Morning: drive to Wangdue. En route visit Semtokha Dzong built in 1629 - oldest fortress in the country.
Drive to Wangdue takes 3-4 hours. En route stop at Dochula Pass (3150 m), 30 Km from Thimphu, for tea and biscuits and enjoy a view of the Eastern Himalayan mountains.
After lunch in Lobesa visit the Punakha Dzong. This is the winter residence of Bhutan’s spiritual leader, the Head Abbot, and the Central Monastic Body. The Dzong is built between two rivers known as Phochu (Male River) and Mochu”(Female River).
After Punakha take a short hike to Chhi-Med Lhakhang in the picturesque Lobesa valley, to visit the temple of one of Bhutan’s foremost saints, Lama Drukpa Kunley,also known as the “Divine Madman”.
Evening; Drive to Paro
Overnight: Hotel