Kuenga Rabten Palace was the winter residence of the second King Jigme Wangchuck is now looked after by the National Commission for Cultural Affairs. The excursion to this palace offers further insights into the early days of Bhutan’s monarchy. Reaching to Kuenga Rabten takes about an hour from Trongsa and passes through open countryside high above a river gorge. The land slopes quite gently in this region, and farming is well developed, so there is much of interest to observe in the fields and in the villages.