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Taktsang monastery on the cliff face above the Paro valley

Cultural Tours

Glimpse of Bhutan

The short introduction to Bhutan: Thimphu, the drive over Dochula to Punakha, and the climb to Taktsang on…

6 days max 10,150 ft
January to December See trip
Masked dancers performing in a dzong courtyard before a seated crowd Fixed dates

Festival Tours

Paro Tshechu

Two full days at the Paro festival, with the western valleys and Taktsang around them.

8 days max 10,150 ft
March, on dates set by the lunar calendar See trip
A green valley in summer with scattered farmhouses and a river running through it

Cultural Tours

Central Bhutan Tour

West to east as far as Bumthang, the religious heart of the country, returning through Phobjikha, where the…

11 days max 11,300 ft
January to December See trip
A trekking camp on an alpine meadow at dusk, with cloud pouring over the ridge behind

Trekking Tours

Jhomolhari - Soi Yaksa Trek

Up the Paro Chhu to Jangothang under the north face of Jhomolhari, then over two high passes and…

13 days max 16,000 ft
March to November See trip
A train of pack horses on a forest trail with a handler in a gho

Trekking Tours

Jhomolhari - Laya Gasa Trek

The classic long route: up to Jangothang, north along the Tibetan border through Lingshi and Laya, and out…

18 days max 16,200 ft
March to November See trip
Camping in Bhutan

Trekking Tours

Bumthang Owl Trek

A short, high walk through blue pine and rhododendron above the Bumthang valleys, named for the owls you…

12 days max 12,000 ft
March to December See trip
Terraced fields cut into a hillside with farmhouses among them

Special Interest Tours

Village Homestay

A cultural trip with three nights in a farmhouse rather than a hotel: cooking, farm work and a…

9 days max 10,150 ft
March to November See trip
Tshechus in Bhutan Fixed dates

Festival Tours

Thimphu Tshechu

The largest festival in the country, held in the capital over three days, with Paro and Punakha around…

7 days max 10,150 ft
September, on dates set by the lunar calendar See trip
A chorten and prayer flag poles on the hillside at Mongar

Cultural Tours

Eastern Bhutan Tour

The full east-west traverse, as far as Trashigang and Trashi Yangtse, the part of Bhutan almost nobody sees.

15 days max 12,500 ft
March to December See trip
Druk Wangyel Tshechu Fixed dates

Festival Tours

Thangbi Mani Festival

A festival in Chhoekhor, Bumthang, whose closing ceremony is a fire blessing: people jump through the flames to…

11 days max 11,125 ft
October, on dates set by the lunar calendar See trip
Haa Valley Panoramic Trail 10

Trekking Tours

Sagala Trek

A short walk over the ridge that separates Haa from Paro, through forest and yak pasture, inside a…

9 days max 13,700 ft
March to November See trip