Sakteng (Dzongkha: སག་སྟེང་, romanized: sag steng) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous gewog in Trashigang District in far eastern Bhutan. [1] The nearby Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is named after it.

Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan, located in Merak and Sakteng Gewogs of Trashigang District and just crossing the border into Samdrup Jongkhar District. [2] It is one of the country's protected areas and is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.

Sakteng stands out as a distinct attraction in Bhutan. It offers unique semi nomadic lifestyle and culture. To get to Sakteng, one needs to drive for approx 1.5 hrs and trek for 2 days.

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Sagteng Gewog (Dzongkha: སག་སྟེང་, romanized: sag steng), also called Sakteng is a gewog (village block) of Trashigang District, Bhutan. [1] [2] Sakteng Gewog office was established in 2005 with an area of 910 sq.km, which is located under Trashigang Dzongkhag where this area comprises nomadic people.

Jul 13, 2011 · Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) is a 650 km2 national park in the far eastern region of Bhutan, bordering the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The sanctuary is adorned with a diverse ecosystem ranging from warm broadleaf forests to alpine meadows.

Merak-Sakteng stands out as a distinct attraction in Bhutan. Unlike anywhere else in the country, it offers visitor to experience a unique semi-nomadic lifestyle, culture and vernacular of Brokpas (or Takpas) people in one of the most scenic pastoral valleys in the protected area of Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) of Trashigang district, in ...

The trek passes through the twin village of Merak and Sakteng lying above 3000m from the sea level. The trek which passes through Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is also home to endangered snow leopard and red panda, Himalayan bear, Himalayan red fox and indeed legendary yeti.

Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan, located in Merak and Sakteng Gewogs of Trashigang District and just crossing the border into Samdrup Jongkhar District. It is one of the country’s protected areas and is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan’s Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.

Sakteng gewog is a semi-nomadic community, located in the remotest and eastern most part of Bhutan. It is bounded with Phongmey and Merak gewog of Tashigang Dzongkhag and Arunachal Pradesh state of India. It has an area of 910.9 sq.km and it is situated 68 kms away from Tashigang Dzongkhag.