Bhutan · 7 experiences
Culture in Bhutan
Gompas, dzongs, old bazaars and the people who keep them
Guided walks, festival days and evenings with music: the history of each valley told on site.
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Druk Wangyel Tshechu on 13 December
A modern festival held each 13 December on the ground in front of the Druk Wangyal Lhakhang, with dances performed by t…
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Gasa Dzong and its round watchtowers
Visit the 17th-century Trashi Thongmön Dzong on its ridge above the Mo Chhu, built to defend Bhutan's northern frontier…
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Rinpung Dzong and the National Museum on foot
Walk from the town across the covered cantilever bridge, up through the dzong's courtyards and on to the round Ta Dzong…
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Permit morning and a walk through the Bhutan Gate
For Indians entering by road, the first Bhutan experience is practical: meeting your guide, collecting the entry permit…
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Punakha Dzong and the rivers that meet below it
Cross the cantilever bridge over the Mo Chhu, walk through the three courtyards of Bhutan's most photographed dzong and…
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Tashichho Dzong at flag-lowering time
See the seat of Bhutan's government and the summer home of its monk body in the hour after offices shut, when the natio…
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Trongsa Dzong and the Ta Dzong museum
Start in the round watchtower museum above town for the story of the Wangchuck penlops, then walk down to the dzong's t…
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