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4N/5D Haa Valley and Chele La Pass - The Highest Motorable Pass in Bhutan

4 nights · 5 days Leisure & Nature Paro Bhutan Hyundai Creta (Bhutan)

The Highest Motorable Pass in Bhutan. Stay plan: Paro (2N) – Haa (2N). Arrive Paro International Airport, depart Paro International Airport.

Day by day

Distances and drive times are the ones our own drivers record, not map estimates.

  1. 1
    Day 1

    Arrival and transfer to Paro

    Arrive at Paro International Airport. Clear immigration and baggage, meet our representative and transfer to your hotel in Paro. The valley the only international airport sits in — a fortress over the river, the oldest temple in Bhutan and the Tiger Nest on the cliff above. The rest of the day is free to settle in. Overnight in Paro.

    Overnight Paro Meals Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  2. 2
    Day 2

    Paro: Taktsang Tiger Nest monastery, a five-hour return climb

    Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Paro — the Taktsang Tiger Nest monastery, a five-hour return climb; the Rinpung Dzong and its cantilever bridge; and the Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the oldest temples in Bhutan. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Paro.

    Overnight Paro Meals Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  3. 3
    Day 3

    Paro to Haa

    Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Leave for Haa — a 65 km, two-and-a-half-hour drive over the Chele La pass at 3,988 m. The valley that only opened to visitors in 2002, reached over the highest motorable pass in Bhutan. Check in on arrival and, as the day allows, the Chele La pass at 3,988 m and its prayer flags. Overnight in Haa.

    Overnight Haa Meals Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  4. 4
    Day 4

    Haa: Lhakhang Karpo and Lhakhang Nagpo, the white and black temples

    Breakfast at the hotel. A full day in Haa — the Lhakhang Karpo and Lhakhang Nagpo, the white and black temples; the Haa valley walk and a farmhouse lunch; and the Chele La pass at 3,988 m and its prayer flags. The evening is free for dinner and a walk on your own. Overnight in Haa.

    Overnight Haa Meals Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
  5. 5
    Day 5

    Haa — departure

    Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Time for any last shopping before your transfer to Paro International Airport for the onward flight. The tour ends here, and we hope it is not your last visit to Bhutan.

    Meals Breakfast

Where you sleep

We name every property before you pay — not “4-star or similar” afterwards.

StopNightsHotels at each grade
Paro 2 Standard · Deluxe · Luxury · Premium
Haa 2 Standard · Deluxe · Luxury · Premium

The named properties for each grade go out with your quotation, so you can look every one of them up before anything is paid. Ask for the hotel list →

What the price covers

Printed together on purpose. A list of inclusions without its exclusions is a quote you cannot check.

Included

  • Accommodation in Tourism Council of Bhutan approved hotels on double sharing basis.
  • All meals — breakfast, lunch and dinner — for the whole tour, as the Bhutan tariff requires.
  • A licensed English-speaking Bhutanese guide throughout, and a private vehicle with driver.
  • All monument, dzong and museum entrance fees named in the programme.
  • Bhutan entry permit and route permits processed before arrival.
  • Mineral water in the vehicle and a hot stone bath where the programme names one.
  • 24x7 on-tour coordination and a dedicated Bhutan destination desk.

Not included

  • Airfare to Paro or to the entry gateway, and airport taxes on it.
  • The Sustainable Development Fee levied by the Royal Government of Bhutan, quoted separately because it is a government charge and it changes by nationality.
  • Travel insurance, which is compulsory for entry.
  • Optional activities not named in the programme — rafting, mountain biking, archery, a helicopter transfer or a festival photography permit.
  • Alcoholic and bottled beverages, laundry, telephone, tips and personal expenses.
  • Peak-season and festival-period hotel supplements, and any Gala Dinner supplement.
  • Anything arising from circumstances outside our control — road block, landslide, a cancelled Paro flight or a change of government levy.

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