Droelma Tours & Travels

Bhutan & Haa Valley Cultural Tour

Trip length
7 days • 6 nights
Activity level
Easy
Group size
Up to 10
Departures
2026: Nov–Dec · 2027: Jan–May, Sep–Nov

From Nu. 65,000/person

Includes guide, transport, hotels and the daily SDF

Overview

The classic western circuit with a detour over Chele La Pass into the little-visited Haa Valley.

The classic western circuit with a detour over Chele La Pass into the little-visited Haa Valley. This 7-day journey is led by Bhutanese guides who know the places and the people. Day by day: Arrival, transfer to Thimphu; Thimphu hikes & museums; Punakha via Dochula Pass; Paro Valley sightseeing; Day trip over Chele La to Haa; Tiger's Nest hike; and more across 7 days. 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

  • Airport pickup
  • Cheri Monastery hike
  • Textile Museum
  • Motithang Takin Preserve
  • Dochula Pass
  • Punakha Dzong

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, transfer to ThimphuThimphu

Arrive at Paro airport and drive to the capital.

What you'll do

  • Airport pickup

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Thimphu →
Day2Thimphu hikes & museumsThimphu

A gentle monastery hike above the city plus the national textile collection and animal preserve.

What you'll do

  • Cheri Monastery hike
  • Textile Museum
  • Motithang Takin Preserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Thimphu →
Day3Punakha via Dochula PassPunakha

Cross Dochula and visit Punakha Dzong plus the fertility temple.

What you'll do

  • Dochula Pass
  • Punakha Dzong
  • Khamsum Yulley Chorten
  • Chimi Lhakhang

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Punakha →
Day4Paro Valley sightseeingParo

The valley's dzong and the ruins of one lost to fire in the 1950s.

What you'll do

  • Paro Dzong
  • Drukgyal Dzong ruins

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Paro →
Day5Day trip over Chele La to HaaHaa

One of Bhutan's highest motorable passes leads into a valley of quiet farming villages.

What you'll do

  • Chele La Pass
  • Katsho village

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Stay: No overnight stay

About Haa →
Day6Tiger's Nest hikeParo

Bhutan's most iconic hike and 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 →
Day7DepartureParo

Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

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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