Private Traveller Itineraries

Recommended Itineraries Using 3 star Hotels.

Please scroll down this page for our top 4 itinerary recommendations which can be adapted to suit your personal needs.

Our Bhutan independent cultural tours are designed for individuals or small parties travelling together. They are NOT group tours and they can depart any day of the year, for any duration, subject to air seat availability. Any private tour itinerary below can be adapted to include one or more structured trekking components and/or luxury hotel upgrades. The costs for the tour packages include land arrangements only and do not include airfares which are additional.

Your Bhutan land package includes:

• Professional guide & driver with SUV or minibus.
• All touring & transfers throughout your journey.
• Traditional style 3 star hotel accom with private bathrooms (exc Farm Stays share bathrooms).
• All meals.
• All entrance fees & sightseeing.
• When trekking tented campsites replace hotels.
• When trekking additional support crew and ponies are included.
• Visa fees, Government Levies and taxes.
• One off tour administration fee.

OR Consider a luxury hotel upgrade in one or more valleys.
Luxury Hotel upgrades available on request at additional cost.

Your Bhutan land package excludes:

• Airfares to/from Bhutan.
• Items of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, phone calls. medications, tips etc.
• Travel Insurance which is mandatory to be granted a visa to enter Bhutan.

Tour 1.  A Taste of Bhutan – 6 nights from US$1501.00 per person.

• 2 nights Thimphu (capital) with sightseeing, hiking and shopping options.
• 2 nights Punakha Valley with monastery & Dzong visits plus hiking.
• 2 nights Paro Valley with Taktsang Monastery hike, cultural sightseeing & shopping.

Download full costs & itinerary here.

Tour 2. Bhutan Mini-Explorer – 9 nights from US$2172.00 per person.

• 2 nights Thimphu with sightseeing, hiking and shopping options.
• 2 nights Phobjikha  Valley for hiking and exploring.
• 2 nights Punakha Valley with monastery & Dzong visits.
• 3 nights Paro Valley with Taktsang Monastery hike, shopping and sightseeing.

Download full costs & itinerary here.

  Tour 3. Focus On Bhutan – 11 nights from US$2576.00 per person.

• 2 nights Thimphu with sightseeing, hiking and shopping options
• 2 nights Phobjikha Valley for hiking and exploring
• 2 nights Bumthang Valley - lhakhangs, monasteries, hiking & weaving.
• 1 night Trongsa with Dzong, museum visit and hiking.
• 2 night Punakha Valley with sightseeing, monastery & Dzong visits & hiking.
• 2 nights Paro Valley with Taktsang Monastery hike, sightseeing & shopping.

Download full costs & itinerary here.

Tour 4.   Traversing Bhutan – 15 nights  from US$3430.00 per person

Traverse Bhutan from west to east, or visa versa, experiencing the very different sides of the Kingdom.

• 2 nights Paro Valley with Dzongs, Tigers Nest hike & sightseeing
• 2 nights Thimphu Valley with sightseeing, shopping & hiking
• 2 nights Punakha Valley with hikes, Dzong & monastery visits
• 1 night Phobjikha Valley incl Gangtey Goemba, hikes or view black necked cranes (late Oct-Feb)
• 1 night Trongsa to visit Museum, Dzong and hiking.
• 3 nights Bumthang Valley with lhakangs, sightseeing, hiking.
• 1 night Mongar with Bhutans most scenic drive & visit Ura Village.
• 2 nights Trashigang incl Dzong, weaving village of Radi and local bars.
• 1 night Samdrup Jongkhar visit National Weaving Centre & view Zangtopelri Lhakhang.

Download West to East Traverse full costs & itinerary here.

Download East to West Traverse full costs & itinerary here. 

Birding, Mountain Biking, Kayaking & Motorcycling In Bhutan

Packages can be tailored to include or focus on these adventure options. Bhutan is considered one of the world’s 10 global biodiversity ‘hot spots’ and offers over 620 species of bird.

The Weavers Trail

We can offer a range comprehensive programs focusing on all aspects of this traditional Bhutanese art form.

Golf at the ‘Top of the World’

You can add a round of golf to your itinerary, played at one of the world’s highest golf courses in Thimphu. A great little course designed by a Japanese professional. Green fees US$50 & club hire US$20.

Botanists Paradise

Bhutan is famous for its wide variety of orchids and rhododendrons. The Rhododendrons flower between March and April. Please advise us your botanic interests and we will tailor make a package to suit your needs.