Holy Sites in Bhutan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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