Bumthang Trips & Tours

Home to some of the most sacred and religious sites in the country, Bumthang is often referred to as the cultural heartland of Bhutan. It was here that Buddhism was first introduced (quite a claim!) and the area is steeped in folklore, monasteries clinging to forested hillsides and grand palaces residing in splendour. The area is divided into four sweeping valleys – Chokhor, Tang, Chumey and Ura – dotted with red rice paddies, apple fields and golden wheat and offering up all manner of gasp-worthy landscapes. In the Chokhor Valley, hike to the elegant hilltop monastery, Jakar Dzong, to see the valleys in all their glory, and listen to the fascinating stories of the Kurjet Lhakhang complex. In next door Ura Valley, it’s all about the trekking. Head through pretty villages with their cobbled streets and traditional houses, and then down to the hallowed Burning Lake, hidden at the bottom of a deep gorge and beguiling in its beauty.