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Drive 434.4 km
best
1. Drive from Samdrup Jongkhar to Paro Taktsang434.4 km
7h 9m
$50–72
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Samdrup Jongkhar to Paro Taktsang434.4 km
7h 9m
$130–160

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Distance: 434.4 km
Duration: 7h 9m

What companies run services between Samdrup, Bhutan and Paro Taktsang, Bhutan?

You can drive from Samdrup Jongkhar to Paro Taktsang in around 7h 9m.

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Paro, Bhutan

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Things to do in Paro

National Museum of Bhutan(Opens in a new window)

National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong under the command of His Majesty, the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third hereditary Monarch of Bhutan. The necessary infrastructure was created to house some of the finest specimens of Bhutanese art, including masterpieces of bronze statues and paintings. Suitable galleries were constructed to house the extensive collections. Works of art were elegantly displayed on scientific lines.

Tashichho Dzong(Opens in a new window)

Tashichhoedzong (བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཆོས་རྫོང) is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu. It has traditionally been the seat of the Druk Desi (or "Dharma Raja"), the head of Bhutan's civil government, an office which has been combined with the kingship since the creation of the monarchy in 1907, and summer capital of the country.

Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan(Opens in a new window)

The Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (རྒྱལ་འཛིན་ཐགས་རིགས་སློབ་སྡེ་) was founded to preserve and promote the living art of weaving which is an important part of the culture and tradition of Bhutan. Under the patronage of Her Majesty Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck, it is a non-government, non-profit organization established as an educational center for the training of individuals in traditional Bhutanese weaving.

Buddha Dordenma statue(Opens in a new window)

Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, will be made of bronze and gilded in gold. The Great Buddha Dordenma is sited amidst the ruins of Kuensel Phodrang, the palace of Sherab Wangchuck, the thirteenth Desi Druk, overlooking the southern approach to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. Construction began in 2006 and was planned to finish in October 2010, however construction did not conclude until 25 September 2015. The completed work is one of the largest Buddha rupas in the world, at 169 ft and contains 100,000 8-inch-tall and 25,000 12-inch-tall gilded bronze Buddhas.

Places to stay in Paro

Hotel Khamsum(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Nirvana Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Zhideychen Boutique Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Dzi Pema(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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