Places to visit in Bhutan
- Paro
The town of Paro (2280m) lies in the centre of the valley on the banks of the ParoChhu (river) and is a short distance north-west of Paro Dzong... [contd]
- Phuntsholing
Phuntsholing is a frontier and thriving commercial center on the northern edge of the Indian plains and south of Thimphu... [contd]
- Thimphu
Thimphu is at Altitude 7000 ft and a bustling town on the banks of the Thimphu Chhu and set gloriously in the hills of the Thimphu valley... [contd]
- Punakha
Punakha is at altitude 4420 feet served as the capital of Bhutan until 1955. It is the winter seat of the Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot) and the monk body... [contd]
- Wangdiphodrang
Wangdiphodrang is at altitude 4430 feet and this twon is located south of Punakha and is the last town before central Bhutan... [contd]
- Trongsa
Trongsa is at altitude 7,600 feet and its froms the central hub of the kingdom and is historically the place from where attempts at unifying the country were launched... [contd]
- Bumthang
Bumthang is at altitude 8,530-13,125 feet and this fascinating valley is the religious heartland of the nation and home to some of the oldest Buddhist temples and monasteries... [contd]
- Mongar
Mongar is at altitude 5575 feet and the journey from Mongar to Bumthang is one of the most beautiful in the Himalyas crossing the 3,800 m high Trumsingla pass. Mongar marks the beginning of eastern Bhutan. The second largest town in the sub tropical east, Mongar, like Trashigang further east, is situated on the side of a hill in contrast to other towns of western Bhutan which are built on the valley floor.
- Trashigang
Trashigang is at altitude 3,775 feet and which is largest district in Bhutan and it is lies in the far east on the banks of the river Gamri Chu... [contd]
- Trashiyangtse
Trashiyangtse is at altitude 6000 feet and is also home to the Black Necked Crane especially in Bumdeling... [contd]
- Samdrupjongkhar
The road from Trashigang to Samdrupjongkhar was completed in the 1960s and it enables the country to access and benefit from trade with the south as well as across the Indian broder. There is little for traveler to see in this area but it is used as more of a convenient exit town.
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