2025
MONASTÈRE DE RIGSUM GOMPA
Trashigang
Abbey monastery and convent
Rigsum Gompa monastery perched at an altitude of 2,300 m, a 3-hour walk from Bumdeling, with ...Read more
2025
CHORTEN KORA
Trashigang
Temple to visit
Huge whitewashed monastery inspired by the Bodnath stupa, featuring an XXL statue of Guru ...Read more
2025
DZONG DE LHUNTSE
Lhuntse
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Small dzong enlarged by the governor of Trongsa, on a hill overlooking the Kuri river, home to ...Read more
2025
DRAMETSE LHAKHANG
Lhuntse
Religious buildings
Largest Nyingma monastery in Eastern Bhutan, home to the Gomchen people, with many ancient ...Read more
2025
KURJE LHAKHANG
Jakar
Temple to visit
The most sacred temple in the kingdom of Bhutan, containing admirable paintings that provide a ...Read more
2025
JAMPA LHAKHANG
Jakar
Abbey monastery and convent
Jampa Lhakhang Monastery, one of the country's oldest shrines, hosts a strange festival every ...Read more
2025
DUNGKHAR NAKTSHANG
Lhuntse
Abbey monastery and convent
16th-century monastery on a welcoming promontory, particularly renowned in eastern Bhutan every ...Read more