Places to visit in Bhutan

From Paro in the west to Trashigang in the far east: what each valley is like, what to see there and how long to stay.

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Rinpung Dzong above the Paro Chhu, with the covered wooden bridge that leads to it

Paro

Tiger's Nest, Rinpung Dzong and the start of the trails

Altitude 2,200 m
Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu, with its red roofs and white walls below a forested hill

Thimphu

The capital, small enough to walk

Altitude 2,334 m
Punakha Dzong where two rivers meet, with jacaranda trees in flower along the bank

Punakha

The old capital, where two rivers meet

Altitude 1,242 m
Farmhouses and fields on the floor of the Phobjikha valley

Phobjikha

The valley of the black-necked cranes

Altitude 3,000 m
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, rebuilt after the fire, on its ridge

Wangdue Phodrang

A rebuilt dzong, Pele La and the way to Phobjikha

Altitude 1,273 m
Jakar Dzong on its ridge in Bumthang, with cloud drifting through the forest

Bumthang

Four valleys and the oldest temples in Bhutan

Altitude 2,600 m
The Haa valley, with its river, fields and houses, seen from the road up to Chele La

Haa

Over Chele La to a valley few visitors see

Altitude 2,700 m
Trongsa Dzong strung along its ridge on a forested hillside above the Mangde Chhu

Trongsa

The dzong at the centre of Bhutan

Altitude 2,200 m
Gasa Dzong above the forest, under a snow-covered peak

Gasa

A ridge-top dzong, hot springs and the way to Laya

Altitude 2,800 m
Mongar town on its hillside, with traditional shop-houses in the foreground

Mongar

Over Thrumshing La into the east

Lhuentse Dzong on its spur above the Kuri Chhu valley

Lhuentse

Silk weavers and the royal family's ancestral home

Forest and a traditional roofed building beside the river at Nganglam, in the south of Pemagatshel

Pemagatshel

Two old monasteries in the south-eastern hills

Zhemgang Dzong among trees

Zhemgang

The Kheng region, bamboo craft and Royal Manas

Trees and the foothills seen from Gelephu, in Sarpang

Sarpang

Gelephu and the southern lowlands

The main street of Damphu, the town of Tsirang district

Tsirang

Orange groves and the ridge town of Damphu

Altitude 1,570 m

Dagana

Daga Dzong and three legendary stones

The Bhutan gate at Phuentsholing, on the border with India

Chhukha

Phuentsholing and the road up from India

Pemaling Lhakhang among bright green terraced fields in Samtse

Samtse

The warm south-western corner

Altitude 380 m

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