Jakar, Bumthang. Photo: Christopher J. Fynn / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Swiss Guest House Restaurant
A long-running guesthouse restaurant with Bhutanese dishes, buckwheat pancakes and Swiss favourites like fondue and rösti, made with Bumthang cheese, plus local Red Panda beer.
Near Swiss Guest House Restaurant
More to see around Bumthang.
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Markets & Crafts
Bumthang Brewery
This state-of-the-art microbrewery offers tours that include a bottle of Red Panda beer.
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Restaurants
Café Perk
A popular main-street café for good coffee, milkshakes, smoothies and sundaes, with plenty of vegetarian options. A good break from local food.
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Temples & Monasteries
Chakhar Lhakhang
A very important temple for Buddhism as it was a nine-storey 'iron castle' palace built by the 8th century King Sindhu Raja.
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Towns & Valleys
Chumey Valley
Chumey Valley is one of the four valleys in the Bumthang district, situated at an elevation of approximately 2,800 meters.
