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Explore Bhutan Biking
We start our biking trip with a day sightseeing on bike around Paro. We will then ride towards Thimpu and visit the Punakha valley on the way. We visit Wangdi, Chumey and Jakar valley, Gangtey Monastery and get to Thimpu. It is beautiful combination. We will bike along routes with low traffic density, a variety of terrain - ridgeline and valley bottom trails, mostly moderate gradients, with some challenging sections, good tarmac surfaces combined with rough stony trails.
There are lovely forests, scenic river valleys, grand views of the panorama of snows, Buddhist Gompas, tribal homesteads and interaction with a lovely and friendly people. Whether it is on the trail, or at halts, we provide hospitality in the Bhutanese traditions, at selected hotels, lodges and well-managed camps. We offer you Nature in Comfort and Adventure in Style.
There are lovely forests, scenic river valleys, grand views of the panorama of snows, Buddhist Gompas, tribal homesteads and interaction with a lovely and friendly people. Whether it is on the trail, or at halts, we provide hospitality in the Bhutanese traditions, at selected hotels, lodges and well-managed camps. We offer you Nature in Comfort and Adventure in Style.
Itinerary:
Day 01 Arrival in Kathmandu/welcome dinner/hotel
Day 02 Sightseeing in Kathmandu on bike/hotel
Day 03 Fly to Paro. Our Bhutanese guide will come to receive us. Then we take a one-and-a-half- hours drive to Thimphu the capital city of Bhutan, through the beautiful Paro Valley/Hotel.
Day 04 First day sightseeing on bike. We bike to Tangu and Cheri monasteries, Tashichoe Dzong, which houses the office of the King Jigme Singe Wangchuk and the Jey-Kenpo (Chief Abbot). We also visit Dechencholing Palace. From Dechenphodrang, a Buddhist College, you can see the Royal Palace of the present king. We visit the Memorial Chorten, which was built in the memory of late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk. We stop along the way for refreshments and after lunch we bike to the painting school and National Library. Evening back to Hotel.
Day 05 Leave Thimphu and bike to Dochula, 22km from Thimphu, then on to the Punakha Valley where we will camp close to a river.
Day 06 Today we head off along dirt track to Wangdi, where we stop for lunch at the Wangdi Guest House. If time permits we will bike as far as Garzikha Zam then drive to Pelayla and back on our bikes for the descent into Chendbji Chorten. Here we camp at the confluence of two streams.
Day 07 We have the option of driving or cycling to Tongsa to visit the Ta Dzong. After lunch we drive on to Yotungla and then down into the Chumey Valley. From here we ascend to Kikela and another descent in to the Jakar Valley, the largest valley in Bhutan.
Day 08 Explore the Jakar Valley. First we stop on the way to Kujee Lhakhang to visit Jakar Lhakhang. From Kujee Lhakhang we head towards Tamshing Lhakhang via Jampay Lhakhang, one of the oldest Lhakhangs in the kingdom.
Day 09 We leave Jakar Valley to enter Tang Valley the ancestral home of the King of Bhutan. We have an option to camp near the Ugyencholing Palace or bike back to Jakar. We have time to visit the Membartsho (flaming lake).
Day 10 Drive to Nobding and bike uphill to the ridge and then have a screamer of a downhill through the beautiful glacial Phobjikha Valley. We visit the Gangtey Monastery, the largest Nyingmapa Monastery in Bhutan. Overnight in a lodge.
Day 11 We bike or drive as far as the ridge and bike to Wangdi. After lunch at the Wangdi Guest House we bike to Mendaygang where we stay overnight at Dechhen Cottage.
Day 12 Today we drive as far as Dochula from where there is the option of driving or continuing by bikes into Thimphu. In the afternoon we visit handicraft emporiums and other textile centres.
Day 13 We have a lovely 57km bike ride ahead of us today on pothole free tarmac roads. We stop for lunch at Sonam Trofel, the best restaurant in Paro town.
Day 14 We spend the whole day sightseeing, visiting the Kyichu Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in Bhutan then bike to Drugyel Dzong built in 1647-49 to commemorate the Bhutanese victory over the Tibetan invaders. We go on to visit the National Museum and after 5pm we are able to visit the Ripgung Dzong.
Day 15 Today's biking is the most difficult. The road meanders uphill to Chalayla, the highest motorable pass in Bhutan, at 3988m. We stop for lunch at Sonam Trofel then bike or drive back to Paro.
Day 16 Our last day in Bhutan. Today we hike up to Taksang (Tiger's lair), which clings to a cliff face 1,000m above the valley. Taksang is one of the most beautiful temples in Bhutan, built by the temporal ruler Tenzin Rabgye in 1684.
Day 17 Fly to Kathmandu/hotel
Day 18 Day at leisure/evening farewell dinner/hotel
Day 19 Fly back home
Cost include:
Kathmandu
- International airport pickup and drop service
- Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu and Pokhara category in 3 star in double occupancy
- Welcome and farewell dinner
Bhutan
- Accommodation in twin sharing room on bed and breakfast basis
- Support transportation by Land-cruiser
- Sightseeing with Bhutanese guide as per itinerary
- Area and sightseeing entrance fees
- Bhutan travel permit
- Fully catered camping trek supported by Bhutanese (Guide, Cook, Helpers) crew
Does not include:
Kathmandu
- Food
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Nepal entry visa fee per person US$30 only / re-entry visa fees
Bhutan
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Medical evacuation in case of emergency
- All bar bill
Day 02 Sightseeing in Kathmandu on bike/hotel
Day 03 Fly to Paro. Our Bhutanese guide will come to receive us. Then we take a one-and-a-half- hours drive to Thimphu the capital city of Bhutan, through the beautiful Paro Valley/Hotel.
Day 04 First day sightseeing on bike. We bike to Tangu and Cheri monasteries, Tashichoe Dzong, which houses the office of the King Jigme Singe Wangchuk and the Jey-Kenpo (Chief Abbot). We also visit Dechencholing Palace. From Dechenphodrang, a Buddhist College, you can see the Royal Palace of the present king. We visit the Memorial Chorten, which was built in the memory of late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk. We stop along the way for refreshments and after lunch we bike to the painting school and National Library. Evening back to Hotel.
Day 05 Leave Thimphu and bike to Dochula, 22km from Thimphu, then on to the Punakha Valley where we will camp close to a river.
Day 06 Today we head off along dirt track to Wangdi, where we stop for lunch at the Wangdi Guest House. If time permits we will bike as far as Garzikha Zam then drive to Pelayla and back on our bikes for the descent into Chendbji Chorten. Here we camp at the confluence of two streams.
Day 07 We have the option of driving or cycling to Tongsa to visit the Ta Dzong. After lunch we drive on to Yotungla and then down into the Chumey Valley. From here we ascend to Kikela and another descent in to the Jakar Valley, the largest valley in Bhutan.
Day 08 Explore the Jakar Valley. First we stop on the way to Kujee Lhakhang to visit Jakar Lhakhang. From Kujee Lhakhang we head towards Tamshing Lhakhang via Jampay Lhakhang, one of the oldest Lhakhangs in the kingdom.
Day 09 We leave Jakar Valley to enter Tang Valley the ancestral home of the King of Bhutan. We have an option to camp near the Ugyencholing Palace or bike back to Jakar. We have time to visit the Membartsho (flaming lake).
Day 10 Drive to Nobding and bike uphill to the ridge and then have a screamer of a downhill through the beautiful glacial Phobjikha Valley. We visit the Gangtey Monastery, the largest Nyingmapa Monastery in Bhutan. Overnight in a lodge.
Day 11 We bike or drive as far as the ridge and bike to Wangdi. After lunch at the Wangdi Guest House we bike to Mendaygang where we stay overnight at Dechhen Cottage.
Day 12 Today we drive as far as Dochula from where there is the option of driving or continuing by bikes into Thimphu. In the afternoon we visit handicraft emporiums and other textile centres.
Day 13 We have a lovely 57km bike ride ahead of us today on pothole free tarmac roads. We stop for lunch at Sonam Trofel, the best restaurant in Paro town.
Day 14 We spend the whole day sightseeing, visiting the Kyichu Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in Bhutan then bike to Drugyel Dzong built in 1647-49 to commemorate the Bhutanese victory over the Tibetan invaders. We go on to visit the National Museum and after 5pm we are able to visit the Ripgung Dzong.
Day 15 Today's biking is the most difficult. The road meanders uphill to Chalayla, the highest motorable pass in Bhutan, at 3988m. We stop for lunch at Sonam Trofel then bike or drive back to Paro.
Day 16 Our last day in Bhutan. Today we hike up to Taksang (Tiger's lair), which clings to a cliff face 1,000m above the valley. Taksang is one of the most beautiful temples in Bhutan, built by the temporal ruler Tenzin Rabgye in 1684.
Day 17 Fly to Kathmandu/hotel
Day 18 Day at leisure/evening farewell dinner/hotel
Day 19 Fly back home
Cost include:
Kathmandu
- International airport pickup and drop service
- Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu and Pokhara category in 3 star in double occupancy
- Welcome and farewell dinner
Bhutan
- Accommodation in twin sharing room on bed and breakfast basis
- Support transportation by Land-cruiser
- Sightseeing with Bhutanese guide as per itinerary
- Area and sightseeing entrance fees
- Bhutan travel permit
- Fully catered camping trek supported by Bhutanese (Guide, Cook, Helpers) crew
Does not include:
Kathmandu
- Food
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Nepal entry visa fee per person US$30 only / re-entry visa fees
Bhutan
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Medical evacuation in case of emergency
- All bar bill
Highlights
Fact About this trip:
4 Nights in Kathmandu
14 nights hotels, lodges & camp in Bhutan
Highlights on this tour:
Excursion of Temples, Stupa and Palaces in Kathmandu, Visit Paro, Thimpu, visit Gangtey, Kyichu and many other Monasteries in Bhutan, Membartsho Lake, Punakha Valley, Tongsa, Wangdi, Taksang (Tiger's lair), Superb mountain views, high pass, impressive display of wild flower, picturesque village, excellent landscape, friendly people and many more...
Season:
March till June & October till November
Tour grade:
STRENUOUS 
Group size:
From two persons
Trip cost:
On request
Departure Date:
Any day during season