Last year I went to Bhutan with one of my friends and we took the most famous trek in Bhutan - Tiger’s Nest near Paro. The first image depicts the scene when we were about to start. It is about 3 Km trek which can be completed over mule for those who find it difficult to climb over a walk. We, obviously, went for a walk.
During the trek, we experienced both chilling cold and heatwave at some point in time. Took rest in lot of places, changed clothes as per the demand of nature. There is a cafe just 300m before the ultimate point where you can get food at skyrocketed price which we obviously skipped except a water bottle that we, unfortunately, dropped over the cliff during the trek. Anyways, we again move towards Monastery which is also the ultimate point.
There is an interesting story behind its name. I try to tell it but I know it in bits and pieces. There was a monk centuries earlier who was evading from someone. He took a Sawari of Tiger to elope and reached here so that no one could locate him. It is actually a place where he stopped and finally decided to stay here. He made monastery and pass on the idea of his religion to other parts. That’s why its name goes as Tiger’s Nest.
Finally, we made to the last point. We didn’t go inside as we are not allowed to without a ticket which you have to take while starting the trek. We took pictures and talked to a few monks who do this trek every day with luggage that they require to survive up the mountain (it was surprising because monks were all 50+ of age and doing this daily with stuff over the shoulder required a hell lot of strength).
The scene was comforting and we spent an hour or so there before going down. The reverse trek was not that much tiring which is usual for most but we had to be careful for a few of the spots which were dangerous to cross. At the base, you can find shops to buy a souvenir and I and my friend also bought one for us.
So yeah, that’ it for this post on Tiger’s Nest which holds top spot in the bucket list of Bhutan.
Cheers.
