2024
MONASTÈRE DE RIGSUM GOMPA
Trashigang
Abbey monastery and convent
Highly venerated by the Bhutanese, the Rigsum Gompa monastery ("gompa" ...Read more
2024
CHORTEN KORA
Trashigang
Temple to visit
Whitewashed with lime, this monastery would have been built around 1740, ...Read more
2024
DZONG DE LHUNTSE
Lhuntse
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Several times renovated, this dzong is located on a hill overlooking the ...Read more
2024
MONGAR DZONG
Mongar
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
The spectacular Mongar dzong, built in 1930 by the late king to replace the ...Read more
2024
DRAMETSE LHAKHANG
Lhuntse
Religious buildings
This is the largest Nyingma monastery in eastern Bhutan. Legend has it that ...Read more
2024
TRASHIGANG DZONG
Trashigang
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Perched on a hill overlooking the Drangme Chhu River below, it is one of ...Read more
2024
TOWER OF TRONGSA - ROYAL HERITAGE MUSEUM
Trongsa
Museums
50 meters above the dzong is a remarkable watchtower, the Ta Dzong, ...Read more
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TRONGSA DZONG
Trongsa
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
This imposing fortress, built into the side of a cliff, dominates the gorge ...Read more
2024
KURJE LHAKHANG
Jakar
Temple to visit
This is one of the holiest temples in the kingdom of Bhutan. Guru Rinpoche ...Read more
2024
JAMPA LHAKHANG
Jakar
Abbey monastery and convent
The Jampa Lhakhang monastery, like the Kyichu Lhakang monastery in Paro, is ...Read more
2024
JAKAR DZONG
Jakar
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Perched high up in the village, the Jakar dzong is not home to a community, ...Read more
2024
BUMDELING WILDLIFE SANCTUARY GUESTHOUSE
Trashigang
Natural Crafts • €
Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary is home to over 300 species of birds, 42 types ...Read more
2024
DUNGKHAR NAKTSHANG
Lhuntse
Abbey monastery and convent
A few tens of kilometres from Lhuntse (at the end of a winding but ...Read more