A hot stone bath is the perfect end to a long day in Bhutan. River stones are heated in a fire until they glow, then dropped into a wooden tub, where they warm the water and release minerals.
Afterwards, you join the farmhouse family for a home-cooked dinner by the fire. It is relaxed, warm and very local.
Your bath is in a small wooden bath house beside the farmhouse. Your hosts add leaves of a local herb called khempa, which gives the water a fresh, sweet smell. You can ask them to add more stones whenever the water cools.
Then you walk into the house for dinner: red rice, ema datshi, vegetables from the garden and butter tea or ara. In addition, your hosts often show you their family altar room.
Like every part of your trip, this experience is private, with your own guide and driver. We plan it around your pace, the weather and local events, and your guide translates and explains the meaning behind everything you see, so you always feel welcome.
Most guests enjoy it after the climb on our Tiger’s Nest hike trip, or as a farmhouse night on our Bhutan village tour. You can also pick it on our curate your own trip page, and we will fit it into the right day. For more ideas, see all our Bhutan cultural activities.
For health tips before you travel, see Bhutan’s official tourism site.
Yes. Each bath house is for you or your group only.
A swimsuit and a towel; many farmhouses provide towels too.
Every activity can be added to any of our private tours. Tell us what you would like, and we fit it into the right day.
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