Bhutan Travel

Bhutan travel

Basic information

Area        38394 km2

Population  About 7 hundred thousand

Language   Dzongkha, English

Currency   Ngultrum (1Ngultrum=1.6yen)

Capital     Thimphu

Religion    Mahayana Buddhism

Visa        excluding

About Bhutan

Bhutan is famous for untouched environmental and rich ecosystem that owe to geographic factor. There are many plants. So Bhutan is counted up for the top 10 that have numerous lives.

 In terms of economy, Bhutan is the developing country. The one-third people are still in poverty. But Bhutan is improving this condition by quickly transition to modern.

 And Bhutan is also famous for GNH. GNH is the barometer of spiritual satisfaction.

 Bhutanese temperature is very different compared with its noon and night. So traveler must take summer clothes and winter clothes all the year around.

 Bhutan doesn’t permit the individual travel. So we must reserve the travel company. According to official website of Bhutan travel, one person costs 290 dollar a day. This 290 dollar include inland duty, the expense of staying, the expense of guiding, the expense of domestic moving, and trekking fee, the expense of using camp goods.

So we estimate that the travel price is at least 💲6070(including travel expenses)

    

Visa

The person who comes from except India, Bangladesh and Republic of Maldhives must have Visa.

And we must arrange visa via travel agent.

Things

Light (use at night), toilet paper, cap, summer and winter clothes, camera, battery, wet tissue, rainwear, first-aid kit

 

Schedule

10/3, 10/4

We use the airport

We plan to go to Trashigan that locate in east Bhutan.

Trashigan is the district that called “east jewel”.

This picture is Trashigan Dzong.

Dzong mean the monastery of Buddhism.

And Lhakhang mean temple.

 

This picture is the example of dyeing famous in Radhi village.

10/3

00:20 depart from Haneda Airport (use TG661)

04:50 arrive at Bangkok

06:50 depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport (use KB127)

09:50 arrive at Paro Airport

11:00 depart from Paro Airport

21:00 arrive at “Trashigan Hotel”(Trashigan)

10/4

08:00 eat breakfast

09:00 depart from Trashigan

09:20 arrive at Trashigan Dzong

11:00 eat lunch

12:00 depart from Trashigan Dzong

12:30 start looking three Lhakhang

(Chador, Bremung, Kupijigtsam)

16:00 depart from Kupijigtsam Lhakhang

16:30 arrive at Radhi village

18:00 eat diner

19:00 depart from Radhi village

22:00 arrive at “Choki Farm House”(Trashiyangtse)

             

10/5

We plan to go to Trashiyangtse.

Trashiyangtse is famous for the strength of religion.

And this district is developing quickly.

There are two Kora. (look like temple)

That is the building related with Buddhism closely.

And Trashiyangtse has Zoring Chusum museum.

Zoring Chusum is the traditional industrial arts.

That is composed of 13 departments for much long terms.

08:00 eat break fast

09:00 depart from Trashiyangtse

09:30 arrive at Zoring Chusum museum  

12:00 eat lunch

14:00 depart from Zoring Chusum musium

14:30 arrive at Gom kora

16:30 depart from Gom kora

17:00 arrove at Chorten Kora

19:00 eat diner

20:00 depart from Chorten Kora

22:00 arrive at Wangchuk Hotel(Mongar)

 

10/6

We plan to go to Mongar

Mongar is famous for fort of Zhongarps.

There are two famous Dzong.

08:00 eat break fast

09:00 depart from Mongar

09:30 arrive at Mongar Dzong

11:00 move to Zhonger Dzong

13:00 eat lunch

14:00 depart from Zhonger Dzong

15:00 arrive at Jarung Khashor Choeten

16:00 depart from Jarung Khashor Choeten

22:00 arrive at　Amankora Bumthang (Bumthang)

10/7, 10/8, 10/9

We plan to go to Bumthang.

Bumthang is very holy place for Bhutanese and there are a lot of temple and monastery.

Bumthang is located 2600~4500m above sea level.

And there are good place for trekking.

So we plan to go trekking three day.

The course follows the official website (http://www.travel-to-bhutan.jp/activity/trekking)

We follow the owl trekking course.

It begins from Menchugang to Tharpalomg monastry

At last day, we head for Thimphu the capital of Bhutan, Amankora Thimphu.

It takes four hours.

 

 

10/10

We plan to go to Punakka.

National environment of Bhutan looks like that of Japan and we can see beautiful rice terraces everywhere.

We'd like to be billeted in a private home, and eat Bhutan rice ball.

 

06:00 eat breakfast

07:00 depart from Bumthang

12:00 eat lunch

14:30 arrive at Punakka

15:00 look around rice terraces

16:00 experience archery, the national sport of Bhutan

18:00 eat dinner

 

10/11, 10/12

We plan to go to Thimphu, the capital city.

In Thimphu, we can see Bhutan government, Takin (national animal of Bhutan) ,stamp(famous all over the world),manned traffic light, etc...

Also there are a lot of Buddhism center.

10/11

08:00 eat breakfast

10:00 depart from Punakka

13:30 arrive at Thimphu

14:00 eat lunch

15:00 arrive at Memorial Chorten

16:00 arrive at Tashichho Dzong

16:30 arrive at The National Folk Heritage Museum

17:30 check in Hotel Phuntsho Pelri

18:00 eat dinner

 

10/12

We plan to do to Sabzi Bazaar, a morning market which is held on only weekend.

08:00 eat breakfast

09:00 arrive at Sabzi Bazaar

11:00 arrive at the factory of paper pressing

12:00 eat lunch

15:00 arrive at Motithang Takin Preserve

17:30 arrive at post office in Thimphu

18:00 arrive at the hotel

19:00 eat dinner

10/13, 10/14, 10/15

We plan to go to Paro, the start point of this trip.

Bhutan is a mountainous country, but Paro is on flat land.

10/13

On the way to Paro, we call in Bondey village.

Here, Keiji Nishioka spent his life trying to modernize Bhutan agriculture.

He is the most famous Japanese in Bhutan.

08:00 eat breakfast

09:00 check out the hotel

10:00 arrive at Bondey village

12:00 depart from Bondey village

 

12:30 arrive at Paro

13:00 eat lunch

13:30 arrive at National Museum of Bhutan

16:00 depart from National Museum

16:10 arrive at Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang

16:30 depart from Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang

17:00 check in Hotel Jigmeling

18:00 eat dinner

10/14

We plan to hike to Taktsang Monastery. (located in the criffside of the upper Paro valley)

Taktsang Monastery, which is called Tiger's nest, is a Himalayan Buddhist sacred site.

So we cannot photo the inside, and need to wear a shirt with collar.

08:00 eat breakfast

09:00 depart from Paro

10:00 start hiking

11:00 arrive at 1st and eat lunch

13:20 arrive at Taktsang Monastery

14:40 depart from Taktsang Monastery

16:00 arrive at the start point

17:00 arrive at the hotel

18:00 eat dinner

10/15

08:00 eat breakfast

09:00 depart from Paro

09:30 arrive at Rinpung Dzong

10:30 depart from Rinpung Dzong

10:50 arrive at

11:30 depart from

12:00 arrive at the main street of Paro, and eat lunch

13:00 take a stroll and do shopping (buy souvenirs)

17:00 arrive at the hotel

10/16

The last day of this trip.

We only go back to Japan.

08:00 eat break fast

09:00 check out the hotel

09:40 arrive at Paro Airport

11:40 depart from Paro Airport (use KB128)

15:40 arrive at Bangkok

16:00 eat lunch and do some shopping

22:00 depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport (use JL034)

10/17

06:10 arrive at Haneda Airport

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