Chortenkora Festival. There are two significant festivals celebrated in the region: the annual Dakpakora, which involves the circumambulation of the chorten by Dakpas, held on the 15th of the first lunar month, and the Drukpakora, a similar circumambulation by Bhutanese, held at the end of the first lunar month. These festivals attract participants from Tawang and the surrounding areas.
The community holds the annual Drakpa Kora festival on the 15th of the first lunar month and the Drukpa Kora festival at the end of the first lunar month to celebrate the stupa. The Drakpa people from the neighboring Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh in India, and Bhutanese from Tashi Yangtse, Tashigang, and Kurtoe attend these festivals. When the stupa was constructed, a popular belief holds that a pious Dakini princess from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh in India entombed herself within as the Yeshe Semba, to meditate on behalf of all beings. Devotees from Tawang in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh join their Bhutanese counterparts in the namgang kora, one of eastern Bhutan’s oldest religious festivals which is held annually at the Chortenkora in Trashiyangtse.
Chorten Kora Festival Tour outline
- Day 01: Arrive at Guwahati International Airport in India and drive to Samdrupjongkhar.
- Day 02: Samdrupjongkhar to Trashigang- Distance-175Km | Time Taken-5.5 Hours | Altitude 1100M
- Day 03: Attend the Chortenkora Festival
- Day 04: Trashigang to Mongar. Distance-68Km | Time Taken-2 Hours | Altitude 1400M
- Day 05: Mongar to Bumthang. Distance-207Km | Time Taken-6.5 Hours | Altitude 2800M
- Day 06: Bumthang City Tour. Altitude 2800M
- Day 07 Bumthang to Gangtey Via Trongsa. Distance-155Km | Time Taken-4.5 Hours | Altitude 2900M
- Day 08 Gangtey to Punakha City Tour. Distance-80Km | Time Taken-2.5 Hours | Altitude 1800M
- Day 09 Punakha to Thimphu. Distance-80Km | Time Taken-2.5 Hours | Altitude 2300M
- Day 10 Thimphu city tour and meet the Tour Bhutan Team at Dinner.
- Day 11 Thimphu to Paro Tiger Nest Hike.
- Day 12 Paro City Tour
- Day 13 See Off.
Chortenkora Festival Date
The Festival Tour Date for Chortenkora falls on the 14th and 29th of March 2025. If you plan to book this trip please reconfirm with us.
Festival Tour Cost
- Solo traveller Cost USD 4240.00
- 2 Pax Group Cost USD 3640.00 Per Person
- 3 to 4 Pax Group Cost USD 3300.00 Per Person
Check Similar Festival Tour
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Places to Visit
Chortenkora Festival Itinerary
Our team from Bhutan will receive you at Guwahati Airport and drive you to Samdrupjongkhar after getting your visa stamped. We need to stamp exit seal in your passport from India and enter Bhutan after processing your Bhutan Visa. Today we willnot have any sightseeing as driving from guwahati consumes all your time to reach Bhutan. Upon reaching Bhutan we shall take rest at Hotel.
Drive to Trashigang from Samdrupjongkhar. Visit Trashigang Dzong, temple and in the evening walk around the Trashigang town. Over night at Hotel.
Attend the beautiful Chortenkora festival. People from all walks of life gather here to celebrate. People from Indian states of Tawang also visit this festival every year.
We drive to Mongar following the vending road of Himalayan mountains of Bhutan. The roads are bumpy and you hardly come across people in this remote place of Bhutan.
Mongar is the business hub of the east. After spending good time in Mongar drive to Bumthang the switzerland of Bhutan but less developed and more natural land.
Visit the beautifull valley of Bumthang. This valley has best old history of Bhutan which dates back to 6th century. Ura valley in Bumthang is the oldest inhabited place in Bhutan. Bumthang has the best local beer and cheese factory.
Drive to Gangtey from Bumthang. Gangtey is beautiful valley where black necked crane breeds. Every year on 11th november the Black necked crane festival is celebrated to create awareness to protect the habitat of crane.
Early morning after visiting Gangtey monastery proceed towards Punakha the old capital of Bhutan till 1955.
Drive to Thimphu Via Dochula pass. The pass offers a 360-degree view of snowcapped Mountains including the highest Mt.Gangkar Puensum. Chimi Lhakhang is another place you will visit on the way towards Thimphu. It is located on a small hilltop overlooking Lobesa Valley.
Thimphu is the most crowded city in Bhutan with population over 135000 living in the area. The must see places in Thimphu are 13th arts and Craft School, Largest Bhudha Statue over looking Thimphu city, Folk Heritage museam and Trashichhodzong in the evening. We shall cover all this places while in Thimphu. All this place help us to understand the culture and tradition of Bhutan, opportunity to interact with locals and shopping soveniers.
Thimphu to Paro takes about 1 hour drive to reach the base camp of Tiger Nest temple.
Paro city tour includes Paro Rinpong Dzong, Cantilever bridge, Taa dzong and Farm House in the evening with hotstone bath. Paro is plane valley and most important district in Bhutan as this is the only International airport in the country. Paro lies at an altitude of 2300m above sea level
Our east west Bhutan tour ends here today. We see you off from Paro International Airport.
