Thimphu Hotels - Reviews and Rates

[I just uploaded a bunch of pics to my last post so please check those out as well!] So yesterday, Sangay and the driver (who's name I still don't know) drove me to the capital city, Thimphu, which is 1 ½ hrs away from Paro where there is the national airport. Thimphu has about 60,000 people and its surprisingly European in feel - the standard o...

BHUTAN Tales From The Dragon Kingdom including The Land of Ten Thousand Stray Dogs The Reincarnation of a Long Lost Tibetan Lama Discovered Plus Heir To The Throne? PARO Four hours after landing in Paro, as we walked along the uneven rock pathway from the National Museum of Bhutan to the Paro Dzong (a dzong is an ancient Tibetan style fortress, ...

... is the name of a monastery near Thimphu that was built in the 15th century by the "Divine Madman" Drukpa Kunley. Today it is the residence of the 17th reincarnation (Trulku) of Bhutan 's fourth Desi, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye. The recently restored monastery is well worth the one hour walk up the hill, which is also taken by the monks - and all s...

Meet up at breakfast and swap chocolate we have brought - some of it has travelled better than other bits - the creme eggs may have been a mistake! Several of us not feeling at our best - partly the altitude and partly some upset stomachs. We visit Gangtey Goemba, a temple which is currently being renovated. We visit the craftsmen who are doing ...

From the Land of Smiles to the land of The Thunder Dragon. Bhutan, Himalayan Mountain Kingdom. We flew Druk Airlines,( Bhutans National carrier consisting of 2 BAE 146 planes) to Paro, Bhutans only airport. The normal routing from Bangkok is Rangoon/Dhakka/Paro, but our flight clearly didn't have any passengers getting on or off in Rangoon, so w...