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.