Holy Sites in Bhutan

A stunning monastery clinging to a cliff face 900 meters above a valley.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples, built in the 7th century by the Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo.

A sacred temple complex where Guru Rinpoche left his body imprint in a cave wall.

A remote monastery overlooking the glacial Phobjikha Valley, home to endangered black-necked cranes.

The 'Fortress of the Glorious Religion,' seat of Bhutan's government and chief abbot.

The most majestic dzong in Bhutan, at the confluence of two rivers.

Bhutan's largest dzong, ancestral seat of the royal dynasty, commanding a gorge above the Mangde River.

A temple dedicated to Bhutan's 'Divine Madman,' revered as a fertility shrine.

A fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro Valley, gateway to the Tiger's Nest trek.

One of the world's tallest Buddhist statues, a 51-meter Guru Rinpoche overlooking the Lhuentse Valley.