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A seven-night Bhutan journey designed for travellers flying from Tokyo who want one valley a day and nothing else. Long lunches, hot stone baths, monastic mornings. No itinerary that earns its place by being full.
Journeys begin at USD 12,500 per couple.
7 nights · luxury tier
Tokyo travellers tell us the same thing more often than any other market — the seven nights matter less than the absence of an itinerary too tight to bear. So we plan three valleys for seven nights, hold every other afternoon free, and put the lodge concierge to work on what arrives that day. The pace is closer to a ryokan week than a tour.
Most days begin with twenty minutes at a monastery before the first visitors arrive — Kyichu Lhakhang, Pangri Zampa, or one of the smaller lhakhangs in Punakha — and the guide reads the day's weather while you have breakfast at the lodge. If you'd rather a long walk along the river, that is also a morning.
We have a small number of guides in the network with working Japanese — basic to conversational. For Japanese travellers who prefer language depth, we match accordingly; for those happy in English, the guide pool widens to the wider network. Either way, the match is named in your proposal before you confirm.
A sample shape of the week
Day 1
Met in arrivals; twenty minutes to the lodge; bath; a small dinner of seasonal dishes.
Day 2
7:30 at Bhutan's oldest temple; breakfast; long walk along the Pa Chhu; lodge afternoon.
Day 3
Drive to the capital; an hour at the chorten in afternoon light; lodge dinner.
Day 4
Textile museum or the school of traditional arts (pick one); walk on Sangaygang; tea with the lodge chef.
Day 5
Cross the pass with no rush; arrive Punakha by lunch; dzong in late-afternoon light.
Day 6
Walk to Chimi Lhakhang at your pace; long riverside lunch; the bridge at dusk.
Day 7
Either Taktsang (if you want it) or a quiet final day in Paro before the morning flight.
The day-by-day above is illustrative. The proposal you receive is built around your dates, your pace, and your interests — not this template.
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