Featuring Small hikes, Pony Rides, Dart Throwing, Stone Baths, Rafting, Dawdling, Waddling & More.
It is time to explore and experience the Dragon Kingdom– with kids (or without kids). Whether it’s the kid in you or you have kids with you, this is the best designed outdoor experience for anyone. The heavy rains have not yet started in the Spring and by October the rains will have stopped. These are the best times to explore and appreciate as the Kingdom renews itself, nature is replenished, life is regenerated, forests are lush and green, the undergrowth is rich with renewed life, the rivers are well nourished and the sun is golden and warm. These are the glorious days of the Spring and the Fall and the Kingdom of Thunder Dragon is at its most awe-inspiring and beautiful seasons.
Known as the land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan is a small kingdom squeezed between the two most populated countries of the world: China and India. The limit to visitors is restricted with a government regulated tour and tariff system. This policy ensures protection of its natural habitats and also that every Bhutanese benefit from the income generated by tourism. Ecologically, Bhutan is a hot spot in the Himalayas. And 65-70% of the land is decreed by law to be kept under forest cover. Clean air, pristine countryside, exotic flora, fauna and avi-fauna; unique architecture, smiling people and preserved social and cultural heritage make this kingdom an exotic and a singular destination.
On our very special trip, after taking your scenic mountain flight into the beautiful Paro Valley, you will proceed via the famous 10,000 ft high Do Chu La pass to the balmy Punakha valley — the ancient capital and the winter residence of the central Monastic body. Here you will begin your exploration as you hike and discover ancient dzongs and sites, walk in the interesting local market and explore the small town. You will also have an exciting and an enjoyable Rafting trip down the cool clear mountain river of Pho Chu before you drive back over the high pass to the mountain-rimmed capital of Thimphu. Here you will visit the Great Fortress– the Tashi Cho Dzong. Visit the Giant Buddha statue and discover the colourful weekend market and dawdle among the Takins and Deer Nature Preserve. You will then proceed back to the beautiful Paro Valley and make a pilgrimage pony hike up to the Tiger’s Nest. Make an excursion to the newly opened up region of the Haa Valley, then take time to enjoy Waddling and Splashing around the streams in the Paro valley.
This particular program will be tailor-made for you and if you have children– keeping them in mind. Our special exploration of the kingdom will be designed specially for you and your family (if you are travelling with them) who like exploring traditional cultures and meeting people who follow a different way of life and enjoy being outdoors and indoors with the locals. To understand and appreciate Bhutan, it’s best to dawdle... on short day walks and hikes, visit places which sometimes can’t be reached by motor roads, hike the trails, and even waddle and splash across clear crystal streams. On your special trip, you will mingle with the locals in their weekend market and haggle over a Yak’s tail duster. Your dawdlings will take you over ridges and into wonderful landscapes, inside small hilltop monasteries and scattered villages with no motor roads with prizewinning, fantastic views of landscapes with the silvery shining rivers snaking its way across the valley floor. You will quench your curiosity as to what lies on the other side of the hills. You will get into the heart of the countryside and measure its pulse.
On our very special private exploration your discovery will be fairly flexible, adventurous and highly oriented towards outdoors, indoors, learning, exploring, having fun and interacting closely with the people and the places; with its mountains and hill tops; with its rivers and its shores; with the villagers and the monks & more. Clean air, pristine flora and fauna, unique architecture, smiling people and preserved social and cultural heritage will make this specially prepared trip a memorable one for you and your family. A trip of a lifetime— specially prepared by Bhutan Travel.
photo credit : Guide Association of Bhutan
