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Kelling Lodge (Trashigang)

LocationTrashigang

ClassStandard standard

Rate From$120per night · 16 suites

Kingdom of Bhutan

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"Kelling Lodge is a convivial, owner-managed mid-range property in Trashigang that has built a loyal following among travellers on the eastern Bhutan circuit. The sixteen rooms are cosy and clean, and the communal lounge doubles as a cultural exchange hub where guests swap route intelligence, share festival timings, and meet local guides. The lodge manager is a passionate advocate for eastern Bhutanese heritage and personally conducts storytelling sessions about Merak–Sakteng culture and Brokpa nomadic traditions."

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Available amenities

communal lounge
cultural talks
WiFi
guided excursions
laundry

16 suites available.

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Interior & Soul

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Sanctuary Location

Kelling Lodge (Trashigang)

27.3310°N, 91.5550°E

Approximate locationKingdom of Happiness...

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ID: 002 Days

trashigangWilderness Adventures

Merak-Sakteng Brokpa Highland Trek

"Merak and Sakteng villages are home to the Brokpa — eastern Bhutan's semi-nomadic yak-herding people, distinguished by five-tailed shaggy caps and an oral culture of epic poetry and shamanic ritual almost entirely unknown outside these remote eastern valleys. The trek through Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary — the world's first protected area designated for the migoi (yeti) — traverses dense rhododendron ridges and high meadows, overnighting in community guesthouses staffed by Brokpa families."

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Trashigang Dzong Cliff-Top Monastery Circuit

ID: 013 Hours

trashigangCultural Immersion

Trashigang Dzong Cliff-Top Monastery Circuit

"Trashigang Dzong occupies a commanding ridge above the confluence of the Drangme Chhu and Gamri rivers, its massive whitewashed walls visible from the road far below. The guided circuit ascends the steep approach to the dzong's main gate and explores the assembly hall's floor-to-ceiling murals and the administration wing housing the district court — one of the few dzongs in Bhutan where administrative and monastic functions continue side by side in the original 17th-century building."

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ID: 024 Hours

trashigangCultural Immersion

Phongmey Kishuthara Weaving & Shiitake Farm Visit

"Phongmey gewog in upper Trashigang combines two livelihood traditions unique in Bhutan: a women's cooperative producing the district's distinctive striped kishuthara silk cloth, and a community shiitake cultivation project growing edible mushrooms on oak logs in cool forest. The visit covers the weaving cooperative's production floor — watching artisans set patterns on traditional looms — then moves to the mushroom farm for a hands-on harvesting session, culminating in a mushroom-based lunch at the cooperative's kitchen."

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Rangjung Woesel Choeling Monastery Sacred Kora

ID: 033 Hours

trashigangSpiritual and Wellness

Rangjung Woesel Choeling Monastery Sacred Kora

"Rangjung Monastery outside Trashigang town is one of eastern Bhutan's most active Buddhist learning centres, housing several hundred monks around a magnificent 21-metre Zangdo Palri temple modelled on Guru Rinpoche's celestial realm. The guided kora circumambulates the monastery's outer perimeter through prayer-flag forests, passing stone Mani walls, incense burners, and robed monks between assembly halls, before entering the Zangdo Palri temple for a butter-lamp offering ceremony at the central altar."

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Lingkhar Lodge (Trashigang)

"Lingkhar Lodge is widely regarded as eastern Bhutan's finest boutique lodging, an elegant property built in the style of a traditional aristocratic farmhouse on a ridge above the Drangme Chhu gorge. Its twenty rooms feature original Bhutanese antiques, hand-painted beam ceilings, and private balconies overlooking the spectacular river canyon. The lodge's acclaimed restaurant serves gourmet interpretations of eastern Bhutanese cuisine paired with carefully selected Bhutanese wines and the region's famous ara spirit."

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Druk Deothjung Resort

"Druk Deothjung Resort is the largest hotel in eastern Bhutan, a seventy-room property set three kilometres from Trashigang Town on a landscaped hillside above the Gamri Chhu. The resort's conference facilities, indoor dining hall, and expansive gardens make it the venue of choice for government events, NGO workshops, and major tour groups exploring the east. Its central position between Trashigang Dzong and the road east to Trashi Yangtse makes it an invaluable logistical base for the eastern circuit."

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Hotel Wangchuk (Trashigang)

"Hotel Wangchuk is a trusted mid-range hotel in the compact hilltop town of Trashigang, positioned at the crossroads of eastern Bhutan's main road network. Its twenty-two rooms offer reliable comfort with private bathrooms, and the restaurant on the ground floor produces consistently good dhal, rice, and Bhutanese curries throughout the day. The hotel's rooftop terrace provides a grand view of Trashigang Dzong, dramatically sited above the confluence of two rivers."

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Singye Hotel (Trashigang)

"Singye Hotel is a straightforward budget option in Trashigang Town, ideally positioned for travellers arriving late or departing early on the long-distance routes across eastern Bhutan. Its twelve rooms are simply furnished but spotlessly maintained, and the ground-floor eatery serves hearty breakfasts of buckwheat pancakes and boiled eggs popular with cyclists tackling the Trans-Bhutan Trail."

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