This extraordinary journey through ancient Bhutan will offer an unusual insight into rural Bhutan while introducing Bhutan's rich cultural and historical heritage.
Stay a night with a local family, experience the rural way of life, learn to prepare local dishes in a traditional earth oven, make local wine (the Ara), pick home grown fruits and vegetables, take part in seasonal farming activities with local farmers, feed domestic animals, milk a cow, hike through the picturesque landscape and rural villages, fetch firewood from a nearby forest, and take a dip in a traditional hot stone bath.
Besides these authentic experiences, you will visit Bhutan's unmissable sights including the Tiger's Nest Monastery, the Rinpung Dzong, the Kyichu Lhakhang which is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Bhutan, the Thimphu Dzong, a living example of the brilliance of Bhutanese architecture. Visit the old capital Punakha and the Puna Dewa Chenpoi Phodrang or the Great Palace of Happiness.
