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Slow Family Travel – East Bhutan

Traveling with kids in the Himalayan kingdom…

16 days east Bhutan – the ideal tour for families who need a slow pace and flexibility. Homestays, monasteries, artisans and local family life – this tour offers exciting encounters and activities for children and parents alike.

This cozy journey adapts to the pace of the family. There are many interesting things to see and do on the farms you will visit. The itinerary includes overnights with a lama family at their monastery. While overnights are fixed, daytime activities are flexible depending on the mood and demands of the children, – from working on the farm to bamboo weaving and pottery, we always find something interesting to do! Our local tour guides are very well prepared for families and ad-hoc activities.

Our Slow Family Travel concept offers relaxed traveling with children combined with the opportunity to get to know local families. Short walks and explorations of flora and fauna are included in the program. Depending on your travel dates a festival can be included!

Day 1: Arrival at Samdrup Jongkhar
Pick up from airport or hotel at Guwahati and transfer to Bhutan

Day 2: Drive to Trashigang, village stay
Drive to a lovely remote village with plenty of (sightseeing) stops on the way – farmstay

Day 3: Trashigang, village stay
Explore farm & meet with bamboo basket weaving artisans

Day 4: Trashigang, village stay
Explore surroundings and drive / hike to a beautiful monastery nearby

Day 5: Drive to Trashigang Lingkhar
Continue to Lingkhar, maybe school visit on the way, rest at beautiful lodge

Day 6: Stay at Family Gonpa
Visit Radi village & raw silk weavers, later continue to a little gonpa

Day 7: Stay at Family Gonpa
Explore premises and surroundings of gonpa with local family

Day 8: From Trashigang to Mongar
Continue to Mongar, maybe visit Drametse on the way

Day 9: From Mongar to Lhuentse
First visit Khoma village and later continue to farmstay of a lovely extended family

Day 10: Lhuentse, village stay
Farm life with local family, maybe hike to the family gonpa nearby

Day 11: Lhuentse, village stay
Relaxed morning with family, later Lhuentse Dzong visit with pottery on the way

Day 12: Lhuentse, village stay
Excursion to Tangmachu with Takila (large Guru Rinpoche statue), easy walking & picnic or farmhouse visit

Day 13: Return to Trashigang
Return drive to Lingkhar, with plenty of stops on the way

Day 14: Trashigang
Rest and explore premises which include archery ground! Khuru (tart) can be arranged.

Day 15: Return to Samdrup Jongkhar
Return to border town with plenty of stops on the way

Day 16: Departure
Transfer to Guwahati airport or hotel


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

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