A Route from Paro to Thimphu (Capital):

The distance from Paro to Thimphu is 65kms. South of Paro town is called Taju, and further below is Khangkhu village located very close to Paro Airport.The road the decends to Bondey and crosses the Paro chhu near the entrance to the Airport and to Shaba 3kms ahead where it is a base for wing of the Royal Bhutan Army.

9kms drive from shaba destined you across the bridge to the south bank of Paro chhu and to Isuna Village. From this village we can see Drag Karpo 'the white cliff', a temple that clings on the rock above and it is the place where Guru Rinpoche mediated. Tachogang Lhakhang is located few kms before Chhuzom, theconfluence of Paro Chhu and Thimphu River.

The confluence at Chhuzom is 24kms from Paro and 18kms from Bondey. The Bhutanese term 'Chhuzom' means a confluence, Chhu: river and Zom: meet. The Bhutanese tradition regards a meeting of two rivers inauspicious, thus there is a presence of 3 very unique chortens to ward off the inauspiciousness. The three chortens reflect the 3 different architectural styles of Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. Chhuzom is also a major road Junction which deverts to Paro, Haa, Phuntsholing and Thimphu.

It is 31 kms from Chhuzom to Thimphu and takes about 1 hr. We drive accross Khasadrapchu, Namseling, Babesa, Semtokha and finally to Thimphu.

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