Flat no. 4, White Building (Below Shearee Square)
Chang Olakha, Thimphu
Bhutan
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Bhutan Birding
Highlights
White-bellied Heron
Satyr Tragopan
Himalayan Monal
Blood pheasant
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Coral-billed and Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler
Ibis Bill
Black Tailed Crake
Kalij Pheasant
Collared and white-winged Grosbeak
Fire-tailed Myzornis
Different species of Tit
Parrotbill
Three species of Tesia
Red-headed Trogon
Babblers
Fulvetta
Niltava
Barbets
Wren Babblers
Migratory Cuckoos
Finches
Hornbills
Flycatchers
This festival brings together people from different places like Shingkhar, Wamling, Thrisa, Nimshong and Radi to do rituals and make offerings to thei...
This festival, held in Trong gewog under Zhemgang Dzongkhag, is an annual festival during which people offer Tshog (Offerings) to god and pray for wel...
Chha is celebrated every year by the people of Phagidoong, Tagmochhu, Kamdhar, Kusumphel, Khaashaling and Takila for four days. Chha is an offering ma...
Takila is one of the most sacred historical and religious places in Lhuentse. Many important festivals of nearby communities take place at Takila. Thi...
Tour of the Dragon is not a road bike race or a classic mountain bike race, nor is it a gravel grinder, because it doesn’t fit into any of the categor...
Thimphu Dromchoe precedes the popular three-day Thimphu Tshechu. The Dromchoe showcases the sacred dances dedicated to the protecting deity of Bhutan,...
The Bum Tashi Festival of Gasa has been named after the region’s protecting deity Tashi Thongoen. It basically involves making offerings and prayers t...
The festival is held in Wangduephodrang and is observed for three days in the autumn season. The tshechu is well known for the Raksha Mangcham or the...
Shakshing goenpa is located in Khamdang, Trashityangtse. You will also go through this monastery if you happen to trek to the popular Omba Ney, which...
One of the biggest festivals in the country is the Thimphu Tshechu. This festival is held in the capital city for three days. The Tshechu is witnessed...
It was said that during the olden days, the tshechu was performed to subdue the demons obstructing the construction of the Goempa. All the chams/dance...
The festival of Tamzhing Lhakhang is held for three days. People from different parts of Bumthang and also from other parts of Bhutan gather to witnes...
This festival takes place in Shumar, Pemagatshel in this September. The people from nearby communities gather to witness mask dances and enjoy the fes...
The four – day festival is a display of the rich tradition and it celebrates the cultural heritage of the ancient Thangbi Lhakhang. The main highlight...
This festival will be held at Berti Eco-camp site under Trong Gewog in Zhemgang. Zhemgang is recognized as a potential area for bird watching because...
Jomolhari Mountain Festival is an exquisitely themed two-day event celebrated at the base of Mt. Jomolhari by communities located along one of the mos...
The Shingkhar Rabney is held at the historic temple, Shingkhar Dechenling Lhakhang, in Ura valley in Bumthang. Several mask dances are performed durin...
Tshebar tshechu is held in the Tshebar lhakhang in Khar under Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. Different mask dances and cultural programs are performed during...
The tshechu is performed annually as an offering to Guru Rinpoche. Different mask dances are performed during the festival, as well as traditional fol...
Ugyencholing Kangsel is held in Ugyencholing Dzong in Tang gewog under Bumthang Dzongkhag. The popular Ugyencholing Dzong has played a vital role as a...
The Jakar Dzong or “the Dzong of the white bird” is perched on the hillock overlooking Chamkhar town & places surrounding it. The interesting thing ab...
The Royal Highlander Festival will be organised in Laya this October. Driven by the underlying goal of making the highlands a vibrant and thriving eco...
People from all over the district come to the district Dzong where the festival is held and all public offices remain closed for three days when the f...
The 7th century Tibetan king Songsten Gampo is said to have built 108 temples in one day and Jambay Lhakhang in Bumthang is believed to be one of them...
This tshechu is dedicated to Gay Ngyen Jakpa Melen, a powerful guardian deity of Bhutan. Some of the sacred dances performed during the festival inclu...
Prakhar Tshechu is performed in Prakhar Lhakhang ever year. It is a 3 -days festival and the chams/dances performed during the 3-days tshechu are the...
This annual festival is held at the 13th century monastery of Sumthrang Lhakhang in Ura valley in Bumthang. This festival was initiated by the founder...
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MAJESTY JIGME SINGYE WANGCHUCK
His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck the 4th King of Bhutan was born on 11th November 1955. To mark this occasion every Dzongkhag in Bhutan will observ...
The annual Black-Necked Crane festival is celebrated at the courtyard of Gangtey Goenpa in Phobjikha valley. The festival is an occasion for the local...
This festival is dedicated to the dominant male protective deity of Bhutan, Yeshey Goenpo (Mahakala). It was first introduced by Zhabdrung Ngawang Nam...
People from all over the region as far as Trashigang and Lhuentse come to attend the festival. A lot of unique dances indigenous to the region are als...
Thrichugoenpa tshechu is a festival that takes place in the sacred Thrichu goenpa in Tongzhang, Trashiyangtse. Tongzhang is located on the Trashigang-...
The Tang Namkhar Lhakhang Rabney is a three-day annual festival commemorating the founding of the Namkha Lhakhang by Lama Namkha Samdrup. It is also p...
The annual Trashigang Tshechu is one of the biggest festivals in eastern Bhutan. People from all over eastern Bhutan come to the festival. The nomadic...
Wamling tshechu takes place in Wamlimg in Shingkhar gewog under Zhemgang Dzongkhag. During the tshechu, different forms of mask dances along with cult...
The name ‘Chojam’ was originally derived when Yidam Khorlo Dompo (presently one of the most important relics of the Lhakhang) was brought down to the...
Ladrong Rabney is an annual festival held at Ladrong Lhakhang. Ladrong Lhakhang was built by terton (treasure revealer) Drimed Lingpa. The main relic...
Ngala Trong tshechu is scheduled in this November in Zhemgang. Different forms of mask dances and cultural items will be show cased to the public duri...
This festival is hled in Khomshar in Bardo geowg under Zhemgang Dzongkhag. During the festival, different mask dances are performed with unfurling of...
The one-day Dekidling annual tshechu is held at the lhakhang. The mask dances are performed by the dzongkhag mask dancers, while the folk dances are p...
The festival is held in Tashibee lhakhang in Pangkhar gewog under Zhemgang Dzongkhag. No mask dances are performed, but the community gather and offer...
The festival is held at Pangkhar monastery in Ura, Bumthang. Legend has it that when the monastery was under construction, Langurs helped at night whi...
The Druk Wangyel Tshechu is a unique festival performed by the Royal Bhutan Army rather than monks or lay people. It is a tribute to the wise leadersh...
This festival takes place at the Jangchubling monastery in Gangzur, Lhuentse. The Jangchubling Monastery is an important religious seat and a worth vi...
The Coronation of the 1st King of Bhutan was held on 17th December 1907 and since then the day is observed every year as the National Day of Bhutan in...
Serzhong Tshechu is an annual event where mask dances are performed by the monks. It is a one-day tshechu that coincides with the Descending Day of Lo...
This is the second Dechenling Tshechu taking place in Dechenling Lhakhang in Pemagatshel. Mask dances, along with different varieties of cultural ite...
Dungsingma Tshechu is observed in Dungsingma village in Yurung gewog under Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. Different mask dances and traditional folk dances ar...
