Photography Tour in Paro

Free Photography Tour in Paro with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free photography tour route in Paro. The audio walking tour can include stops such as National Museum of Bhutan — Housed in the ta dzong (watchtower) above Paro Dzong, this cylindrical six-story building was converted to a museum in 1968 and contains Bhutan's most important collection of thangka paintings, bronze statues, textiles, and stamps, including a renowned collection of natural history specimens and traditional weapons. The building itself, a round fortress unique in Bhutanese architecture, offers commanding views of the dzong below and the entire Paro valley., plus hidden gems like Paro Valley farmhouses — Traditional Bhutanese farmhouses in the valley are three-story rammed-earth structures with ground floors for livestock, middle floors for living quarters, and attic levels for storing grain and drying chili peppers that hang in brilliant red curtains from the eaves. The window frames are painted with elaborate Buddhist motifs, and many families still farm rice, red rice (Bhutan's staple grain), and apples in surrounding fields. and Drukgyel Dzong — The ruins of this 17th-century fortress at the head of the Paro valley were built to commemorate a victory over Tibetan invaders and burned in an accidental fire in 1951, but its massive stone walls and watchtowers remain dramatically intact against a backdrop of Mount Jhomolhari (7,326 meters) visible on clear days. The dzong is currently undergoing restoration by the Bhutanese government..

Use this page as a starting point for a Paro walking tour, a free route, or the Roamee app for Paro. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •National Museum of Bhutan — Housed in the ta dzong (watchtower) above Paro Dzong, this cylindrical six-story building was converted to a museum in 1968 and contains Bhutan's most important collection of thangka paintings, bronze statues, textiles, and stamps, including a renowned collection of natural history specimens and traditional weapons. The building itself, a round fortress unique in Bhutanese architecture, offers commanding views of the dzong below and the entire Paro valley.

• •Paro Valley farmhouses — Traditional Bhutanese farmhouses in the valley are three-story rammed-earth structures with ground floors for livestock, middle floors for living quarters, and attic levels for storing grain and drying chili peppers that hang in brilliant red curtains from the eaves. The window frames are painted with elaborate Buddhist motifs, and many families still farm rice, red rice (Bhutan's staple grain), and apples in surrounding fields.
• •Drukgyel Dzong — The ruins of this 17th-century fortress at the head of the Paro valley were built to commemorate a victory over Tibetan invaders and burned in an accidental fire in 1951, but its massive stone walls and watchtowers remain dramatically intact against a backdrop of Mount Jhomolhari (7,326 meters) visible on clear days. The dzong is currently undergoing restoration by the Bhutanese government.

• ›Work the edges of the day. The hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset (plus the blue hour just after) give warm, low, directional light that flat midday can't.
• ›Shoot National Museum of Bhutan wide for the establishing frame, then hunt the details — a doorway, a sign, a texture — that tell the same story up close.
• ›Chase reflections after rain: puddles, wet cobbles, and glass turn an ordinary street into a symmetrical frame.
• ›Turn around. The best shot is often behind you — and quieter spots like Paro Valley farmhouses give you angles no one else is posting.
• ›Photograph people with respect: a nod or a smile first, and skip anyone who clearly doesn't want the lens. Better photos, fewer problems.