Paro
A single valley with the country’s only international runway at one end and a monastery clinging to a cliff at the other. The walk up to Taktsang takes most of a morning and earns the rest of the day.
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Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
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Drukgyal Dzong, also known as Drukgyel Dzong, is a fortress and Buddhist monastery, located in the upper part of the Paro District, Bhutan. The dzong was built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, to commemorate victory over an invasion from Tibet. While ruling as the second Paro Penlop, Drukdra named the fortress Drukgyal Dzong, 'The fortress of the victorious Drukpas'.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Christopher J. Fynn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kyichu Lhakhang, is an important Himalayan Buddhist temple situated in Lango Gewog of Paro Dzongkhag in Bhutan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Christopher J. Fynn · CC BY 2.5
Paro is a town and seat of Paro District, in the Paro Valley of Bhutan. It is a historic town with many sacred sites and historical buildings scattered throughout the area. It is also home to Paro International Airport, Bhutan's sole international airport.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Aug 2026
Christopher Michel · CC BY 2.0
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. It houses the district Monastic Body as well as government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Paro Taktsang is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tiger's Nest caves in historical Tibet in which Padmasambhava practiced and taught Vajrayana.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Original: Nina R from Africa Derivative work: UnpetitproleX · CC BY 2.0
Drukgyal Dzong, also known as Drukgyel Dzong, is a fortress and Buddhist monastery, located in the upper part of the Paro District, Bhutan. The dzong was built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, to commemorate victory over an invasion from Tibet. While ruling as the second Paro Penlop, Drukdra named the fortress Drukgyal Dzong, 'The fortress of the victorious Drukpas'.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Christopher J. Fynn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kyichu Lhakhang, is an important Himalayan Buddhist temple situated in Lango Gewog of Paro Dzongkhag in Bhutan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Christopher J. Fynn · CC BY 2.5
Paro is a town and seat of Paro District, in the Paro Valley of Bhutan. It is a historic town with many sacred sites and historical buildings scattered throughout the area. It is also home to Paro International Airport, Bhutan's sole international airport.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Aug 2026
Christopher Michel · CC BY 2.0
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. It houses the district Monastic Body as well as government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Paro Taktsang is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. It is one of thirteen Tiger's Nest caves in historical Tibet in which Padmasambhava practiced and taught Vajrayana.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Original: Nina R from Africa Derivative work: UnpetitproleX · CC BY 2.0
From the airport
When to go to Paro: Mar or Apr or May or Oct or Nov
Clear Himalayan air between the monsoon and the cold.