Bhutan Festival Tours 2027: Tshechu Tours with Dates

Jakar Dzong on its ridge in Bumthang, with cloud drifting through the forest

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Jakar Tshechu

Bumthang, Trongsa

18–21 October 2026

Four days of masked dances in the courtyard of Jakar Dzong, the fortress above the Chokhor valley in Bumthang.

Forest and a traditional roofed building beside the river at Nganglam, in the south of Pemagatshel

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Pemagatshel Tshechu

Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Trashigang and the east

18–21 October 2026

Four days of masked dances in the south-east of Bhutan, ending with a thongdrel, held since 2025 in the district's new dzong.

The Bhutan gate at Phuentsholing, on the border with India

Festival tour

6 days / 5 nights

Chhukha Tshechu

Chhukha, Thimphu

19–21 October 2026

Three days of masked dances at Chhukha Dzong, on the highway between Thimphu and the Indian border.

Fields and farmhouses beside the river in the Haa valley

Festival tour

7 days / 6 nights

Haa Tshechu

Haa, Paro, Thimphu

19–21 October 2026

Three days of masked dances at Lhakhang Karpo, the White Temple, in the high valley of Haa.

A row of brass prayer wheels in painted niches at Changangkha Lhakhang in Thimphu

Festival tour

6 days / 5 nights

Dechenphu Tshechu

Thimphu, Punakha

21 October 2026

One day of masked dances at Dechenphu Lhakhang, north of Thimphu, the home of the guardian deity of the capital.

Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang, the temple where the Drup is held, under dark cloud

Festival tour

10 days / 9 nights

Jambay Lhakhang Drup Festival Tour

Bumthang, Trongsa, Phobjikha and 1 more

26–29 October 2026

Ten days to central Bhutan for the late-autumn festival at Jambay Lhakhang, known for its fire blessing and midnight dance.

A road lined with white prayer flags on the way from Pele La to Trongsa

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Prakhar Duchhoed

Bumthang, Trongsa

27–29 October 2026

Three days of masked dances at Prakhar Lhakhang in the Chumey valley of Bumthang, in honour of a son of the saint Pema Lingpa.

The Haa valley, with its river, fields and houses, seen from the road up to Chele La

Festival tour

7 days / 6 nights

Ap Chundu Lhasel

Haa, Paro

1 November 2026

The day each 1 November when the Haa valley honours Ap Chundu, its guardian deity, with a procession led by a riderless white horse.

Black-necked cranes feeding on the winter grass of the Phobjikha valley

Festival tour

8 days / 7 nights

Black-Necked Crane Festival Tour

Phobjikha, Punakha, Thimphu and 1 more

11 November 2026

Eight days with two nights in the Phobjikha valley, timed to the crane festival at Gangtey Goenpa on 11 November.

Trongsa Dzong strung along its ridge on a forested hillside above the Mangde Chhu

Festival tour

10 days / 9 nights

Goenpai Drupchen

Trongsa, Bumthang, Phobjikha

14–16 November 2026

Three days of ritual and masked dance at Trongsa Dzong in honour of Mahakala, the protector of the country.

Mongar town on its hillside, with traditional shop-houses in the foreground

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Mongar Tshechu

Mongar, Trashigang and the east, Lhuentse

17–19 November 2026

Three days of masked dances at Mongar Dzong, the first town a traveller reaches in eastern Bhutan.

Festival tour

7 days / 6 nights

Phuentsholing Tshechu

Chhukha, Thimphu, Paro

17–19 November 2026

Three days of masked dances in Phuentsholing, the border town where the road from India enters Bhutan.

Trashigang Dzong lit by the sun against a dark hillside

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Trashigang Tshechu

Trashigang and the east, Trashiyangtse, Mongar

18–20 November 2026

The great festival of eastern Bhutan, held over three days at Trashigang Dzong, with two thongdrels and the highland people of Merak and Sakteng in the crowd.

Festival tour

7 days / 6 nights

Rongtse Nye Festival

Haa, Paro

19 November 2026

A tshechu and a two-day festival at a hidden place of pilgrimage in the far south of Haa, reached by a long drive and a walk through forest.

The whitewashed temple of Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Jambay Lhakhang Singye Cham

Bumthang, Trongsa

24 November 2026

One day in early winter at Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang, a month after the temple's great festival, named for the dance of the lion.

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Nalakhar Tshechu

Bumthang, Trongsa

24–26 November 2026

Three days of masked dances at Ngang Lhakhang, the Swan Temple, in a village at the top of the Chokhor valley in Bumthang.

The 108 chortens on the Dochu La pass, with cloud in the trees behind

Festival tour

6 days / 5 nights

Druk Wangyel Tshechu

Thimphu, Punakha

13 December 2026

A one-day festival on the Dochu La pass each 13 December, danced by soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army with the Himalaya behind them.

Lhuentse Dzong on its spur above the Kuri Chhu valley

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Lhuentse Tshechu

Lhuentse, Mongar, Trashigang and the east

17–21 December 2026

Five days in midwinter at Lhuentse Dzong, in the remote north-east, in the valley Bhutan's royal family comes from.

The white walls and red roofs of Trongsa Dzong on its ridge

Festival tour

10 days / 9 nights

Trongsa Tshechu

Trongsa, Bumthang, Phobjikha

17–21 December 2026

Five days in midwinter at Trongsa Dzong, the fortress at the centre of the country, ending with the unrolling of a thongdrel.

The district administration building at Samdrup Jongkhar, with flower gardens in front

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Samdrup Jongkhar Tshechu

Samdrup Jongkhar, Pemagatshel, Trashigang and the east

22–24 December 2026

Three days of masked dances in midwinter at Samdrup Jongkhar, the border town where the road into eastern Bhutan begins.

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Nabji Lhakhang Drup

Trongsa, Zhemgang, Bumthang

24–26 December 2026

A village festival in midwinter in the remote south of Trongsa district, at a temple built round a stone pillar on which two kings are said to have…

Festival tour

10 days / 9 nights

Lhamoi Dromchhen

Trongsa, Punakha, Bumthang

11–13 February 2027

Three days at Trongsa Dzong in late winter, dedicated to Palden Lhamo, the goddess who protects Bhutan.

The central tower of Punakha Dzong, with jacaranda in flower below it

Festival tour

7 days / 6 nights

Punakha Drubchen and Tshechu Festival Tour

Punakha, Thimphu, Paro

13–15 February 2027

A week in late winter built around two festivals at Punakha Dzong: a re-enacted 17th-century battle, then three days of masked dances.

The white stupa of Chorten Kora at Trashiyangtse

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Chorten Kora

Trashiyangtse, Trashigang and the east, Mongar

20 February 2027

Two days, a fortnight apart, when pilgrims from Tawang and then from all of eastern Bhutan walk round the great white stupa at Trashi Yangtse.

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Tharpaling Thongdrol

Bumthang, Trongsa

20 February 2027

One day in late winter when two great thongdrols are shown at Tharpaling, a monastery high above the Chumey valley of Bumthang.

The closely packed houses of Ura village in Bumthang, with its temple above them

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Tangsibi Mani

Bumthang, Trongsa

22–24 February 2027

Three days in late winter in a village east of Jakar, with masked dances that are performed nowhere else in Bhutan.

Gasa Dzong on its ridge, with snow peaks in the distance

Festival tour

8 days / 7 nights

Gasa Tshechu

Gasa, Punakha

16–18 March 2027

Three days in spring at the round dzong of Gasa, under the snow peaks of the north, known for a dance performed by twenty-one men.

Trashigang Dzong on its spur high above the Gamri Chhu

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Gomphu Kora

Trashiyangtse, Trashigang and the east, Mongar

16–18 March 2027

Three days in spring when pilgrims walk through the night around a temple and a great black rock in the far east of Bhutan.

Flooded rice terraces at Sopsokha in the Punakha valley, newly planted

Festival tour

7 days / 6 nights

Talo Tshechu

Punakha, Wangdue Phodrang

16–18 March 2027

Three days in spring at Talo Goenpa, on a ridge above Punakha, known for three old songs sung to close each day.

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Zhemgang Tshechu

Zhemgang, Trongsa, Bumthang

16–18 March 2027

Three days of masked dances at Zhemgang Dzong, in the forested Kheng country south of Trongsa.

Black Hat dancers with drums in the festival ground at Paro Tshechu, watched by a large crowd

Festival tour

8 days / 7 nights

Paro Tshechu Festival Tour

Paro, Thimphu, Punakha

18–22 March 2027

Eight days timed to the Paro Tshechu: Thimphu and Punakha first, then two days of masked dances and the thongdrel at dawn.

Festival tour

11 days / 10 nights

Rhododendron Week

Trashigang and the east, Trashiyangtse, Mongar

3–9 April 2027

A week in early April in the highlands of Merak, in the far east, when the rhododendrons flower and the Brokpa herders hold open house.

A masked dancer in mid-turn at a tshechu in Bhutan

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Domkhar Tshechu

Bumthang, Trongsa

16–18 April 2027

Three days in spring in the village of Domkhar, in the Chumey valley of Bumthang, below a palace of the second king.

The 108 chortens on the Dochu La pass on a clear day, with the snow peaks of the Himalaya along the horizon

Festival tour

6 days / 5 nights

Rhododendron Festival

Thimphu, Punakha

22–23 April 2027

Two days in April at the Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi, below the Dochu La pass, when the rhododendrons are in flower.

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Nimalung Tshechu

Bumthang, Trongsa

12–14 June 2027

Three days in early summer at Nimalung monastery in the Chumey valley of Bumthang, with a thongdrel of Guru Rinpoche.

The temples of Kurjey Lhakhang in Bumthang, with tall prayer flags in front

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Kurjey Tshechu

Bumthang, Trongsa

14 June 2027

One day in early summer at Kurjey Lhakhang in Bumthang, the temple built where Guru Rinpoche is said to have left the print of his body.

Festival tour

6 days / 5 nights

Tour of the Dragon

Thimphu, Bumthang, Trongsa

5 September 2027

A mountain bike race of 268 km in a single day, from Bumthang to Thimphu over four passes, held each September.

Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, rebuilt after the fire, on its ridge

Festival tour

7 days / 6 nights

Wangdue Tshechu

Wangdue Phodrang, Punakha, Phobjikha

8–10 October 2027

Three days of masked dances at Wangdue Phodrang in autumn, known for the Raksha Mangcham, the dance of the ox.

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Tamshing Phala Chhoepa

Bumthang, Trongsa

10–12 October 2027

Three days at Tamshing Lhakhang in Bumthang, the temple of the saint Pema Lingpa, known for a dance of boars.

Masked dancers in yellow skirts on the festival ground at Thimphu Tshechu, in front of the crowd

Festival tour

8 days / 7 nights

Thimphu Tshechu Festival Tour

Thimphu, Punakha, Phobjikha and 1 more

10–12 October 2027

Eight days in the clear weather of autumn, with the capital's three-day tshechu and, when the dates allow, a village festival in Phobjikha.

Farmhouses and fields on the floor of the Phobjikha valley

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Gangtey Tshechu

Phobjikha, Wangdue Phodrang, Punakha

13–15 October 2027

Three days of masked dances in the courtyard of Gangtey Goenpa, above the Phobjikha valley, ending with a thongdrel.

Festival tour

9 days / 8 nights

Thangbi Mewang

Bumthang, Trongsa

15–16 October 2027

A village festival in the upper Chokhor valley of Bumthang that opens with a fire blessing, at a temple founded in 1470.

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