Bhutan small group trips

Late September to November has the clearest skies and the best chance of a Himalayan view from Dochula. March to May is warmer, with rhododendrons on the pass and more haze. June to August is the monsoon, so we do not run departures then. Festival dates follow the lunar calendar and change every year.

Answer for Bhutan: Paro, Thimphu and Punakha

It is the one demanding morning. The trail climbs about 300 m in roughly an hour and a half to the cafeteria viewpoint, which faces the monastery across the gorge. Going on to the monastery adds about an hour each way on steps, to about 3,100 m. You can stop at the cafeteria or ride a pony up.

Answer for Bhutan: Paro, Thimphu and Punakha

A room of your own is from CAD 805 more than the shared price, shown before you book and not added at checkout. Solo travellers join the same group, tables and activities as everyone else. If you would rather share, tell us and we will try to match you with another solo guest of the same gender, though we cannot guarantee a match.

Answer for Bhutan: Paro, Thimphu and Punakha

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, so everyone fits around one table at lunch and in one vehicle, and the group moves through dzong courtyards and temple doors without queueing behind itself. If you want fewer people, the private style is your party only.

Answer for Bhutan: Paro, Thimphu and Punakha

Choose a departure and send a request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken until then. Once confirmed, we ask for your passport details to file your Bhutan visa and tell you how to pay the Sustainable Development Fee.

Answer for Bhutan: Paro, Thimphu and Punakha

Most visitors need a Bhutan visa, applied for online before travel, and we file it for you with your passport details. The visa fee is currently USD 40. Drukair and Bhutan Airlines fly into Paro from cities including Delhi, Kathmandu, Bangkok and Singapore, in daylight only. We can advise on connections.

Answer for Bhutan: Paro, Thimphu and Punakha

October to April, the dry season in both countries. October and November have the clearest mountain views, December to February are clear but cold at night in Kathmandu, Thimphu and Paro, and March and April bring rhododendrons and more haze. We do not run departures in the May to September heat and monsoon.

Answer for Nepal and Bhutan: Kathmandu, Pokhara and the Tiger's Nest

Two mornings are demanding: the Pokhara foothills hike, about 9 km with 300 m of climbing, and the Tiger's Nest walk, about 1.5 hours up to the cafeteria viewpoint and an hour more each way to the monastery. Each has an easy option, and the other days are 2 to 4 hours of walking at a gentle pace.

Answer for Nepal and Bhutan: Kathmandu, Pokhara and the Tiger's Nest

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. A See Sight Tours guide travels with you for the whole trip, alongside a licensed Bhutanese guide, as Bhutan requires for most visitors. On walking days one guide walks with the group while the other stays with anyone taking the easy option.

Answer for Bhutan: the Trans Bhutan Trail from Thimphu to Bumthang

Nepal's domestic flights depend on the weather. If the Pokhara flight is cancelled, we drive instead, about six to seven hours with a lunch stop, and adjust the day plan. We spend the night before the Paro flight in Kathmandu so the international leg never depends on a same-day connection from Pokhara.

Answer for Nepal and Bhutan: Kathmandu, Pokhara and the Tiger's Nest