Bhutan Matsutake Mushroom Festival – Mushroom Picking With The Locals

Matsutake Mushroom Festival is a good excuse to cruise the blue green spectacle of the Ura Valley of Bumthang on foot and pretend to be a Bhutanese mushroom forager for a few hours. The flight to Paro is inevitably one of the best and most spectacular mountainous aero trips in the world. There are a number of Paro hotel options such as the COMO Uma Paro that can help with arranging tours and excursions in the region. Scheduled by the 4th week of August, Matsutake Mushroom Festival is a celebration of the renowned Matsutake mushrooms, a Japanese delicacy. Tourists can join the locals in mushroom picking through the hills and forests of Ura valley, take part in the delicious preparations of mushroom meals and sample the same. The festival is not only a series of simple mushroom picking excursions but also a chance to sing, dance and make merry.