2025
MONASTÈRE DE RIGSUM GOMPA
Trashigang
Abbey monastery and convent
Rigsum Gompa monastery perched at an altitude of 2,300 m, a 3-hour walk from Bumdeling, with ...Read more
2025
CHORTEN KORA
Trashigang
Temple to visit
Huge whitewashed monastery inspired by the Bodnath stupa, featuring an XXL statue of Guru ...Read more
2025
DZONG DE LHUNTSE
Lhuntse
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Small dzong enlarged by the governor of Trongsa, on a hill overlooking the Kuri river, home to ...Read more
2025
ZANGTO PELRI LAKHANG
Phuentsholing
Temple to visit
Temple in the heart of Phuentsholing, with a fine collection of statues, paintings and other ...Read more
2025
CHERI GOMPA MONASTERY
Thimphu
Religious buildings
First monastery with a richly decorated silver chörten inside, housing an important retreat ...Read more
2025
DECHENPU LHAKHANG
Thimphu
Temple to visit
Temple dedicated to the local deity, featuring a large representation of the Shabdrung Ngawang ...Read more
2025
PANGRI ZAMPA TEMPLE
Thimphu
Religious buildings
Imposing monastery with 2 huge cypress trees, reputed to be the largest in Bhutan, housing a ...Read more
2025
TAKTSHANG (TIGER'S NEST)
Paro
Abbey monastery and convent
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Bhutan's most famous monastery, clinging to the black rocks, offering tours of the various ...Read more
2025
DRAMETSE LHAKHANG
Lhuntse
Religious buildings
Largest Nyingma monastery in Eastern Bhutan, home to the Gomchen people, with many ancient ...Read more
2025
DOBJI DZONG
Paro
Abbey monastery and convent
According to legend, the central tower was built by Ngawang Chogyal with 100 carpenters and ...Read more
2025
KURJE LHAKHANG
Jakar
Temple to visit
The most sacred temple in the kingdom of Bhutan, containing admirable paintings that provide a ...Read more
2025
JAMPA LHAKHANG
Jakar
Abbey monastery and convent
Jampa Lhakhang Monastery, one of the country's oldest shrines, hosts a strange festival every ...Read more
2025
RADA LHAKHANG
Wangdue Phodrang
Temple to visit
Temple of Rada erected in honor of a warrior king, with a collection of helmets, arrows, knives ...Read more
2025
JANGTSA DUMGTSEG LHAKHANG
Paro
Religious buildings
Mandala-shaped temple on 3 levels, with spaces reserved for worship, is the country's only ...Read more
2025
KYICHU LHAKHANG
Paro
Temple to visit
The most famous and oldest temple in the kingdom of Paro, housing the oldest chapel with a ...Read more
2025
CHIMI LHAKHANG
Punakha
Abbey monastery and convent
This fertility temple dedicated to Bhutan's most popular saint, the divine madman Drukpa ...Read more
2025
DUNGKHAR NAKTSHANG
Lhuntse
Abbey monastery and convent
16th-century monastery on a welcoming promontory, particularly renowned in eastern Bhutan every ...Read more