Trip Facts

Trip Highlight: Festival/cultural tour/ gentle hikes and nature tours
Trip Duration: 13 days/ 12 nights
Festival date: 2nd May- 6 May
Festival Venue: Ura temple, Bumthang
Trip Style: classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical demand: **

Summary

Ura valley in Bumthang is known for its famous dance known as the Ura Yakchoe. This festival that is held annually in the month of May is a festival where a sacred and an important relic will be put on display for the people to receive blessings. Myth has it that one day an old woman while sitting outside her house had a visitor, a lama who asked her for a glass of water. When she came out with a glass of water, the lama had vanished leaving behind a sack. Out of curiosity, she checked the bag and found a statue that is now being displayed annually. This relic has been passed on from generation to generation and now it’s owned by the descendants of the woman.

Itinerary at a glance

Day 1 Arrival Paro
Day 2 Paro/Thimphu
Day 3 Thimphu sightseeing
Day 4 Thimphu/Trongsa
Day 5 Trongsa/Bumthang
Day 6 Bumthang sightseeing
Day 7 Ura festival
Day 8 Ura festival
Day 9 Bumthang/Punakha
Day 10 Punakha/Thimphu
Day 11 Thimphu/Paro
Day 12 Tiger nest hike
Day 13 Exit