Where to go in Bhutan

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Bhutan

A secretive Himalayan kingdom strung with prayer flags and steeped in Buddhist spirituality

Person walks past a temple building with snowy mountains and a valley beyond.

The places that pull us back

Explore our team’s favorite destinations. Not the entire map, but a handful of places we love returning to.

A stone chorten stands in an open valley with a grazing yak and pine-clad mountains beyond.

Bumthang

Bumthang unfurls like an elaborate thangka painting depicting breathtaking landscapes, ancient monasteries, profound spirituality, and rich cultural heritage.

The Gasa Dzong fortress with white walls and a red tiered roof sits high in a green Bhutanese valley.

Gasa

Gasa is a remote district in northwestern Bhutan bordering Tibet to the north and Thimphu and Punakha to the south.

A white-walled Bhutanese dzong with a red tiered roof sits on a steep green forested hillside.

Haa Valley

Despite its day-trip proximity to Paro, the Haa Valley is one of Bhutan’s most isolated and scenic regions.

The Tiger's Nest monastery clings to a sheer cliff face above a dense pine forest in Paro.

Paro

If you could only visit one place in Bhutan, it should be postcard-pretty Paro. Paro is Bhutan; a microcosm of everything the Kingdom has to experience.

A traditional Bhutanese lodge courtyard with stone walls, wooden balconies, and a welcoming figure.

Phobjikha Valley (Gangtey)

The Phobjikha Valley is a postcard-pretty valley two-and-a-half-hours southeast of Punakha. Commonly referred to as Gangtey, this scenic spot features a broad, flat valley floor cradled by conifer-blanketed slopes.

Punakha Dzong fortress amid yellow flowers and misty mountains, Bhutan

Punakha

Punakha, a subtropical oasis tucked between Thimphu and the Phobjikha Valley (Gangtey), offers a dramatic contrast to Bhutan’s higher-altitude valleys.

108 memorial chortens at misty Dochula Pass, Bhutan

Thimphu

Named after a local deity who dissolved into a rock, Thimphu is an intriguing Himalayan city with plenty of quirks and charms—like being the only capital in the world without a traffic light.