Bhutan Trip — Places to visit in Trongsa

Nisha Parmar
3 min readJul 27, 2018

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Bhutan

Pelela pass at 3300m is a crucial dividing variety that separates Western Bhutan from Central and Eastern Bhutan. Crossing this crucial Pass, one might take pleasure in the pastoral sensation as you drive much deeper into the valley with meadows where sheep and yaks graze. The bamboos that grow plenty on these hillsides are cut by yaks. Yaks like the overshadowed bamboos. If you are a bird watcher, keep an eye out for the specialized called the Wren Babbler taking haven below those bamboos. In the months of April-June, the hillsides are painted with the rhododendron blossoms. Trongsa, the spiritual and the temporal heart of the nation is the very first district that you will encounter.

Trongsa Dzong

Integrated in 1648, it was the catbird seat over main and eastern Bhutan. Both the very first and 2nd kings of Bhutan ruled the nation from this ancient seat. All 4 kings were invested as Trongsa Penlop (“ guv”) prior to rising the throne. The dzong is a huge structure with numerous levels, sloping down the shapes of the ridge on which it is constructed. Due to the fact that of the dzong’s extremely tactical position, on the only linking path in between east and west, the Trongsa Penlop had the ability to manage successfully the entire of the main and eastern areas of the nation from here.

Ta Dzong

This watchtower, which as soon as protected Trongsa Dzong from internal disobedience, bases on a promontory above the town. It was constructed by Chogyal Minjur Tempa, the 1st Governor of Trongsa in 1652. It has 4 observation points looking like Tiger, Lion, Garuda, and Dragon. Climb the course to check out Ta Dzong which now houses a shrine committed to the legendary hero, King Gesar of Ling. A check out to this previous watchtower supplies visitors with an insight into the significance of Trongsa in Bhutan’s history. Since date the Ta Dzong of Trongsa is the most interesting museum of the country.

Thruepang Palace

This 2 storied easy palace positioned simply above the highway in the town is the birth location of our Late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. It was here that on 2nd May 1928, His Majesty was born to King Jigme Wangchuck and Ashi Puntsho Choden. He invested the majority of his early youth days here in this Thurepang Palace. The other palace of interest is the Eundu Choling Palace which was the winter season house of the 1st King Ugyen Wangchuck.

Kuenga Rabten Palace: The 23 km. drive from Trongsa to Kuenga Rabten takes about an hour and goes through open countryside high above a river canyon. The land slopes rather carefully in this area, and farming is well established, so there is much of interest to observe in the fields and in the towns as one speed along. As one methods Kuenga Rabten, the Palace is plainly noticeable simply listed below the roadway on the right. It was the winter season palace of the 2nd king and is now cared for by the National Commission for Cultural Affairs. This enjoyable afternoon expedition from Trongsa uses more insights into the early days of Bhutan’s monarchy.

Chendebji Chorten

En path to Trongsa is Chendebji Chorten, patterned on Kathmandu’s Swayambhunath Stupa, with eyes painted at the 4 cardinal points. It was integrated in the 18th century by Lama Zhida, to cover the remains of a fiend that was controlled at this area. Legend states that the fiend manifested as a massive snake.

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Nisha Parmar

A natural traveler Nisha Parmar has visited 48 countries in the world and still has plenty more. She is a travel blogger in Swan Tours -