SamdrupJongkhar

The Term “salt trek route” is derived from the purpose it served prior to the construction of the national highway from Trashigang to Samdrup Jongkhar. The people of the Eastern Dzongkhags used to make voyages via this route to take salt and silk from the border town of Samdrup Jongkhar.

Pemagatshel Tshechu, like other Tshechus in Bhutan, has its roots in the 8th-century teachings of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), who introduced Buddhism to Bhutan. Pemagathsel is...