Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungthang Dewachen Phodrang (“Palace of Great Happiness”), is a historic fortress and monastery located at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed in 1637–38 by Ngawang Namgyal, the founder of Bhutan, it served as the administrative and religious center of the country until the mid-1950s. Now it is one of the most important monasteries in the country. And to have been built by Ngawang Namgyal, it is considered a very important and sacred place. I stayed at the Spirit Village Lodge, which I highly recommend, and walked from there to the suspension bridge, across the bridge, and then onto the Dzong. No need for a taxi.
