Hurry up! Pack your bag and be ready for the Bhutan Fitness and Wellness Hiking Tour of 7 days, where you get to experience a blend of adventure, different wellness training, and various kinds of culture exploration, which is specially designed for nature lovers, mindful travelers, Fitness enthusiasts, and adventure seekers.
It is the trip that will take you through the land of Bhutan, historical monasteries, the environment, and spiritual practice that is so tranquil. In more than one week, you will get to know the beauty of the most famous places to see, including Paro, Punakha, Phobjikha Valley, and some religious monuments like Buddha Dordenma, Chimi Lhakhang, and Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten.
This is not a mere tour; it is a holistic experience, and you will continue to have the best moments of your life. You’ll explore Hot stone baths, Various kinds of wellness training, Yoga techniques, and also a Bhutanese cooking class from the locals. Don’t miss the chance to connect in the heart of the Himalayas.
Here are some of the major highlights of the Mountain Wellness Trek:-
Explore the Cultural and Spiritual sites of Bhutan, which is also known as the richest country in spiritual heritage, through its sacred landscape. There, you can explore various heritages which offer beautiful views and a powerful sense of peace. Visit Chimi Lhakhang, which is known as the fertility Temple, especially known for its blessings. After, take a hike to a different spiritual destination, which will lead you to the improvement of your physical and mental health.
The culture of Bhutan is a living textile of religion, heritage, and community. As you drive through its tranquil mountains and lively cities, you are going to encounter lively festivals, old monasteries centuries old monasteries, and friendly people living in perfect harmony with nature. Art, music, and dancing are embedded in everyday life, and these forms demonstrate the traditions of the country. An experience of the culture in Bhutan is not a typical sightseeing, but a meeting with a lifestyle promoting inner peace and harmony.
Bhutan's Wellness practices will assist you in restoring your energy. After completing a day of hiking, explore the Bhutanese traditional hot stone bath, which will make you feel relaxed and is especially known for the feature of its healing features and ability to decrease muscle tension. Spoil yourself with various kinds of therapies using herbal, different natural oils, and relaxing massage, followed by ancient traditions. These kinds of treatments help to make our minds calm and peaceful and also help to relax our bodies.
Fresh air, beautiful quiet forests, stunning view of the mountain range, and an adorable scenic view, where you'll get a chance to practice meditation, guided movement, and various kinds of breathing techniques that help to calm your mind and make a clear focus. Connect with nature, try mindfulness walking, and join yoga sessions in Bhutan's serene natural landscape. Every morning, take a short walk in nature where the early sun's rays and the peaceful environment with the morning anthem of birds will generate deep relaxation, clarity, and a sense of inner peace.
Immerse yourself in the landscapes of Bhutan with a beautiful view of nature while hiking various iconic valleys. Explore different trek trails of places like Gangtey Nature Reserve, where we can find wildlife and alpine. After reaching Punakha, follow the river and hillside routes for the exploration of an adorable scenic view and different hidden ancient temples. Visit the enormous glacier valleys of Phobjikha Valley, where you can find endangered black-necked cranes along with the beauty of silence. Not only is all the hiking physically reviving, but it is a real, live touch with nature, which is exhilarating and soothing to the soul at the same time.
Between Bhutan Fitness and Wellness Hiking Tour, you'll experience various kinds of activities that improve your physical as well as mental health. The day will have hiking expeditions in different mountain treks, beautiful valleys, and mountain pines that provide mild exercise and unbelievable scenery. Every day, there will be yoga and meditation, which are supportive of mindfulness and relaxation. You will get pranayama, a breathing exercise that is specially formulated to cultivate concentration and focus, calming the thoughts. This hike will also entail a traditional hot stone bath, a range of herbal treatments, and the chance to enjoy spa treatments out in the wild. Cultural activities too are plenty during the trip, which would comprise sacred sightseeing, such as Buddha Dordenma, Chimi Lhakhang, and Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten, as well as a Bhutanese cooking Group activity, which is very interactive. Combined, these experiences present a restorative experience that brings you and nature back in touch with one another through cultural connection and intersection with yourself.
The Bhutan Fitness and Wellness Hiking Tour is specially designed for people who are seeking peace, adventure, spiritual knowledge, and nature lovers. Are you an active person who wants to practice fitness or stay in touch with nature, to find balance, or someone willing to get to know nature and themselves? This journey is exactly what you are looking for. It is also the perfect choice for any individual traveler who is seeking inner harmony, and any retirees who are interested in purposeful motion, exploration of new cultures, and comfortably hiking the countryside. Everybody willing to slow down, breathe, and encounter Bhutan's curative environments and culture is invited to this tour.
A Bhutan Fitness and Wellness Hiking Tour provides you with the best experience that is very transformative, which merges various kinds of physical activity, Spiritual Improvement, and cultural immersion in the land of Bhutan. The clean air, silent forest, and lovely mountainous tracks help people to relax and offer them inner peace. Not only does the exploration of the untouched Himalayas landscapes of Bhutan serve as brilliant training on physical endurance and stamina, but it is also a golden chance to obtain mindfulness and mind clarity at its best. There are thousands of tour programs that have combined yoga, meditation, and other various wellness standards with peaceful alpine surroundings, or, in other cases, even in a medieval monastery, to ensure the wellness and healthy state of the body and soul. Some sorts of holistic healing are also available to the visitors, such as traditional Bhutanese hot stone baths, and herbal treatment, as well as a visit to the local healers.
This healing and transforming trek through Bhutan gives the essential blend of nature, Bhutanese culture, and relaxation. Since you wake up to new experiences, seeing ancient monasteries, and views in the beautiful valleys, and going to yoga, meditation, and mindful walks, every second is organized to restore your body and relax your mind. You will feel a strong spiritual connection to Bhutan no matter how you are soaking in the old-fashioned hot stone bath or hiking through serene mountain paths. After the tour, it will not be just a memory; you will come home rested, balanced, and shocked with the calm and knowledge of this kingdom of the Himalayas. Bhutan truly nurtures both the soul and the senses.
Arrive at Paro and drive to Thimphu. Visit Buddha Dordenma and enjoy a calming evening meditation.
Scenic drive to Phobjikha Valley. Gentle hike and visit Gangtey Monastery. Relax in serene surroundings.
Morning hike through the Gangtey Nature Trail. Afternoon spa with traditional herbal treatments.
Drive to Punakha. Hike to Chimi Lhakhang and join a hands-on Bhutanese cooking session.
Hike to Khamsum Yulley Chorten. Afternoon riverside walk and optional yoga.
Drive back to Paro. Enjoy a gentle yoga session and a traditional steam bath.
Breakfast and farewell at Paro. Optional souvenir shopping before your flight.
We provide a pick-up service from the airport to the hotel on your arrival day and from the hotel to the airport on the departure day.
All meals during the trek will be provided by the company. However, personal food items like coffee, tea, cold drinks, etc, are not included in the package.
A certified, English-speaking guide will accompany you throughout the trip. The guide will offer information about the trail, culture, nature, and history, and ensure your safety and a smooth experience.
A private SUV will be used for road travel before or after the trek. These vehicles are ideal for Bhutan’s hilly terrain and provide a comfortable ride.
This covers all permit fees, monument entrance fees, park fees, and any other official charges required for trekking or sightseeing activities during the tour.
We ensure a safe and smooth drive during your tour. We have licensed and experienced drivers for that.
Quality sleeping bags and tents are provided for your comfort and warmth during the camping nights on the trek. So, you don’t have to worry about buying a new one.
A special farewell meal, typically arranged in a traditional restaurant, is offered at the end of the tour to celebrate the journey and thank the participants.
Each evening, you’ll be served tea or coffee along with light snacks like biscuits and popcorn.
Safe and clean drinking water is provided throughout the trek.
The trek begins after arrival at Paro International Airport. A museum representative and a local guide will meet you wearing a traditional scarf. After journey commences with a beautiful drive to the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu, which is also the largest city in the country. In the process of driving, you will be caught in various traditional villages as well as valleys. After reaching your respective hotel, take a brief rest and explore the magnificent Buddha Dordenma, a beautiful golden statue. Be in the privileged position of experiencing the serenity of soaking in panoramic views of Thimphu Valley. You will have a gentle group meditation session in the evening, which is destined to allow you to settle in, relax your body, and clear your head. In other words, this is how your wellness journey in the Land of the Thunder Dragon will start.
The second day will involve having breakfast early in the morning in the city, after which you will drive towards Phobjikha Valley, which is famous for its magnificent glacial valleys. Sometimes, in various mountain passes, with pathetic pine forests and rhododendrons in full bloom, you will see changing mountains, just as you will get fresh mountain air. When you arrive, you will have a moderate-level hike in the wide open valley, which is famous for its natural beauty and black-necked cranes (in season). Check the historical Gangtey Monastery, a religious shrine located in the valley, and reflect on this silence of yours. A day is concluded with leisure time to have a rest in a quiet place.
Have breakfast and get prepared to make a hike through the magnificent Gangtey Nature Reserve. This trek takes you through the wavy hills, carpeted forests, and plain lands, giving you a beautiful view of the valley and making you get into the core of nature. On the track, keep an eye out to see local birds and wildlife. Having made the rewarding hike, recharge at your lodge in time. Then, in the afternoon, you could treat yourself to the traditional rejuvenating spa treatment where you can enjoy the local healing methods and the herbal medicines- this is the very thing you need after an active day to rest the sore muscles and refresh your energy balance to power forward the following days.
On the fourth day, one will start by going by car to Punakha, or the former capital city of Bhutan, particularly renowned for its scenic green countryside and strong spiritual tradition. Take the beautiful scenery of the terraced field and typical Bhutanese villages on your way. Once there, you will do a scenic, short hike across rice fields to Chimi Lhakhang, a holy temple of Fertility that is devoted to the Divine Madman. Once you have taken a spiritual break amidst this sacred place, make your way to a nearby farmhouse or a culinary institute to give yourself a Bhutanese cooking lesson! Step into their kitchen and they will teach you traditional Bhutanese cooking with local produce; you will be engaged in an interactive activity that teaches you about Bhutanese culture and health in Bhutan.
Initiate the scenic drive country early in the morning, enjoy a leisurely hike uphill through a nice scenic hiking route, and arrive at one of the most beautiful Chortens, Khamsum Yulley Namgyal. Situated on a hill near the Punakha Valley, the stupa, which is architecturally extremely intricate, is the most beautiful and serene stupa to look around. You can take your time to explore various historical temples and beautiful scenes of nature. After returning, go for a mindful walk through nature along the riverside or through different nearby meadows, breathing the fresh air of the mountains. Join yoga sessions in a very peaceful environment, which helps to restore balance and maintain connection with the Bhutanese peaceful nature.
Following breakfast, start back to Paro by road in a beautiful drive, taking about 4 to 5 hours. You may also feel the beauty of changing panoramas on the road as you go through the green valleys and winding roads. On arrival in Paro, your hotel will be checked in and you are going to relax. Later in the afternoon, get involved in a refreshing yoga fitness session that will loosen up the body and stimulate energy after the drive. Towards the end of the day, use a traditional Bhutanese steam bath, which heals the body. By the time the end of this relaxing experience is over, you will feel brand new and rejuvenated as you are set to spend your last day in the Land of Happiness.
Begin your day with a beautiful Bhutanese traditional breakfast with butter tea in your hotel. You can have your time for shopping and extra activities. After, be ready for the departure. Take all the necessary things and move towards the airport. May you be carrying with you the peace and meaningfulness you have found, the quiet power of mountains, and the Bhutanese hospitality towards you, as you are returning home.
The best period for carrying out the Bhutan Fitness and Wellness Hiking Tour is the months (March to May, commonly called spring and autumn, between September to November. These months define what it is and what to expect during this time of the year in the climate and the weather conditions, which will be sunny and warm, and the beauty of nature is so charming yet youthful that it will be optimal for hiking and outdoor wellness endeavors. In this period, we can observe various kinds of rhododendrons blooming in the green forest. Autumn brings fresh air and beautiful golden landscapes, which are best for meditation work and mindful walks. We can spot the clear view of mountains in these months and also be comfortable with the exploration of the valleys, temples, and different nature trails. Try to avoid summer, winter, and monsoon for an enjoyable experience.
Orrog is one of the certified companies in Bhutan. We have years of experience with the certified guide. All the tours we have conducted are safe.
Some of the important places you should not miss during the Punakha valley are Punakha Dzong, Chimi Lhakhang Monastery, Pho Chhu Suspension Bridge, and Sangchhen Dorji Lhuendrup Nunnery. Despite these places, there are lots of activities to do in Punakha.
This place is also known as the Palace of Great Happiness. Punakha Dzong is known for its stunning architecture. It holds great historical importance and is located at the lovely meeting point of two rivers.
Yes, most hotels have Wi-Fi in the course of the visit, particularly in towns. Nevertheless, in remote locations such as Phobjikha, the Internet might be unavailable or slower, providing an opportunity to disconnect.
Autumn and Spring, which lie between March to May and September to November, will be perfect for the trek because of its environment and greenery.
On the tour, you will stop at the picturesque places of Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, and Phobjikha Valley, with the highlights of the visit including Tiger, Nest, Buddha Dordenma, Gangtey Monastery, and Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten.
No stringent age limit has been imposed on the tour, just that the participants must be healthy and capable of moderate to high-altitude treks. The tour is suitable for adults and active seniors.
On tour, you will get to practice various aspects of wellness and fitness such as manned hikes, hikes in nature, daily yoga lessons, meditation sessions, and a traditional Bhutanese steam bath, which relaxes and revitalizes you.
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