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Punakha Dzong's whitewashed walls and golden roofs beside a river, with forested hills behind

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Valleys of the Thunder Dragon

Bhutan is small, but its mountain roads are slow. Choosing a few valleys and giving each enough time is the key to a relaxed trip.
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Western Bhutan

Colourful prayer flags strung across a ridge above a mountain valley under a blue sky

Western Bhutan · about 2,700 m

Haa

A remote alpine valley reached over the Chele La pass.

Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) monastery built into a sheer rock cliff above a forested valley

Western Bhutan · about 2,250 m

Paro

Bhutan's arrival valley, home to Rinpung Dzong and the cliffside Tiger's Nest.

Carved and painted wooden windows rising above a stone courtyard inside a dzong

Western Bhutan · about 2,320 m

Thimphu

The capital: Buddha Dordenma, Tashichho Dzong and the weekend market.

Punakha Dzong's whitewashed walls and golden roofs beside a river, with forested hills behind

Western Bhutan · about 1,250 m

Punakha

A warm valley where two rivers meet below the grand Punakha Dzong.

Iron chain bridge strung with prayer flags over a rocky river, with a small temple on the hillside

Western Bhutan · about 1,350 m

Wangdue Phodrang

River-valley town on the road east, close to Punakha.

Southern Bhutan

Traditional painted Bhutanese gateway with a golden finial in front of forested hills

Southern Bhutan · about 300 m

Phuentsholing

Southern border town and the overland gateway from India.

Central Bhutan

A lone farmhouse on a green hillside below steep mountains and low cloud

Central Bhutan · about 2,900 m

Phobjikha (Gangtey)

Glacial valley where black-necked cranes spend the winter.

Crowds gathered in a dzong courtyard for a tshechu festival, below a tall white tower

Central Bhutan · about 2,200 m

Trongsa

Historic town above a deep gorge, guarded by Bhutan's largest dzong.

Dancers in bright traditional costume performing on an open field before a festival audience

Central Bhutan · about 2,600 m

Bumthang

Spiritual heartland of old temples, buckwheat fields and local cheese.

Not sure how to combine them?

Our trip planner shows estimated driving times between valleys and builds a day-by-day plan for you.

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