The 'palace of great happiness' at the river confluence, reached by a covered bridge.
108 chortens and, on a clear day, a wall of eastern Himalayan peaks.
Through rice fields to Chimi Lhakhang, the fertility temple.
Punakha's lower altitude makes it Bhutan's rice bowl and one of its gentlest valleys to explore on foot.
It links Paro to the central valleys and the crane country of Phobjikha beyond.
We use Punakha for its warmth, its dzong and its river birds, en route deeper east.
Bhutan's most beautiful fortress-monastery.
One of the country's longest, over the Pho Chhu.
A gentle float past the dzong.
We choose the lodge and guiding that fit your dates and pace, not whatever is left.
We build your visit around the season that delivers — cranes, whales, fruiting-season bears or breeding birds.
Visit Punakha Dzong and bird the river valley. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.
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