Tailor-made Bhutan Tours 2026, 2027 & 2028

Built in 1692 around a cliffside cave, Paro Taktsang sits at an elevation of 3,120 metres. The complex comprises eight interconnected temples accessible only by a steep 4-kilometre trail. It marks the 8th-century meditation site of Guru Padmasambhava and features a 60-metre waterfall cascading into a sacred pool beside the monastery’s entrance.

These massive 17th-century fortresses are built of rammed earth and stone without the use of nails. Punakha Dzong, the winter capital until 1955, sits at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers and houses the sacred remains of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. In Thimphu, the Tashichho Dzong serves as the summer capital, containing the throne room of the King and 30 separate religious and administrative wings.