Experiences

Cultural & Contemplative

Cultural and contemplative experiences in Bhutan are quiet ones. Attend a festival with proper access, stay in a monastery, or take a hot stone bath. Sit with an astrologer, take part in a cleansing ritual, or consult a traditional doctor. Try sound healing, yoga, guided meditation or mandala painting, or visit a school and hear a talk on Gross National Happiness.

Each experience is arranged privately and with care, around your dates. Choose one or two to slow a journey down. Add any experience to your wishlist and Kinley will design and price your journey within twenty four hours.

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Performers in yellow costumes bow during a dance at the Thimphu Tshechu festival.

Festival Access

Bhutan’s tshechus run on their own calendar, different dzongkhags, different months, confirmed only close to the year itself. If your dates line… Read this note

Cleansing ritual

Monastery Stay

A night inside a monastery, one of two, depending on the season and the route. Monastery stays are arranged in Thimphu, at… Read this note

Hot stone bath in Paro

Hot Stone Bath

Discover the healing through traditional hot stone bath. After the climb to Taktsang, the legs remember it for days, and this is… Read this note

astrology

Astrology Reading

An astrology reading in Bhutan is one hour with a Bhutanese astrologer in Thimphu. Astrology is part of daily life here, used… Read this note

Cleansing ritual

Cleansing Ritual

A cleansing ritual in Bhutan is a traditional ceremony at a small monastery in Thimphu. It lasts about an hour and is… Read this note

traditionaldoctor

Traditional Bhutanese Doctor Consultation

A traditional Bhutanese doctor consultation is one hour with a practitioner of Sowa Rigpa, the traditional medicine of Bhutan. The consultation is… Read this note

Sound healing

Sound Healing

Sound healing in Bhutan is one hour with a sound therapist using Tibetan singing bowls, gongs and chanting. The session is offered… Read this note

Yoga

Yoga

Yoga in Bhutan is a one hour class led by a Bhutanese instructor, in a quiet studio in Thimphu. Light comes through… Read this note

Young monks studying in a classroom at a monastic school

School or College Campus Visit

A school or college campus visit in Bhutan is one to two hours in a Bhutanese school during term, in Paro or… Read this note

Gross National Happiness Talk

Talk on Gross National Happiness

A talk on Gross National Happiness in Bhutan is one hour with a Bhutanese researcher or government officer who has worked on… Read this note

Meditation

Guided Meditation Session

A guided meditation session in Bhutan lasts one hour, led by a practising monk or a Bhutanese teacher. It is held in… Read this note

Sand Mandala

Mandala Painting Experience

A mandala is a map of the world as the Buddhist tradition sees it, and learning to paint even a small part… Read this note

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