Herbal Himalaya. 8 nights 9 days.
Day 1: Bhutan with 72% under forest cover host 7000 vascular plants, 360 orchids, 48 spices of rhododendrons and as many as 500 species of medicinal plants. Bhutan is also home to many globally threaten birds and plant species. Upon arrival to airport, met you Guide and drive to hotel. After lunch hike from Ngoba to Olathang so as to make interdiction to flora and fauna of Bhutan.
Halt in Paro.
Day 2: Today we will hike for around 4 hrs. Round trip to Taksang Monastery and do some scanning for flora and fauna. But if you wish to enter into monastery, we should be dressed in educated manner. Lunch in Café.
Halt in Paro.
Day 3: After breakfast, drive towards Haa valley through Chelala Pass. Stop at pass and do hiking till sky burial place as we may encounter our national flower Blue Poppy. Have hot picnic lunch. After lunch continue driving to Haa valley which is newly introduce to tourism.
Halt in Farm house.
Day 4: We will drive to Dochula pass in which we will come across many settlement of Haa and finally we will reach to Confluence Know as Chunzom. After short sightseeing in Capital: Memorial stupa, Giant Buddha, CFM, are some point, we will make visit. Check in to Hotel. During drive from Haa, if you fell like taking photo stop or little stretch break, feel free to tell to your Guide.
Halt in Dochu La.
Day 5: Having done with breakfast, we will drive till Botanical garden for searching flora and fauna. It has lots of orchid collection with different spices rhododendrons. You will feel the changes in climate as we are descending towards low altitude. We will see lots of different fruits and bamboos with fertile paddy fields .Lunch at café. After lunch hike 20 minutes through village of Phan to visit a temple know as Chime Lhakhang.
Halt in Punakha.
Day 6: today we will drive through the protected area of Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, along Mochu River. It receives lots of rain in monsoon season, so it is best place for flora and fauna. We are taking hot picnic lunch. After lunch continue driving till Gasa.
Halt in Gasa.
Day 7: So we have to drive back till Punakha today, and divert from Lobesa towards Phobjikha Valley. When you drive about 5 minutes crossing Lawala Pass, we will see first settlement of Phobjikha and also Yak herder camp below the roadside. Commonly known as Gangtey valley has monastery leaded by Ningma Tulku. Monastery also gives opportunity to acquire higher studies in Buddhism as they have collage just above their Monastery. Gangtey people once they practices shifting cultivation but latter government banned as it was really effecting forest widely. The main cash crop for people of phobjikha is Potato’s and Medicinal mushroom.
Halt in Phobjikha.
Day 8: after early breakfast we will be dropped at Khewa Lhakhang. Our morning hike will starts from open space and through forest of pine trees till Gangtey Monastery. The hike will take you along roosting place of Blacked Necked Crane during winter. Drive back to Paro and on the way stop at Tamchu Lhakhang for little Break. This temple is built by Thongthong Gyelpo during 15 century
Halt in Paro.
Day 9: with light breakfast drive to airport and you will be farewell by our Guide for you next destination.
End of tour &Safe Journey.