Hands-on & Local Life
Ara Making Experience
Three to five hours in a farmhouse, distilling Bhutan's traditional grain spirit by wood fire.
Optional Experiences
Experiences & Activities
Beyond the monasteries and mountain views, Bhutan offers a quieter kind of discovery. Browse, save what speaks to you, and send your wishlist to Kinley. She will design and price your private journey within 24 hours.
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Active & Outdoor
Archery Experience
An hour or two with a local archery team, who will tease you and cheer you in equal measure.
Cultural & Contemplative
Astrology Reading
An hour with a Bhutanese astrologer. Specific, sometimes uncomfortable, remembered.
Hands-on & Local Life
Bhutanese Cooking Experience
Three to four hours in a Bhutanese kitchen, where chillies are vegetables and butter goes on everything.
Cultural & Contemplative
Cleansing Ritual
A traditional cleansing ritual at a small Thimphu monastery, arranged discreetly.
Hands-on & Local Life
Farmhouse Meal
A home cooked meal grown on the family's own land, in a farmhouse.
Cultural & Contemplative
Festival Access
Guided access to whichever tshechu falls during your trip, with a guide explaining the dances as they happen.
Active & Outdoor
Fly Fishing — Trout & Mahseer
A day on a glacial river casting for trout, or the south for mahseer.
Cultural & Contemplative
Guided Meditation Session
An hour of guided meditation with a practising monk, in a temple or quiet hall.
Active & Outdoor
Helicopter Picnic
Land in a highland, picnic where there is no road, fly home before sunset.
Active & Outdoor
Helicopter Scenic Ride
Fifteen to forty five minutes above Bhutan's valleys and dzongs, weather permitting.
Active & Outdoor
Helicopter Trek Connection
Fly in to a remote trek end-point. Walk the part that matters. Fly out.
Cultural & Contemplative
Hot Stone Bath
The way to loosen tired legs after Tiger's Nest, a private wooden bath in Paro, heated by red hot stones and scented with wild Artemisia.
Cultural & Contemplative
Mandala Painting Experience
A quiet morning at a thangka teacher's table in Paro, painting one petal of one lotus.
Cultural & Contemplative
Monastery Stay
A night inside a Himalayan monastery, at 3,000 or 3,600 metres, arranged well in advance.
Active & Outdoor
Mountain Biking
A day on a bike through pine forests, paddy terraces, or the open valley of Phobjikha.
Active & Outdoor
Riverside Picnic
Half a day by a river with a Bhutanese picnic, a flat rock, and time.
Cultural & Contemplative
School or College Campus Visit
An hour or two in a Bhutanese school during term, with children, questions, and tea.
Cultural & Contemplative
Sound Healing
An hour with Tibetan singing bowls and chanting. You lie down. The bowls do the work.
Cultural & Contemplative
Talk on Gross National Happiness
An hour with a Bhutanese researcher on Gross National Happiness, beyond the postcard version.
Cultural & Contemplative
Traditional Bhutanese Doctor Consultation
An hour with a Sowa Rigpa traditional doctor in Thimphu or Paro, including pulse reading and herbs if needed.
