Destination
Trashiyangtse
Chorten Kora, wintering cranes and wooden bowls
- Mar–May, Oct–Nov
The valley
About Trashiyangtse
Trashiyangtse is one of Bhutan’s youngest districts, created in 1992. It lies north of Trashigang, in the north-eastern corner of the country.
Chorten Kora is its landmark: a large white stupa beside the river, built in the 18th century on the model of Boudhanath in Nepal, and still a place of pilgrimage.
North of the town, Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the few places in Bhutan where black-necked cranes spend the winter. The flock is much smaller than the one at Phobjikha. The district is also known for dapa, wooden bowls turned on a lathe, and for handmade paper.
On our Bhutan from East to West journey, Trashiyangtse is a day out from Trashigang.
See and do
What to see
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Chorten Kora
A white stupa on the riverbank, built in the 18th century and modelled on Boudhanath in Nepal.
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Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary
A protected valley north of the town where a small flock of black-necked cranes winters.
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Wooden bowls and handmade paper
Dapa, bowls turned from wood, and desho, paper made by hand, are the crafts the district is known for.
Go there
Trips that visit Trashiyangtse
Cultural tour
Bhutan from East to West
Trashigang and the east, Bumthang, Trongsa and 1 more
Seventeen days across the whole country, out to Trashigang and the weaving villages of the east and back to Paro.
Festivals
Festivals in Trashiyangtse
Gomphu Kora
A night-long walk around a rock, in the far east
Chorten Kora
Two walks round the white stupa of Trashi Yangtse
Trashigang Tshechu
The festival the whole east comes to
Mongar Tshechu
The festival at the gateway to the east
Lhuentse Tshechu
Midwinter in the valley of the weavers
Pemagatshel Tshechu
A festival in a new dzong, in the land of the lotus
Questions
Good to know
When can I see black-necked cranes?
The cranes arrive in the Phobjikha valley from late October and stay until February or March. The best times of day are early morning and dusk, when they fly between their roost on the marsh and the fields where they feed. The valley holds a festival for them at Gangtey Goenpa on 11 November each year.
Where it is
Trashiyangtse on the map of Bhutan
Next door: Lhuentse Mongar Trashigang
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