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where we’ll also enjoy an included dinner bL_P] bSP]P _SPd N]LNV LYO ^_PLX ]PWPL^TYR
this evening. minerals and soothing pain. Then, we’ll enjoy
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner OTYYP] _ZRP_SP] L_ _SP QL]X SZ`^P MPQZ]P
returning to our hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12 Punakha • Mo Chhu River rafting
excursion • Punakha Dzong
Day 14 Paro • Tiger’s Nest Monastery
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and serene courtyards—and where all of stand in silence among the clouds on the
-S`_LYɪ^ VTYR^ SLaP MPPY N]ZbYPO side of a mountain deep in the Himalayas—it
is not uncommon to have a deeply moving
Dinner is at our hotel this evening. ^[T]T_`LW Pc[P]TPYNP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Please note: This day includes a 5.5-hour uphill
Day 13 Punakha • Overland to Paro
hike with 700 steps at a beginning altitude of
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
mountain pass, and we’ll also stop to see an
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Day 15 Paro • Kyichu Lhakhang Temple
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,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ bPɪWW aT^T_ LYZ_SP] ZQ
time for lunch at our hotel.
Bhutan’s revered sacred temples called
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farm house. Here, some of our travelers _Z SLaP MPPY M`TW_ Md L ?TMP_LY 6TYR TY _SP
may wish to alleviate any aches of the day "_S NPY_`]d TY Z]OP] _Z ^`MO`P L OPXZY
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