Droelma Tours & Travels

5-Day Bhutan Highlights Tour

Trip length
5 days • 4 nights
Activity level
Easy
Group size
Up to 10
Departures
2026: Nov–Dec · 2027: Jan–May, Sep–Nov

From Nu. 46,500/person

Includes guide, transport, hotels and the daily SDF

Overview

A compact introduction to Bhutan for travelers short on time — Thimphu, Punakha, and Tiger's Nest in five days.

A compact introduction to Bhutan for travelers short on time — Thimphu, Punakha, and Tiger's Nest in five days. This 5-day journey is led by Bhutanese guides who know the places and the people. Day by day: Arrival, Thimphu sightseeing; Thimphu to Punakha; Punakha to Paro; Tiger's Nest hike; Departure. The full itinerary with each day's details is on this page. This is a cultural journey: you spend your days among dzongs (fortress-monasteries), temples, markets and villages, with time to meet people and watch craftsmen at work, rather than racing between sights. The pace is easy. Distances between stops are covered by private vehicle, and walks are short and gentle, so it suits most ages and fitness levels. Every Droelma Tours & Travels journey is arranged with a licensed Bhutanese guide, a private vehicle and driver where roads allow, and accommodation planned in advance, and we help with your Bhutan visa and permits. Departure dates and group size can be adjusted — send us an enquiry and we will tailor the itinerary to your dates and interests.

Highlights

  • Memorial Chorten
  • Thimphu Dzong
  • Buddha Dordenma
  • Dochula Pass
  • Punakha Dzong
  • Khamsum Yulley Chorten hike

Bhutan

Start / end Thimphu to Paro

Day by day

What each day looks like. Timings shift with the weather and the festival calendar — your guide will tell you the night before.

Day1Arrival, Thimphu sightseeingThimphu

Land in Paro, drive to Thimphu, and see the capital's memorial stupa and giant Buddha statue the same afternoon.

What you'll do

  • Memorial Chorten
  • Thimphu Dzong
  • Buddha Dordenma

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Thimphu →
Day2Thimphu to PunakhaPunakha

Cross Dochula Pass and settle into Bhutan's former winter capital.

What you'll do

  • Dochula Pass
  • Punakha Dzong
  • Khamsum Yulley Chorten hike

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Punakha →
Day3Punakha to ParoParo

Visit the fertility temple and the ruins of a dzong lost to fire before reaching Paro.

What you'll do

  • Chimi Lhakhang
  • Paro Dzong
  • Drukgyal Dzong ruins

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Paro →
Day4Tiger's Nest hikeParo

The signature hike to Paro Taktsang, plus a nearby 7th-century temple.

What you'll do

  • Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest)
  • Kyichu Lhakhang

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Paro →
Day5DepartureParo

Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

What you'll do

  • Departure transfer

Meals: Breakfast

Stay: No overnight stay

About Paro →

Where you'll stay

We haven't published the property list for this trip yet. Accommodation is included throughout, and we confirm each hotel in writing before you pay anything — ask us and we'll tell you exactly where this itinerary stays.

What's included

Included in the price

  • Licensed guide
  • Private vehicle & driver
  • Hotel accommodation
  • All meals

Not included

  • International flights
  • Sustainable Development Fee (SDF)
  • Visa fee
  • Personal expenses

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