Month: August 2017

Trashigang Tshechu

Festival
Trashigang Tshechu Venue: Trashigang Dzong (Fortress) grounds Visiting places: Western, Central and Eastern Bhutan Entry: Paro Exit: Guwahati, Assam, India. One can enter and exit from either Guwahati or Paro. If you enter from Paro, you will travel from the west to the east and leave from Guwahati. It will be the reverse if you [...]

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Paro Tsechu

Festival
Paro Tsechu Venue: Paro Dzong (Fortress) grounds Places to visit: Paro, Thimphu, Wangduephodrang (based on your interest) Entry and Exit: Paro One of the highlights of the Bhutanese calendar, Paro Tsechu brings hundreds of people from in and around Paro to the grounds of the great Paro Rinpung Dzong (Fortress on a Heap of Jewels.) [...]

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Thimphu Dromchoe and Tshechu

Featured
Thimphu Dromchoe and Tshechu Venue: Tendrelthang grounds inside the historic Thimphu Dzong (Fortress) Visiting places: Paro, Punakha, Wangduephodrang (based on interests) Entry and Exit: Paro The three day Thimphu Tsechu has a blend of mask dances initiated in 1867, by the fourth Desi, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgay, and those introduced in the 1950s, by the third [...]

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Punakha Tsechu and Drubchen

Festival
Punakha Tsechu and Drubchen Venue: Punakha Dzong (Fortress) grounds Visiting places: Paro, Thimphu, Wangduephodrang Entry and Exit: Paro   One of the Kingdom’s most popular Tsechus held in the Majestic Punakha Dzong (Fortress), the highlight of this festival is the Drubchen, which precedes the Tsechu. Punakha Drubchen tells the story of 17th century Bhutan, when [...]

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Chorten Kora Tsechu

Festival
Chorten Kora Tsechu Venue: Chorten Kora, Trashiyangtse district. Other places: Western, Central and Eastern Bhutan. Entry: Paro Exit: Guwahati, Assam, India One can enter and exit from either Guwahati or Paro. If you enter from Paro, you will travel from the west to the east and leave from Guwahati. It will be the reverse if [...]

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Gomphu Kora Tsechu

Festival
Gomphu Kora Tsechu Venue: Gomphu Kora grounds Visiting Places: Western, Central and Eastern Bhutan. Entry: Paro Exit: Guwahati, Assam, India. One can enter and exit from either Guwahati or Paro. If you enter from Paro, you will travel from the west to the east and leave from Guwahati. It will be the reverse if you [...]

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Jamphel Lhakhang Drub

Festival
Jamphel Lhakhang Drub Venue: Jampa Lhakhang (Bumthang) grounds Places you will visit: Western and Central Bhutan. Entry : Paro Exit: Paro Jamphel Lhakhang (Temple) is one of the oldest temples in Bhutan, built along with Paro Kyichu in the 7th century by the Tibetan King Songsten Goempo. It is said that 108 temples were built [...]

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Royal Heritage Trek

Treaking

4 Days
Location: Jakar and Chumey Geogs, Bumthang, Drakten Geog, Trongsa
Season: April-May and October-November
Start at Wangdicholing Palace and end at Kuenga Rabten Palace (or vice versa)

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