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Thambi View Point
A 3,415 m balcony above the Old Silk Route where the road from Zuluk unwinds below in a stack of hairpin bends; on clear mornings Kanchenjunga rises straight ahead at sunrise.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Samtse District, Bhutan · Asia
Samtse sits on the route: 25 minutes from Birpara, 58km from Chele La.
Samtse is a town located in Samtse District, Bhutan. With a population of 5,396, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Samtse sits in Bhutan. It's in the Asia/Thimphu time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Samtse to your route.
The Bhutan–India border is the open international border separating the Kingdom of Bhutan from the Republic of India. The border is 699 km (434 m) long, and adjoins the Indian states of Assam (267 km; 166 m), Arunachal Pradesh (217 km; 135 m), West Bengal (183 km; 114 m), and Sikkim (32 km; 20 m).
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Samtse is located in Samtse District, Bhutan, Asia. The coordinates are 26.8990 latitude, 89.0995 longitude.
Samtse has a population of approximately 5,396 people, making it a town in Bhutan.
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photogenic
A 3,415 m balcony above the Old Silk Route where the road from Zuluk unwinds below in a stack of hairpin bends; on clear mornings Kanchenjunga rises straight ahead at sunrise.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A treeless high plateau at roughly 4,100 m on the Old Silk Route, grazed by yaks and dotted with a handful of houses and a British war memorial from the 1888 Anglo-Tibetan clash.
52 km · about 60 min drive
mountain pass
Bhutan's highest motorable road at 3,988 m, a narrow asphalt climb through hemlock and rhododendron forest between the Paro and Haa valleys, with prayer flags in their thousands at the top.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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