Nalakhar Tshechu
Festival Date: 15th - 17th Dec
Location: Ngaa lhakhang, Nalakhar village, Bumthang.
Tour Duration: 3 days
This festival is held at Ngaa lhakhang in Nalakhar village and is for three (3) days. The local people come to attend the festival dressed in finest clothes. The festival is celebrated to bring happiness and prosperity to the village and the country as a whole. It is also a symbolic prayer for good harvest and for the well being of everyone. This festival is one of the best community based festivals in Bhutan.
Highlights - Nalakhar Tshechu
- Witness the colorful Nalakhar festival
- Meet local people.
- Visit Bhutanese villages and farmhouses.
- Panoramic landscapes.
- Ancient temple, monasteries and dzongs.
- Archery matches.
- Scenic mountain flight.
Nalakhar Tshechu - Tour Itinerary
- Day 1.: Arrive Paro and sightseeing | Altitude: 2334 m.
- Day 2.: Paro – Bumthang sightseeing | By Flight | 25 minutes | Altitude: 2600 m.
- Day 3.: Bumthang – Witness Nalakhar festival | Altitude: 2600 m.
- Day 4.: Bumthang – Witness Nalakhar festival | Altitude: 2600 m.
- Day 5.: Bumthang – Trongsa sightseeing – Gangtey | 185 Km | Drive: 6 hours | Altitude: 3000 m.
- Day 6.: Gangtey – Punakha sightseeing | 75 Km | Drive: 2 hours | Altitude: 1242 m.
- Day 7.: Punakha – Thimphu sightseeing | 76 Km | Drive: 3 hours | Altitude: 2334 m.
- Day 8.: Thimphu sightseeing | Altitude: 2334 m.
- Day 9.: Thimphu – Paro (Hike to the Tiger’s nest) | 77 Km | Drive: 1 hour 20 minutes | Hike: 4 hours.
- Day 10.: Paro – Departure.
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