Bhutan Tour Agency · Fully Custom Itineraries
Bhutan, Designed Entirely Around You
Yumka Travels is a Thimphu-based Bhutan tour agency crafting private, fully custom Bhutan tours — real culture, real access, and every last detail handled, from your guide to the Sustainable Development Fee.
Why Travel With Us
A Different Way to Experience Bhutan
Most Bhutan tour agencies sell fixed packages. We start every trip from a blank page.
Fully Custom Itineraries
Every Yumka trip is built from scratch around your pace, interests and budget — never a fixed package you have to fit yourself into.
Local Experts, Not Middlemen
We’re based in Thimphu. Your guide, driver and itinerary are handled directly by our in-country team — no overseas call centre in between.
Effortless & Fully Handled
Visa, permits, the Sustainable Development Fee, hotels and transport — we manage every detail so you can simply arrive and explore.
What We Offer
Custom Bhutan Tours for Every Kind of Traveler
A starting point for your itinerary — every trip below is fully adaptable to your travel style.
Cultural & Heritage Tours
Dzongs, monasteries and centuries-old traditions, guided by people who know the stories behind them.
Trekking & Adventure
From the classic Druk Path to demanding high-altitude routes, matched to your fitness and season.
Spiritual & Festival Journeys
Time your trip to a Tshechu, sit with a monastic guide, and see Bhutan’s Buddhist heritage up close.
When to Go
Discover Bhutan by Season
Every season in Bhutan has its own character. Choose one below, then hover any place for a closer look.
Paro & Tiger's Nest
Rhododendrons bloom along the trail to Bhutan’s most iconic monastery, under the clearest mountain views of the year.
Punakha Valley
Jacaranda and rhododendron blossoms frame Bhutan’s most beautiful dzong.
Dochula Pass
Wild rhododendron forests turn entire hillsides pink and red around this high mountain pass.
Bumthang Valley
Bhutan’s spiritual heartland turns a deep monsoon green, with far fewer travelers on the trail.
Terraced Valleys
Rice terraces turn vivid green during the monsoon — ideal if you don’t mind the occasional shower.
Haa Valley
A quiet, remote valley best explored slowly, when the rains keep the crowds away.
Thimphu
Thimphu Tshechu fills the capital with masked dancers under Bhutan’s clearest skies of the year.
Paro Tshechu
One of Bhutan’s most spectacular festivals, timed to the crispest mountain air of the year.
Gangtey & Phobjikha
Black-necked cranes arrive from Tibet in late October, celebrated every November 11th.
Dochula Pass
108 whitewashed chortens against snow-dusted peaks, under Bhutan’s clearest winter skies.
Punakha Valley
Bhutan’s warmest lowland valley, sheltered from the Himalayan cold.
Thimphu
Crisp, quiet days perfect for unhurried cultural touring, without the peak-season crowds.
Traveler Stories
What Our Travelers Say
Yumka planned every detail of our 10 days in Bhutan. We didn’t have to think about a single thing except being present.
Our guide felt like family by day two. This wasn’t a tour — it was an experience built entirely around us.
I asked for something off the beaten path and they delivered. The quiet valleys were the highlight of our trip.
About Yumka Travels
Local Experts in Custom Bhutan Travel
Yumka Travels was founded by a small team of Thimphu-based guides and planners who wanted visitors to experience Bhutan the way locals do — unhurried, personal, and deeply authentic. We work with a limited number of travelers each season, so every itinerary gets our full attention.
Ready to Discover Bhutan?
Tell us a little about your dream trip, and we’ll take it from there — no obligation, just a conversation.