JOURNEYS · CHAPTER III · FESTIVAL · N°04 · THE FULL CALENDAR

The Festival Calendar.

Nine nights across the spring or autumn festival season — Punakha, Paro, Thimphu, and Bumthang, with the calendar arranged so no two festivals overlap.

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ChapterIII · Festival

Days10

RouteParo · Punakha · Thimphu · Bumthang

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THE THANGBI MANI FESTIVAL, BUMTHANG, CENTRAL BHUTAN

Day by day

The itinerary.

Day01

Arrival in Paro

·Airport transfer and settling in

Day02

Paro Exploration

·Rinpung Dzong
·Kyichu Lhakhang

Day03

The Paro Tshechu

·The dawn thongdrel
·Cham dances in the dzong courtyard

Day04

Drive to Punakha

·Dochula Pass

Day05

The Punakha Drubchen & Tshechu

·The battle reenactment
·The dzong's own festival

Day06

Drive to Thimphu

·Settling into the capital

Day07

The Thimphu Tshechu

·Mask dances at Tashichho Dzong

Day08

Drive to Bumthang

·The long drive across the Pele La

Day09

The Thangbi Mani

·The masked festival at Thangbi Lhakhang

Day10

Departure

·Transfer to the Bumthang domestic airstrip

FESTIVAL · N°III

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