Hotel Taktsang

... is not allowed. We had to leave our cameras at a safe point where a very kind security man was.  The Taktsang Dzong is a Tibetan type monastery hangs on a precipitous cliff at 3450 meters above sea level.  It was built in ...

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Trek to Tiger's Nest (Taktsang) Monastery   Dear Readers:   Today rivals all the best days of any previous tour! We climb to the beautiful Tiger Nest Monastery, which is prominently featured in virtually every guide ...

... making the atmosphere really pleasant. Despite the jetlag Haze had to jump straight into the deep end with a 4 hour walk up to Taktsang Monastery, sadly mostly in the mist and rain. This monastery is called Tiger's Nest as it is perched on a rocky ...

... by the view of a massive power generation plant.   Langmusi (郎木寺; Lángmůsě - Tibetan: Taktsang Lhamo) is a village of 3000 inhabitants at an elevation of 3300 meters (10800 feet) on the border ...

Journey to the Tiger's Nest The highlight of Paro was the hike to the Tiger's Nest (Taktsang Monastery), a monastery built into the side of a steep cliff high in the mountains. The only way to reach the Tiger's Nest is by foot or pack animal ...

... and meeting the new Indian guide and driver.  My last day in Bhutan was the best:  we spent the morning hiking to Taktsang Monastery (Tiger Leaping Gorge;  the welcome photo I have used).  It was a 3 hour hike uphill all the way, ...

... KTM recently!)   On the drive back to the hotel Tashi pointed out a tiny white shape perched high on the edge of a cliff:  Taktsang Monastery, also known as 'Tiger's Nest' as it is believed that the high lama Guru Rinpoche flew to this spot on the ...

... lunch!! On our last day in Bhutan we got up early to avoid the potential heat later, to climb up to the amazing Taktsang or 'Tiger's Nest' monastery. Local legend has it that Guru Rinpoche, who founded the Drukpa sect and brought Buddhism to Bhutan, flew ...

Today is our much anticipated walk up to Taktsang (Tiger's Nest Monastry). This legendary monastery clings to the rock cliff 900 metres above the valley floor, so when we reach it we will be 3200m above sea level. We left early before it became too hot as ...

... demoness), to several impressive "dzongs" (fortress-like buildings, ˝ monastery and ˝ district government offices), to the famous "Taktsang Lhakhang" (Tiger´s Nest), built into a cliff some 800 m above the valley floor. They were truly amazing - see ...

... : drive to Bumthang via Trongsa 25: Jakar / Bumthang area 26: Punaka 27: Thimpu 28: Paro 29: Paro; hike to Taktsang 30: Phuntsholing 1: to Gangtok, Sikkim 2: Gangtok, Rumtek and Maartam 3: to Darjeeling, India 4: Darjeeling - toy train! ...