Destination
Pemagatshel
Two old monasteries in the south-eastern hills
- Oct–Mar
The valley
About Pemagatshel
Pemagatshel is a small district in the south-east, between Mongar, Trashigang, Zhemgang and Samdrup Jongkhar.
Its best-known monastery is Yongla Goenpa, which the district’s own records date to 1736. Kheri Goenpa is older: it is said to have been founded in the 15th century by Kuenga Wangpo, a son of the treasure-revealer Pema Lingpa.
Bhutanese know Pemagatshel for tsatsi buram, a chewy sweet made from sugar-cane juice.
None of our set itineraries goes to Pemagatshel. If you would like to see it, tell us when you write, and we will say plainly what is possible on a tailor-made trip.
See and do
What to see
-
Yongla Goenpa
The district's best-known monastery, dated to 1736.
-
Kheri Goenpa
A temple said to have been founded in the 15th century by a son of Pema Lingpa.
-
Tsatsi buram
A chewy sweet made from sugar-cane juice, sold across Bhutan.
Where it is
Pemagatshel on the map of Bhutan
Next door: Mongar Samdrup Jongkhar Trashigang Zhemgang
Choose a district to read about it.