Tharpaling Tshechu
Festival Date: 14th March 2025
Location: Tharpaling monastery, Bumthang.
Tour Duration: 3 days
The annual Chhukha tshechu festival 2024 is for 3 days and is held at the courtyard of Chhukha dzong. Different mask dances and traditional folk dances are performed during the festival by the monks and local people. These dances are performed as an offering to the Bhutanese patron saint, Guru Rinpoche. On the third day, a large Throngdroel (Tapestry) of Guru Rinpoche is unfurled which is the highlight of the festival. The people come from far and near to get blessed with this Throngdroel.
Highlights - Tharpaling Tshechu
- Witness the colorful Tharpaling tshechu festival.
- Meet local people.
- Scenic landscapes.
- Ancient temples, monasteries and magnificent dzongs.
- Pristine villages and farm houses.
- Witness archery matches.
Tharpaling Tshechu - Tour Itinerary
- Day 01: Arrive Paro and sightseeing | Altitude: 2200 m.
- Day 02: Paro – Bumthang sightseeing (By Flight) | Altitude: 2600 m.
- Day 03: Bumthang – Ogen Choling palace | 40 km | Drive: 2 hours.
- Day 04: Bumthang – Tharpaling tshechu festival | 22 Km | 50 minutes.
- Day 05: Bumthang – Trongsa – Gangtey | 146 km | Drive: 5 hours | Altitude: 3000 m.
- Day 06: Gangtey – Punakha sightseeing | 75 km | Drive: 2 hours | Altitude: 1242 m.
- Day 07: Punakha – Thimphu sightseeing | 76 km | Drive: 2 hours | Altitude: 2334 m.
- Day 08: Thimphu sightseeing | Altitude: 2334 m.
- Day 09: Thimphu – Paro sightseeing (Tiger’s nest monastery) | 54 km | Drive: 1 hour | Hike: 4 hours.
- Day 10: Paro – Departure.
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