About Dzongdrakha Goemba
Dzongdrakha Goemba is actually a temple complex with four shrines - Drolma (Tara), Guru Rinpoche, Tsheringma (Goddess of Longevity), and Maitreya (the Buddha of the Future). It is located at a cliff which is on the western side of the Paro Valley. This place is also known by the name ‘Mini Takstang’. To reach this temple complex you have to drive 20 minutes from the main city of Paro. The temples are actually on a cliff above the Bondey village. While walking through the road towards Dzongdrakha you can see beautiful shrubs of Rhododendron and oak trees with Monkeys sitting on it. During the annual festival of Dzongdrakha, the main center of gathering blessings becomes the chorten (stupa) of past Buddha which gets opened so that visitors are blessed by the remnant kept there. It is also known that when Rinpoche first came to Bhutan, he landed at Dzongdrakha.
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Places to Visit near Dzongdrakha Goemba
Rinpung Dzong, Western Zone
5.1 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
The district monastic body and government administrative offices of Paro are housed in this large monastery called Rinpung Dzong or Paro Dzong....
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Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang, Western Zone
6.6 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang is a Buddhist temple in the form of chorten (stupa) located across the Paro Chhu River and on the road that goes towards...
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National Museum of Bhutan, Paro, Western Zone
8.7 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
The National Museum of Bhutan was built in order to store or house some important samples of Bhutan’s art that includes various masterpieces of...
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Kyichu Lhakhang, Western Zone
10.6 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
Kichu Lhakang or Kyichu Lhakhang is one of the oldest, renowned and beautiful Buddhist temples of Bhutan built in the 7th century. It is located...
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Tachog Lhakhang Bridge, Western Zone
12.6 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
At Tachog Lhakhang or Tachogang Lhakhang there is ubelivebale Cantiliver Bridge iron bridge which just across the Pa Chu River on a base of a...
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Memorial House, Western Zone
14.8 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
The memorial house of Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche has been preserved since the time he lived there. He is a poet and Bhutan’s one of the greatest...
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Paro Taktsang, Western Zone
17.3 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
Paro Taktsang or Taktsang Palphug Monastery is a temple complex located in the upper valley of Paro, Bhutan. It was founded in the 8th century...
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Torsa Strict Nature Reserve, Western Zone
*23.7 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
The Toorsa Reserve covers an extensive area of about six hundred square kilometer, occupying majority of the Haa District. It shares international...
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Jhomolhari Trek, Western Zone
*27.9 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
The Jhomolhari trek offers the timeless experience of traversing through the rugged terrains of the Himalayas, soaking the crisp mountain air and...
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Chele La Pass, Western Zone
31.9 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
Chele La Pass is one of the highest points or passes of Bhutan with a height of about 3,988 meters (13,084 ft), crossed by a highway of Bhutan....
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Royal Botanical Garden, Thimphu, Western Zone
40.5 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
Founded as the first of its kind in Bhutan, the Royal Botanical Garden occupies an expansive area of nearly hundred twenty kilometres square and...
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Simtokha Dzong, Western Zone
41.8 km from Dzongdrakha Goemba - See map
Simtokha Dzong constructed in 1627 is the pioneer of the dzongs built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyelto strengthen his domain in western Bhutan and...
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