Paro District

It is located on the edge of a 3100m tall cliff overlooking the Paro Valley. The hike up this monastery is about two and half hour accent and is worth climbing or hiking to this monastery. It was first built in 1692 at a cave where Guru Rinpoche meditated in the 7th century A.D. Legend […]

Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel built Paro Rinpung dzong in the year 1645. Paro Rinpung Dzong’ (the fortress of a heap of jewels). It is one of Bhutan’s most impressive and well-known dzongs. It serves as a central monastic and administrative seat of the Paro district. This dzong houses one of the most impressive and scared religious […]

Drukgyel Dzong is located at the end of the paved road, 14kms from Paro town was built in the year 1649 to commemorate the victory over Tibetan invaders in 1644. Once the Tibetan invasions are over, this Dzong became a major trade route with Bhutanese and the Tibetans. Drukgyel Dzong was use as an administrative […]

It is one of the two most sacred and the oldest temples in Bhutan, built in 7th century by Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo (the 33rd Tibetan king, who is also the manifestation of avoloketeshivara, commonly known to Bhutanese as Chenrize). The legend tells that a giant demon was terrorizing the whole of Himalayan region, preventing […]

Tachogang Lhakhang is located near the Paro-Thimphu highway and was built by the renowned iron bridge builder Drupthob Thangtong Gyalpo in the 14th century. One can also see and iron bridge, a masterpiece of the great iron builder himself.He built many iron bridges in Bhutan. Tachhogang Lhakhang was constructed around 1420. Tachogang means ‘temple of […]

Paro National Museum was one time a watchtower built to defend the Rinpung Dzong during inter-valley wars of the 17th century. Ta Dzong has been functioning as the National Museum since 1967. It holds fascinating collections of art, relics, religious Thangka paintings and Bhutan’s exquisite postage stamps. The National Museum performs an essential role as […]