Mediation & Camping Tour (High End Group) 6Night 7Days

Day 1 Bangkok - Paro - Thimphu

-  Transfer to Thimphu. Visit 15th century temple on the way and check in the hotel

- Welcome lunch and you are given a gift - your tailor-made Bhutan traditional suits Gho or Kira;

- Afternoon visit post office to make personalize stamps with Bhutanese traditional gho and kira, visit art and craft school a local school and Buddha point to view city

- enjoy your dinner in a premium restaurant.

-Overnight at 5star hotel

 

Day 2Thimphu sightseeing: Visit high lams or Rimpoche for mediation privately and enjoy folk and mask dance privately

- After breakfast, visit a high lama meditation place not open for public, lunch together with Rimpoche in      this ancient temple

- Ahigh lama gives teachings on meditation also essentials about Buddhism

- watch performance of unique featured folk and mask dance also not open to public;

-Leisurely walk in town for shopping

- Check in 5-star hotel, dinner, Himalaya relaxing SPA.

        (OPTION: Instead of camping in Haa, they can also choose to stay at Kila monastery)

 

Day 3 Thimphu – Haa valley , luxury camping with camp fire  and enjoy national sport archery and dirt with local

- Depart via chelela pass 4000m from sea level, highest motarable pass

-Enjoy lunch on the pass with second highest mountain view ‘’Jumolhari’’ our camping crew members will serve us hot lunch

-Check in the Camp; enjoy various activities like archery, dirt and traditional stone game with locals

- Enjoy your dinner

-Overnight at the camp/tent

 

Day 4 Haa valley sightseeing, watch blessing ceremony in local house, Buddhism talk by lama or Rimpoche and taking Buddhism vows

-After breakfast, drive to local house to watch blessing ceremony

-Blessings and taking Buddhism vows from lama or Rimpoche

-Buddhism talks by Rimpoche

-enjoy lunch and homemade wine 'Ara' with a traditional Bhutan family

- watch local people dancing and singing

-Evening return to camp and enjoy different games with camping crew

-Overnight at the camp/tent

 

Day 5 Haa to Paro via chelela pass, hike to Kila goemba/monastery, blessing ceremony by lama or Rimpoche and lunch at monastery with nuns, (if possible)

- After breakfast start your journey back to Paro

-Hike to Kila goemba, 45 minutes through rhododendrons; receive by group of nuns with welcome scarf

-After serving tea, blessing ceremony by Lama or Rimpoche and Buddhism talk

- Offering of butter lamps and mediation in a main temple

-Lunch with nuns (if possible)

-Goodbye to nuns, hike downhill to road point through same trail

-Enjoy SPA massage and premium dinner at 5star hotel

 

Day 6 Paro spiritual day to Taktsang monastery, options of pony ridge

-Day excursion to Tiger's Nest

-1hour to 1st view point and another 1hour to monastery

-Mediation and offerings at the main temple/silent moment for inner peace

-Lunch at cafeteria 

- Enjoy body SPA massage

- Premium dinner at 5star hotel

 

Day 7 Paro – Bangkok

- Breakfast

- Transfer to airport for flight to Bangkok.

Note: $2000/- per group will be extra charge for camping and for monastery/Rimpoche/lama

                                                                  Tashi Delek