Explore Bhutan Tour Packages

Paro • Thimphu • Punakha • Phobjikha

• •Tiger's Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang) — the icon of Bhutan, perched 600m above the valley floor
• •Tango Monastery hike — a 13th-century hilltop religious college, 14km north of Thimphu
• •Punakha Dzong — 17th-century masterpiece at the confluence of two glacial rivers

Best: March, April, May…

Paro • Thimphu • Punakha • Phobjikha • Trongsa • Tingtibi

• •Black-necked Crane wintering in the glacial Phobjikha valley
• •Himalayan Monal and Blood Pheasant at Chele La Pass (3,988m)
• •White-bellied Heron — one of the world's rarest herons — along Punakha's rivers

Best: March, April, May…

Paro • Thimphu • Punakha • Phobjikha • Trongsa • Bumthang

• •Bumthang Trek — two days through sacred highland terrain including glacial lakes and pilgrimage routes
• •Kurje Lhakhang — Bumthang's most revered monastery, built over the cave where Guru Rinpoche subdued a demon
• •Jambay Lhakhang — one of the oldest temples in Bhutan, founded in the 7th century

Best: March, April, May…

Paro • Thimphu • Punakha

• •Overnight camp at Bumdra at 3,800m — sunrise above the clouds over the Paro valley
• •Forest descent from Bumdra directly to Tiger's Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang)
• •Punakha Dzong — 17th-century fortress at the meeting of two sacred rivers

Best: March, April, May…

Paro • Thimphu

• •Camp beside a chain of pristine glacial lakes above 3,800m
• •Reach the highest point at Tshimakota Tsho (4,180m)
• •Views of Jhomolhari (7,326m) and Jichu Drake (6,794m) on clear days

Best: March, April, May…

Paro • Haa

• •Summit Ningungla Pass (4,890m) — one of the highest trekking passes in western Bhutan
• •Hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery on Day 2 as acclimatisation
• •Cross Chelela Pass (3,988m), the highest motorable pass in Bhutan

Best: March, April, May…