The cultural tour takes place in major heritage sites across the country from the scenic mountains of the Paro Valley to the distant village of Lhuntse. These heritage sites include the giant fortresses, royal palaces and other significant architectural monuments in relation to the history of the monarchy. Hundreds of Buddhist temples, monasteries and stupas are found scattered atop rocky cliffs, on remote hillsides, on uneven enclosures and on every possible regions indicating that in Bhutan, Buddhism is flourishing in its ever youthful state.
Bhutan Tours
Glimpse of Bhutan, 5 Days
East to Central Bhutan, 12 Days
The Spiritual Journey, 10 Days
Canter and Gallop on Horses in the Blessed Valley, 11 Days
Tour of the Magical kingdom, 14 Days
Eastern Bhutan Tour-The Tour Exotica, 8 Days
The Mythical Haa valley tour, 8 Days
The tour of Devine Madman, 7 Days
Bhutan Walking Tour, 9 Days
Bhutan Birding tour, 15 Days
Tour of the Thundering Dragon I (Motor Cycle Tour), 14 Days
Tour of the Thundering Dragon II (Motor Cycle Tour), 12 Days
The Weaver’s Trail, 13 Days
West to East on Low Carbon Wheels (Mountain Biking Tour), X Days
Tour on Low Carbon Wheels (Mountain Biking Tour), 11 Days
Explore Festivals in Bhutan (Fixed Departures)
A short briefing on religious festival of Bhutan
Religious festivals in Bhutan are numerous and the sacred and the best known are called the TSECHU. The Tsechu festivals are held every year in the honour of Guru Rimpoche, the “Precious Teacher” commemorating one of his great deeds, “one who was born from a lotus”. This Indian saint contributed enormously to the diffusion of Tantric Buddhism in the Himalayan regions of Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan around 800 AD. Read more
The Dances at the Festival
The mask dances are part of Vajrayana heritage. The original motivation behind the theatrical performance of mask dances by monks was to liberate spectators by seeing them. A series of mask dances are performed to the accompaniment of musical instruments and ritual chants, once in a on a fixed date in monasteries and fortresses which are also residences of monks. Some of the popular mask dances are the dance of horoscopic animals, the dance of the black hatters, the dance of Drummers of Dramitse. Read more