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PHUENTSHOLING

Unlike Thimphu or Paro or Punakha or Bumthang, Phuentsholing cannot be called as a major tourist destination of Bhutan. However, it remains thickly populated with tourists for a simple reason…. it offers a very easy route of entry and exit by road from Bhutan. Phuentsholing is the border town of India and Bhutan, so a lot of Indians and foreign tourists who have been touring the dooars-darjeeling-sikkim sides prefer entering Bhutan via Phuentsholing. Once you reach Phuentsholing there would be formalities of arranging permits and doing travel bookings (if you have not done all this before) so sometimes it makes sense to stop over in Phuentsholing for a day at the beginning of your trip. There are some interesting places that you can see around Phuentsholing.

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By Road

There are no available bus services between Chennai and Bhutan and thus you must come to Kolkata. From Kolkata you can easily get a bus to Bhutan. It takes 18 hours to reach Phuentsholing from Kolkata. You can also opt for the bus, private taxi or any other local transportation in order to reach Bhutan.

By Train

Again there is o direct train route between Chennai and Bhutan, hence convenient options are New Alipurduar, Siliguri, New Jalpaiguri and Hasimara. Once you reach Jaigaon you can avail a taxi/cab to reach Bhutan.

By Air

Paro International airport is the only airport of Bhutan. Druk Air is the only airline which operates regular flights to and from Paro to Gaya, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Dhaka, Kolkata and Delhi. Unfortunately there are no direct flights from Chennai to Bhutan and hence first you can travel to Kolkata or Delhi and then fly to Bhutan.
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Zangtho Pelri Lhakhang

Situated in city centre, this small temple represents the heaven of Guru Rinpoche. On ground floor there are statues of eight manifestations of Guru Rinpoche and paintings on Buddha's life while the next floor contains eight Bodhisattavas and statues of Avalokiteshvara and ShabdrungNgawang Namgyal.