It was easily the high point of our trip to Bhutan. Tigers Nest was the first image of Bhutan that we came across, thanks to Raja. True to the hype, it was breathtaking and definitely a demanding trek to reach the view point. The tough part of the trek, for me, was the travel from this view point to the Dzong in picture. The monastery is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north of Paro and hangs on a precipitous cliff at 3,120 metres (10,240 ft), about 900 metres (3,000 ft) above the Paro valley, on the right side of the Paro Chu (‘chu’ Bhutanese means ”river or water”.). The rock slopes are very steep (almost vertical) and the monastery buildings are built into the rock face.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:13:05 +0000
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