In Search of Bhutan’s Happy Women

This tour is designed by women for women travelers. Explore Bhutanese society and cultural highlights combined with wonderful day hikes. Add a festival to the tour!

Duration: 11 nights/ 12 days in Bhutan
Guides: English speaking local female guide

This tour is tailored to women. Your tour guide will be a woman who will tell you more about women livelihoods in Bhutan from first hand experience. Your accommodation will alternate between homestays and comfortable tourist standard hotels. Stay with women in their homes, hike through picturesque landscape and enjoy the Black Necked Crane festival!

Combine this itinerary with the Black Necked Crane Festival

Can be booked individually or as a group tour if you are 3 or more women in a group.

DAY 1: Arrival at Paro & Thimphu
Drive to Thimphu, light sightseeing and rest

DAY 2: Thimphu
Hike to Phajoding monastery and later Thimphu sightseeing

DAY 3: From Thimphu to Punakha 
Dochula pass, hike to Lungchutse and drive to Punakha

DAY 4: Punakha
Hike to Punakha Dzong and hikes in the area

DAY 5: Hike to Phobjikha
Shasila or Longtoed hike  to Phobjikha

DAY 6: Phobjikha
Black necked crane festival (11th November)

DAY 7: Phobjikha to Thimphu
Drive to Thimphu, hike

DAY 8: Thimphu to Haa
Scenic drive to Haa valley via Dobji Dzong route, visit a private home for lunch

DAY 9: Haa
Hike to Juenydrak and village sightseeing

DAY 10: Haa to Paro
Via Chele la, Kila nunnery, farm visit in Paro

DAY 11: Paro Taktsang
Hike to Tiger’s nest

DAY 12: Departure
Transfer to airport, departure


For reasons of originality we refrain from detailing our programme here. For more information please contact us  

  • Activities: Hiking, women livelihoods, meet with interesting people, village life, festival visit
  • Overnights: Hotels & homestays
  • Festival: Black Necked Crane Festival, Phobjikha