Hot destinations In Bhutan
Thimpu
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Situated at 2,285 m above sea level, it is the capital of Bhutan. Just over 30 years old, this tiny Himalayan city was built by the late king Jigme Dorje Wangchuk to replace the ancient capital of Punakha. Quiet and peaceful city with its streets lined with traditional shop fronts. Beautiful textiles in wool, silver jewelry, thangkas and other traditional crafts of the kingdom are available in various Handicrafts Emporiums.
Paro:
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It is the winter capital of Bhutan and 52 km far away from Thimpu. With patchwork fields, willow glades, murmuring trout filled streams and scattered hamlets, Paro is one of the most attractive valleys of Bhutan. Bursting with colour and tradition, this tiny town is overlooked by a dramatic Dzong, while hamlets and isolated farms dot the countryside.
Punakha:
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Located at -- above sea level, Punakha had once been the winter capital of Bhutan. It is still being used as the winter home of Bhutan’s spiritual leader and the monks of Thimpu and Paro. Blessed with temperate climate and fed by Pho-Chu (male) and Mochu (female) rivers, it is the most fertile site. During a clear weather one can have a splendid view of the distant Himalayan snow capped peaks at Docha La (pass) on Thimpu-Punakha road.
Wangdue Phodrang:
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This is the last town before entering Central Bhutan. Sitting on the top hill, the formidable dzong is the town’s most visible features. The town itself is the little more than an enlarged village with well- provided shops and hotels. The road from Wangdue to Trongsa is one of the prettiest in Bhutan passing through streams, forests and villages before climbing the Petala pass on the Black Mountain ranges into the Trongsa valley. A few kilometers past the Gangtey Gompa is the village of Phobjikha, one of the winter homes of the Black Necked cranes which migrate to Bhutan from Central Asia.
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