Bhutan with Paro Festival

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Bhutan with Paro Festival
Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Gangety, Trongsa, Bumthang
Mar 20 - Apr 3, 2027
Group size: 1 - 12
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$6,660
Deposit: $600

About this trip

Join us on our tour of Bhutan and experience the Paro Festival this Spring.

We celebrate the vibrant Paro Festival. Then set out for Thimphu and then Punakha, the winter residence of the Central Monastic Body.

The tour continues to Bumthang, the cultural heartland of Bhutan. Onward to Trongsa, the ancestral home of the Bhutanese Royal Family.

Option to add Nepal-Tibet tour following Bhutan. Click Extend your trip for info.

To book this tour, click the button “See Availability,” a calendar appears. You will see dates in black ink. Click on the date. It will take you through the booking procedure.

Trip pricing is contingent upon a minimum of four (4) participants and is subject to adjustment should this minimum not be met.

Highlights

  • Join the locals to celebrate the colorful Paro Festival

  • Enjoy striking Himalayan beauty: snow-capped peaks, terraced fields and tea plantations

  • Visit villages, observe traditional lifestyle and interact

  • Optional day hikes through charming, friendly villages

What's Included

  • Accommodations with breakfast

  • Accompanying guide

  • Airport transfers on tour dates

  • AC Transport van or minibus depending on group size

  • 14 lunches & 14 dinners

  • Bottled water in the vehicle during drives and touring

  • Bhutan Visa

  • Bhutan Sustainable Development Fee

  • Entrance Fees

Not Included

  • International airfare: Bangkok-Paro-Bangkok or Kathmandu-Paro-Kathmandu (priced separately)

  • Flight tickets: Bumthang-Paro (priced separately)

  • Camera Fees if any

  • Bottled beverages during included meals

  • Tips to drivers, guides and hotel porters

  • Trip cancellation/travel insurance

Extend Your Trip

Extend your trip and join us for the Treasures of Tibet - LEARN MORE

Use code back2back for a $200 discount.

Nepal & Tibet

Nepal & Tibet. Follows the Bhutan tour. Fly from Paro to Kathmandu. Required to stay in Kathmandu to receive the Tibet Travel Permit (we arrange this for you). At the end of the Tibet tour, you fly back to Kathmandu to depart.

$200 discount if booking both tours. Enter code back2back at check out.

Map of the trip locations

A. Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Gangety, Trongsa, Bumthang

Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Gangety, Trongsa, Bumthang

About your organizer

Original World, founded in 1997, offers hand-crafted immersive journeys steeped in vibrant local color and time-honored traditions. Original World is a boutique company, not a corporate conglomerate. Our services are personalized and we offer options for flexibility even within a group tour. Our small group tours feel like a private tour experience with like-minded travel companions. Explore destinations that maintain a traditional culture in India, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe.

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