Bhutan Festival Dates for 2013 and 2014

 

TENTATIVE FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2013

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FESTIVAL

PLACE

DATES

1

PUNAKHA DRUBCHHEN

PUNAKHA

15th - 19th Feb

2

PUNAKHA TSHECHU

PUNAKHA

20th - 22nd Feb

3

CHHORTEN KORA

TRASHIYANGTSHE

25th Feb & 11th Mar

4

GOMPHUKORA

TRASHIGANG

20th - 22nd Mar

5

PARO TSHECHU

PARO

23rd - 27th Mar

6

CHHUKHA TSHECHU

CHHUKHA

25th - 27th Mar

7

URA TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

21st - 25th Apr

8

NIMALUNG TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

16th - 18th Jun

9

KURJEY TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

18th June

10

THIMPHU DRUBCHEN

THIMPHU

9th - 13th Sep

11

WANGDUE TSHECHU

WANGDUEPHODRANG

12th - 14th Sep

12

TAMSHING PHALA CHHOEPA

BUMTHANG

13th - 15th Sep

13

THIMPHU TSHECHU

THIMPHU

14th - 16th Sep

14

THANGBI MANI

BUMTHANG

18th - 20th Sep

15

JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUB

BUMTHANG

18th - 22nd Oct

16

PRAKHAR TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

19th - 21st Oct

17

CRANE FESTIVAL

GANGTEY, WANGDUE

11th Nov

18

PEMAGATSHEL TSHECHU

PEMAGATSHEL

9th - 12th Oct

19

MONGAR TSHECHU

MONGAR

9th - 12th Nov

20

TRASHINGANG TSHECHU

TRSASHIGANG

10th - 13th Nov

21

NALAKHAR TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

17th - 19th Nov

22

TRONGSA TSHECHU

TRONGSA

9th - 11th Jan ‘11

23

LHUENTSE TSHECHU

LHUENTSE

9th - 11th Jan ‘11

 

Thimphu Tsechu

BHUTAN FESTIVAL 2013 Thimpu Tsechu is held in October and the date varies based on the lunar calendar, this system has only 30 days a month. This year the festival starts on September 14-16. Tsechu’s are held to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Guru Padmasambhava also known as the second Buddha in Bhutan. He was born on the 10th day of the Bhutanese month. The festival is held at the new courtyard outside the Dzong (fortress).

Day1: Well come to Paro airport, a Bhutanese idea of an international airport. The company team will receive you at the airport and take you to Udumwara resort about 10km North of the aiport. Typical Bhutanese meal will be served for sampling. After lunch visit down town Paro and take a stroll along the streets. Read the rest of this entry »

Paro Tsechu Bhutan

Tsechus are very popular in Bhutan. It marks the birthday of the most revered saint, Guru Padmasambhava or the lotus born. All the dzongs in the twenty districts have a few days in their calendar, dedicated for the celebration, of this auspicious occasion.
Paro Tsechu commences from the 23rd to 27th March in 2013.

Ten days Paro Tsechu experience:

18th March:
Arrive at Paro air port from Bangkok or Delhi. A warm reception by the Changshe team, who will then lead you to Udumwara resort. After lunch visit the national museum, one of the best natural history museums in south-east Asia.

19th March:
Drive to Thimphu the capital city of Bhutan and check in to hotel Phuntsho Pelri. The rest of the day will be spent on exploring all the interesting sites in Thimphu such as the Changangkha Lhakang seated on a hillock presenting a strategic view of Thimphu town, the folk heritage museum, a typical farm house from medieval Bhutan, the handicrafts emporium which has an assortment of authentic Bhutanese souvenirs, the famous Trashicho Dzong which is the house for the temporal and the secular state, the Textile Museum which has a collection of the finest historical textiles of Bhutan and the takin preserve, a bullpen for the national animal of Bhutan.

20th March:
Drive over to Punakha the winter capital of the monk body of Bhutan. The beautiful drive will take us over the Dochula pass, one of the most popular landmarks of Bhutan. On a clear day we can get a glimpse of the spectacular eastern Himalayan range. As we descend into the Punakha valley one can observe the change in vegetation from alpine to subtropical. Once we reach Punakha we can visit the Punakha Dzong which presents the finest architecture of Bhutan. If time permits we can visit the temple of fertility a monastery built in honor of the divine madman. Overnight in Lobesa at Hotel YT. Read the rest of this entry »