Day 5
Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) Lhakang hike
This morning you head to Taktsang Lhakhang, Bhutan’s most iconic landmark and one of the most sacred of pilgrimages in the Himalayas. The hike is quite tough - but most abilities will be able to cope with it if it is taken at a steady pace and we allow the full day for the excursion and stop regularly including for coffee on the way up and for lunch on the return leg. There is a stopping point with a small cafe half way up and a second view point further up for those who suffer from vertigo, or would rather not walk the whole way. Walking through oak, rhododendrons and pine trees draped in lichen, it is a rewarding and photogenic hike. There are ponies available for hire for the first section. Please ask your guide if you would like one as you have not had many days to acclimatise.
Stay
Rema Resort or Gangtey Palace, Paro