Nine days by road from the Bengal plains to the buckwheat valleys of central Bhutan
Central Bhutan is a full day further east than most Indian itineraries go, which is exactly why the valleys are quiet. We break the drive at Trongsa so nobody sits in a vehicle for seven hours, keep two nights in Jakar for the temple walk and the Tang valley, and return through Phobjikha when the cranes are in. The vehicle is a private Innova or similar with a driver who has run this road for years.
Indian families and groups who have seen Paro and Thimphu and want the eastern valleys
Meet at Bagdogra airport or NJP station and drive through the Dooars tea gardens to the border, resting overnight before the climb.
Our representative walks you through the permit counter with the paperwork pre-cleared, then the road climbs past Gedu and the waterfalls to Thimphu.
Buddha Dordenma and the memorial chorten in the morning, then over Dochula Pass to the warm valley by evening.
Walk the dzong early, then climb past the yak pastures at Pele La to Trongsa, arriving in time for the dzong view across the gorge.
The watchtower museum in the morning, then over Yotong La into Chumey for the weaving houses and down to Jakar.
Walk the riverside path from Jambay Lhakhang to Kurjey, then drive to Tang for the manor house and lunch.
The long road west, turning into the Phobjikha bowl in the late afternoon for the crane roost and a short trail walk.
Morning prayers at Gangtey Goemba, then the drive west with lunch at Wangdue. Evening free in Paro town.
Descend to Phuentsholing for exit formalities and your onward drive or flight.
Travel insurance strongly recommended: cover mountain medical care, altitude evacuation, and Paro weather flight delays. Read the travel insurance note
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