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Hotel Maitay (Dagapela)

LocationDagapela Town, Dagana

ClassEconomy standard

Rate From$25per night · 10 suites

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"Hotel Maitay is a simple, family-operated guesthouse in Dagapela catering mainly to government officials, traders, and the occasional adventurous tourist curious about Dagana Dzong's rich history. The rooms are modest but tidy, and the restaurant prepares fresh Bhutanese meals using produce sourced from local farms, offering an unfiltered taste of rural highland life."

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Available amenities

meals included
shared lounge
parking
laundry
WiFi

10 suites available.

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Interior & Soul

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Sanctuary Location

Hotel Maitay (Dagapela)

27.0510°N, 89.9110°E

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ID: 008 Hours

daganaWilderness Adventures

Trowa La Alpine Meadow Trek

"The Trowa La (4,350m) separates the Dagana highlands from the upper Sunkosh drainage in a landscape of alpine meadows, glacial pools, and wind-shaped junipers. The full-day ascent departs from a rural trailhead near Dorona, crossing a gradient from warm oak forest to high-altitude grassland. The pass offers panoramic views of southern Bhutan's rolling forest hills and, on clear days, the snowpeaks of the main Himalayan chain. Yak herder camps near the crest offer a welcome stop for butter tea."

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ID: 013 Hours

daganaVibrant Festivals

Dagana Tshechu Regional Folk Festival

"The Dagana Tshechu is the district's principal religious festival, held annually at Dagana Dzong with sacred Cham masked dances performed by resident monks and lay village performers. The festival is notable for the regional folk dance traditions unique to the Dagana-Tsirang cultural zone — particularly the Zhungdra and Boedra classical song forms performed between ritual dances. Village craftswomen set up stalls selling hand-loomed rachu scarves and cane baskets, creating a vibrant rural festival market at the dzong gate."

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ID: 023 Hours

daganaCultural Immersion

Dagana Dzong Cliff-Top Heritage Walk

"Dagana Dzong stands on a forested spur above the Sunkosh River, built in the 17th century as an administrative and defensive outpost controlling the western Bhutanese highlands. A guided walk ascends the steep approach path to the dzong's main gate, exploring assembly halls decorated with murals of the Wheel of Life and chapels housing gilded bronze statues. The guide narrates the dzong's history as a provincial seat and its pivotal role in Bhutan's centralisation under the Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal."

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Sunkosh River Golden Mahseer Fishing & Valley Walk

ID: 035 Hours

daganaNature Exploration

Sunkosh River Golden Mahseer Fishing & Valley Walk

"The Sunkosh River threading through Dagana district hosts one of Bhutan's finest remote golden mahseer fisheries, flowing jade-green through subtropical forest. A guided half-day combines fly-fishing instruction in designated catch-and-release pools — stalking the powerful mahseer legendary among Bhutanese anglers — with a riverside nature walk identifying subtropical bird species, endemic butterfly clusters, and medicinal riparian plants in a valley almost entirely untouched by tourism circuits."

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home-cooked meals

Sangay Hotel (Dagana)

"Sangay Hotel is Dagana's most prominent guesthouse, providing basic but clean accommodation in Dagapela, the dzongkhag's commercial hub at the foot of the mountain road to Daga Dzong. The friendly owner personally ensures guests are well fed with home-style Bhutanese cooking, making it a vital stopover for travellers passing through this off-the-beaten-track western district. Its hillside location affords views over the terraced rice paddies that define the landscape of lower Dagana."

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Kesang Hotel (Dagana)

"Kesang Hotel is a modest guesthouse run by a local family who have been welcoming travellers to Dagapela for over a decade. Its eight rooms are simply furnished and share clean communal bathrooms, while the downstairs dining room serves strong Bhutanese butter tea and generous helpings of red rice. The hotel is frequently used by trekking parties venturing into the remote forests and ancient trade routes of the Dagana highlands."

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Economy · $28/night

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Hotel Lhamozingkha

"Hotel Lhamozingkha serves travellers arriving at the Lhamoi Zhingkha border gate in southern Dagana, providing the only reliable accommodation option in this remote outpost near the Indian border. The twelve-room guesthouse is valued for its proximity to Duars-region wildlife corridors, and staff can arrange informal birdwatching walks through the subtropical forest at the district's lower elevation."

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