Rafting In Bhutan

Kayaking and Rafting

Rafting in Mochhu(Punakha)

The clean and clear rivers of Bhutan are one of the kingdom’s best kept open secrets. Fed by the Eastern Himalayas, the six rivers (Wang Chhu, Sunkosh, Puna Tsang Chhu, Mangde Chhu, Kuri Chhu and Dangme Chhu and their tributaries) have been scouted for kayaking and rafting. They cut through high valleys and low plains to meet up with the Brahmaputra River in India. The natural setting and the sheer variety of the rivers’ courses makes up for a unique opportunity to explore Bhutan’s beautiful wilderness. It is more than a teaser and an invitation to anyone interested in adventure travels. The rivers are plentiful with high currents and depths reaching a maximum of about five meters; at places it passes gently on and in others the rivers rage through loudly, dominating the environs. Although adventure sports and tourism are relatively recent introductions, it is gaining on in popularity.

rafting

The sport offers something for everyone: There is easy rafting for beginners and hair-raising runs for the veterans. Besides the rafts and the kayaks, Bhutanese agents also organize walking and trekking expeditions along the scenic river banks. The best time for rafting and kayaking is from March to April and November to December.Here are some of the Rafting and Kayaking Routes
Paro Chhu (Bondey – Isuna Bridge)

Location: Paro Valley, Western Bhutan
Length: Approximately 10 km (3 hours)
Difficulty: Class III-IV
Flow: About 500 cfs
Season: March – April

Upper Pho Chhu (Wangthangkha – Samdingkha)

Location: Punakha Valley, Western Bhutan
Length: Approximately 7 km (2 hours)
Difficulty: Class III-IV
Flow: 2000 -3000 cfs
Season: March – April, October – November
Mo Chhu – Tashitang Devil’s Gorge Section (Tashithang- Below Punakha Dzong)

Location: Punakha Valley, Western Bhutan
Length: 12 km, 5 -7 hours with scouting
Difficulty: Class V
Flow: 1000 cfs
Season: February/December.

(Caution: higher than medium flows makes this run dangerous. High water runs not recommended for amateurs)
Mangde Chhu – Upper Section (Yundo Choling Palace- Langthel)
Location: Trongsa, Central Bhutan
Length: Approximately 5 km (2 hours with scouting)
Difficulty: Class IV
Flows: Approximately 3000 cfs
Season: March – April, November – December

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Matsutake Tour

Matsutake (Mushroom) Festival: Starting July and through August and September,its the Matsutake Mushroom season in Bhutan.The Bhutanese people usually eat these mushrooms by cooking with chilly and local cheese,however these days, the simple soup of just boiling the mushroom with a pinch of salt and a little butter is become quite a common.

Although In Bhutan, the Matsutake Mushroom is found in Thimphu Valley too,the “Matsutake Mushroom Festival” is always held in the Bumthang Valley.

The Festival dates For 2013 Matsutake Mushroom Festival are 24th and 25th August.

Bumthang Valley in Central Bhutan prides in this three-day festival, held annually in August, and celebrates the harvest of the fabled wild Matsutake mushrooms of Bhutan. Prized by gourmands around the world, but especially in Japan, the Matsutake mushroom is native to the forest of the Ura Valley in central Bhutan. These mushrooms grow in clusters at the base of pine trees at an altitude of more than 9,842 feet. They are collected once a year during harvesting season, which occurs sometime during July through September. The people of Ura walk for hours to the forest to collect these fungi. The festival brings the opportunity not only to sample the delicious Matsutake mushroom and take part in sustainable harvesting practices, but also to gain an insight into this Bhutanese customs, enjoy folk music, witness sacred dances, and explore the region’s exquisite temples and monasteries.

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Bhutan Landlocked Adventures
Sonam Gyeltshen
Managing Director
E-Mail: bhutanlandlockedtravels@gmail.com
Mobile No. +975-17890791

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About Us

Bhutan Crown Adventures provides value-added services to the discerning travelers who travel to Bhutan. Bhutan Crown Adventures is equipped with a team of dedicated professionals and is supported by excellent infrastructure. We are committed to offering the best of Bhutan. Besides running the company as a business holding, we also provide ample opportunities such as employment and redistribution of income in the far flung corners of the Bhutan.

Bhutan Crown Adventures offers varieties of tour packages such as culture tour,Trekking Tours, Special Interest Tour,  festival Tours, Nature Tours, adventure Tours,Customised Tours, etc. through which we hope to acquaint you with our beautiful country and its gentle, friendly people. We will guide you to experience all that is special about Bhutan, the natural beauty of the countryside,awe-inspring mountains, colorful religions, vibrant cultural traditions and most important, the charm and gracious hospitality of the people. We will open the doors of this last hidden Kingdom to you.
We provide well trained and knowledgeable English speaking guides certified by the Tourism Council of Bhutan. The services of guides speaking other languages like Japanese,German,French etc  are also provided with sufficient prior notice and at an additional cost. Our group escorts are well versed in different fields. From Trekking to culture, and ornithology to botany, we have the best informed tour leaders in the country. They work with single minded objective of acquainting you with Bhutan to the best of their ability.
We provide our clients up-to-date fleet of Toyota Vehicle,comprising Bus seating 18-22,small vehicles seating 5-8 and also comfortable 4wds.All our vechicles are heated and are designated” No Smoking”. Our drivers are competent and professional.
All of the tours mentioned in the website have been designed with flexibility in mind and is definitely not rigid. Your itinerary and requests are highly welcome so that we can customize a program for you as per your choice. Please contact us with your queries. We would love to provide our service in your travel to Bhutan.

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Routes to Bhutan

The only way to Bhutan by road is through India, at four different locations: Phuntsholing, Gelephug, Samdrupjongkha and Samtse. Bhutan Gate in Phuntsholing is the most convinent and frequented highway to Bhutan, which is through Jiagong, West Bengal.

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Festival Dates

Bhutan Festival Dates for 2015 Type Name Town Start Date End Date Festival Takin Festival Gasa Feb 21, 2015 Festival Nomad Festival Bumthang Feb 22, 2015 Festival Punakha Drubchen Punakha Feb 23, 2015 Feb 27, 2015 Festival Punakha Tshechu Punakha Feb 28, 2015 Mar 02, 2015 Festival Tharpaling Thongdrol Bumthang Mar 05, 2015 Festival Chhorten Kora Trashi Yangtse Mar 05, 2015 Mar 20, 2015 Festival Gomphu Kora Trashigang Mar 27, 2015 Mar 29, 2015 Festival Gasa Tshechu Gasa Mar 27, 2015 Mar 30, 2015 Festival Talo Tshechu Punakha Mar 27, 2015 Mar 29, 2015 Festival Zhemgang Tshechu Zhemgang Mar 27, 2015 Mar 30, 2015 Festival Paro Tshechu Paro Mar 31, 2015 Apr 04, 2015 Festival Rhododendron Festival Thimphu Apr 18, 2015 Apr 20, 2015 Festival Domkhar Tshechu Bumthang Apr 28, 2015 Apr 30, 2015 Festival Ura Yakchoe Bumthang Apr 30, 2015 May 04, 2015 Festival Druk Wangyel Tshechu Thimphu Jun 02, 2015 Festival Nimalung Tshechu Bumthang Jun 24, 2015 Jun 26, 2015 Festival Kurjey Tshechu Bumthang Jun 26, 2015 Festival Haa Summer Festival Haa Valley Jul 04, 2015 Jul 05, 2015 Festival Hungla Dance Festival Trashi Yangtse Aug 12, 2015 Festival Masutaki Mushroom Festival Bumthang Aug 22, 2015 Festival Tour of the Dragon (Bicycle Race) Bumthang Sep 05, 2015 Festival Thimphu Drubchen Thimphu Sep 18, 2015 Sep 22, 2015 Festival Wangdue Tshechu Wangdue Phodrang Sep 21, 2015 Sep 23, 2015 Festival Gangtey Tshechu Gangtey Sep 21, 2015 Sep 23, 2015 Festival Tamshing Phala Chhoepa Bumthang Sep 23, 2015 Sep 25, 2015 Festival Thimphu Tshechu Thimphu Sep 23, 2015 Sep 25, 2015 Festival Jakar Tshechu Bumthang Oct 20, 2015 Oct 23, 2015 Festival Pemagatshel Tshechu Pemagatshel Oct 20, 2015 Oct 23, 2015 Festival Chhukha Tshechu Chukha Oct 20, 2015 Oct 22, 2015 Festival Thangbi Mani Bumthang Oct 27, 2015 Oct 29, 2015 Festival Jambay Lhakhang Drup Bumthang Oct 27, 2015 Oct 30, 2015 Festival Prakhar Duchhoed Bumthang Oct 28, 2015 Oct 30, 2015 Festival Black Necked Crane Festival Gangtey Nov 11, 2015 Festival Mongar Tshechu Mongar Nov 18, 2015 Nov 21, 2015 Festival Trashigang Tshechu Trashigang Nov 19, 2015 Nov 22, 2015 Festival Nalakhar Tshechu Bumthang Nov 25, 2015 Nov 27, 2015 Festival Jambay Lakhang Singye Cham Bumthang Nov 25, 2015 Festival Lhuentse Tshechu Lhuentse Dec 20, 2015 Dec 22, 2015 Festival Trongsa Tshechu Trongsa Dec 20, 2015 Dec 22, 2015 Festival Nabji Lhakhang Drup Trongsa Dec 25, 2015 Dec 27, 2015

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General Info

 Bhutan is located in the eastern Himalayas bordered by China in the north and the India states of Arunachal Pradesh in the east, Assam, Sikkim in the west and West Bengal in south. The natural beauty of Bhutan is characterized by the environment that has made it stunning and captivating to visitors and the environment is as diverse as its culture.Tucked away from the monotonous chores of daily life faraway in the lap of the Eastern Himalayas is a fairy
tale land. It is called Druk Yul or the Land of the Thunder Dragon, better known to the world as Bhutan.As an exemplar tourist destination, this little Himalayan Kingdom has its own unique specialties. 
Here the Land, the Nature and the People have blended to a perfect harmony that indicates Peace,
Tranquility and Depth.
For the traveler in quest for peace, tranquility, inspiration and enchantment Bhutan is the perfect answer.
Here amidst monasteries, fluttering prayer flags, friendly people, pristine scenery, running streams, 
green valleys, lakes and awe inspiring architecture the traveler wakes up to a deep and pleasant realization
that his inward journey has been as much valuable as his outward trip.
Nature in Bhutan has an amazing diversity. Be it fiery rhododendrons galore in the months of spring or
expanse of blue poppies in rolling fields, the beauty is simultaneously pristine and primeval. Rich flora and 
fauna are yet to be explored. The Bhutanese traditional reverence for nature has delivered the country into 
the third millennium with its environment - both natural and popular - still richly intact.

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