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The Best Attractions In Samdrup Jongkhar District

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Bhairav- Kunda Shiva Mandir

Taktshang Goemba (Tiger's Nest)

Punakha Dzong

Kuenselphodrang

Taktsang Palphug Monastery

Tashichho Dzong (Thimpu Dzong)

Dochula Pass

Samdrup Jongkhar is a town and seat of Samdrup Jongkhar District in Bhutan.The town is located at the south-eastern part of Bhutan and borders the Indian state of Assam. Though there is no clear historical record of the development of the town, it is said to have developed as a result of the construction of the Samdrup Jongkhar-Tashigang national highway in the 1960s. In the past the Sharchops of Tashigang, Dundsan, Orong and Yangtse used to trade in a small Indian border town in Assam called Gudama . Today it is one of the most important trading towns for the eastern districts of Bhutan. Near the border is Hanumaan Mandir in NK Darranga, a temple run ...
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The Best Attractions In Samdrup Jongkhar District

1. Bhairav- Kunda Shiva Mandir Samdrup Jongkhar
2. Dochula Pass Thimphu
The Dochula Pass is a mountain pass in the snow covered Himalayas within Bhutan on the road from Thimpu to Punakha where 108 memorial chortens or stupas known as Druk Wangyal Chortens have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, the eldest Queen Mother. Apart from the chortens there is a monastery called the Druk Wangyal Lhakhang , built in honour of the fourth Druk Gyalpo , Jigme Singye Wangchuck; the open grounds in its front yard is a venue for the annual Dochula Druk Wangyel Festival. The pass with 108 memorial chortens is adjacent to the country's first Royal Botanical Park.
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3. Punakha Dzong Punakha
The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungtang Dewa chhenbi Phodrang , is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed by Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, in 1637–38, it is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan and one of its most majestic structures. The dzong houses the sacred relics of the southern Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, including the Rangjung Kasarpani and the sacred remains of Ngawang Namgyal and the tertön Pema Lingpa. Punakha Dzong was the administrative centre and the seat of the Government of Bhutan until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.
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4. Taktsang Palphug Monastery Paro
Paro Taktsang , is a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and the temple complex is located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. A temple complex was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days and three hours in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan and is the tutelary deity of the country. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen taktsang or tiger lair caves in which he meditated. The temple devoted to Padmasambhava is an elegant structure built around the cave in 1692 by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye. It has become the cultural icon of Bhutan. A popular festival, known as the Tsechu, held in honor of Pa...
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5. Kuenselphodrang Thimphu
6. Taktshang Goemba (Tiger's Nest) Paro
7. Tashichho Dzong (Thimpu Dzong) Thimphu

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1)How to clear Bhutan immigration and how to get punakha day visit permit?
Ans) Indian should provide voter id card or passport with 6 months validity, 2 blank pages, 2 passport size photo also you have to provide hotel bookings confirmation and travel itinerary of your Bhutan trip. Basically indian will get permit for Thimphu and paro but if you want to visit punakha you will get punakha day visit permit when you fill up the Bhutan immigration form for permit you have to apply for punakha day visit after clear immigration reached Thimphu then submit your documents at Thimphu immigration counter and you will get easily punakha day visit permit. Bhutan permit fees is free for Indian.
2)How to reach Do Chula pass /Punakha Dzong /Punakha suspension bridge from Thimphu?
Ans) There is no direct bus service for punakha day visit plan. You have to booked a car from Thimphu to Punakha day visit plan. First we go for Do Chula Pass. From Thimphu city to Do Chula pass distance 30 km and it will take near 30 minutes. After complete the Do Chula pass sightseeing then go for Punakha Dzong. Do Chula Pass to punakha dzong distance 57 km and it will take near 2.30 hours. Punakha dzong ticket fare Rs. 300 per person for indian. Punakha Dzong to Punakha suspension bridge is very near it will take just 10 minutes by car. Complete this Punakha day visit plan then return to Thimphu hotel.
3)what is the meaning of Punakha?
Ans) Punakha is the seventh-largest city in Bhutan by population (6,262). The top 10 cities in Bhutan are: Thimphu, Phuntsholing, Paro, Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkhar, Wangdue Phodrang, Punakha, Jakar, Nganglam, Samtse.
4)What is the meaning of Dzong?
Ans) The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungtang Dewa chhenbi Phodrang (meaning the palace of great happiness or bliss), is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha, Bhutan.
5)what is Do chula pass Bhutan?
Ans) The Dochula Pass is a mountain pass in the snow covered Himalayas within Bhutan on the road from Thimpu to Punakha where 108 memorial chortens or stupas known as Druk Wangyal Chortens have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, the eldest Queen Mother.

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