beautiful, friendly and nature are probably the best three words to describe bhutan. it is the only independent buddhist country left in himalayas today and is often referred to as last shangrila. it is a country which is characterized by miles high mountains, ancient buddhist monuments and wood beamed  houses decorated with paintings and fanciful designs. under this itinerary you would be spending 2 night2 in thimphu, 2 nights in punakha / wangdue and 2 nights in paro. here you have an option of going for a day excursion to gangtey/phobjika valley, one of the most beautiful glacial valleys of bhutan.