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All 223 places by distance →One day from Jakar
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:09 pm
136 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Jakar
- Jambey LhakhangBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Meditation Cave of Guru Rinpochecave · 1 hrs
- Trongsa DzongBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Thrumshing Laviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Membartso (Burning Lake)lake · 45 min
- Back in Jakar
How to reach Jakar
By train
Patiladaha (PTLD), about 145 km from the centre.
By air
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), Guwahati — about 226 km by road; Tezpur Airport (TEZ), — about 277 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Jakar?
Jakar Dzong (Buddhist site, about 1 km), Jambey Lhakhang (Buddhist site, about 4 km), Kurjey Lhakhang (Buddhist site, about 6 km), Membartso (Burning Lake) (lake, about 8 km), Bumthang Valley (viewpoint, about 1 km), Jakar Dzongkhag Administration (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Jakar?
137 places on Spotwander: 80 buddhist sites, 16 hill stations & viewpoints, 11 forts & heritage, 12 other attractions, 6 treks.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Jakar?
Lhodrak Kharchu Monastery, about 1 km by road; Jakar Dzong (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Jakar?
Bumthang Valley, about 1 km by road; Pelela Pass (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Jakar?
Start in Jakar, visit Jambey Lhakhang, then Meditation Cave of Guru Rinpoche, then Trongsa Dzong, then Thrumshing La, then Membartso (Burning Lake), and drive back — about 136 km by road in all.