Excursion to Tang Valley
Early Morning after Breakfast, you will visit TANG VALLEY and Burning Lake. The Tang Valley is the most isolated and remote of the 4 valleys that make up the district of Bumthang. The valley is located about10 kilometers away from Jakar along the east-west road towards the town of Ura.
Tang Valley: After traveling a few kilometers we will turn off onto a gravel road that continues a further 7 kilometers along to view the KunzangdrakGoemba monastery, which was established in 1488 by Trenton Pema Lingpa
Burning Lake: The Burning Lake or the Membartsho is a deep-water pool in a gorge of the Tangchu River. The Burning Lake is located about 15 minutes off the road that goes towards the Tang Valley of Bumthang. The place enjoys a very special spiritual significance for the people of Bhutan. One of the most striking features of the location is the huge number of colorful prayer flags that hang everywhere along the river gorge. As you trek down to the pool be warned that it is considered sacrilegious to enter the water body due to its holiness.
ThangbiLakhang: Since there is no motor able road to this temple the only way to get there is by foot, the temple can be reached by completing a two hour walk up the picturesque Choker Valley of Bumthang. The temple was established in 1470 by Shamar Rinpoche (the red hat Karmapa).
The UgyenCholling: Palace is located east of the district headquarters Jakar in the remote Tang Valley. The palace can be reached after completing a 20-mile journey east of which 13 miles are along an unpaved gravel road up to the village of Kezum, from where the place is about an hour’s hike away. The UgyenCholling Palace was built in the 17th century AD by Deb TsokeyDorji, a noble man from the lineage of Buddhist saint DDorji Lingpa
In evening you will go and visit the National Handicrafts Emporium
The National Handcrafts Emporium is a state-run Handicrafts showroom in 4 different cities of Bhutan. The emporium is run by the National Woman’s Association of Bhutan as a Non-Government
Overnight in a hotel in Bumthang