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INDIA: Himalaya: Ladakh & Kashmir
Bhutan Central-East Crossing Traverse to Assam, India
Introduction
This Bhutan trip takes you to the most remarkable areas of the traditional Himalayan kingdom between Tibet and India: from Central Bhutan you cross the Himalayan country, and eventually leave Bhutan by land towards the Indian state of Assam.
Discover this truly unique country with its rich Tibetan Buddhist cultural heritage, and the spectacular mountain scenery. You feel transported into another world and into another age, because laws were adopted already early on here, to protect and promote the unique architecture. For this reason, Bhutan has remained spared to this day from aesthetically unsightly buildings, as they appear nowadays elsewhere in Asia.
You come into contact with weavers, market women, farmers, monks and nuns. In Bumthang, the "valley of women" you get thorough and unique insights into the daily life, you visit unique monastery fortresses of Bhutan, walk through authentic landscapes, and observe original, simple farming of livestock and soil. All this in a sparsely populated, tradition and environmentally- conscious country, which is extending from vast, pristine forests, which are rich in orchids, magnolias and rhododendrons, to the foothills of the snow- covered Himalayan giants in the north.
Benefit from our personal and well tended to relationships in Bhutan
Highlights
- Tibetan heritage of Bhutan: monastery fortresses, temples, monastic life
- Unique natural landscapes, fertile valleys, vast forests with enormous biodiversity
- Traditional farmsteads and the typical Bhutanese wooden houses / chalets
- View of Mt. Jhomolhari, 7314 m above sea level
- Capital Thimpu
- Bhutan's women weavers
- The lovely valleys Bumthang and Phobijkha
- Optional hikes through idyllic cultural landscapes
- Bhutan‘s rarely visited West
- Experiencing the different climate and vegetation zones, from temperate to tropical.
Travel Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrival to Bhutan From Bangkok, Delhi or Kolkota by flight. Option: Arrival from travel module Sikkim, Darjeeling or Kalimpong by land via the border town of Phuntsholing: + 1 additional day
Day 2 : Tiger's Nest visit and sightseeing in the localities in and around Paro
Day 3 : Paro - Thimpu with sightseeing
Day 4 : Thimphu with city tour according to your interests
Day 5 : Thimpu - Punakha
Day 6 : Punakha - Gangtey, 3000 m
Day 7 : Gangtey - Trongsa - Bumthang / Jakar 2600 - 4000 m
Day 8 : Bumthang
Day 9 : Bumthang / Jakar - Mongar, 1524 m
Day 10 : Mongar - Trashigang, 1136 m
Day 11 : Trashigang - Trashyantshi - Trashigang
Day 12 : Trashigang - Samdrup Jongkhar, 610 m
Day 13 : Samdrup Jongkhar - Guwahati, Assam, India -
Continue with the travel module Assam, Northeast India, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Delhi, Kolkata and many more, or flight from Guwahati to Kolkata or Delhi.
Best Travel Period
October to May with temperatures between around 15 and 25 ° C
Spring (March to May): Rhododendron bloom, maybe not so clear mountain view
Autumn (October to November): often clear mountain view
Winter (December to January): various festivals
Options
- Extend your Bhutan vacation with any desired additional days in the region of Ha, Paro, Gangtey, Thimpu or Bumthang, or shorten this trip by up to four days.
- Getting to Bhutan is as well possible by land, following the travel modules Sikkim, Darjeeling or Kalimpong for example, or from the airport of Bagdogra, West Bengal.
- Integrate the travel module Assam Kaziranga with Brahmaputra river cruise and elephant safari (with fantastic wildlife observations of rhinoceroses, a variety of species of birds and mammals) in the Kaziranga National Park at the end of your Bhutan traversal, and before your onward or return journey.
- Incorporate hikes or a trekking of your choice, accompanied by a professional local guide. There are simple to very challenging hikes and treks to choose from. An overview over our hiking and trekking options in Bhutan you will find under www.yetilaya.com.
- Select hotel upgrades and enjoy the benefits of the beautiful and aesthetic 5-star hotels in Paro, Thimpu, Bumthang and Gangtey.
- Include a mask dance festival - we will inform you about celebrations in your time window, please just contact us!
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