View of the Valley – Prayer Flags Viewpoint loop from ལུང་གཉིས་Kyichu

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View of the Valley – Prayer Flags Viewpoint loop from ལུང་གཉིས་Kyichu

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View of the Valley – Prayer Flags Viewpoint loop from ལུང་གཉིས་Kyichu

09:10

26.1km

1,360m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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8.44 km

View of Taktsang Palphug Monastery (Tiger's Nest)

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When driving in the ‘Paro Chhu Valley’ you can clearly see the ‘Taktsang Palphug Monastery’ in the distance.

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8.82 km

Water-Powered Prayer Wheels on the Taktsang Trail

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At the lower part of the Taktsang Trail at about 2,650 m, there are three prayer wheels in fortified buildings; they are powered by the water of a mountain stream.

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9.38 km

View of the Valley

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10.7 km

Prayer Flags Viewpoint

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Prayer flags are ubiquitous in Bhutan. The people of Bhutan are deeply religious and believe that the wind carries the prayer printed on them to heaven. Prayer flags are placed …

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11.2 km

Stone Prayer Oven

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11.3 km

View of Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest Monastery)

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When climbing the 'Paro Taktsang Trail' you can enjoy the view of the 'Paro Chhu' valley at several points.

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11.4 km

Taktsang Waterfall

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Before the final climb to the 'Taktsang Palphug Monastery', the path leads down steps into a rock cut. Here, a 100-meter-high waterfall falls deep into the gorge.

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13.2 km

Tiger's Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang)

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The Buddhist temple complex 'Taktsang Palphug Monastery', known as 'Paro Taktsang', is located on a south-facing cliff at an altitude of 3,120 meters in the upper Paro Valley. 'Paro Taktsang' …

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26.1 km

End point

Parking

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