"WE ARE THE EXPERTS—{tour} tours to Bhutan since 2001"
Rainbow Photo Tours of
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"If you want to zip into Bhutan, see Tiger's Nest and a few Dzongs, and zip back out then feel free to take your chances on the hundreds of tour companies that are on the Internet. But for a true cultural experience and to see all that Bhutan has to offer, I cannot recommend this tour highly enough." —TripAdvisor Reviews of Rainbow Photo Tours
Bhutan Cross Country Cultural and Festivals Itinerary
Day 2 — {date2s}
Drive to Thimphu
7 a.m. breakfast, 8 a.m. departure, two-hour drive
to Thimphu and picnic lunch beside a roaring river at the base of Cheri and
Tango monasteries. After that you can spend the afternoon choosing from our
list of recommended sites. We have found that tour participants have their own
ideas about what is interesting in Thimphu so we include here a list of current
events and places to see and leave this decision up to you and your guide—he
probably has more ideas than these.
1. Memorial Chorten
2. Paper factory for handmade paper--great for printing photos of Bhutan
3. Weekend Market
4. National Institute of Traditional Medicine
5. Buddha Point
6. Two good book stores for books on Bhutan
7. Check the National Stadium for archery
competition or practice.
8. We recommend the Choki Arts and Handicraft store for souvenirs
9. Ask your guide for a recommendation for coffee
and sweets at a local cafe.
10. Takin refuge--Bhutan's national animal
11. Changangkha Lhakhang "Children's Temple" an
antique temple where parents bring their children for blessings and to
determine names.
12. Stop at the "supermarket" to pick up munchies
and favorite food supplies (Cadbury chocolates?) for the trip ahead.
Overnight halt, walk to Himalayan pizza
parlor from Namgay Heritage Hotel.
Our "fixer" guides and drivers know how to get you into good photo ops... ...so you can get good shots like this.
Bhutan Festival Dancer
Our Bhutanese partner, Sonam, owner of Rainbow Tours and Treks, is pictured here 10 years ago in the apple orchard where she built the posh and serene Nak Sel Boutique Resort.
