Menchu Karp
- Location
- Gasa, Bhutan
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 7.2
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Menchu Karp in Gasa Dzongkhag, Bhutan, is a bicarbonate hot spring emerging in the high-altitude meadows of one of the Himalayas' most biodiverse and least-visited districts. Gasa is the starting point of the legendary Snowman Trek and a stronghold of traditional Bhutanese culture, where hot springs play a central role in the annual rhythms of highland pastoral life. Menchu Karp's waters are used for bathing, cooking, and ritual purification by local Layap communities, reflecting the deep integration of geothermal resources into Bhutanese highland culture and the kingdom's unique approach to conservation and spiritual ecology.