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Amankora

A private journey through the valleys of Bhutan, moving lodge to lodge from Paro to Bumthang, between fortresses and forests, to the cliff-hung monastery of the Tiger Nest.

A kingdom, valley by valley
The valleys of Bhutan 27° 30′ N  /  89° 19′ E
Satopia Travel presents A cinematic travel experience In partnership with Aman Stills from the Amankora film
The Journey

Not one lodge, but a journey, through the valleys of the last Himalayan kingdom.

Amankora is a series of lodges strung across the valleys of Bhutan, from Paro and Thimphu in the west to Punakha, Gangtey and Bumthang beyond. You move between them as a single journey, deeper into the kingdom with each pass you cross.

Each lodge is quiet, spare and warmed by wood and fire, a still place to return to after days among monasteries, markets and mountains. Together they trace a country that has chosen its own path with unusual grace.

Overview The western and central valleys of Bhutan
Setting
The valleys of Bhutan
Accommodation
5 Aman lodges, valley to valley
Exclusive use
Private guide & vehicle throughout
Getting there
Fly into Paro via a regional hub
The journey
Paro · Thimphu · Punakha · Gangtey · Bumthang
Satopia experience
Tailor-made, end to end
On board · 4:5
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Every experience begins with a single click. Tell us when and with who and we'll design a world around you.

Guests From 2 guests, privately guided
2
Nights Typically 7 to 12 nights
5
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The Journey

A kingdom of high passes, painted fortresses and prayer flags, crossed one valley at a time, and shaped entirely around you.

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01 Accommodation

Quiet lodges of wood and fire, one in each valley.

Each Amankora lodge is calm and pared back, all rammed earth, timber and a wood-burning stove, with a bath drawn after a long day and windows onto pine forest or terraced fields. There are no distractions here, and that is the point.

Because they share one style across the valleys, moving between them feels less like changing hotels and more like following a single thread deeper into the country.

In each valley
A calm, spare lodge
The rooms
Timber, earth & a wood stove
The rhythm
One journey, many valleys
Guiding
Private throughout
On board · 4:5
02 Culinary

Bhutanese cooking, and dinners staged with quiet theatre.

Meals move with the journey: fresh, gentle Bhutanese dishes and lighter European plates, a chilli-and-cheese ema datshi by the fire, a hot stone bath before dinner, a table laid in a farmhouse or out under the pines.

The kitchens cook to the altitude and the day, and the pleasure is as much in where you eat as in what arrives.

On the journey
Bhutanese & European
The setting
Farmhouse, forest or fireside
On board · 4:5
03 Experiences

Dzongs, high passes, and the climb to the Tiger Nest.

The days are full and unhurried at once: whitewashed dzongs above rushing rivers, markets and temples, a picnic on a pass strung with prayer flags, an archery match, a visit to a village home.

And, when you are ready, the walk that draws people to Bhutan in the first place: the long climb to Paro Taktsang, the Tiger Nest, clinging to its cliff above the valley.

Along the way
Dzongs · temples · high passes
The walk
The climb to the Tiger Nest
On board · 4:5
04 Wellness

Hot stone baths, high air, and a slower pulse.

Wellness here is woven through the journey: the traditional hot stone bath at day end, a spa treatment drawing on Himalayan herbs, gentle walks and meditation in temples that have held silence for centuries.

The altitude and the calm do their own work, and most travellers find their sleep and their thoughts settle within a few days.

At day end
The hot stone bath
Through the trip
Spa, walks & quiet
On board · 4:5
05 Service

One guide, one driver, and everything already arranged.

You travel with your own Bhutanese guide and driver for the whole journey, people who open doors that stay closed to most: a family kitchen, a private blessing, a quiet corner of a festival. The lodges pass you seamlessly from valley to valley.

Behind them sits your Satopia travel designer, who builds the route, holds every lodge and manages the flights and permits, so the journey simply unfolds.

With you
Private guide & driver
Behind it
One Satopia travel designer
Your Bhutanese guide · 4:5
06 Setting

A kingdom that measures itself in more than money.

Bhutan is the country that famously weighs its wealth in wellbeing as much as in growth, that keeps most of itself under forest and limits how many visitors it takes. To travel here is to feel a place moving carefully, on its own terms.

From the western valleys to the remoter east, the journey shows you a Himalaya still turning to its own rhythm of season, harvest and prayer.

Around you
Forested Himalayan valleys
The country
On its own terms
On board · 4:5
Moments

The journey, in motion.

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A lodge among the pines.
A dzong standing over the river.
A table laid on the journey.
The valleys opening ahead.
Plan your Experience

What's the forecast?

Everything here is to help you picture it. Your travel designer handles the arranging: the flights into Paro, the lodges through the valleys, the permits and the private guiding, end to end.

When to go
Best · March – May & September – November · clear Himalayan skies
10°
Jan
12°
Feb
16°
Mar
19°
Apr
22°
May
24°
Jun
25°
Jul
25°
Aug
23°
Sep
20°
Oct
15°
Nov
11°
Dec
RainfallDriest November · wettest July
Spring & autumn · clear skies Monsoon & winter Rainfall trend
For the once in a lifetime

The last Himalayan kingdom.

For the traveller who wants somewhere still genuinely apart, reached carefully and remembered forever.

For the walker

Passes and the Tiger Nest.

Prayer-flag passes, forest trails and the great climb to Paro Taktsang, at your own pace.

For a couple

A journey to share.

Quiet lodges, hot stone baths and long mountain days, an unusually intimate way to see a country.

For the culturally curious

A living Buddhist kingdom.

Dzongs, festivals, family homes and temples, opened up by a guide who knows them from the inside.

Plan your journey

How far is it from you?

Choose where you would set out from. We'll estimate the flight and how much the time change is likely to ask of you.

The Satopia Advantage™

You choose the place.
We'll do all the planning.

We hold the relationship with Aman, so we can build your journey through the valleys on your dates and join it to everything around it. From there a single travel designer composes the whole route. You simply arrive.

What we secure

Your lodges across the valleys, the private guide and vehicle, and the permits and internal flights that Bhutan requires.

What we arrange

Every link composed by one travel designer: the flights into Paro, the route between valleys and each day, arranged around you.

People we bring to you, on request
Private Bhutanese guides
Drivers
Trekking guides
Photographers
Cultural specialists
Regional fixers

When you're ready, we'll take it from here.

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Satopia Insider

A few things worth knowing.

Drawn from recent guests.

Save the high altitude stops for last

When planning your route across the valleys, leave the more demanding mountain climbs until later in the stay. This allows your body to adjust comfortably to elevation changes before attempting steeper paths. Factor in generous spacing between locations to account for winding mountain roads and extended transfers.

Let the fireside anchor your evenings

After long days exploring ancient monasteries and forest trails, make sure you return in time to enjoy the quiet dusk. The team prepares traditional wood burning stoves each evening, filling the room with the scent of pine. Settle in by the hearth with a warm drink to reflect on the day.

Extend your stay

Want to make more of it? We'll plan that too.

Amankora begins and ends with a flight through a regional hub, so most travellers make a wider journey of it. A few we would pair it with, each arranged as one seamless experience.

Image slotThe Taj & Rajasthan · 9:16
India

India, before or after

Pair the kingdom with the plains: the Taj, Rajasthan or the Aman lodges of India, on the way in or out.

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Image slotThe Himalaya of Nepal · 9:16
Nepal

Kathmandu & the Himalaya

A short hop to Nepal: the temples of Kathmandu and the high country, a natural Himalayan companion.

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Image slotA beach to finish · 9:16
Southeast Asia

The sea to finish

From the mountains to the water: a few days on a Thai or Maldivian island to end the journey warm.

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Enquire · The Privé Collection 2026

Every experience begins with a conversation.

Tell us who is coming and your dates. We will shape the rest around you. Nothing is booked yet, and we reply within a day.

01

When would you like to come?

Choose one or more months, or tell us you're flexible on dates.

Ideal · March to May, and September to November

02

What's the occasion?

Choose any that apply.

03

An indicative budget?

An estimate of your budget for the whole stay helps us plan your experience. Below is an estimated nightly rate, excluding experience budget, to help you plan.

04

Who shall we reply to?

Included in your experience
  • Private vehicle, driver and guide
  • Most hikes and adventure activities
  • Entrance fees to monuments/temples/monasteries
Arranged separately
  • Spa treatments
  • Signature Culinary Experiences
  • White-water rafting

Amankora is priced as a private journey, by lodges, nights and season, with the Sustainable Development Fee as a defined cost.
We confirm the exact figure for your dates, live, at enquiry.

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