A country · 68 places · 10 regions
Bhutan, all of it.
68 curated places across 10 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Thimphu District, Bumthang District, Paro District and Trashigang District — read below as chapters, with 6 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Thimphu District · 12 places
Thimphu District
Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan, positioned in the Wang Chhu valley at an altitude of approximately 2,320 metres. It is one of the few national capitals in the world without traffic lights. The city is home to the Tashichho Dzong, the main seat of Bhutan's government and monastic body, as well as the National Memorial Chorten and the Institute for Zorig Chusum, which preserves the thirteen traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan. The weekend market along the Wang Chhu riverbank draws farmers and artisans from across the surrounding districts.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Bumthang District · 8 places
Bumthang District
A sacred temple complex in the Bumthang valley marking a cave where Guru Rinpoche is said to have meditated. Three temples and a grove of prayer flags make it a central pilgrimage site.
✦ March to May · $$$
Chapter III · Paro District · 8 places
Paro District
Paro Taktsang, commonly called the Tiger's Nest, is a Buddhist monastery complex built into a cliff face 900 metres above the floor of the Paro Valley at an elevation of 3,120 metres. According to tradition the site marks where Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) meditated in the 8th century, arriving on the back of a tigress. The main temple buildings were constructed in 1692 and reconstructed after a 1998 fire. The two-hour trail through blue pine forest to the monastery site is Bhutan's most popular and photographed hike.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Trashigang District · 4 places
Trashigang District
A temple beside a sacred rock in eastern Bhutan where pilgrims circumambulate and squeeze through a narrow passage to test their karma. Its riverside setting hosts a lively spring festival.
✦ March to April · $$$
Regions of Bhutan
Every place in Bhutan
68 places, one country.
Paro Taktsang
Paro District, Bhutan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$$
Punakha Dzong
Punakha District, Bhutan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$$
Dochula Pass
Thimphu, Bhutan
✦ October to February · $$$
Phobjikha Valley
Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan
✦ October to February · $$$
Thimphu
Thimphu District, Bhutan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$$
Bumthang district
Bumthang, Bhutan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$$
Trongsa Dzong
Trongsa District, Bhutan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$$
Haa Valley
Haa, Bhutan
✦ June to September · $$$
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$$
Jigme Dorji National Park
Gasa, Bhutan
✦ April to June, September to November · $$$
Rinpung Dzong
Paro District, Bhutan
✦ March to May, September to November · $$$
Chele La
Haa, Bhutan
✦ March to June, September to November · $$$
Tashichho Dzong
Thimphu District, Bhutan
✦ March to May and September to November · $$$
Buddha Dordenma
Thimphu District, Bhutan
✦ March to May and September to November · $$$
Chimi Lhakhang
Punakha District, Bhutan
✦ March to May and September to November · $$$
National Memorial Chorten
Thimphu District, Bhutan
✦ March to May and September to November · $$$
Changangkha Lhakhang
Thimphu District, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$
Dechen Phodrang
Thimphu District, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$
Motithang Takin Preserve
Thimphu, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$
Kyichu Lhakhang
Paro District, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$
Drukgyel Dzong
Paro District, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$
Dungtse Lhakhang
Paro District, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$
Trashigang Dzong
Trashigang, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$
Royal Botanical Park Lamperi
Thimphu, Bhutan
✦ March–May, September–November · $$$