Trongsa district has a significant place in Bhutanese history that connects with the lineage of Bhutan’s kings. This importance of the region is reflected today in the fact that the future king of Bhutan must first be instituted as the Trongsa Penlop, before assuming the throne. This is because of Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck’s enthronement as first king of Bhutan, he was the Trongsa Penlop.

The elevation of this valley is about 2316m above the sea level. Trongsa forms the central hub of the kingdom and is historically the place from where attempts at unifying the country were launched and unified this country.

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Kunga Rabten Palace

Kunga Rabten Palace

The 23 km. drive from Trongsa to Kunga Rabten Palace takes about an hour and passes through open countryside high above a river gorge.  The land slopes quite gently in this region, and farming is well developed, so there is much of interest to observe in the fields and in the villages as one speed […]

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Tower of Trongsa

Taa Dzong – Tower Of Trongsa.

Taa Dzong was once a watchtower which guarded the Trongsa Dzong from the internal rebellion. It was built in 1652by the 1st Governor of Trongsa, Chogyal Minjur Tenpa. This magnificent watchtower sits on a spur overlooking the Trongsa dzong and it has four surveillance points resembling the Dragon, The Garuda, the Tiger and the Lion. […]

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Trongsa Dzong

Trongsa Dzong

In 1541, Lam Ngagi Wangchuck, came to Bhutan and moved to Trongsa from Thimphu.He mediated in a place above where the Trongsa Dzong now stands, he saw at night a butter lamp burning on a ridge where the Gonkhang (temple of protective deity) stands today. He took this to be the sacred place as prophesied […]

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