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Western Region

Paro

Paro (Altitude 2,200m/7,218ft.)

Wangdue Phodrang

Wangdue Phodrang (Altitude: 1,300m/4,265ft)

The last western town before heading towards central Bhutan, Wangdue Phodrang is like an enlarged village with a few well provided shops. Located towards the south of Punakha, the higher ridges of the Wangdue Phodrang valley provides rich pastureland for cattle. This district is also famous for its fine bamboo work and its slate, stone carvings.

 

Places of interest around Wangdue Phodrang

Punakha

Punakha (Altitude 1,310m/4,300ft)

Punakha served as the capital of Bhutan until 1955 and is still the winter seat of Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot). Blessed with temperate climate and fed by Pho Chu (male) and Mo Chu (female) rivers, Punakha is the most fertile valley in the country with abundant with crops and vast terraces of rice fields. There are splendid view of the distant Himalayas at Dochula pass (alt. 3,100 m) on Thimphu - Punakha road.

 

Places of interest around Punakha

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