Thangbi Mani Festival
11 Nights/12 days

Thangbi Mani festival is one of the most popular festivals held in Chhoekhor Gewog in Bumthang. The highlight of the festival is the fire blessing (Mewang) ceremony, performed in an open ground. The lay monks perform purification rituals while people jump over flames to purify themselves. Several mask dances are also performed. It is believed that the festival would bring peace and prosperity and ensure better harvest for the entire community.

Festival Date: 15th-17th Oct, 2016

Place – Bumthang

High Season

  • 1 Pax: Starting from – USD $3230
  • 2 Pax: Starting from – USD $3120
  • 3 pax & Above: Starting from – USD $2790

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Your tour includes
  • Professional Guides
  • All Noted Tours within the Country
  • Accommodations on twin sharing in Tourism approved hotels.
  • Meals Noted in Itinerary (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
  • Entrance Fees and Permits
  • Private Ground transportation
  • Airport transport in Paro
  • Bhutan Airport Tax
  • Bhutan Visa Fees
  • A sustainable tourism Royalty of $65 per person/ per day.
Price does not include
  • International Flights and Druk Air
  • Alcoholic and Bottled /Canned Beverages
  • Meals or Accommodations at Bhutan’s New 5 Star Hotels and Resorts (Available for an extra fee)
  • Tips
  • Personal expenses (Telephone, Email, Laundry etc..)

Itinerary at a Glance

Day 01: (Oct11) Paro – Thimphu
Day 02: (Oct12) Thimphu– Punakha
Day 03: (Oct13) Punakha – Punakha
Day 04: (Oct14) Punakha – Trongsa
Day 05: (Oct15) Trongsa – Bumthang. Visit tower of Trongsa
Day 06: (Oct16) Bumthang – Festival
Day 07: (Oct17) Bumthang – Bumthang
Day 08: (Oct18) Bumthang – Phobjikha
Day 09: (Oct19) Phobjikha – Thimphu
Day 10: (Oct20) Thimphu – Paro
Day 11: (Oct21) Paro Taktsang Hike
Day 12: (Oct22) Departure

Your tour highlights

  • Thangbi Mani festival
  • Jambay & Kichu temple
  • Spectacular Eastern Himalayan view from Dochula Pass
  • Chimi Lhakhang (Fertility temple)
  • Trongsa Dzong. Ancestral home for Royal family
  • Local cuisines
  • Yathra (Woolen) weaving center
  • Kurjey monastery- Birth place of Buddhism in Bhutan
  • Black necked Cranes – Phobjikha valley seasonal
  • National Animal Takin enclosure
  • Taktsang monastery
  • Tang Ugyencholing meseum & tower of Trongsa
  • Farm house visit
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