Morning Visit -
- 1) Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong),
- 2) Kichu Lhakhang Monastery,
- 3) Drukgyal Dzong,
- 4) Tiger Nest Monasteries (Viewpoint),
- 5) Taa Dzong (National Museum).
Overnight stay at Paro.
OR
OPTIONAL – HIKE TO TIGER NEST MONASTERY (HIKE UPHILL WILL TAKE AROUND 2/3 HRS ON WAY DEPENDING ON GUESTS WALKING SPEED)
Paro Taktsang is a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and the temple complex is in the Cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. A temple complex was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang SengeSamdup cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days, and three hours in the 8th century. Guru Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan and is the tutelary deity of the country. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen Taktsang or "Tiger Lair" caves in which he meditated.