Do you ever wish to rewind your childhood days ?
–No high-rise buildings, no air conditioned room- simply a cosy house with a nice farm upfront and a surrounding courtyard.
This is exactly what farmhouses in Bhutan have to offer!
Bhutan farmhouses are a unique accommodation option if you want a special, authentic taste of Bhutanese tradition. Agriculture still remains a major source of livelihood among the Bhutanese people. Therefore, a farm-stay will provide you an excellent glimpse into the day-to-day life of a typical Bhutanese family.
As a travel agent that seeks to provide the best hospitality to our guest, we make sure that you get the most unique and exceptional experience of a Bhutanese lifestyle.
With us, you’ll be able to discover ancient Bhutanese farming traditions as the family goes about its daily tasks. Likewise, you’ll also enjoy delicious home-cooked meals and the exceptional hospitality of a Bhutanese host.
All officially accredited and listed farmhouses are located in the countryside of Bhutan, amidst lush farmland distant from the noise and crowd of the city centers.
Aum Leki Wangmo’s Farmhouse
Amongst hundreds of farmhouses in Bhutan, Aum Leki’s farmhouse in Punakha, is one of our best handpicked farm-stays you will ever come across.
This is fairly because you will be able to relish the scenic beauty of Punakha valley along with getting a taste of delicious meals cooked by the host herself. Additionally, Leki Wangmo farm-stay also provides hot stone bath facilities , which is nice during the winter months.
Aum Leki, who is the owner of the farm-stay is a very welcoming host who bestows the best hospitality to her guests. The house itself is probably new but very cosy.
The front rooms present a breath taking view of the Punakha valley and you can even experience the beautiful sun rise view as dawn awakens life, with Himalayan ranges and open valley right under your nose.
2. An oasis of pleasure
Moreover, a pleasant weather can allow you to have food outside with fresh wind gently tousling your hair. Likewise, even having a warm cup of coffee with a wonderful glimpse of the gratifying sunrise and sunset, can fill your heart with utmost contentment.
3. Hospitality beyond borders
Also, you can get a good insight of the daily lifestyle of locals. One can witness the local villagers engaged in the rice fields giving it a rural sense, which is the best part about it.
Four rooms in the farmhouse are exclusively arranged for guests that include:
- bathrooms attached to the availability of hot water
- in-room heaters
- Western-style toilets
Moreover, rooms are spacious enough so that you don’t face any inconvenience during your stay. Aum Leki and her family live in the rest of the house. Thus, making her guests a part of her family by eating meals together in the living room in a circle. What’s more facilitating is that Aum Leki has a hot stone bath facility whereby you can soak in the traditional bathtub sprinkled with natural artemisia herbs and heated with fire-roasted river stones.
It soothes the body as well as rejuvenates your soul!
In addition, she can also arrange campfires on requests where her family members together with neighbors dance and sing, entertaining the guests. Hence, you will be able to connect with locals and share unique experiences in a different world.
4. Celebrate farm flavors
At aum Leki’s farmhouse, one gets to taste the authentic Bhutanese cuisine prepared by aum Leki herself with vegetables harvested fresh and organic from the garden, next to the farmhouse.
The menu is sourced from what’s available in season. In:
- Spring, you would possibly find fiddlehead ferns and green spinach besprent into curries;
- Summer, asparagus;
- Fall, succulent matsutake mushrooms—
- and in winter, potato and turnip curries topped over red rice
Besides local vegetables, you can also taste specialities of different regions in Bhutan like Khulay ( buckwheat pancake) of Bumthang.
5. Rediscover serenity
Furthermore, from Aum Leki’s farmhouse you can hike up to Talo monastery and to Norbugang village
–a popular village known to be the birth place of the four wives of the fourth king of Bhutan. Also not far is Nalanda Buddhist College where you will encounter monks who are always eager to speak English.
It is an ideal place to stay if you want to connect with the indigenous livelihood of the country. So, be part of a family this time instead of spending thousands of dollars at a 5-star hotel where you are just a guest.
The farmhouse of Aum Leki in Punakha offers this, the perfect opportunity!
So, roll up your sleeves and be prepared to pitch in Aum Leki’s farmhouse and discover a thrilling experience of the ages.
Are you excited to immerse yourself in this amazing journey? Talk to us.
