THE GREAT ESCAPE
Your Great Adventure
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- Price & Dates
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What's included
Now till 31 December 2024
- 4 nights’ accommodation
- Return transfers based on PRIVATE basis
- Return airfare for Bangkok – Bhutan – Bangkok subject to change
- Sightseeing, meal and entrance fee as indicated at itinerary
- English speaking guide services
- Bhutan visa fee and tourism development tax
- Return International air ticket
- Travel insurance
- Extra cost of hiring a Pony for Takshang visit USD 25 /person (Pay direct)
- Tipping @ RM 130 per person per day
- Other not mentioned
Explore the world with our specially curated travel programs and arrangements. Sedunia Travel specializes in fully personalized travel arrangements to suit each traveling style whether it is Traveling in Group with Like-Minded People with Exclusive Private Arrangements or even Independent Adventures for those wanting to head off the beaten path and explore. Choose from one of our tried and tested classic itineraries or reach out to us to put together a fully tailor-made experience.
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
ARRIVAL PARO – THIMPU
Arrive Paro, Druk Air flight to Paro is one of the most spectacular of all mountain flights. Whether flying along the Himalayan range over the foothills, each flight is a mesmerizing feat and offers exciting descent into the Kingdom. On arrival at the airport you will be accorded a very warm reception by our representative of the company. Then drive to Thimpu, the modern capital town of Bhutan. In Thimpu visit Trashichhodzong/ Thimpu Dzong. The seat of the government.
Overnight at Thimpu. Dinner at Local Restaurant or in the Hotel.
THIMPU – PUNAKHA
Morning sightseeing of Thimpu valley includes visit to National Memorial Chorten, Buddha Point, Takin mini Zoo, Post office for stamp. Then drive to Punakha. On the way, stop at Do Chula Pass (Alt. 3050m.) for tea/coffee and enjoy our first view of the eastern Himalayan Mountains. Visit Punakha Dzong, which lies between two rivers known as Phochu and Mochu, Symbolizing the masculine and the feminine co-existence their currents are of different colors and they unite at this spot. Visit Chimi Lhakhang in Lobesa, a temple dedicated to Lama Drukpa Kuenley, who as the famous saint of the Bhutanese people is known affectionately as “Divine Mad Monk”. Overnight at Punakha.
PUNAKHA – PARO
After breakfast drive back to Paro for another 3 hours. Lunch in Paro. Continue with tour of Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong). The Paro Dzong is probably Bhutan's best known and most iconic Dzong. The Rinpung Dzong's names translate to the “Fortress on a heap of Jewels ". The fortress was constructed in 1644 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal on the foundations of an ancient monastery. Check in at your Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Paro.
PARO
You will have an early breakfast and walk about 2 hours to Taktshang Monastery perched giddily on a rocky ledge, with a waterfall cascading as if from the blue. Taktshang means ‘Tiger’s Nest’. Guru Padmasambhava, known as the Second Buddha, alighted from flying tigress and meditated at this shrine in the second half of the 8th century. As a result, it is the dream destination for Buddhist pilgrims from the world over. If desired, pony ridings would be arranged. Visit to Kyichu temple which dates back to the 7th century. Kyichu temple is one of the last three surviving temples. In the 7th century 108 such temples were built by a Tibetan King. To date only three have survived, two in Bhutan and one in Tibet, known as the Jokhang. Visit a Bhutanese farm house to see how a Bhutanese farmer lives. At the hotel typical Bhutanese cultural show will be shown. Overnight at Paro.
DEPARTURE PARO
Breakfast at the hotel. Free until departure transfer to the airport for flight back Kuala Lumpur.
~visit National Memorial Chorten, Buddha Point, Takin Mini Zoo, Post Office for stamps and Folk Heritage Museum.
~Drive to Punakha for 2.5 hours. On the way stop at Do Chula Pass 3050m for tea / coffee and enjoy our first view of the eastern Himalayan Mountains.
~Drive to north of Punakha for a short excursion to Khamsum Yuelley Namgyel Chorten – stands majestically on a strategic ridge above the Punakha valley
~visit to Taktshang Monastery – perched giddily on a rocky ledge, with a waterfall cascading as if from the blue.
~visit Kychu Temple – is one of the oldest temples in Bhutan which dates back to the 7th century
| Hotel | Dates | Single | Twin | Child (With Bed/ No bed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination 3* + 4* | 01 JAN – 31 DEC 24 | RM 12,618 | RM 11,978 | RM 10,378 / RM 8,788 |
