Six Senses Lodges Bhutan

Featuring Paro’s fascinating stone ruins
Designed to maximize what is surely one of the most scenic settings within the Six Senses Bhutan journey, this lodge is known as Stone Ruins – you’ll understand why when you dine among them.

Committed to the local environment, wildlife and communities
Sustainability is the foundation for everything here, reflected through our management of energy, water, waste, purchasing and chemical usage. We’re passionate about preserving the world’s only carbon-negative country.

Accommodation
Six Senses Paro offers 20 spacious villas and suites, starting from 646 square feet for the Lodge Suites and up to 3,681 square feet for the Three-Bedroom Villa.

Seasonally-inspired cuisine
Eat With Six Senses is the guiding philosophy for tasty and wholesome dishes created from organic local produce. What’s on your plate is mouthwatering and what’s all around you is memorable. Head back in time for a feudal dinner set among 12th-century ruins, or visit a local farmhouse for a truly authentic Bhutanese dining experience.

There’s a whole range of diversions at Paro
A sunrise hike to Tiger’s Nest or sundown lamp lighting at Samtenling Monestry are a great start and ending to your day. And there’s a whole day in between with time to visit Jele Dzong, join our mushroom foraging or head to the spa for a locally-inspired treatment.

Six Senses Spa Paro
The Gross National Happiness index of Education reflects the values, legends and folk stories about giving back. It also offers an opportunity to learn about respecting and honoring life in the Land of the Thunder Dragon. At Six Senses Paro, which may be your last location, we focus on setting intentions for going back to life at home and for the future.

A casual respite from the Kingdom’s capital
Situated within apple orchards and pine forests, yet still within reach of the capital’s attractions, Six Senses Thimphu is perched on an auspicious hillside overlooking the shimmering lights of Thimphu. With its grand design and outdoor ponds reflecting the clouds above, this is our very own Palace in the Sky.

Committed to the local environment, wildlife and communities
Sustainability is the foundation for everything here, reflected through our management of energy, water, waste, purchasing and chemical usage. We’re passionate about preserving the world’s only carbon-negative country.

Accommodation
Six Senses Thimphu offers 25 spacious villas and suites, starting from 721 square feet for the Lodge Suites and up to 3,358 square feet for the Three-Bedroom Villa.

Seasonally-inspired cuisine
A truly delicious journey is about getting a deep flavor of the local environment and traditions. That’s why the culinary and mixology teams draw inspiration from local herbs and plants, crafting nutritious and tasty menus and cocktails (try the butterfly-pea flower daquiris).

Take in all that the Kingdom has to offer
Our mission is to create inspiring, educational and fun activities for you and we’ll put together a program of experiences just for you. From cultural activities to hiking and discovering nature, Six Senses Thimphu has something special for everyone.

Six Senses Spa Thimphu
​The Bhutanese believe that happiness is the result of good health. Typically, a person is considered healthy if there is no heat or pain in the body and no sorrow in the mind. Our wellness experiences focus on bringing the body into balance, boosting the immune system and helping to open the mind and expand consciousness to aid spiritual healing.

A combination of massage and relaxation therapies, yoga and meditation programs as well as fitness facilities that include heated pools, gyms, hot stone baths and a sauna are available, helping to promote happiness and well-being. Each lodge offers its own treatments, ensuring the path to wellness is as varied as the journey itself.

Flying Farmhouse Amidst the Rice Fields
This beautiful lodge has a rustic feel inspired by the valley’s farmhouse architecture and is blessed with a warmer climate. You’ll find a choice of suites and villas, pool, boutique, yoga and meditation huts, and from here you can visit one of Bhutan’s highlights: the majestic Punakha Dzong.

Committed to the local environment, wildlife and communities
Sustainability is the foundation for everything here, reflected through our management of energy, water, waste, purchasing, chemical usage and engagement with local communities. We’re passionate about preserving the world’s only carbon-negative country.

Accommodation
Six Senses Punakha offers 19 spacious villas and suites, starting from 721 square feet for the Lodge Suites and up to 2,949 square feet for the Three-Bedroom Villa.

Seasonally-inspired cuisine
Flavorful dishes are created from organic local produce with wellness at their core, drawing inspiration from regional herbs and plants. Start the day with breakfast on the terrace overlooking the rice paddies as the mist clears through the valley, order a poolside barbecue for lunch and sample traditional Bhutanese dishes with a Western twist at Ari for dinner.

There’s something for everyone to do in Punakha
Jump on a bike to take in the sights or take a stroll to the Punakha Dzong or Choten Nyingpo, open your mind and recharge your body with guided meditation and a spa session, reconnect with nature over riverside cocktails, or learn how to brew your own ara.

​​Six Senses Spa Punakha
​Because the importance of sleep goes beyond banishing dark circles, we created an entire journey to assure better rest, so you can restore the mind, rejuvenate the body and prepare for many cultural experiences and adventures that await you each day.

Traditional birdwatching bridge
Six Senses Gangtey is strategically positioned above the black-necked crane conservation center with expansive 180 degree views of the Phobjikha Valley. With just eight suites and one two-bedroom villa, the intimate lodge’s ‘Birdwatching Bridge’ is the central gathering point for lounging, dining and for unsurpassed viewing of the cranes in their habitat below.

Committed to the local environment, wildlife and communities
Sustainability is the foundation for everything here, reflected through our management of energy, water, waste, purchasing and chemical usage. We’re passionate about preserving the world’s only carbon-negative country.

Accommodation
Six Senses Gangtey offers eight spacious and beautifully-appointed suites of 807 square feet (75 square meters) and one two-bedroom villa that offers 2,465 square feet (229 square meters) of private living space.

Ancient monastery visits, crane sightings and encounters with yak herders
Set out to explore the valley’s many small temples, sacred monasteries and rural villages on foot or hop on a bike to reach the little-visited villages for a traditional dinner or a buckwheat lunch in a traditional farmhouse.

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Forest in a forest
Set in pine forest above a bubbling, trout-filled stream, Six Senses Bumthang immerses guests in the natural beauty of its surroundings, honoring the natural environment rather than impacting it. The lodge’s eight suites and one two-bedroom villa feature spacious balconies and calming forest views across the valley.

Committed to the local environment, wildlife and communities
Sustainability is the foundation for everything here, reflected through our management of energy, water, waste, purchasing and chemical usage. We’re passionate about preserving the world’s only carbon-negative country.

Accommodation
Six Senses Bumthang offers eight spacious and beautifully-appointed suites of 985 square feet (92 square meters) and one two-bedroom villa that offers 2,788 square feet (259 square meters) of private living space.

Dining
Light sunset refreshments on the deck followed by a traditional Bhutanese dinner.

Wellness
Return to the lodge for a traditional Bhutanese Hot Stone Bath.

When in Gangtey, start your day with an exhilarating ride across the valley by mountain bike to the village of Nimphay, home to a number of the lodge’s hosts. As buckwheat is one of the major crops here, you can relish a delicious buckwheat-themed breakfast or lunch with pancakes and momos made from the nutritious seed as you take in panoramic views of the valley’s pristine natural beauty.

Back home at the lodge, visit the Black-necked Crane Conservation Center nearby to learn more about the rare and majestic birds which the area is famed for. The Bhutanese believe the cranes are sacred and bring blessings for the harvest season. Afterwards, participate in a fire purification ceremony called Riwo Sangcho. This ritual combines the offerings of sang (smoke), sur (smell) and jinsek (flame). The combination of smoke, smell and flame purifies the mind, body and spirit and helps to dispel any negative energies. The ceremony is believed to be one of the most powerful practices to gain merit for the living and deceased.

While visiting Punakha, hike across the valley’s lush rice fields past traditional farmhouses and join local children on their way to school. Some shy, some cheeky, they’ll be very happy sharing their walk to school with you. Continue climbing through the forest to arrive above the clouds in time for a traditional vegetarian breakfast with the 50 young resident monks of the monastery. Afterwards, you might enjoy interacting with some of them as they play volleyball or attend English class or take a tour with the Lama to explore the monastery’s history.

Complete your morning back at the lodge with a mandala offering ceremony. This offering is a powerful method for accumulating extensive merit in a short time. When your mind starts to wander simply refocus on the beauty of the mandala that you are creating with your GEM. Mandala meditations can assist in bringing inner transformation and are often used in Buddhist ceremonies.

When entering each lodge for the first time, your GEM will present you with a ‘khadar,’ a traditional scarf printed with sacred symbols, to mark your arrival. The khadar varies in color from lodge to lodge and each carries an important meaning, linked to the chant of a Buddhist mantra to promote positivity and protection for your journey.

Throughout your stay you will be guided in auspicious Buddhist practices to gain merit and dispel bad karma. In Thimphu, as your set your intentions for your journey, your GEM will assist you in offering a butter lamp at the lodge’s Prayer Pavilion, surrounded by meditative reflecting ponds. In Punakha you may perform a mandala offering ceremony to hone your concentration and to bring awareness to the importance of living in the moment.

At Six Senses Gangtey, offer a purifying fire puja to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the ten directions and the Tantric deities as a way of letting go of the past and creating space for a fresh start, while in Bumthang, you can join our team in printing your own prayer flags using hand carved wooden blocks to hang in a clean, peaceful location in the pine forests surrounding the lodge. Prayer flags are typically raised outside homes, hung on bridges, hilltops and in places of spiritual importance. When the wind blows, it carries away the prayers on the flag, blessing all beings.

Before ending your stay in Paro, you’ll be invited to join a blessing ceremony performed by monks at a 15th century monastery located just steps from the lodge. When it is time to depart, your GEM will tie a colored sungkey (blessed cord) around your wrist while reciting a mantra to bid you a safe onward journey. You may wear this cord to keep you safe and to bring good luck long after you have left the Kingdom.