Paro Tourist Places to Visit in Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Paro Tourist Places to Visit in Paro, Bhutan, Asia

With wide valley and beautiful natural surroundings, Paro is a town in Bhutan located towards the southwest part of the country and capital city of Paro district. The coordinates to Paro are 27⁰26’ N and 89⁰25’ E. The international airport of Bhutan is situated in Paro. Paro completes the ‘golden triangle’ of Bhutan’s famous tourist sightseeing spots along with Punakha and Jakar.

Food and Shopping at Paro

Excellent noodle dishes, dumplings, Indian cuisine and Bhutanese dishes are served at hotels in Paro according to customers needs. There are some well known hotels with good service in Paro such as Tshernyoen’s Café, Sonam Trophel Restaurant, hotel Peljorling, hotel First Floor, and Hotel Tandin.

Tourist Places in Paro

Paro Dzong

Once a fort, Paro Dzong now houses many administrative offices of the Bhutan Government. This fort was built on the ruins of a 17^th century structure.

Chele La Pass

This Pass is located at a height of 3,988 meters is the highest point in Bhutan having motor roads. One can come across many breath taking views while travelling along this pass.

Kila Goemba

This place is dedicated to the Buddhist nuns. It offers the most amazing picturesque scenes in the region.

Ta Dzong

Once served as a fort in the 17^th century, it has now become a museum of Bhutan, housing various ancient artifacts of bygone eras of the country. This fort was built in the year 1967.

Kyichu Lhakhang

This shrine is the most respected one in the entire country of Bhutan. A temple was first built in the 7^th century by a Tibetan King and later in the year 1968, a second temple was built dedicated to H. M. Ashi Kesang, the Queen Mother of Bhutan.

Drukgyel Dzong

After defeating the Tibetan intruders, Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal built this fort in the year 1646. This fort was created to mark his victory against the invaders.

The names of other places of interest in and around Paro are listed below:

Druk Choeding
Dungtse Lhakhang
Ugyen Pelri Palace
Jangsarbu Lhakhang
Taktshang Lhakhang
Rinpung Dzong

Means of Commutation to Paro

Airways:

4.5 km away from Paro city is located Bhutan’s international airport, Paro Airport. Flights from various countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Nepal, and India arrive and depart from this airport on a daily basis. Tourists can avail the facilities such as public buses and taxis to travel towards Paro city from where they can board inter-district buses.

Roadway:

There are roads from Paro leading to inter-districts and Thimpu. It takes two hours to reach Thimpu by taxi from Paro city which is 65 km away. Paro is 143 km away from Punakha and travel time to reach Punaka is 5 hours.

Accommodation Options at Paro

Nestled among nature’s beauty in Paro are cottages, three star and four star hotels with spacious airy rooms. Facilities such as 24 hour check in and out, free breakfast, laundry service, pubs, fitness room, etc are available at three star and four star hotels in Paro. Rooms in such hotels are rented $485 to $1200 on daily basis. If you are looking for economy class hotels in Paro you will find the tariff for single room is $ 60 and $85 for double room. Below are the names of some of the hotels providing good facilities in Paro: