The drive across the Thrumsingla Pass and the subsequent descent from high altitude pine forest to lush pastures and orchards is an drive. Gushing waterfalls, steep cliffs with steeper drops, blazing flowers, and constantly changing vegetation combine to make the journey as varied as it is beautiful.

If the weather is clear the high eastern mountain range come into view from the top of the pass and views of misty mountains across many peaks can be seen. Eastern people speak a different dialect and they often cannot understand each other. The country is more rugged and the population more sparse. However some of the best trekking can be made in the east.

Certainly the most spectacular drive in Bhutan is the 20Kms of road between Sengor and Namning on the eastern side of the Thrumsingla Pass. Sheer drops of thousand of metres, huge cascading waterfalls, endless turns and frequent fog from a rise in temperature make for unnerving but exhilarating travel.

Few places of Eastern Bhutan:

• Mongar
• Trashigang
• Trashiyangtse