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7-Day Photography Journey with Nuno Alves and Leica Singapore
- Expert Guidance: Daily mentorship from Nuno Alves, renowned for his evocative travel and wellness photography.
- Exclusive Access: Curated experiences with Druk Asia, Bhutan’s leading travel specialist, ensuring authentic encounters with local culture and heritage.
- All-Inclusive Comfort: Flights from Singapore to Bhutan, premium accommodation, and all meals included—so you can focus entirely on your photography journey.
- Immersive Exploration: From monasteries perched on cliffs to bustling markets and serene valleys, every day offers new opportunities to capture Bhutan’s essence.
All our tours are fully customisable — the itineraries you see are simply a starting point. We'll work closely with you to tailor every detail.
7-Day Photography Journey with Nuno Alves and Leica Singapore Itinerary
1 Arrival in Paro, head to Thimphu
Welcome to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon. Touching down at Paro International Airport, you will be greeted by your guide upon exiting the arrival hall. Today, we will take it easy to acclimatise to the altitude. Drive to Thimphu, check in to the hotel and lets have your first taste of Bhutanese cuisine.
View of Tashichho Dzong at Night
Walk Around Thimphu Town
2 Thimphu
Situated at an altitude of 2400m, Thimphu is the centre of government, religion and commerce. The capital has an interesting combination of tradition and modernity, and includes some of the most advanced and remotest parts of the kingdom. It is home to the Kings and the Royal family members, civil servants, expatriates, politicians, business persons and monks. Enjoy this cultural mix based on livelihood. Of culture we will take you through temples, dzongs, chortens, museums, handicraft stores, nunneries, parks and many more. Allow yourself to meet both traditional and contemporary artist.
Buddha Point
Simply Bhutan
Kaja Throm Thimphu
National Memorial Chorten
Tashichho Dzong (Thimphu Dzong)
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3 Thimphu to Punakha
We will set off early from Thimphu after breakfast. Then proceed to Punakha, the ancient capital of Bhutan, about 2 1/2 hours drive from Thimphu across Dochu-la pass. Once you cross the pass, you wind down into a warm fertile valley and meander along a gently flowing aquamarine river that leads you to the Punakha Dzong, the second dzong to be built in Bhutan.
Dochula Pass
Chimi Lhakhang
Punakha Dzong
Pho Chhu Suspension Bridge
4 Punakha to Paro
We will drive back to Paro. On the way at Dochula Pass, we will visit the Druk Wangyel Tshechu
Druk Wangyal Chortens
Dochula Druk Wangyel Tshechu
Tachog Lhakhang
Paro Valley
5 Paro
National Museum (Ta Dzong)
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Kyichu Lhakhang
Sand Mandala Art
Authentic Bhutanese Cuisine at Rimphu Heritage
6 Paro
Are you ready? We will be making the hike up to one of the key highlights in Bhutan today! Tiger's Nest aka Taktsang Monastery
Taktsang Monastery
Hot Stone Bath
7 Depart from Bhutan
Today we will bid a fond farewell to this beautiful Himalayan country and take a flight back home. We hope by now you would have made some friends and also kept many photos and beautiful memories of Bhutan! And we look forward to seeing you again in this beautiful land of endless Enchantments! Tashi Delek
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Gyalyum Trust
VAST Bhutan
Museums of Bhutan
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What Our Travellers Say
Druk Asia has strong networks with DrukAir and local tour agencies, making logistics a total breeze. The itinerary was well-planned yet flexible enough to accommodate different needs. We could decide when we wanted to get up, which places to visit or simply recuperate in solitude. Will go with Druk Asia again if I were to go back for spring or autumn. Won’t have it any other way!
My trip to Bhutan was pleasant and well organized by Druk Asia. I was very happy and comfortable with my tour guide, Tshering, and had absolute confidence in my driver, Chimmi. Tshering kept me entertained throughout the trip with histories and stories about Bhutan while Chimmi was an excellent driver. Bhutan is a very beautiful country with its unique Buddhist culture and a nation of very warm people. The sceneries were spectacular and its culture charming. I will definitely visit Bhutan again and recommend Druk Asia to my friends.
I knew this Druk Asia through my friend who initially asked me to go to Bhutan. I have to say this travel is excellent. We went to Bhutan through Thailand and the next day we missed the flight. Bhutan’s flight is a bit strange in a sense that we need to be at Thai’s airport 2 hours before departure. The gate closed quite early. Druk Asia helped us a lot to arrange our next day flight. During our time in Bhutan, this travel agent frequently asked our condition there whether we were alright or not. This sense of caring is simply excellent, particularly for the country like Bhutan which is in the Himalayan continent. I really grateful to go to this country with Druk Asia. Excellent!
Just wanted to let both of you know that we had a great time in Bhutan. Thanks for looking into the details. Both our guide and driver were great. Thanks again!
Back from Bhutan, I wanted to let you know that this has probably been the best holiday I ever had. Bhutan is really a wonderful place, the people are so friendly and the landscape gorgeous. We also had the best weather one could ask for, and that helped. We have been very happy the whole tour. One suggestion I would give you is to propose your future clients to spend 1 night in a farmhouse. We did, and we loved it. The host was absolutely nice and the experience of sharing dinner, breakfast and the ordinary life of a Bhutanese family was absolutely fantastic.
An unique experience! We had wonderful time in Bhutan. Though it was a short trip, we enjoyed natural beauty, spectacular view and warm friendly people. We have been many countries but this trip was something different, ...memorable and nostalgic.
