Bhutan - South East & South West
The
road from Tashigang to Samdrup Jongkhr was completed in the early 1960s and
enables the eastern half of the country to access and benefit from trade with
the south as well as to cross the Indian border. It is possible to drive from
Samdrup Jongkhar to Phuentsholing via the Indian territories of Assam and West
Bengal.
There is little for travelers to see in this area but some visitors choose to
use samdrup Jongkhar as a more convenient exit town. The journey from Tashigang
passes pemagatshel, a newly created independent district with its own Dzong.
The road descends with its own abruptly through thick jungle before arriving
at Samdrup Jongkhar. This town is no more than a frontier post with a couple
of decent hotels and restaurants to wile away the time when the border is not
open.
Phuentsholing in the south west is a bustling broder town and can also be used
as an exit point from Bhutan.
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