Five warm days at low altitude, built for parents travelling with young children
Travelling with a four year old in a cold valley is hard work, so this short trip stays in Punakha where winter afternoons are warm enough for a t-shirt. Drives stay under twenty minutes, nap time is protected, and the guide carries a first aid kit and knows where the nearest paediatric clinic is. Four nights is enough for a first taste of Bhutan without stretching anyone too far.
Families with children under eight, and grandparents travelling with them
A slow start with a stop at Dochula for photographs, then check in at a valley floor hotel with a garden. Dinner is at six so small children can sleep.
Walk Punakha Dzong for an hour, which is about the right length for young children, then return for lunch and a free afternoon. The guide takes anyone who still has energy to the riverbank.
The flat paddy path to Chimi Lhakhang takes twenty minutes at walking pace and is easy for small legs. Lunch is in a farmhouse where the animals are the main attraction.
A gentle morning near the hotel, then the drive back over the pass with a lunch stop. The Paro hotel is close to the airport so tomorrow is not rushed.
Breakfast and the short airport run, with the guide helping carry bags to check in.
Travel insurance strongly recommended: cover mountain medical care, altitude evacuation, and Paro weather flight delays. Read the travel insurance note
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