Twin Waterfall
Twin Waterfall — Lelang, locally — is two streams falling side by side down a cliff into forest, about 7 kilometres from Panbang on the Gomphu–Panbang highway. Twenty to thirty minutes covers it, including the walk in.
What is there to see?
Exactly what the name says: two falls, close together, dropping down rugged cliff into tropical forest, with mist off the bottom of them. The dzongkhag’s own description is of a short walk through the trees to reach the foot, and other accounts have the falls right beside the road — we can’t tell you from here which end of that you’ll get, so ask your guide if the walking matters.
It is a stop on the way somewhere rather than a destination in itself: the road it stands on is the one that carries you down to Panbang and the Royal Manas National Park.
When should you come?
November to March, which is when Zhemgang as a whole is worth travelling in — the monsoon, June to August, makes the roads through this part of the country hard.
Nothing published gives these falls a season of their own, or a height, so we won’t invent one. What we can tell you is the district’s window, and that at about 246 metres this is the hot, low end of Bhutan: dress for humidity, not for altitude.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Twin Waterfall in Zhemgang?
About 7 kilometres from Panbang on the Gomphu–Panbang highway, heading towards Pantang, in forest above the road. Locally it is Lelang. Our own older account of the walking route describes it near the Changazam suspension bridge, which sits on the same stretch.
How long do you need at the Twin Waterfall?
Twenty to thirty minutes, which covers the short walk in from the road and time at the foot of the falls. How much walking is involved is the bit our sources disagree on — the dzongkhag calls it a short trek and other descriptions put the falls beside the highway. Ask us if it matters to your day.
When is the best time to see it?
November to March, with the rest of Zhemgang — the monsoon, June to August, makes the roads down here hard. Nobody publishes a season for the falls themselves, or a height, so what we can tell you is when the district is worth travelling in rather than when the water is at its best.
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