top 10 places to visit in bhutan
1. Taktsang Lhakhang
Taktsang Lhakhang is Bhutan's most iconic landmark and religious web site. The title Taktsang translates to The Tiger's Nest. This temple is one of the most holy websites in the kingdom and clings impossibly to a sheer cliff encounter 900 hundred meters above the Paro Valley.
It was 1st constructed in 1692 at a cave exactly where Guru Rimpoche meditated in the 7th century A.D. Legend states that Guru Rimpoche flew to the website atop the back of a tigress and meditated in the cave for 3 years, 3 months, 3 days and three hours in purchase to subdue evil demons residing within it. The cave has been regarded as a sacred site ever considering that and several popular saints have travelled to meditate in it.
Taktsang Lhakhang is located about ten km north of Paro town at an altitude of three.120 meters. In order to arrive at the temple site visitors should trek for close to 2-three hrs by means of lovely, shady pine forests. No journey to Bhutan would be complete with out a visit to this outstanding heritage internet site.
2. Thimphu
Thimphu is located in the constricted, linear valley of the Raidak River, which is also acknowledged as the Thimphu River (Thimpu Chuu).The culture of Bhutan is totally reflected in Thimphu in respect of literature, religion, customs, and nationwide dress code.
3. Paro valley
extends from the confluence of the Paro Chhu and the Wang Chhu rivers at Chuzom upto Mt. Jomolhari at the Tibetan border to the North. This picturesque region is one of the widest valleys in the kingdom and is covered in fertile rice fields and has a lovely, crystalline river meandering down the valley.
4. Rinpung and Ta Dzong
In the fifteenth century neighborhood folks provided the crag of Hungrel at Paro to Lama Drung Drung Gyal, a descendant of Pajo Drugom Zhigpo. Drung Drung Gyal constructed a tiny temple there and later a five storied Dzong or fortress which was acknowledged as Hungrel Dzong.In the seventeenth century, his descendants, the lords of Hungrel, offered this fortress to the Drukpa heirarch Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, in recognition of his religious and temporal authority. In 1644 the Shabdrung dismantled the present Dzong and laid the foundations of a new Dzong. In 1646 the Dzong was reconsecrated and established as the administrative and monastic centre of the western area and it grew to become identified as Rinpung Dzong.
5.Punakha Dzong
Popularly identified as the Punakha Dzong, Punthang Dechen Phodrang (The Palace of Great Bliss) was created in 1637 by the Zhabdrung. The gigantic Dzong was damaged six occasions by fire, when by flood and once by an earthquake.On 17 December, 1907, the 1st king of Bhutan, Ugyen Wangchuck, was crowned here. The Machen Lhakhang, a temple within the Dzong enshrines the mummified body of the Zhabdrung who passed away in retreat right here in 1651. Dzongchung (or the minor Dzong), created in 1328 by saint Ngagi Rinchen can even now be observed opposite the major Dzong. The magnificent Kuenrey (assembly hall) in Punakha Dzong is open to the travelers.
6. himi Lhakhang
Chimi Lhakhang is an extremely popular and revered temple that lies on the periphery of the fertile valley of Lobesa, the place the borders of Thimphu, Punakha and wangduephodrang districts meet. Being committed to Lama Drukpa Kuenley, the Divine Madman, the temple is popularly considered to be a temple of fertility.7. The National Memorial Chorten
Thimphu's Memorial Chorten is each a chorten and a temple in one particular. It occupies a prominent location in the center of the primary street close to the south entrance of the city suitable; traffic splits to go close to it. It was built in 1974 to honor the 3rd King, who wished to construct a chorten to represent the thoughts of the Buddha,but passed away prior to commencing that task.8.Tashichhodzong
It is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimpu in Bhutan , on the western bank of the Wang chu. It has typically been the seat of the Druk desi (or Dharma Raja), the head of Bhutan's civil government, an office which has been mixed with the kingship because the creation of the monarchy in 1907, and summer capital of the nation.9. Phobjikha Valley and Gangtey Gompa
Gangtey Goenpa is on the way to Tongsa. Its nearly 60 KMs away from Wangdue and the way is covered by the dense forests, largely made up of oak trees and Rhododendrons. Gangtey Goenpa is the only Nyingmapa monastery in western Bhutan and is located on a ridge overlooking the Phobjikha Valley. According to a legend Gangtey Goenpa was founded by the grandson of Pema lingpa, Gyalse Pema Thinley in 1613 and later on was expanded by Tenzin Legpau Dhendup. It is presently undergoing a main renovation scheduled to be finished by 2008.Phobjikha is a glacial valley on the periphery of the north western tip of the Black Mountain Nationwide Park at the altitude of 9,840 feet. The valley is a wide, beautiful alpine wetland valley and is a conservation region and lies on the northern boundary of the Jowo Durshing variety. The hill side vegetation is mostly pine forest, interspersed with Rhododendron trees. Phobjikha valley is also one of the roosting grounds of the Black-necked cranes that migrate each and every 12 months in winter from its northern habitats in Tibet and Siberia. These stylish and shy birds can be observed from early November to end of the March. RSPN and Phobjikha local community are now doing work with each other to protect the habitat of endangered Black Necked Cranes.
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