Samdrup JongkharTrashigangTrashi Yangtse+7
East to West Traverse
Enter from Assam at Samdrup Jongkhar and cross the whole kingdom to fly out of Paro.
Mongar
First town of the east, reached over the spectacular Thrumshing La.
- Altitude1,600 m
Mongar clings to a hillside rather than sitting in a valley, a sign that you are in eastern Bhutan. The road here crosses Thrumshing La and descends through some of the richest forest in the Himalaya.
Journeys that stay in Mongar
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Samdrup JongkharTrashigangMongar+4
Merak & Sakteng Trek
Trek between the highland villages of the semi-nomadic Brokpa people in far-eastern Bhutan.
Samdrup JongkharTrashigangTrashi Yangtse+6
Chorten Kora Festival Journey
A spring festival at the great white stupa in the far east, combined with an east–west crossing.
Samdrup JongkharTrashigangTrashi Yangtse+6
Remote Villages of the East
Weaving villages, rice country and homestays in the rarely visited east.
ThimphuPunakhaPhobjikha (Gangtey)+5
Cycle Across Bhutan
Ride the national highway from the west to Trashigang over five high passes.
ThimphuPunakhaTrongsa+4
Eastern Bhutan Birding Expedition
Focus on the Lingmethang road below Thrumshing La, one of Asia's richest birding routes.