Tags : Hills & Valleys
Timings : All Day
Time Required : 2 - 3 hours
Entry Fee : No Entry Fee
Located at approximately 13,000 feet between the valley of Paro and Haa, Chele La Pass is the highest motorable road pass in Bhutan. On a clear day it offers views of Mt. Jomolhari, Bhutan’s most sacred peak at over 24,000 feet, along with the Tsherimgang range, Jichu Drake, and both the Paro and Haa valleys below.
Just a two hour drive from the valley floor in Paro, you will reach Chele La Pass, covered in untouched forests, home to thriving flora and fauna. The surrounding area of this pass has several ancient trails, perfect for hikers. The slopes of the mountains around are covered in White Poppy, which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The drive to Chele La Pass is through dense spruce and larch forests where you can see many sightings such as yaks grazing, frozen river, waterfalls, rhododendron forest and roadside springs.