The Ogyen Choling manor built in 1898, is a historic, cultural site, with its origin going back to the 14th Century. In 2001, the central tower of the manor was converted to be the first private museum of Bhutan while The Ogyen Choling Heritage House started operation in 2016. The Manor is located in the upper part of the Tang valley in Bumthang district and it is about 37 km from Jakar town.

The Heritage House features 14 guest rooms, placed in 3 buildings:

The Nubgothang building in the west gate field which was previously used as a private guest house has 4 rooms.
The Hermitage with 2 bedrooms and a common living area was built in 2004.
The Shagkor (two storied building enclosing the central tower) has 8 guest rooms. The dining room, the kitchen and a meeting room are also located in the Shagkor.
Conscious efforts have been made to maintain & blend the original ambiance of the rooms with modern facilities, to offer the best possible comfort for the visitors. The rooms are cozy, simply furnished yet adequate. Each room has at least one piece of antic furniture. Some rooms have individual heating facilities with wood burning stoves (bukhari) while others have electric heaters. All the rooms have attached toilets and showers with imported sanitary installations from Switzerland.

The guest house strongly believes in an environmentally conscious use of resources, engagement of the community and maximising guest experience and this is reflected in: 

Use of renewable energy: solar water heating, wood burning stoves.
insulation of walls, double glazed windowpanes.
minimise waste production and responsible waste management: use own produces and products from the locality, no packing and no plastic bottles.
Along with mesmerising stay here, guests have privilege of participating & enjoying some of local activities & experiences such as:

Visit of Ogyen Choling Museum & Ogyen Choling temples 
Visit village livelihood activities (agriculture, weaving)  
Visit meditation  cave of Longchen Rabjam ( 14th century Tibetan Buddhist master, 20 minutes’ walk)  
Visit Pelphug and Bumphug temples, both temples built into rocks
Visit Thowadrak temple which traces its origin to the 8th century Guru Rinpoche and the 12th century Nun Gelongma Pelmo (4 hours walk)
Visit Choejam temple, an old structure, perhaps of the 15th century, recently renovated (30 minutes’ walk)
Visit Tag  Rimochen Temple associated with the 8th century master Guru Rinpoche
Practice Meditation (favorite places include Ogyen Choling temple, Longchen, cave, chorten to the south of the Ngatshang)
Cooking classes, lectures and interactive sessions on various topics viz. culture, gender, and agriculture, story telling, weaving history etc

Contact details:

Ogyen Choling Heritage House
Tang Valley, Ugyencholing
Bumthang, Bhutan
Phone: +975-1725 4498
www.olingheritagehouse.com