4 Nights - 5 Days Bumdrak Trek Tour

Package Overview

Bumdrak Trek : In this Trek, we will be blessed by visiting the two most revered Buddhist Pilgrimage spot in Bhutan, Bumdra and Taktshang Monastery, besides enjoy the scenic beauty and Himalayan Mountains. Bumdra means ‘Rock of One Hundred Thousand Foot Prints’. The legend tells us that a hundred thousand Dakinis (angels) descended here and left their footprints on the rock 800 years ago. Bumdra is about 3800m above sea level and the Taktsang Monastery is above 3100m above sea level.

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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrival to Paro

  After reaching Paro, there will be immigration formalities and meeting with the guide then will go to National Museum of Bhutan at Paro. We will visit Paro dzong. Evening, leisure in town.

  • Themes : Trekking, Museums
  • Accommodation : Nirvana inn hotel [ 3 Star ]

• Day 2 : Trek 7 km, 4 hours, 1000m. ( Trek Begins )

  In the morning we will drive to Sang Choekor Buddhist College at 2800 meters. Here we will load the luggage on our ponies and start the hike. First 2 hours is quite steep climb, later getting gentler with great views of mountains and Paro valley. Finally we will reach camp below the Bumdra monastery, which is dubbed as a Cave of Hundred thousand Dakinis, the Buddhist female angels, who allegedly built that. 17th century monastery’s beauty is second to only Tiger’s Nest. If caretaker is present we will also visit the temples. If you still have energy, you can continue to 4000 meters high peak for better panoramic views. Round trip takes about 2-3 hours. Camping in 3800 meters

  • Themes : Trekking

• Day 3 : Trek 15 km, 6 hours, 100m, 1200m. (Trek ends)

  Today we will start trekking back but soon we will take narrow side path to the forest. After some time we will reach ZangtoPelrilhakhang on the top of the cliff. From here you can glimpse the roofs of the Tiger’s Nest monastery to which we will soon start descending. We will visit this temple, which is most holy place in Bhutan. It was built in 17th century on the place where Guru Padmasambhava, 8th century magician saint meditated. Descend to the parking. Before going back to hotel we will still spend a time to visit and Kiychulhakhang, one of two oldest temples in Bhutan .

  • Themes : Trekking
  • Accommodation : Nirvana inn hotel [ 3 Star ]

• Day 4 : Gigantic Buddha Statue

  Morning drive to Thimphu with stop at Tashoglhakhang to see the bridge reconstructed with old chains smoothed by ancient saint and bridge builder ThangtonGampo. Drive to gigantic statue of Buddha overlooking the valley and walk to striking city viewpoint. Visit to School of traditional arts, where the young men and women learn the arts and craft of their forefathers. Excursion to Takin zoo, where the national animal, the mysterious takin, is kept, After that Changankhalhakhang, the oldest place of worship in the valley. Evening visit of Tashichodzong, the castle, which servers as seat of the king and government.

  • Themes : Trekking
  • Accommodation : khamsun inn hotel [ 3 Star ]

• Day 5 : Drive to Paro airport

  Drive to Paro airport

  • Themes : Trekking

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Inclusions

• MAP (Room + Breakfast + Lunch/Dinner)
• Accomodation 3 Star Hotel
• All Meals
• Private Transportation
• Private Luxury Vehicle
• National Dress in the end of Tour
• Mineral Water
• License Guide
• Sustainable Development Fee
• Bhutan VISA Fee

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Exclusions

• • 1 Gratuities, bar bills, telephone bills, personal expenses, and laundry.
• • 2 Horse charge for Tiger’s Nest Hike
• • 3 Bhutanese traditional hot stone bath.
• • 4 Flight/Train Ticket.
• • 5 Monumental Entry fees

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Price & Rates

* Mentioned prices may vary depending upon date of travel, hotel availability, surge pricing and seasonal rush.

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Package Start From

• Paro, Bhutan, Asia

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Terms And Conditions

• • Terms And Conditions
• • Terms and conditions:
• • Reservation Policy:
• • For reservation of the hotels,guides and vehicles:
• • 100% of the Quotation payment has to be made to enable us to book the hotels, guides and vehicles well on time.
• • Cancellation Policy:
• • We genuinely hope that your trips to Bhutan will be blissfully enjoyable,successful with pleasant sight of plethora of signs and symbols,flora and fauna, warm greetings by the peace loving simple Bhutanese people, spiritually peaceful environs of the land of the peaceful Thunder dragon, milieu of the landscape,mountains,foothills and slightly plain areas of Bhutan. We assure you to provide every effort to make your trips experience blissfully enjoyable one. We do realize at time due to unavoidable circumstances a trip to Bhutan may need to be cancelled or postponed.
• • Thus we have a judicious cancellation policy to protect the interest of parties/your trips to Bhutan.While confirming your Bhutan Tour package with us, we require 100% advance amount. Rest of the payment is a week before your travel date. In case of cancellation the following terms apply:
• • • 100% Refund will be made within 50 days of the start of the tour program
• • • 75% Refund will be made within 35-50 days
• • • 50% Refund will be made within 20-35 days
• • • 25% Refund will be made within 25 days or cancellation without notice.
• • • Less than 25 days or after arrival in Bhutan 100% no refund will be made inasmuch as by this time everything will be ready and hotels are fully booked.
• • • Payment can be made by wire transfer viz. RTGS, into our account, pay by online (using your credit card) paying by credit card is more than 4 percentage or more.
• • Visa processing tips:
• • 1. Indian tourists do not require Visa.
• • Bhutan entry permit is processed by the travellers at the immigration counter for which you need to have a copy of your more than 6 months valid passport or Voter ID. You need to print and carry to fly to Bhutan, provide at immigration check point authorities who will stamp on your passport.
• • 2. Your passport must be valid for more than 6 months at the time of travel in Bhutan.
• • For those coming via Phuntsholing:
• • While coming via Phuntsholing entry permit will have to done manually done. For this you need to carry one number of passport sized photograph, copy of either passport or Voter ID card and wait for immigration formalities while the driver or guide will do the same on your behalf as per the following”
• • Indian Nationals Travelling to Bhutan
• • Guidelines for Indians visiting Bhutan
• • a) Indian nationals visiting Bhutan do not require visa. However, they will be issued an entry permit. ‘Entry Permit’ will be issued by the Department of Immigration in the Pedestrian Terminal at Phuentsholing on the basis of a valid
• • b) Travel Document. Tourists/visitors from India are required to carry the following Travel Documents:
• • c) Original Indian Passport (with minimum six months validity) or Original Voter ID card;
• • d) For children below 18 years, Original birth certificate (in English language) or passport, and must be accompanied by a legal guardian;
• • e) 2 passport size photographs are required.
• • f) Tourists should have travel insurance for the duration of the trip. There is also an option to purchase domestic travel insurance from Bhutanese insurance providers at the Pedestrian Terminal at Phuentsholing. Details are available on Bhutan Insurance Limited website: https://www.bhutaninsurance.com.bt/index.php?Page_id=112 .
• • g) For more information, visitors can visit the website of Department of Immigration: https://www.doi.gov.bt/?lang=en and Department of Tourism website: https://www.tourism.gov.bt/ .
• • 2. (SDF)Sustainable Development Fee:
• • India tourists are required to pay Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of INR 1,200/- per person per night. Children aged 5 years and below are exempted of SDF and children between the age of 6-12 years are given 50 % concession on SDF. Tourist visiting Samtse, Phuentsholing, Gelephu, and Samdrup Jongkhar towns for 24 hours need not pay Sustainable Development Fee (SDF).
• • 3. Requirement of vaccination:
• • There are no Covid-19 vaccination requirements for adults or children to enter Bhutan from September 23, 2022. However, it is advised to carry the Vaccination Certificate. Individuals above 12 years may be randomly subjected to RT-PCR testing at points of entry. No fee shall be charged for the RT-PCR testing for surveillance.
• • 4. Pedestrian Terminal at Jaigaon-Phuentsholing border:
• • The Pedestrian Terminal at Jaigaon-Phuentsholing border remains open for 24x7. Entry Permit is not required for daily visitors who will be visiting Phuentsholing only. An online pre-registration system has been developed to pass through the pedestrian terminal at website https://bms.doi.gov.bt. On successful registration, a QR code will be generated. The registered person is required to present the QR code at the immigration counter along with the required identity document. Pre-registration is one time and there is no need to register again. Daily visitors can visit until Rinchending Check Post. SDF will be applicable beyond this point and they will also have to obtain a permit from the Regional Immigration Office.
• • Other entry/exit points on the southern Indo-Bhutan border are in Samtse, Samdrup Jongkhar, Sarpang/Gelephu.
• • B. Department of Immigrations and Tourism:
• • i) Indian tourists who are planning their trip to Bhutan are advised to make following arrangements through the certified travel agent:
• •  Obtain entry permit online [to apply please visit ‘visa section on website www.bhutan.travel]
• •  Accommodation: It is mandatory to stay in Department of Tourism certified accommodation for the whole duration of trip.
• •  A tourist Guide
• •  Travel insurance
• •  Transportation around the country with SUV Car, Hiace Bus and Coster Bus only
• • II) Sustainable Development Fee:
• • India tourists are required to pay Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of INR 1,200/- per person per night. Children aged 5 years and below are exempted of SDF and children between the age of 6-12 years are given 50 % concession on SDF. Tourist visiting Samtse, Phuentsholing, Gelephu, and Samdrup Jongkhar towns for 24 hours need not pay Sustainable Development Fee (SDF).
• • Monument entry fees per person
• • Slno Monument Place Fees
• • 1 Tashichhodzong Thimphu 500.00
• • 2 Memorial Chorten Thimphu 500.00
• • 3 Takin Reserve Thimphu 300.00
• • 4 Textile Museum Thimphu 250.00
• • 5 Institute of Zorig Chusum Thimphu 200.00
• • 6 Simply Bhutan Thimphu 1,000.00
• • 7 Folk Heritage Museum Thimphu 250.00
• • 8 Punakha Dzong Punakha 500.00
• • 9 Chimi Lhakhang Punakha 500.00
• • 10 Namgay Artisanal Brewery Paro 300.00
• • 11 National Museum Paro 500.00
• • 12 Kyichu Lhakhang Paro 500.00
• • 13 Tiger Nest Paro 1,000.00
• • 14 Hot Stone Bath(Optional) Paro 1,500.00
• • Total expenses for direct payment 7,800.00
• • Flight ticket cost information. NB: The air fares are subject to fluctuation ups and down.
• • Sector
• • Delhi /Paro / Delhi (DEL/PBH/DEL)
• • Kolkata/ Paro/ Kolkata (CCU/PBH/CCU)
• • Bagdogra/ Paro/ Bagdogra (IXB/PBH/IXB)
• • NB: If you want us to reserve the flight ticket for the sectors mentioned above please let us know, we can obtain or issue the e_tickets that are subject to availablity for the above mentioned sectors. The flight tickets are subject to fluctuation ups and down too.
• • If the flight can be included in the itinerary please clearly specify in your requirements to avoid unnecessary stranding/blockage of the flight. The flight tickets costs are subject to fluctuation.
• • India Rupee Remittance from India to Bhutan
• • Bank detail:
• • The payment for Aeko Tours and Treks can be made directly to our company account styled
• • “Aeko Tours and Treks” with Bhutan National Bank Ltd. Bhutan from India for booking the flight bookings only. The payment will have to come directly to us as per the Banking detail as follows:
• • India Rupee Remittance from India to Bhutan:
• • 1)Correspondent Axis Bank Ltd., Siliguri, India.
• • Beneficiary Bank: Bank of Bhutan Limited
• • Thimphu Bhutan
• • A/c No.
• • IFCS Code:
• • Beneficiary/Ultimate Beneficiary :
• • Account No. ----------------- of Aeko Tours and Treks, Bank of Bhutan Ltd. Babesa Branch,Thimphu, Bhutan.
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Payment Terms & Methods :
* 100% Advance Percentage of total booking amount

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.

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