very few people know that the road approaching mongar is one of the most spectacular journeys in the country. it passes through the sheer cliffs, beautiful fir forest and green pastures. its altitude ranges from 400 m to 4,000 m. the area also gives the opportunity to see countless varieties of rhododendrons and on clear days the view of the mountain gangkar puensum, (7541 meters), the world’s highest unclimbed mountain, is a great experience this town is considered the main trade and travel hub of eastern bhutan and most travelers and merchants active in east pass through here often spending the night at one of the local hotels.

places of interests:

mongar dzong:  built in 1930, it is amongst the newest dzongs in bhutan. it was constructed in the same way as all earlier dzongs, without plans or nails. it is much smaller as compared to the other dzongs in bhutan. you will see the images of the buddha of long life, as well as guru rinpoche and the shabdrung.

holy places:

drametse lhakhang: situated in the trashigang-mongar highway, it is one of the largest and most important monastery in the eastern bhutan. the lhakhang was founded by nun choten zangmo, granddaughter of terton pema lingpa, in the 16th century. the dramitse ngacham or the “dance of the drums of dramitse,” was created in this lhakhang in the 16th century. today, it is a popular dance performed at all major festivals. it is also on the esteemed unesco world heritage list.