TENTATIVE FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2016

SL# FESTIVAL PLACE DATES

1. NOMAD FESTIVAL BUMTHANG 23rd February

2. INTERNATIONAL (Annual event organized by Bhutan 5th March MARATHON Olympic Committee) 3. DRUBCHEN , PUNAKHA 14th -16th February

4. PUNAKHA Punakha Dzong, PUNAKHA 17th -19th February

5. THARPALING THONGDROL Tharpaling Lhakhang, Chhumi, 22nd February BUMTHANG 6. CHHORTEN KORA Chorten Kora, 22nd February & 9th March TRASHIYANGTSHE 7. GOMPHU KORA Gom Kora Lhakhang, 17th -18th March 8. TALO TSHECHU Talo Gonpo, PUNAKHA 16th -18th March

9. GASA TSHECHU , 14th -17th March GASA 10. ZHEMGANG TSHECHU Zhemgang Dzong, ZHEMGANG 16th -18th March

11. PARO TSHECHU , 20th – 24rd March PARO 12. RHODODENDRON Lamperi Botanical Garden, 18th -20th April FESTIVAL Dochula, 13. DOMKHAR TSHECHU Domkhar, Chummi, BUMTHANG 16th -18th April

14. URA YAKCHOE Ura Lhakhang, 18th -23rd April BUMTHANG 15. SAKTANG FESTIVAL Saktang Khakhang, 12th -16th June TRASHIGANG 16. NIMALUNG TSHECHU Nimalung Dratshang, 13th -15th June Chummi, BUMTHANG 17. TRELDA TSHECHU Drametse, MONGAR 12th -24th June

18. KURJEY TSHECHU , Choekhor 15th June

19. HAA SUMMER Town Festival Ground, HAA 5th–6th July FESTIVAL 20. MERAK TSHECHU Merak Lhakhang, 2nd -3rd August TRASHIGANG 21. MASUTAKE Ura, BUMTHANG 22nd – 23rd August MUSHROOM FESTIVAL

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23. TOUR OF THE DRAGON Bumthang to Thimphu 5th September (BICYCLE RACE) 24. THIMPHU DRUBCHEN Tashi Chhodzong, 7th September THIMPHU 25. WANGDUE TSHECHU Tencholing Army Ground, 9th – 11th September WANGDUEPHODRANG 26. THIMPHU TSHECHU Tashi Chhodzong, 11th – 13th September THIMPHU 27. GANGTEY TSHECHU Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, 9th -11th October WANDUEPHODRANG 28. TAMSHING PHALA Tamshing Lhakhang, 11th -13th October CHHOEPA Choekhor, BUMTHANG 29. THANGBI MANI Tangbi Lhakhang, Choekor, 14th -17th October BUMTHANG 30. PRAKHAR DUCHHOED Prakar Lhakhang, Chummi, 17th -18th October BUMTHANG 31. JOMOLHARI MOUNTAIN Dangojang 7th -8th October FESTIVAL 32. CHHUKHA TSHECHU Chhukha Dzong, CHHUKHA 7th -9th November

33. TSHECHU , Choekhor, 6th -10th November BUMTHANG 34. PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU Pemagatshel Dzong, 6th -10th November PEMAGATSHEL 35. BLACK NECKED CRANE Gangtey Gonpa, Phobjikha, 11th November FESTIVAL WANGDUEPHODRANG 36. MONGAR TSHECHU Mongar Dzong, MONGAR 6th -9th November

37. TRASHIGANG TSHECHU , TRASHIGANG 7th -11th November

38. NALAKHAR TSHECHU Ngaa Lhakhang, Choekhor, 14th -15th November BUMTHANG 39. Jambay Lhakhang, Choekhor, 14th -17th November DRUP BUMTHANG 40. KANGSO TSHECHU Drametse, MONGAR 11th -14th December 41. DRUK WANGYEL Dochula, THIMPHU 13th December TSHECHU 42. TSHECHU , TRONGSA 8th-10th December

43. LHUENTSE TSHECHU Lhuentse Dzong, 7th -11th December LHUENTSE 44. DAGANA TSHECHU Dagana Dzong, DAGANA 9th -23rd December

NOTE: - Religious festival dates are tentative, please confirm with us prior to booking your holiday.

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