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A luxury lodge terrace with fire pits glowing at dusk in the Punakha valley

Private journey · Tailor-made luxury

Bhutan, Beautifully Unhurried: A private luxury journey into the heart of the Himalayas

Tailor-made · any length◆Best March–May · September–November◆Rates on request

Wake to soft morning light spilling across a Himalayan valley. Pour a freshly brewed cup of Oolong tea and linger by the window as the landscape slowly reveals itself. Ahead lies a day shaped around your interests, with time to explore, pause and enjoy wherever you are.

With Lucky Dragon Tours & Treks, your journey brings together Bhutan’s remarkable landscapes, thoughtfully chosen luxury hotels and personal encounters with its living culture. From the wooded hills of Thimphu and the riverside beauty of Punakha to the open meadows of Gangtey and the sacred trails of Paro, each stay offers a different perspective on this extraordinary country.

Find Your Rhythm in Gangtey

In Gangtey Valley, give yourself the pleasure of a slower morning. Begin with breakfast overlooking the meadows, then ease into a private yoga session tailored to your comfort and experience.

Follow your guide along quiet village paths and through fragrant pine forests. Stop to admire a farmhouse, watch the changing light or simply listen to the sounds of the valley. A horseback excursion can also be arranged where suitable, offering another way to explore the landscape at an easy pace.

Back at your lodge, settle into the warmth of your room or enjoy an afternoon spa treatment. As evening draws in, savour a leisurely dinner and the comfort of having nowhere else you need to be.

Experience Bhutan Through Its People

Some of the most memorable moments happen in conversation: sharing tea with a local family, hearing your guide explain a monastery’s history or learning how traditions continue across generations.

Your private journey leaves room for these encounters. Alongside Bhutan’s celebrated dzongs and temples, discover the everyday details that give each place its character. Where available, we can arrange a guided meditation or a conversation with a monk, creating space to explore the country’s spiritual traditions with curiosity and respect.

Stay Somewhere Worth Lingering

Your accommodation is an essential part of the experience. We select hotels and lodges around your preferences, whether you are drawn to Bhutanese architecture, contemporary comfort, valley views or exceptional wellness facilities.

Enjoy generous time at each property: breakfast without a rush, a quiet afternoon on the terrace and evenings that unfold gently. Depending on your chosen stay, your journey can include restorative spa treatments, a traditional hot-stone bath or a private candlelit dinner.

A Journey That Feels Like Yours

Perhaps you want rewarding hikes followed by deeply restful evenings. Perhaps you prefer gentle walks, beautiful meals and time to enjoy your lodge. You may be celebrating an anniversary, travelling with family or finally making a long-imagined Himalayan journey.

We build your itinerary around what matters to you. Your private guide and driver provide attentive support throughout, while our local team takes care of the details and adjusts the pace when you need it.

The result is a journey with room to breathe, and moments you will remember long after returning home.

Tell us how you would love to experience Bhutan. We will create your private luxury journey around you.

Experiences are tailored to your itinerary, chosen hotels, season and availability.

Moments from a luxury journey

A bath with a valley view
A bath with a valley view
Time for meditation
Time for meditation
Evenings at the lodge
Evenings at the lodge
A private dinner facing Punakha Dzong
A private dinner facing Punakha Dzong
Village paths in Gangtey
Village paths in Gangtey
Encounters at the dzong
Encounters at the dzong
Candlelit dinner by the pool
Candlelit dinner by the pool
The Gangtey valley
The Gangtey valley

Where you could stay

5-star luxury hotels in Bhutan

Bhutan's best-known luxury hotels and lodges, from the lodge circuits of Six Senses and Amankora to single retreats with a character all their own. Stay with one brand throughout or mix them valley by valley; we'll suggest what suits your route, season and style.

A Six Senses Bhutan lodge with an infinity pool above terraced fields

Thimphu · Punakha · Gangtey · Bumthang · Paro

Six Senses Bhutan

Five lodges, one in each of the valleys most journeys visit, so you can stay with Six Senses from start to finish.

  • Lodge Suite
  • Upper Lodge Suite
  • One-Bedroom Villa
  • Two-Bedroom Villa
  • Three-Bedroom Villa
An Amankora lodge terrace with a host setting a table among the trees

Paro · Thimphu · Punakha · Gangtey · Bumthang

Amankora

Aman's five Bhutan lodges, one journey across the valleys, each a calm, contemporary retreat.

  • Luxury Suite
  • Mo Chhu One-Bedroom Suite
  • Mo Chhu Two-Bedroom Suite
COMO Uma Punakha lodge above the Mo Chhu river in the Punakha valley

Paro · Punakha

COMO Uma Paro & COMO Uma Punakha

COMO's two Bhutan lodges: one in the Paro valley, home to the international airport, and one in the Punakha valley, the old capital.

  • Forest View
  • Valley View
  • COMO Suite
  • One-Bedroom Villa
  • COMO Villa
Breakfast for two on the Gangtey Lodge terrace, looking over the Phobjikha valley

Phobjikha valley

Gangtey Lodge

Farmhouse suites looking over the Phobjikha valley. The Times called it “a picture of bucolic bliss”.

  • Farmhouse Suite
Pemakö Thimphu's infinity pool and terrace at dusk among pine trees

Thimphu

Pemakö Thimphu

A contemporary hotel in Thimphu, with a library, gym, steam room and sauna for guests.

  • Deluxe Room
  • Deluxe Room with Balcony
  • Luxury Room
  • Deluxe Suite
  • Duplex Suite
  • Luxury Suite
An aerial view of a Pemakö Punakha tented villa and its pool in the forest

Punakha

Pemakö Punakha

Tented villas set in the forest in the Punakha valley, with the services of a private butler.

  • Luxury Tented Villa
  • Two-Bedroom Tented Villa
  • Three-Bedroom Tented Villa
The &Beyond Punakha River Lodge terrace with fire pits, lit up at dusk below the mountains

Punakha

&Beyond Punakha River Lodge

Tented suites and villas by the river, with morning yoga, biking, archery and khuru (Bhutanese darts) included.

  • Tented Suite
  • One-Bedroom Villa
  • Two-Bedroom Villa
The carved and painted lobby of Zhiwa Ling Heritage in Paro

Paro

Zhiwa Ling Heritage

A hotel built in traditional Bhutanese style, with an indoor heated pool, sauna, steam room and fitness centre.

  • Junior Suite
  • One-Bedroom Suite
  • Royal Raven Suite
Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary's main building lit at dusk against a forested hillside in Paro

Paro

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary

A wellness retreat in the Paro valley, with balcony and terrace rooms.

  • Balcony Room
  • Terrace Room
A Le Méridien hotel in Bhutan at dusk, with a lawn, a fire pit and a chorten

Thimphu · Paro

Le Méridien Thimphu & Le Méridien Paro

Two Le Méridien hotels, one in the capital and one in the Paro valley, for a polished stay at either end of your journey.

  • Classic Room
  • Deluxe Room
  • Grand Deluxe
  • Junior Suite
  • Corner Suite
  • Royal Suite
  • Zhingkham Suite
Taj Tashi in Thimphu, a large hotel in traditional Bhutanese style with painted wooden windows

Thimphu

Taj Tashi

Taj's hotel in the centre of the capital, within walking distance of its shops and cafés.

Where you could stay

4-star hotels full of character

Comfortable, welcoming four-star hotels and resorts with real Bhutanese character. A good choice if you'd like a private journey with more of the budget going on experiences.

A Himalayan Keys Resort cottage sitting room with wide windows onto the forest

Paro · Thimphu

Himalayan Keys Resort

Cottages with wide windows onto the forest.

  • Deluxe Cottage
A Tiger's Nest Camp glamping tent with two beds under draped canvas

Paro

Tiger's Nest Camp

Glamping in the Paro valley: canvas-walled rooms with proper beds, and a dining room with mountain views.

  • Deluxe Cottage
Terma Linka's traditional buildings reflected in a pond in Thimphu

Thimphu

Terma Linka

A riverside resort in Thimphu where every room looks over the river.

  • Deluxe
  • Junior Suite
  • Suite
Dhumra Farm Resort's farmhouse and marigold gardens in Punakha

Punakha

Dhumra Farm Resort

A farm resort among flower gardens, with views over the valley.

  • Deluxe
  • Farm Villa
Dhensa Boutique Resort on the hillside at dusk, with a terrace over the Punakha valley

Punakha

Dhensa Boutique Resort

A boutique resort of suites on the hillside, with long views down the valley.

  • Suite
Mountain Resort's stone buildings around a garden courtyard in Bumthang

Bumthang

Mountain Resort

Stone-built lodgings around a garden courtyard in Bumthang.

  • Deluxe

Deposit and cancellation

These terms are set by the hotels and resorts themselves. We confirm the ones that apply to your chosen hotels with your quote. No refunds are given for early departures.

Booked more than 180 days ahead

  • 10% non-refundable deposit within 7 days of booking. Your booking is confirmed once it arrives.
  • A further 40%, non-refundable, 180 days before arrival.
  • The 50% balance, non-refundable, 90 days before arrival.

Booked 90 to 180 days ahead

  • 50% non-refundable within 7 days of confirmation.
  • The 50% balance, non-refundable, 90 days before arrival.

Booked within 90 days

  • 100% non-refundable at the time of booking.

Questions about luxury in Bhutan

Your questions, answered

Still wondering about something? Ask our Thimphu team directly. We're happy to help.

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Bhutan's 5-star choices include the Six Senses and Amankora lodges (five valleys each), COMO Uma Paro and Punakha, Gangtey Lodge, Pemakö in Thimphu and Punakha, &Beyond Punakha River Lodge, Zhiwa Ling Heritage, Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary, Le Méridien and Taj Tashi. We also work with characterful 4-star hotels such as Terma Linka, Dhensa and Himalayan Keys.

It depends on the hotels, room types and season you choose, so we quote each journey individually. The price includes the visa, Sustainable Development Fee, all meals, guide and driver and, unusually, travel insurance.

Yes. You can stay with one brand throughout or combine them, for example Six Senses in one valley and COMO Uma or Gangtey Lodge in another, or mix 5-star and 4-star stays. Tell us what matters to you and we'll suggest the mix.

Your journey can be any length. We suggest at least two nights in each valley, so there's time to enjoy your hotel as well as the sights. Tell us how long you have and we'll suggest a route.

March to May and September to November.

Yes. The hotels set their own terms, usually with non-refundable deposits well before arrival. They're summarised on this page, and we confirm the terms for your chosen hotels with your quote.

Kadrin chhey

Thank you, beyond the earth and sky.

Tell us your dates, the hotels you're drawn to and the pace you enjoy. Our team in Thimphu will shape a private luxury journey around you and send a day-by-day plan with a quote.

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