Arriving in Paro is just worth the journey, don´t go to youtube to keep as a surprise, at least it worked for me. Buthanese are extremmely friendly, easily make eye contact and smile, you will be surprised by how many speak great English. In particularly the young as result of educational policies. Bhutan is not cheap, but you may still... More

Such a place of history and beauty. Seeing it with the Paro Tsechu was a marvellous insight into such meaningful part of Bhutanese culture and life More

This dzong (fort) is old and gorgeous. This is where Bertolucci shot some of the scenes for his movie 'Little Buddha'. The view over Paro Valley is fabulous. More

This was the first Dzong we visited, lots of interesting sights and the young monks were very friendly and let us took pictures with him with a big smile. Weather was terrific, sunny, a little breeze, not cold at all as we had expected. More

Lovely building, unfortunately my friend and I ( we had our head scarves) could not enter the place. It was ok , so we waited for the two others to visit the inside. We sat comfortably outside and were joined by some very friendly Bhutanese girls who had just finished school and were going home. They told us of their... More

When you enter Paro valley, look to the left side from the plane and you will enjoy lush valley of Paro with Paro Dzong on top of a knoll. This is a welcome sign to Bhutan. More

Building was beautiful and majestic. It was well kept and maintained. More

We attended the festival for several days, including first and last which made our visit to the Dzong amazing. It was very crowded, especially as the King and Queen came-they are gorgeous! We were up at 3am on the last day to see the unfurling of the huge "banner" before sunrise but quite an amazing experience!!! All in all we... More

My wife and I and our adult son attended the Paro festival held outside the dzong in April, 2012. The dancers and the festive crowd mesmerised us and we sat entranced for 6 1/2 hours never moving from our 2nd row seats. The women in their traditional kira are stunning and the men's gho are a treat to the eyes... More