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Risum Resort

LocationHaa Town

ClassStandard standard

Rate From$130per night · 15 suites

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The Spirit of Your Stay

"Risum Lodge is Haa Town's most comfortable mid-range hotel, offering fifteen clean and well-furnished rooms that have become a reliable base for travellers exploring this recently opened-to-tourism valley. The lodge's restaurant prepares excellent local dishes including Haa's famed buckwheat pancakes and smoked yak meat, giving guests a genuine taste of the district's culinary heritage. Evening campfire sessions with local storytelling are a memorable highlight."

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Available amenities

restaurant
WiFi
campfire
cultural evenings
trekking support

15 suites available.

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Interior & Soul

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Sanctuary Location

Risum Resort

27.3860°N, 89.2860°E

Approximate locationKingdom of Happiness...

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ID: 008 Hours

haaWilderness Adventures

Saga La Border Ridge Scramble

"The Saga La ridge marks Bhutan's border with Tibet, rising above 4,600 metres through juniper scrubland and glacier-carved gullies on Haa's northern skyline. A challenging full-day ascent from Haa town follows a hunters' trail through rhododendron and fir, emerging onto a wind-swept ridge crest with sweeping views of the Haa Valley, the Chinese plateau, and snowfields of Chomolhari and Jichu Drake visible to the east. Stone ruins of a former border watchtower mark the highest accessible point."

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Lhakhang Karpo & Nagpo Twin Temple Dawn Retreat

ID: 013 Hours

haaSpiritual and Wellness

Lhakhang Karpo & Nagpo Twin Temple Dawn Retreat

"Lhakhang Karpo (White Temple) and Lhakhang Nagpo (Black Temple) are Haa Valley's sacred twin sites, credited to 7th-century Tibetan emperor Songtsen Gampo and linked to Ap Chundu, guardian deity of the Haa highlands. The pre-dawn retreat begins with monks' morning prayers in the White Temple, followed by a guided circumambulation of both temples as the valley mist lifts and Himalayan choughs wheel around the prayer-flag poles. A monk explains the temples' protective cosmological roles over traditional butter tea."

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ID: 022 Hours

haaVibrant Festivals

Haa Summer Festival at Chelela Meadows

"The Haa Summer Festival is an annual celebration of the district's nomadic highland culture staged on alpine meadows near Chelela Pass (3,988m) against a backdrop of glaciated peaks. The two-day event features traditional archery, Haa-style folk dance, yak-butter sculpture contests, and the dramatic Sho Drue Kha — a ritual horse race performed by local nomads in full festival dress. Craft stalls display hand-woven kishuthara and cane-work unique to the Haa region, rarely seen outside this remote valley."

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ID: 033 Hours

haaCultural Immersion

Haa Village Traditional Bamboo Bow Archery

"Archery in Bhutan is ceremony, social ritual, and masculine identity, and Haa district produces some of the kingdom's most celebrated traditional bamboo bowmen. A village archery afternoon places guests beside a live competition between neighbouring Haa hamlets, where teams shoot at small targets sixty metres apart to thunderous songs and jeering rival dances. After the round, the team captain teaches guests to draw a traditional bamboo Dha bow, sharing archery lore over home-brewed ara spirit."

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traditional dining

Lechuna Heritage Lodge

"Lechuna Heritage Lodge is a beautifully restored traditional Bhutanese farmhouse in the quiet Haatoe village of the Haa Valley, offering guests an immersive step back into highland rural life. Its seven rooms retain original rammed-earth walls, carved wooden balconies, and hand-painted religious motifs, while subtle modern comforts ensure a restful stay. The lodge hosts the only district-level cultural programme in Haa, including mask-dance demonstrations and traditional archery evenings."

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traditional farmhouse dining

Soednam Zingkha Heritage Lodge

"Soednam Zingkha Heritage Lodge is a remarkable 200-year-old converted farmhouse in the northern Haa Valley, set amid alpine meadows at around 2,700 metres and framed by snow-capped peaks that straddle the Tibetan border. The property's eight rooms have been sensitively renovated to preserve original construction techniques while adding en-suite bathrooms. Guests explore nearby yak pastures, visit the White and Black Lhakhang temples, and hike high ridges offering panoramic Himalayan vistas."

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Standard · $130/night

restaurant

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gallery & craft shop

Haa Heritage Hotel

"Haa Heritage Hotel is a purpose-built boutique property in the lush northern Haa Valley, constructed using traditional load-bearing stone masonry and locally sourced timber. Its twelve rooms overlook the Haa Chhu river and the forested ridges that separate Bhutan from Tibet, offering a serene and relatively unexplored Himalayan panorama. The hotel actively supports local artisans by displaying and selling Haa's distinctive hand-woven yathra textiles in its lobby gallery."

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canteen

Jampel Yang Hotel Haa

"Jampel Yang Hotel is an affordable, family-run guesthouse in the centre of Haa Town catering to budget travellers, domestic tourists attending the colourful Haa Summer Festival, and government visitors. Its ten rooms are simply furnished but scrupulously clean, and the ground-floor canteen serves generous portions of red rice, ema datshi, and warming soups at very reasonable prices."

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canteen

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