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Located south of Punakha and the last town before central Bhutan, Wangduephodang is like an extended village with a few well-provisioned shops. The higher reach of the Wangduphodang valley provide rich pastureland for cattle. This district is famous for its find bamboo work, stone carvings, slate which is mined up a valley a few km...
Thimphu has the total area of about 1,809 sq. kms with elevations from 1,300 meters to over 7,300 meters above the sea level. The district has one Dungkhag and eight blocks. Besides its position as the seat of government, the district’s many glittering monuments, temple, monasteries and dzongs as well as premier museums, the National...
Punakha served as the capital of Bhutan until 1955 and still it is the winter seat of the Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot). Blesses with a temperate and fed by the Pho Chhu (male) and MO Chu (female) rivers, Punakha is the most fertile valley in the country. There are splendid views from Dochu-la pass (3,088m/10,1300ft)...
The wide and fertile Paro valley has both an ancient and a modern face. It is home to many of Bhutan’s older temples and monasteries, the countries only international airport situated in the heart of the valley, and the National Museum. Mt. Chomalhari (7,300m) region in white glory at the northern end of the valley,...
The principal attractions of a visit to Haa are the journey up and over the pass and the picturesque valley itself. Visits can be made to two famous monasteries, Lhakhang Karpo (White Temple) and Lhakhang Nagpo (Black Temple). The central shrine in Lhakhang Nagpo is said to be almost identical to theJowo temple in Lhasa....
Gasa in the extreme north west of Bhutan, shares its borders with the other western Bhutanese districts of Punakha, Thimphu, and Wangdiphodrang, with Tibet to the North. The total area of this starkly beautiful region is 4,409.30 sq.km. Elevations in the district range between 1,500 and 4,50 meters above the sea level. Not surprising, then, that...
Chhukha is home of two major ethic groups, the ngalops and the lhotshampas (Southern Bhutanese who originally came from Nepal). Among the lhotshampas one comes across several sub-groups: the Tamang, the Sherpas, the Rais, Limbu and the Lepchas. The languages spoken include Dzongkha, Lhotsham Kha. The Rais and the Limbus are generally Hindus while the...