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Places to Visit in Thimphu

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Majestic bronze sculpture surrounded by mountain vistas, featuring intricate Buddhist art, a meditation hall, and 100,000 miniature golden Buddhas. A serene cultural landmark.
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Scenic mountain pass in Bhutan featuring 108 chortens, vibrant prayer flags, and panoramic Himalayan views, ideal for early morning or evening visits.
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Majestic fortress complex serving as a seat of government and spiritual heartland with traditional architecture, serene gardens, and notable flag lowering ceremony.
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Tranquil stupa surrounded by lush gardens, where visitors can observe local spiritual practices and architecture, and enjoy reflective walks and city views.
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Wildlife sanctuary specializing in the care of the Takin, with spacious enclosures and raised walkways for viewing, plus a café and visitor centre.
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  • Gregg H
    46 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic Buddha overlooking the valley and village/city of Timphu. Buddhism and all of its history is captured here and provides a perspective of why the King has as recently as 2016 completed this monument. On a beautiful day atop the mountain ridges this serene place and monument overlooks the town and can be seen throughout your visit in Timphu.
    Highly recommended site to visit.
    Written 22 January 2025
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  • Marco Grava
    Rome, Italy838 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I strongly suggest that you wake up early and get here before most people do as this is probably the most crowed place in Bhutan, with buses that drive here to carry tourists just to drive back to Thimpu after a short visit. This was a stop on my way to Phobjukha valley and I was lucky enough to catch a veery clear day, with a wonderful view on the Himalaya.
    Written 22 January 2025
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  • T-SGlobetrotters
    Preston, UK4,236 contributions
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    Most of the fortress was only built in the 1960’s. The function of the building is part administrative part religious. It hosts government departments on one side of the compound with the temple on the opposite side. The building has impressive scale although access in limited to evenings during the week and all-day weekends and public holidays. Unfortunately, most of the complex is out of bounds apart from the courtyard and main temple.
    Written 26 November 2024
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  • Ajay Sharma
    Mumbai, India81 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We visited the memorial during our visit to thimpu in nov 2024.

    the place is having a entry fee for adults and kids.

    the memorial is beautiful and has a nice surrounding lawn. the inside is having multiple levels and large multi layered statues.

    we have to climb upstairs to have a look at all the sculptures and paintings on all the levels.

    the memorial lawn is a nice place to take good photos with the city and mountains in the background.

    overall a must visit place in thimpu , bhutan.
    Written 7 January 2025
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  • Charles_and_Susan
    Nottingham, UK7,628 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Located in central Thimphu this building houses a museum where you can see old stamps amongst other things. Several people in our group visited the counter in the adjacent office where you can download one of your own photos and have it printed out on a page of stamps. You can use these stamps to send postcards home through the regular post.
    Written 30 December 2023
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  • Ugyen
    Noida, India286 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This place is must visit for me at least once in a year to make offering and seek blessings from the local local deity as I was born in and brought up in Thimphu. Almost all kids who are born in Thimphu and was brought here after 3 days of birth by their parents have to do the same. Am Sure everyone will understand why is it so?

    But for Tourist if your are spiritual and is seeking blessings can always visit.
    Dont forget to carry your Kabney and Rachu if your are bhutanese. Foreigners i think its exceptional.
    Written 6 November 2019
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  • Ajay Sharma
    Mumbai, India81 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We visited the place as a family in November 2024.

    the place has an entrance fee and is having various rooms/class rooms wherein we can see the different traditional crafts skills being taught and practiced in real time.

    the place is decorated nicely and is a good place for photos.

    there is a souvenir room and the items hand crafted can be bought at a reasonable price.

    overall a good place to witness the traditional crafts been taught and practiced.
    Written 7 January 2025
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  • AR
    57 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Simply Bhutan is a must visit place. It is a one stop place to understand the Bhutanese culture and history in an interactive manner. You will be served with Ara, a home made wine, and depending on the season it would be made with either rice, corn or wheat. You can see and participate in the house construction section. The guide (ST in our case) explains the various masks uses in the traditional mask dances and the mythological significance of each masks. You will see the kitchen equipments and sun dried vegetables used in Bhutan cuisine. The museum serves butter tea, sweet rice and roasted rice while seeing Bhutanese dance (of course we can participate in the dance). Then, one can participate in a round of the national game archery and celebrate bulls eye in a celebratory dance. Our group had very good memory at Simply Bhutan.
    Written 9 February 2025
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  • AAleR
    Saint John, Canada449 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Visit this venue, you will not be disappointed. The dedication the staff of this school show to the learners and their community is something out of this world. The visit will take around 90 minutes and is well worth the stop.
    Written 14 October 2024
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  • Ajay Sharma
    Mumbai, India81 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Visited the preserve with my kids in november 2024.

    the reserve is large with very big enclosures. the entry fee is minimal and is open to visitors during the daytime.

    the reserve has few other animals along with the takin which is enclosed in a large central enslosure. the walkway is designed so that we can observe the animals closely.

    they also have birds ( local birds ) in a large enclosure .

    the preserve has a small shop for refreshments with quite a big seating area. the shop is surrounded with tall trees.

    overall a good experience and recommended while visiting thimpu , bhutan
    Written 7 January 2025
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  • Marco Grava
    Rome, Italy838 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    There is some renovation going on but it does not really affect the beauty of this place. The temple is located on a hill and although the trail is paved and not too long, it still is quite steep; do not worry though: the landscape is so beautiful that you will not mind stopping every now and then on your way to reaching the top.
    Written 13 January 2025
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  • Traveller20175
    California Desert, CA575 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We visited all the zhongs in Thimphu, when we visited Bhutan and loved each one of them. This is a smaller and older zhong, but has the same beautiful architecture, intricate windows and wood work, elaborate paintings and a beautiful temple inside. Do make a stop here while visiting Thimphu.
    Written 29 November 2024
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