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Arrival in Paro and First Impressions
“Welcome to the home of the Thunder Dragon…” announced the flight attendant as we descended towards Paro Airport.
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29 September 2026 – 5 October 2026
Bhutan Journals
Our Bhutan journey from Paro to Thimphu, over Dochula to Punakha and into the mountains of Tiger’s Nest.
Route map
The geography of a journey
Day 1ParoArrival
Day 2ThimphuMeditation and art
Day 3DochulaMountain pass
Day 3PunakhaDzong and rice fields
Day 4Punakha — Mo Chhu areaArea centre · rafting and village walk
Day 5ParoNational Museum
Day 6Tiger’s NestClimbing to the monastery
Day by day
Travel journal
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Album
Our selected moments
Address book
Places where we ate, stayed and made memories
Town
Paro
Our arrival and departure point in Bhutan.
PublicHotel
Pemako Thimphu
Our Thimphu hotel, where we danced in traditional clothes.
PublicSacred site
National Memorial Chorten
The Thimphu chorten commemorating the Third King.
PublicFortress and monastery
Simtokha Dzong
The dzong we visited on the way to Dochula.
PublicMountain pass
Dochula Pass
The mountain pass with 108 chortens.
PublicMonastery
Chimi Lhakhang
Our visit to the monastery associated with Drukpa Kunley.
PublicFortress and monastery
Punakha Dzong
The fortress-monastery beside the river.
PublicRiver and rafting
Mo Chhu
The river where we went rafting.
PublicFarmhouse and dining
Leki Farm House
The farming home where we had lunch.
PublicHotel
COMO Uma Punakha
Our accommodation in Punakha.
PublicMuseum
National Museum of Bhutan and Ta Dzong
Our museum visit in Paro’s old watchtower.
PublicMonastery and hiking
Paro Taktsang — Tiger’s Nest
The monastery we reached first on horseback, then on foot.
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