Bumthang is really four valleys (Chokhor, Tang, Ura and Chhume) and the religious heartland of the country. Jambay Lhakhang and Kurjey Lhakhang date to the seventh and eighth centuries.
It is high, cold and open, with buckwheat fields, apple orchards and the only breweries and cheese-makers in Bhutan. Most of the best festivals happen here in autumn.
4 trips visit Bumthang
Trekking Tours
Bumthang Owl Trek
A short, high walk through blue pine and rhododendron above the Bumthang valleys, named for the owls you…
Cultural Tours
Central Bhutan Tour
West to east as far as Bumthang, the religious heart of the country, returning through Phobjikha, where the…
Cultural Tours
Eastern Bhutan Tour
The full east-west traverse, as far as Trashigang and Trashi Yangtse, the part of Bhutan almost nobody sees.
Festival Tours
Thangbi Mani Festival
A festival in Chhoekhor, Bumthang, whose closing ceremony is a fire blessing: people jump through the flames to…