Himalayan Rafting Tour

Package Overview

Route - Paro - Thimphu - Punakha - Paro

Route Info - Total Route Distance: 265 km approximately
​Total Travel Time: 16 hours including the hikes

Trip Highlights

Five Chortens - Paro
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Nyamai Zam - Paro

Rinpung Dzong - Paro

National Museum of Bhutan - Paro

Dungtse Lhakhang - Paro

Tachog Lhakhang - Paro
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Memorial Chorten - Thimphu

Buddha Dordenma - Thimphu

Tashichho` Dzong - Thimphu

Dochula Pass - Thimphu

Druk Wangyal Chortens - Dochu La

Chimmi Lhakhang - Punakha

Punakha Dzong - Punakha

Suspension Bridge - Punakha

Punatsang chhu kayaking & rafting

Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup Nunnery - Punakha

Talo Sangacholing Temple - Punakha

Royal Botanical Garden - Lamperi

Arts & Crafts Market- Thimphu
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Tiger's Nest (Taktsang) - Paro


Best time of the year

Summer and fall for kayaking & rafting


Tour Package Cost


Trip Yakka
Take some rafting and kayaking class if possible before Bhutan
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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Paro - Paro Dzong - Ta Dzong - Dungtse Lhakhang

  Upon your arrival in Paro International Airport, you shall be greeted by a aCholala Tours & Travels representatives and he/she shall brief you about the tours, itinerary, inclusions as well as cultural practices of Bhutan including Do’s and Don’ts. Then you shall be taken to hotel in Paro. On arrival we check-in to your hotel, where you can fresh up and then we set out for your sightseeing to the followings;
  Rinpung Dzong
  National museum of Bhutan
  Drukgyel Restoration site
  Choedu Goemba
  Kichu Lhakhang
  After your sightseeing at Paro you will be dropped to your hotel, where you can enjoy your delicious dinner.
• Day 2 : Paro - Thimphu - Buddha Dordenma - Trashichhoe Dzong

  Today after your breakfast, we depart for Thimphu. The distance between Paro and Thimphu is about 65 kms and will take about an hour. On the way, we will visit Tachog Lhakhang located on a hilltop across Pa Chhu connected by an ancient iron bridge built in the late 13th and early 14th century by Thangtong Gyalpo
  After reaching Capital City we will check- in to your hotel and break for lunch. After lunch, we begin our sightseeing to the following:
  Buddha Dordenma
  National Memorial Chorten of Bhutan
  Arts & Crafts Market
  Trashichhoe Dzong
  Then you will be taken to your hotel, you can enjoy your dinner and plan for next trip.
• Day 3 : Thimphu - Dochu La Pass - Chimmi Lhakhang - Punakha Dzong

  After Breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel at a tentative time of 8;30am. The distance between Thimphu to Punakha is 75kms and will take 3 hours. En-route, you would be making some stop and sightseeing at Dochula Pass. It’s about 45 minutes’ drive from Thimphu. After Dochula Pass we head towards Chimmi Lhakhang, the Temple of Fertility. Then we head to Punakha Dzong.
  In the evening, return to your hotel in Punakha for a comfortable overnight stay after your delectable dinner
• Day 4 : Rafting - Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup Nunnery - Talo Goemba - Lamperi - Thimphu

  Today is an adrenaline rush day as you get on the boat and raft your way through the rapids of Punatsang Chhu.
  After rafting we visit the following places;
  Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup Nunnery
  Talo Sangcholing Temple
  
  Then we head towards Thimphu and on the way, we will stop to visit the Royal Botanical Garden located in the heart of Lamperi which homes about 46 species of Rhododendrons, 115 species of ferns, 46 species of avifauna and a popular birding destination. You can try peddling a boat across the Lamperi lake and try to identify various flora and fauna species as you come across them.
  
  Later in the evening you will be dropped to your hotel, where you can enjoy your dinner.
• Day 5 : Thimphu - Paro - Tiger's Nest Temple - Chele La Pass

  After your breakfast, we travel towards Paro. Then we start famous Taktsang hike, you can choose to ride a horse from the parking lot to the monasteries with your own expenses. If the full hike sounds a bit tough, you can hike for 1 hour to the cafeteria - a wooden tea-house restaurant which offers a good view of the monastery.
  
  After your successful hike, you will be dropped off to your hotel and enjoy your dinner.
• Day 6 : Departure from Paro International Airport

  After a hearty conversation over the breakfast we prepare you for your departure. You flying away from Bhutan does not mean the end of our friendship and memories, it is just the beginning of a new beginning. From Bhutan with 'Love'.

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing

Terms & Conditions

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