay: —Meals: Breakfast