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As this fantastic and very special monastry is a steep climb up the hill (900 meters), it is advised to visit it at the end of your stay in Bhutan, when you are acclimatised to...
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The current structure of this impressive fort was built upon the remains of formerly destroyed 17th century structures;...
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The current structure of this impressive fort was built upon the remains of formerly destroyed 17th century structures; administrative offices occupy it today.
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Though visitors cannot enter the ruins of this formerly majestic fortress, it's worth a visit for the gorgeous backdrop of...
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Though visitors cannot enter the ruins of this formerly majestic fortress, it's worth a visit for the gorgeous backdrop of Chomolhari mountain.
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"Fabulous experience. Stunning views throughout a strenuous walk and well worth the effort to get all the way to the top and visit the monastery which is also very interesting. Still can't imagine how they constructed it! Don't take the mules or horses unless you really need to, even our guide sugg..."ested it was not that safe. We are pretty fit and in our mid 50s and had no issues with the walk up or down.
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"As a girl lack of exercise, to hike Tiger's Nest was a challenge for me. It was so high when I looked up when I began to hike it. It just looked like the holy shrine hanging on the high mountain and is hard to touch. I chose ridding horse to ascent to the mountain. The horse's name is Dorjila, I gue..."ss it is a boy. Dorjila was not happy, he stopped a lot and was not willing to continue to go. The horseman kept pulling him and asked him to go. I felt sad when I saw the horse was not happy to do this, I felt like I was torturing the horse and horseman. Then I got off from the horse and hiked to the rest, but I didn't ask for any refund. I considered it as the signal from the Bhudda- You have to walk and experience difficulty before you see the temple and Bhudda. I believed it was true when I finally arrived at the temple. The waterfall, the prayerflags and the temple, ect- all of them are worth of your 2 hours hicking! My friend told me it was surely the lifetime memory because she think...
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