Trip Overview

Trip Highlights

Thimphu chhu(river), Pangrizampa, rural life.
Sinchula Pass(3400m), views of Phajoding monastery, Thinleygang village, Talo monastery, flora and fauna.
Chorten Ningpo.

Experience the journey taken by people in the past, as they traversed from Thimphu to Punakha. See rural Bhutan and marvel at its glory, augmented by the scenic landscape, flora and fauna.

Highest Camp: 3,360m

Best Seasons: September to May

Cost Includes

Accommodation on twin sharing.
Full board meals as stated in the itinerary.
All tours and transfers in private Coach.
English speaking guide.
Entrance fee to monument as per the itinerary.
Bottle of drinking water during tour on daily basis.
Bhutanese Cultural show including Mask dance.
Government SDF and other taxes.

Cost Exclusion

Travel insurance.
Beverages.
Expenses on personal nature.
Tipping for guide and driver.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 01
Dechencholing – Chamina
Highlights: Thimphu chhu (river), Pangrizampa, rural life.
(four to five hours, ascent 860m, camp altitude 3,360m)
- After a short drive from Thimphu to Pangrizampa, along the banks of the Wangchu river, you will start the trek. It is a leisurely hike traversing through some traditional and beautiful villages. You will reach Shong Pang and then Chamina village, your camp for the night.
Day 02
Chamina – Dopshing Pang
Highlights: Sinchula Pass (3,400m), views of Phajoding monastery, Thinleygang village, Talo monastery, flora and fauna.
(seven to eight hours)
- A fairly harder trek, today you will need to make a gradual ascend until Sinchula (Pass, 3,400m). On a clear day, you can Phajoding monastery, located just above Thimphu from here. After about another two kilometers walk, you reach another pass, from where Thinleygang village, Talo Monastery and the motor highway towards the ancient capital of Bhutan, Punakha, is visible. Once you cross the pass, the trek is a gradual descend, until the campsite at Dopshing Pang.
Day 03
Dopshing Pang – Chorten Ningpo
Highlights: Flora, fauna and Chorten Ningpo.
(eight hours, camp altitude 2,700m)
- It is an easy trek that will take you through thick forests, villages and rice fields. Chorten Ningpo is linked to Drukpa Kuenley, popularly known as the “divine madman”. You will be camping right in-front of the temple.
Day 04
Chorten Ningpo – Zomlingthang
Highlights: Rural Bhutan, people, flora and fauna.
(two to three hours)
- Today too, you will be trekking through several villages until you reach a motor road. It takes about two to three hours. From the road, you walk till Punakha following it.