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Thimphu is the only national capital city in /Z]OPYXL M`TW_ ZY L STWW ZaP]WZZVTYR _SP
the world without a single one. ?STX[S` ALWWPd , NSL[PW TY^TOP _SP ML^P
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afternoon at leisure. This evening, we’ll have bPɪWW O]TaP Z`_ _Z _SP ?LVTY =P^P]aP bSP]P bP
dinner at our hotel’s restaurant. will see the national animal of Bhutan—an
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have managed to relate it only to sheep. A
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Day 6 Thimphu • Home-Hosted Dinner NZb RZL_ SdM]TO M`_ T_^ ^_]ZYR ]P^PXMWLYNP
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to gain familiarity with our surroundings. ignore. Then, we’ll meet with some local
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in Bhutan’s traditional arts of painting, _SL_ ZʬP]^ ^`[[Z]_ _Z ^`]aTaZ]^ ZQ OZXP^_TN
^N`W[_`]P LYO NL]aTYR BPɪWW PYUZd L _Z`] ZQ violence—which is surprisingly on the rise in
the facilities with the school’s instructor, and _ST^ [PLNPQ`W NZ`Y_]d VYZbY QZ] T_^ SL[[TYP^^
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After lunch at a local restaurant, we’ll return
returning to Thimphu. Then, we’ll interact
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bT_S RZWO LYO ^TWaP]^XT_S^ _Z WPL]Y LMZ`_
on your own due to our additional night in
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Thimphu—a NEW feature for 2019 7L_P]
bZ]V^SZ[ QZWWZbPO Md W`YNS L_ L WZNLW
bPɪWW RL_SP] MLNV _ZRP_SP] QZ] OTYYP] L_ L WZNLW
restaurant and some free time to pursue
restaurant.
individual interests in Thimphu.
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in such a small group, we’ll have the
rare opportunity to sit down with a local Day 8 Overland to Gangtey
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glacial valley of scenic splendor with a rich
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Day 7 Thimphu • Memorial Chorten SZXP ZQ RWZMLWWd _S]PL_PYPO MWLNV YPNVPO
,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ bPɪWW ^_Z[ L_ _SP 9L_TZYLW N]LYP :`] SZ`] O]TaP QPL_`]P^ ^PaP]LW
discoveries, including a stop at Dochula, a
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monarch who opened the doors of Bhutan chortens -S`_LYP^P _PX[WP^ LYO []LdP] ʮLR^
to the outside world. The late “third dragon with panoramic views of the Himalayas.
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BPɪWW LW^Z ^_Z[ QZ] L M]TPQ aT^T_ _Z
LYO WZNLW^ LYO [TWR]TX^ LWTVP NZXP SP]P
Rinchengang, a village noted for its stone
daily to pray and whirl red prayer wheels.
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?SPY bPɪWW SPLO _Z 6`PY^PW ;SZO]LYR L
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