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The Journey to India and Bhutan - 17 Days DELHI – PARO – THIMPU – PUNAKHA – GANGTEY – TRONGSA – BUMTHANG – PARO – PHUNTSHOLING – GANGTOK – DELHI

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ॐ DELHI – PARO – THIMPU – PUNAKHA – GANGTEY – TRONGSA – BUMTHANG – PARO – PHUNTSHOLING – GANGTOK – DELHI ॐ

Programma del tour (giornaliero):

Day 1: ARRIVAL - DELHI

Departure with flight to Delhi. Upon your arrival in Delhi, a representative of our office will come to welcome you and accompany you to the hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 2: DELHI

After breakfast at the hotel, tour of the Old Delhi (Shahajahanabad), the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid Friday Mosque with a thrilling ride on the rickshaw in the narrow and crowded streets of Old Delhi. Following is a visit to New Delhi with its most important monuments: the colonial government buildings in front of the India Gate, the Mausoleum of Emperor Humayun and the Qutub Minar complex. Overnight.

Day 3: DELHI - PARO

Early in the morning, departure for Paro by flight, arrival in Paro, meeting with our local representative and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day available for personal activities. Overnight at hotel.

Day 4: PARO

Morning visit to the Drunkgyel Castle, then visit the Takstang, the "Nest of the Tiger". Afternoon tour of the Ta Dzong, National Museum and Paro Dzong. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: PARO - THIMPU

Departure for Thimpu the capital of Bhutan, with houses all strictly in style and dominated by the imposing Dzong Simtokha, built in 1627. Full day dedicated to the tour of this city where time seems to have stopped, the temples and the interesting bazaar. Overnight at hotel.

Day 6: THIMPU

Full day dedicated to visits to this beautiful city, its temples and nearby monasteries. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: THIMPU - PUNAKHA

Departure for the Penzi-Là pass. From the top you can see the Himalayan peaks. Descent into the Po Chu valley (Padre River). Visit to the Dzong of Punkha and Wangdiphodrang (from April to October and during the Festival period 14-17). Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: PUNAKHA

Full day dedicated to visits to the Punakha Valley. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: PUNAKHA - GANGTEY - TRONGSA

Crossing the Black Mountains. Visit to the Gangtey monastery (Closed winter). Hotel accommodation in Trongsa. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: TRONGSA - BUMTHANG

Visit of the Trongsa Dzong, the castle from which the royal family of Bhutan comes. Afternoon, continuation of the Bumthang region from which Buddhism spread to Bhutan. Accommodation in hotel taken the Bjakar Dzond. Dinner and overnight.

Day 11: BUMTHANG

Visit the Bjakar Dzong and the oldest temples of Bhutan (7th - 8th century AD). Walk in the Bumthang valley. Dinner and overnight.

Day 12: BUMTHANG - PARO

Long crossing of Western Bhutan from Bjakar Dzong to Paro. Afternoon tour of the city and the valley with excursion to Pa Chu Drugyel Dzong and to Taktsang; easy walk up to the 'Tana della Tigre', meditation place of the famous monk Tsongkapa. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 13: PARO - PHUNTSHOLING

Departure by car to Phuntsholing, a town on the border with India. The views, the vegetation change continuously. In the afternoon visit to the temple of Zangtho Pelri Lhakhang and the town with its colorful market. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 14: PHUNTSHOLING - KALIMPONG

After breakfast departure for Kalimpong. The path winds through the intense green of forests and hills for tea plantations. Arrival and accommodation at the hotel. Rest of the day dedicated to visits to the market, the Buddhist temple and the Durpin Dara viewpoint, the highest point of the city, from where, on clear days, you can admire the Himalayan peaks. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 15: KALIMPONG - GANGTOK

After breakfast departure for Gangtok. still through green forests and hills cultivated with tea. Arrival at Gangtok (1547 m.), One of the last Himalayan capitals not yet touched by mass tourism, and hotel accommodation. Rest of the day dedicated to the tour of the Tibetan Research Institute, the Royal Chapel of Tsuk -la-Khang Monastery, and the Deer Park. Nearby you will visit the Enchey monastery which dominates the city from above. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 16: GANGTOK - DELHI

Morning excursion to Rumtek monastery (km 25 - about an hour of travel). In the afternoon flight to Delhi. After dinner in a typical Indian restaurant, transfer to the international airport.

Day 17: DELHI - DEPARTURE

Early morning return flight.

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