Buildings
Punakha Dzong
Punākha, Punakha
Probably the most beautiful dzong (fortress-monastery) in Bhutan, built in 1637 at the meeting of two rivers, the Pho Chhu and the Mo Chhu.
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Buildings
Tiger's Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang)
Paro
Bhutan's most famous sight: a monastery clinging to a cliff 900 m above the Paro valley, where Guru Rinpoche is said to have arrived on the back of a…
Natural features
Dochula Pass
Thimphu
A mountain pass at 3,100 m on the road from Thimphu to Punakha, with 108 white memorial chortens and, on clear days, a panoramic view of the snow-cap…
Natural features
Phobjikha Valley
Wangdue Phodrang
A wide glacial valley in central Bhutan, where rare black-necked cranes arrive from Tibet each winter (late October to February).
Historic sites
Thimphu Tashichho Dzong and Buddha Dordenma
Thimphu
Bhutan's small capital has the Tashichho Dzong, seat of government and the central monk body, beside the river, and the giant Buddha Dordenma statue …
Historic sites
Trongsa Dzong and the Bumthang Valleys
Trongsa
The largest dzong (fortress-monastery) in Bhutan, spread along a ridge in the centre of the country, the ancestral home of the royal family.