Bhutan Package Festival Tours
[Please note that the festivals take place during high season. Hence the high season rate of US$ 250 per person per day applies. Package Costs given below is total price of the Holiday from start to finish. Please also note that dates are subject to change, plus or minus a few days, depending on local religious and astrological determinations on timings called "Zakar".]
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Bhutan Package Festival Tours:
1. Thimphu
Tsechu Festival Tour-
Thimphu Tshechu: Tshechu are religious festival honoring Guru Rinpoche,
the patron saint who brought Buddhism in Bhutan in the 8th century. He
is regarded as the founder of the Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism, the "oldest
school" of Lamaism which is still followed very popularly.
2. Thangbi
Mani Festival Tour-
Thangbi Mani Festival - This is a four day festival performed in Thangbi
Lhakhang, located in Thangbi village in Central Bhutan. This festival
is organised by the people of the three vilages of Thangbi, Goling &
Kharsath and it displays the rich cultural heritage of the ancient Lhakhang
(monastery).
3. Jambay
Lhakhang Drup Tsechu Festival Tour
Jambay Lhakhang Drup: This festival is held in Bumthang annually around
the end of October or sometimes the beginning of November. It is held
to honour the deeds of Guru Rimpoche, an Indian saint who brought the
Tantric form of Buddhism to Bhutan.
4. Black
Crane Festival Phobjikha Tour-
Bhutan, in autumn, the Gangtey province in Wangdue welcomes our annual
visitors from Tibet. The welcome is in the form of a colourful festival
to celebrate the return of the black-necked cranes.
5.
Punakha Domchey Festival Tour-
This festival includes masked dances; and wearing of spectacular costumes
made of yellow silk or rich brocade, often decorated with ornaments of
carved bone. For certain dances, the monks wear masks which represent
fearsome deities.
6. Punakha
Domchey Festival Tour -
This tour differs from the one above with an extra day in Punakha an excursion
to Ura in Bumthang.
7. Chorten
Kora Tsechu (arrive Paro, Depart Paro)-
Attend the climax of the little-known country side festival at
Chorten Kora in eastern Bhutan where the tantric mystic is said to have
subdued the local demon. Mingle with the locals and people from the Arunachal
Pradesh who come across the border to witness the Festival. Entry to Bhutan
and exit is both from Paro.
8. Chorten
Kora Tsechu (arrive Paro, exit India)-
The most comprehensive cultural adventure of the Dragon Kingdom
takes us from the western to the eastern borderlands of Arunachal Pradesh,
with in depth exploration of Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Wangduephodrang and
Gangtey in the west; Trongsa and Bumthang in central Bhutan; Mongar and
Trashigang in the east. The trip expands from west to east along the lateral
high way and finally concludes at Samdrup Jongkar to exit to Indian cities
for your onward journeys.
9. Chorten
Kora Tsechu (arrive India, exit Paro)-
In this tour package the arrival is through Guwahati and
exit is from Paro.
10. Gom
Kora Tsechu
In order to honour Guru Rimpoche, people mostly from eastern
Bhutan such as Brokpa, Sharchokpa and some people of the central and western
parts of Bhutan as well as people from Aurnachal Pradesh in North-East
India gather to celebrate Gom Kora Tsechu. Circumambulate around the Lhakhang
in search of their partner for the night and if they get their partner
they vanish into the dark, nearby and play the game of love. Places covered:
Samdrup Jongkhar, Trashi Gang, Trashi Yangtshi, Gomkora, Mongar, Bumthang,
Trongsa, Wangdiphodrang, Punakha, Thimphu & Paro.
11. Paro
Tsechu Festival Tour-
Thimphu & Paro Festivals account for over 50 percent of the total
arrivals; and certainly Paro Tsechu is the most popular one with its unique
unfurling of the world’s biggest Thangka or Thongdrel ceremony.
The pageantry is a unique experience, nothing you would have ever seen
before. This tour differs from the next two below as it covers just the
Paro festival itself and Thimphu visit.
12. Paro
Tsechu Festival Tour with Druk Path Trek-
This differs from the tour above in that it includes the famous Druk
Path Trek from Paro to Thimphu via Phajoding.
13. Ura
Yakchoe Festival Tour-
Ura Yakchoe - Ura is a beautiful village set amidst a pristine highland
meadow across the Thumsingla Pass. The village has retained its traditional
character and holds its own festival that offers an insight into lives
of the rural Bhutanese.
Note: [About entering Bhutan by road: A visitor to Bhutan may be entering or leaving Bhutan by road via India either from Assam (after visiting Guwahati) or West Bengal (after visiting Darjeeling or Sikkim). There is no airport in Darjeeling or Sikkim. From Darjeeling and Gangtok (Sikkim) Jaigaon is only around four hours away by road. When entering from West Bengal via this border town of Jaigaon you reach Phuentsholing the Southern Gateway to Bhutan. From Phuentsholing it is only 4 and a half hours drive to Thimphu or Paro. However when entering from Guwahati via the Eastern gateway of Samdrup Jongkhar one has to pass many dzongkhags of East and Central Bhutan to reach Thimphu and Paro.]
For Clients travelling in peak seasons and Festival time, it is necessary to book the Tour at least 2 1/2 months in advance. Festivals held in autumn and spring are peak time for tourists and without early reservation it can be difficult to confirm flights and hotels.
