Paro Festival Tour is one of the crowded and popular festivals in Bhutan with its unique unfurling of the world’s biggest Thangka or Thongdrol ceremony. The pageantry is a unique experience and quite unlike anything you have ever seen before. The unfolding of the silk Thangka - which is so large that it covers the face of the building -is considered one of the most sacred blessings in the whole of Bhutan. The 'Thangka' is a religious picture scroll known as a Thongdroel and it is exhibited for a few hours, at day break of the final day of the festival, enabling the people to obtain its blessing. This holy scroll 'confers liberation by the mere sight of it' (the meaning of the word 'thongdroel' in Bhutanese). This festival is held once a year so it is also the time to for Bhutanese to come dressed-up in their finest colorful costumes to socialize and make merry. This is not an event organized for tourist; it is an event that has been happening for centuries. You may get the attention of the Atchara(clown),Bhutan people won’t share at you like elsewhere. Events inside Paro Rimpung Dzong commence with monks performing Shingje Yab yum,the dance of Death(Shingje) and his consort. This is followed by Durdag,the dance of the lords of the creation grounds, then Shanag,dance of the black hats,Drametse Ngadham,the dance of the druk from Dramtse,De Gye Mang Cham, the dance of the eight kinds of spirits and finally Chhoeshey,a religious song are also Zhungdra and Boedra dances performed by the Dzongkhag’s dancers.

TRIP LENGTH:  8 DAYS 7NIGHTS.
FESTIVAL DATES: 15th March-19th March 2011.

Day 1: Arrive Paro International Airport and will be Receive by Tashi Gongphel Tours Representatives. Check in at Olathang Hotel. After an early tea visit: Kichu Lhakhang (Temple),Paro dzong,Taa Dzong(Watch tower) overnight at hotel Olathang.

Day 2: Full day at Paro Festival

Day 3: Full day at Paro festival.

Day 4: After breakfast drive to Thimphu and visit the King's Memorial Chorten, Changangkha Monastery,Nunnery temple, National Library, National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Trashicho Dzong, Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory, Textile museum and Folk Heritage Museum.

Day 5: After early breakfast, drive to Punakha via Dochula Pass, where you can see 108 Bhutanese Stupas. If the weather is clear you can see all Himalayas Ranges with all snow covered. Further drive to Punakha and visit Punakha Dzong.In the evening short hike to Chimi Lhakhang(Temple).It is a gentle walk through beautiful farm houses and vast plains of rice fields, for about half an hour.

Day 6: After breakfast, drive to Wangdue and visit Wangdue Dzong .Enroute stop for a lunch at Thimphu and drive to Paro.

Day 7: Day Hike or Mule ride to Tigers Nest Monastery.  One of the most venerated places   precariously perched on the side of a cliff 900m above the Paro valley floor. From the road point the hike up to Taktshang, on a well maintained path, is up hills takes around 2-3 hours at an average walking speed. On a sunny day please do remember to carry sunscreen, water, walking stick and a hat.

Day 8: Departures
Most of our Paro hotels are within 15 minutes drive to the airport. Transfer to Paro Airport. Check in two hours prior to flight departure to ensure the best seats on board Druk Air.