The Best of Bhutan: Hidden Treasures of a Himalayan Kingdom
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Highlights
- Walking is the best way to get to know a new place
- I’m energetic and enjoy a good physical challenge, so I’m always ready to spend the day on the move
- Whether it’s public transit, city streets or village cobblestones, I’m game
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Hotel check-in from 2:00pm. Please note that there is no official programming on this day. A local Road Scholar representative will connect with everyone today and inform participants about travel plans and logistics for getting to Bhutan tomorrow morning. Your Group ...
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There are walking opportunities today in both the morning and afternoon. In the morning we walk from Jambay to Kurjey, a walk of 1 mile/½ hour on fairly flat ground. After lunch, there is an optional hike of approximately 3 miles/2 hours. Apart from a 10 minute uphill...
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There is no programming today. Morning flight from Paro to Kathmandu takes 1 hour. This flight is pre-booked for all participants on the program. In Kathmandu, participants will be provided a hotel room for the full night, due to late night and possible next day depar...
Hotel check-out at 12:00noon today.
Hotel check-out is at 12:00noon today for those with later departure flights.
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