Bhutan Tours and Treks

BHUTAN FESTIVAL 2012 Thimpu Tsechu is held in October and the date varies based on the lunar calendar, this system has only 30 days a month. This year the festival starts on September 20-24. Tsechu’s are held to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Guru Padmasambhava also known as the second Buddha in Bhutan. He was born on the 10th day of the Bhutanese month. The festival is held at the new courtyard outside the Dzong (fortress).

Day1: Well come to Paro airport, a Bhutanese idea of an international airport. The company team will receive you at the airport and usher you to the Rinchen-ling lodge, a sister concern of the travel company. Typical Bhutanese meal will be served for sampling. After lunch visit down town Paro and take a stroll along the streets. Read the rest of this entry »

Tsechus are very popular in Bhutan. It marks the birthday of the most revered saint, Guru Padmasambhava or the lotus born. All the dzongs in the twenty districts have a few days in their calendar, dedicated for the celebration, of this auspicious occasion.
Paro Tsechu commences from the 2nd to 6th April in 2012.

Ten days Paro Tsechu experience:

28th March:
Arrive at Paro air port from Bangkok or Delhi. A warm reception by the Changshe team, who will then lead you to Rinchenling Lodge, a small family run business. After lunch visit the national museum, one of the best natural history museums in south-east Asia.

29th March:
Drive to Thimphu the capital city of Bhutan and check in to hotel Phuntsho Pelri. The rest of the day will be spent on exploring all the interesting sites in Thimphu such as the Changangkha Lhakang seated on a hillock presenting a strategic view of Thimphu town, the folk heritage museum, a typical farm house from medieval Bhutan, the handicrafts emporium which has an assortment of authentic Bhutanese souvenirs, the famous Trashicho Dzong which is the house for the temporal and the secular state, the Textile Museum which has a collection of the finest historical textiles of Bhutan and the takin preserve, a bullpen for the national animal of Bhutan.

30th March:
Drive over to Punakha the winter capital of the monk body of Bhutan. The beautiful drive will take us over the Dochula pass, one of the most popular landmarks of Bhutan. On a clear day we can get a glimpse of the spectacular eastern Himalayan range. As we descend into the Punakha valley one can observe the change in vegetation from alpine to subtropical. Once we reach Punakha we can visit the Punakha Dzong which presents the finest architecture of Bhutan. If time permits we can visit the temple of fertility a monastery built in honor of the divine madman. Overnight in Lobesa at Hotel YT. Read the rest of this entry »