Things to do in Dzongkha

Dzongkha, also known by its exonym Bhutanese, is a Tibeto-Burman language in the Tibetic language family that is primarily spoken by the Bhutanese people.

19 places to visit in and around Dzongkha, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.

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Tashichho Dzong
Tashichho Dzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu.
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Dechencholing Palace
Dechencholing Palace is located in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, 4 kilometres to the north of the Tashichho Dzong and 7 kilometres north of the city centre. It was built in 1953 by the third king of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
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Paro Taktsang
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National Museum of Bhutan
National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan.
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Rinpung Dzong
Rinpung Dzong, sometimes referred to as Paro Dzong, is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District, Bhutan.
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Memorial Chorten, Thimphu
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Folk Heritage Museum
The Folk Heritage Museum is a museum in the Kawajangsa district of Thimphu, Thimphu District, in Bhutan. The museum was founded in 2001.
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Druk Wangditse Lhakhang
Druk Wangditse Lhakhang, the "Temple of the Peak of Conquest" is located high on a forested ridge to the south of Tashichho Dzong overlooking the whole Thimphu valley. It was established in 1715 as the seat of the 8th Druk Desi, Druk Rabgye.
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Kyichu Lhakhang
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Changangkha Lhakhang
Changangkha Lhakhang is a compact temple complex located on the tip of a ridge that juts towards central Thimphu from the hills to the east. Founded in the 13th or 14th centuries, it is probably the oldest surviving temple in Thimphu.
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Phajoding Monastery
Phajoding Monastery is a Buddhist monastery above Thimphu city in Bhutan founded in the 13th century by Phajo Drugom Zhigpo, a Tibetan lama who spread the Drukpa Kagyu teachings of Buddhism in Bhutan.
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Tango Monastery
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Chagri Monastery
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Jimilang Tsho
Jimilang Tsho is a natural lake in Thimphu District of Bhutan.
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Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phrodrang, meaning "Palace of Great Bliss", is a Buddhist monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan. It is located to the north of the city.
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National Biodiversity Centre, Bhutan
The National Biodiversity Centre was established in 1998 as the National Biodiversity Program following Bhutan’s ratification of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in 1995 to streamline and coordinate previously fragmented biodiversity management…
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Neyphug Monastery
Neyphug Thegchen Tsemo Monastery is a religious institution in Bhutan in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Established in 1550 by the first Neyphug Tulku, the monastery has high significant cultural and heritage value.
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Pangri Zampa Monastery
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Centenary and Coronation Park