About 2 Nights 3 Days Bhutan Tour
Bhutan is a tiny landlocked country in South Asia. It has Tibet in the north and India to the south, east and west. The short Bhutan tour of 2 nights and 3 days is an excellent opportunity to explore the various landmarks of Paro and Thimphu.
We explore Bhutan’s Capital and largest city Thimphu, and the beautiful town of Paro. This short Bhutan tour is one of the most popular mini tour packages in Bhutan. The wide-ranging journey to Bhutan’s major cities takes us to the isolated parts of the culturally rich kingdom.
We hike the famous Taktsang Monastery also known as Tiger’s Nest Monastery, situated at the top of a cliff in Paro. We then explore the tourist attractions of the capital of Thimphu like Memorial Chorten, Thimpu Dzong, Buddha point, and others along the trip. You will be staying in unique architectural hotels of the country.
The “Bhutan tour: 2 nights and 3 days” is an amazing short getaway holiday package in the Shangrila nation of Bhutan.
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS OF THE TREK
Buddha point (Kuensel Phodrang)
The Buddha point (Kuensel Phodrang) is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue celebrating the 60th anniversary of the fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck. There are one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues, made of bronze and plated in gold.
The Great Buddha Dordenma overlooks the southern approach to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. It is one of the largest Buddha rupas in the world, at 169 feet (52 m) and contains 100,000 8-inch-tall 25000 12 inches tall gilded bronze Buddhas.
Tiger’s nest monastery
Paro Taktsang also known as the Tiger’s Nest monastery is a sacred site of Buddhism and located at cliffside in the Paro valley of Bhutan. A temple complex built in 1692 along the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave is an architectural landmark of the country.
A popular myth states that the Guru Padmasambhava had meditated in the cave for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours in the 8th century. The tiger’s nest monastery is the primary cultural landmark of Bhutan.
Tashichho Dzong
Tashichho Dzong is a beautiful fortress and Buddhist monastery in Thimphu. It is also the official location of Bhutan’s civil government. Built-in 1641 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the dzong has a secretariat building, the office of the king, the throne room and the central monk body.
The two-storied main structure has three-storied towers and a large central tower The four corners gets topped by a triple-tiered golden roof. The important structure of Tashichho Dzong is a great architectural beauty.
