Originally Posted by
Fliar
Thanks everyone for sharing your (amazing) experiences. I would love your suggestions/feedback on our early October 2025 (I know, so far away!) itinerary. We will be traveling with our by then nearly 13-year old daughter. We are fit and love the outdoors.
For cost reasons we have to keep the number of nights to a minimum and are aiming to spend the first two days at the Six Senses. The Aman propery in Paro looks beautiful but it's double the price and as we will be most acclimatising we have opted for the SS.
After this we have about 5 more nights. Initially I had intended to fly to Bumthang for one night, Gangtey for 2 and Thimphu for 2 but based on the most recent reports (thanks SP03 for your excellent write-ups) that may not be ideal.
I would love your suggestions. We don't mind a fair bit of travel (I know most people here would prefer not to stay at a property for just one night but given our limited time and the unlikelihood of us returning to Bhutan any time soon I'd rather see more).
Thanks for any advice you may have.
Six Senses lodges look quite nice and they have their own journey so I’m not sure if it makes sense to switch up. I don’t know if you get their free guide or driver if your stay is too short. I did see people with their own guides while I was at Amankora so that’s certainly an option but may add to your costs.
Also keep in mind October is peak festival season so there’s a lot going on in Bumthang or along the drive between Bumthang to Gangtey.
Are you not going to do Tiger’s Nest? People usually start at Thimphu and end in Paro to finish Tiger’s Nest for altitude reasons.