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  • National Museum Of Bhutan

    #1 of 7 Things to do in Paro | Added 28832 times in trip plans

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    Museum, History Museum, Watch Tower, Tower, Architecture

    Paro, Bhutan

    N/A 09:00 am - 05:00 pm
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    Located above RinpungDzong, National Museum of Bhutan was established in 1968 in the renovated building of the ancient Ta-dzong, a 17th-century watchtower.A cultural museum in Paro in western Bhutan, it was constructed under the patronage of His Majesty, the King JigmeDorjiWangchuck, the third King of Bhutan. Opened in 1968, some of the most exquis...
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  • Drukgyel Dzong

    #2 of 7 Things to do in Paro | Added 23415 times in trip plans

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    Religious Site, Family And Kids, Monastery

    Paro, Bhutan

    N/A 24-hrs
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    Drukgyal Dzong, now in ruins,used to be a fortress and Buddhist monastery, and is considered one of the most significant archaeological sites in Bhutan. Located in the upper part of the Paro valley, the Dzong was built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest of Shabdrung Ngawan gNamgyal, the lineage holder of Drukpa-Kagyud school of Buddhism, who c...
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  • Kichu Lakhang

    #3 of 7 Things to do in Paro | Added 25205 times in trip plans

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    Religious Site, Temple, Historical Site, Statue, Courtyard

    Paro, Bhutan

    N/A 24-hrs
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    There is an intriguing Bhutanese belief that the two orange trees in Kyichu Lhakhang’s courtyard bear fruit throughout the year. According to traditional mythology,the temple, along with JampeLhakhang in Bumthang, were chosen by the 7th century Tibetan King SongtsenGampo to tame a huge demoness obstructing the spread of Buddhism, over an exte...
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  • Taktsang Monastery

    #4 of 7 Things to do in Paro | Added 35679 times in trip plans

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    Religious Site, Mountain, View Point, Hiking Trail, Historical Site, Architectur...

    Taktsang Trail, Paro, Bhutan

    N/A 08:00 am - 05:00 pm
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    Legend has it that Guru Padmasambhava, popularly known in Bhutan as Guru Rinpoche flew to this special monastery on the back of a tigress in the 8th century when it was abound with evil spirits. He spent three months thereafter deep in meditation here and thus, the TaktsangGoemba or the Tiger’s Nest Monastery has been sanctified by Guru Rinpo...
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  • Paro Dzong

    #5 of 7 Things to do in Paro | Added 33634 times in trip plans

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    Religious Site, Historical Site, Architecture , Monastery , Fort

    Rinpung Dzong, Paro, Bhutan

    N/A 09:00 am - 05:00 pm
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    The ParoDzong is commonly referred to as the RinpungDzong, and is a fortress-monastery commanding the view of theParo valley, as though pondering over its long, tumultuous history. Guru Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche initially built a monastery here towards the beginning of the tenth century, the size of which was increased in 1644 by NgawangNamgya...
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  • Chele La Pass

    #6 of 7 Things to do in Paro | Added 24306 times in trip plans

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    Mountain, View Point, Family And Kids, Nature

    Paro, Bhutan

    N/A 24-hrs
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    Tuck yourselves in your warm clothes for this one; you’ll be able to feel the temperature drop as you gain altitude over the course of your two-hour thickly-forested drive from Paro. In winters, you will come across waterfalls, frozen rivers, alpine flowers and snow on the way to the pass. The Chele La Pass is one of the highest vantage point...
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  • Jangsarbu Lhakhang

    #7 of 7 Things to do in Paro | Added 29974 times in trip plans

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    Religious Site, Temple, Statue

    Behind ParoDzong,Paro, Bhutan

    N/A 24-hrs
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    This seemingly small and insignificant-looking temple is home to themajestic statue of Sakyamuni Buddha that was carried all the way from Lhasa, Tibet. The temple also houses the protector deity of Paro. As the traditional legend goes, the statue of SHakyamuni Buddha was destined for ParoDzong or RinpungDzong, behind which this temple is located, a...
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