
Bhutan - Central Bhutan (PDF Chapter)
This is the Central Bhutan chapter from Lonely Planet’s Bhutan guidebook.
Central Bhutan’s fertile and neatly cultivated valleys fringed by evergreen mountains paint a picture of rural near-perfection. This postcard landscape is also Bhutan’s cultural heartland, ac-cented by several of the country’s oldest and most significant temples and monasteries.
- explorw the dramatic dzong and Royal Heritage Museum at Trongsa
- maps
- take on one of the many excellent hikes in the Bumthang valleys
- transport
- raft to see river otters, water birds and hornbills in Royal Manas National Park
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Trongsa Dzongkhag, Trongsa & Around, Bumthang Dzongkhag, Jakar & Around, Chokhor Valley, Tang Valley, Ura Valley, Southern Dzongkhags, Zhemgang & Around, Gelephu & Around, Royal Manas National Park.

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