Bumthang

Top Highlights

• • Also known as the Fortress of the White Bird.
  • One of the oldest temples, built in the 7th century.
  • A sacred site where Guru Rinpoche meditated.
  • A sacred site associated with Guru Rinpoche's treasures.

  Bumthang District (Dzongkha: བུམ་ཐང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Bum-thang rzong-khag) is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is the most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and sacred sites is counted. Bumthang consists of the four mountain valleys of Ura, Chumey, Tang and Choekhor ("Bumthang"), although occasionally the entire district is referred to as Bumthang Valley.