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about their daily life. the brave!

,Q_P] W`YNS L_ Z`] SZ_PW dZ`ɪWW STVP _Z .SSTXT We return to our hotel for an included lunch.
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ZQ 8P_^STYL _SP _PX[WP bL^ M`TW_ Md 7LXL monastery. Then we explore sacred Kyichu
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Madman) and is believed to enable conception TY ,/ ! $ Md 6TYR >ZY_^PY 2LX[Z ZQ ?TMP_
to childless women who visit it and receive a According to legend, it pins the left foot of an
blessing. ogress so large that she covers Bhutan and
most of eastern Tibet.
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ?ZYTRS_ dZ`ɪWW PYUZd L 1L]PbPWW /TYYP] L_
your hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 Punakha • Travel to Paro

,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ bP OP[L]_ QZ] ;L]Z O]TaTYR
ZaP] _SP /ZNS`WL ;L^^ 7L_P] TY _SP LQ_P]YZZY Day 9 Paro • Kathmandu, Nepal
bP aT^T_ _SP LYNTPY_ ;L]Z =TY[`YR /eZYR LYO Today we rise early and transfer to the airport
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over a traditional covered bridge. MZL]OTYR L ʮTRS_ _Z 6L_SXLYO` DZ`] 9P[LWT
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This evening, we’ll enjoy dinner at our hotel. assist with your transfer to your hotel to
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner begin your discovery of Nepal & the Mystical
Himalayas.

Day 8 Paro
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Monastery viewpoint. Perched seemingly
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aLWWPd ʮZZ] ?LV_^LYR T^ L [WLNP ZQ [TWR]TXLRP
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to the viewpoint opposite the monastery is
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=TY[ZNSP ʮPb _Z _SP ^T_P ZQ _SP XZYL^_P]d
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meditated there for three months—thus
bringing Buddhism to Bhutan. The main
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in April 1998 but has now been restored to its

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