When exactly is the Thimphu Tshechu?

It follows the Bhutanese lunar calendar so it moves each year, usually falling in September or October and running for three days at Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu. The dates are announced annually, so we confirm the current festival days against your travel window before finalising an itinerary.

Do Indians need a visa for Bhutan?

No visa is required for Indian nationals, but an entry permit is needed and we arrange it. Carry a passport valid at least six months or a Voter ID card. Children under 18 travel on a birth certificate or school ID with a guardian. Aadhaar and PAN are not accepted.

What is the Bhutan SDF and how much will I pay?

Bhutan charges a Sustainable Development Fee per person per night, at a concessional rate for Indian nationals with reduced rates for children. The government revises the rate periodically, so we quote the current amount in writing with your package.

Bhutan Puja Tour Package 2026 – Thimphu Tshechu Festival

Q: Should I go to Bhutan by road or fly to Paro?

Road via Phuentsholing is cheaper and convenient from Kolkata or North Bengal, at the cost of a long driving day into Thimphu. Flying into Paro saves two days and suits shorter Puja-week trips, but fares rise sharply in festival season.

Bhutan Is at Its Best Exactly When You Get Leave

Autumn is Bhutan's finest season — the monsoon clears, the Himalayas come out sharp behind Paro, and the country moves into tshechu season, its calendar of monastery festivals. The largest of them, the Thimphu Tshechu, fills the courtyard of Tashichho Dzong with masked cham dances, and it usually falls within weeks of the Durga Puja holidays.

That overlap is why October is the hardest month to get a room in Thimphu and Paro. AU Cloud Tours Pvt. Ltd. works this border from Siliguri year-round — we block hotels early, file your entry permits, arrange the SDF payment and put a Bhutanese guide and vehicle with you for the whole trip.

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Tshechu festival days built into the itinerary

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Entry permits & SDF handled for you

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Puja-week hotels pre-blocked

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Bengali-speaking trip support

About the Festival Dates

Bhutanese tshechus follow the lunar calendar, so the dates shift every year. The Thimphu Tshechu normally falls in September or October, with Wangdue and Thangbi Mani nearby in the same window. Because the exact days are announced by the Bhutanese authorities each year, we confirm the current dates against your travel window before we build the itinerary — so ask us and we'll tell you precisely which days the dances run.

What the Trip Covers

Thimphu

Tashichho Dzong and the tshechu ground, the Buddha Dordenma, weekend market and the memorial chorten.

Paro & Tiger's Nest

The Taktsang hike — 4–5 hours up and back, with a horse available for the first stretch.

Punakha & Dochula Pass

108 chortens on the ridge, clear-day Himalayan views, and Bhutan's most beautiful dzong at the river confluence.

Getting In

By road via Phuentsholing — an easy drive from NJP, Bagdogra or Siliguri — or by flight into Paro.

Choose Your Bhutan Itinerary

Thimphu • Paro 3N/4D

The short Puja break — festival day in Thimphu plus Tiger's Nest.

Thimphu • Punakha • Paro 5N/6D

The balanced trip — adds Dochula Pass and Punakha Dzong.

Complete Bhutan 6N/7D

Unhurried, with room to attend a full festival day without skipping sightseeing.

Travelling from Kolkata?

Train or flight to Siliguri, then the road to Phuentsholing — we take it from there.

Why October Bhutan Sells Out Early

Autumn is peak season in a country that deliberately limits tourist numbers. Hotel stock in Thimphu and Paro is small to begin with, festival week pulls in visitors from across the world, and Indian families arrive at the same moment for the Puja break. Rates climb steadily from August onwards and the better hotels close out first. Booking two to three months ahead is the difference between a central Thimphu hotel and an hour's drive out of town.

Frequently Asked Questions

It follows the Bhutanese lunar calendar, so it moves each year, usually landing in September or October and running for three days at Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu. Since the dates are announced annually, tell us your travel window and we'll confirm the current festival days before finalising your itinerary.

No visa is required for Indian nationals, but you do need an entry permit, which we arrange. Carry a passport valid for at least six months or a Voter ID card — those are the accepted documents. Children under 18 travel on a birth certificate or school ID with a guardian. Aadhaar and PAN are not accepted.

Bhutan charges a Sustainable Development Fee per person per night, levied at a concessional rate for Indian nationals, with reduced rates for children and an exemption for the youngest. The government revises the rate and its conditions from time to time, so we quote the current amount in writing with your package rather than publishing a figure that may go stale.

It is a steady uphill climb of roughly 4–5 hours round trip, with a cafeteria at the halfway point and horses available for the first section. Reasonably fit travellers of most ages manage it; you can also stop at the viewpoint instead of going all the way to the monastery.

Road via Phuentsholing is far cheaper and works well from Kolkata or anywhere in North Bengal, at the cost of a long driving day into Thimphu. Flying into Paro saves two days and is worth it on shorter Puja-week trips, but seats on that route get expensive in the festival season.

Spend this Puja at a Bhutanese festival

Send your dates — we'll confirm the current tshechu days and send a full Bhutan plan with permits and hotels.

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Bhutan Puja Tour Package 2026