Paro International Airport 2 hr 46
Mo Chhu (11 min) Dzong architecture and river ADHA & RUKHA (30 min) Meditation Caves (1 hr 15) Hanging Bridge (20 min) Lungchuzekha Goemba (1 hr 10) Mo Chhu (9 min) Kayaking & rafting are popular activities in this picturesque, winding river with rocky rapids. Chime Lhakhang (7 min) Built in 1499, this Buddhist monastery features a statue of Lama Kunley & a wooden phallus. Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Choeten (26 min) Buddhist monastery accessible by a hike through dense forest with views of the Punakha Valley. Dochula Chorten (1 hr 15) Druk Wangyel Monastery (1 hr 17) Punakha Suspension Bridge (16 min) A long metal bridge over a mountain river, decorated with colorful Buddhist prayer flags. Hanging Bridge (16 min) Dochula Pass (1 hr 15) Dzong architecture, monastery, and mountain Talo monastery (33 min) Punakha Dzong (9 min) Imposing palace & fortress dating to the 17th century in a serene setting overlooking the river. |