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Mongar

Mongar Altitude (1,600m/5,250ft.)

The journey from Bumthang to Mongar is one of the most beautiful in the Himalayas crossing 3,800 m high Thrunsingla pass. Mongar marks the beginning of eastern Bhutan. The second largest town in the subtropical east, Mongar, like Trashigang further east, is situated on the side of a hill in contrasts to other towns of western Bhutan which are built on the valley floor.

 

Places of interest around Mongar

Samdrup Jongkhar

Samdrup Jongkhar (Altitude:160m/525ft.)

Samdrup Jongkhar lies in the South Eastern part of Bhutan bordering the Indian State of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The road from Trashigang to Samdrup Jongkhar was completed in 1960s and enables the eastern half of the country to access and benefit from trade with the south as well as across the Indian border. There is little for travelers to see in this area but it is used as more convenient exit town.

Lhuntse

Lhuntse (Altitude: 1460m/4789ft.)

 

Lhuntse is 77 km from Mongar and is one of the most isolated district in Bhutan. The landscape is spectacular with stark cliffs and gorges and dense coniferous forests. The region is notably famed for its weavers and special textiles and fabrics, generally considered to be the best in the country. The Kurtoe region of Lhuntse is also the ancestral home of Royal Dynasty.

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