Hiking to TIGER'S NEST Monastery + Spicy BHUTANESE FOOD | Paro, Bhutan
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After spending a day exploring the beautiful Haa Valley in Bhutan, I began my eighth and final day in Bhutan with a trip to Tiger’s Nest Monastery! Come along with me as I hike to Tiger’s Nest and enjoy some hot and spicy Bhutanese food in Paro, Bhutan!
Tiger’s Nest is a Buddhist Monastery that clings to the side of a cliff near Paro. It’s the number one tourist attraction in the country and is the main thing I wanted to see on my trip. But first, I had to have some breakfast with my friend and guide Tsheten from MyBhutan!
My traditional breakfast consisted of a large, dense wheat ball, super spicy ezay, and chicken curry with chilies. It was a dense and hearty meal perfect for the weather, but it wasn’t my favorite breakfast overall.
Next, we had a two-hour drive ahead of us to Paro. We took the same road we came in on because the only other road in and out of Haa was under construction. Along the way, I saw the second-tallest mountain in Bhutan, Jomolhari. After an hour and 45 minutes, we entered Paro Valley and eventually the city itself.
In town, we stopped at the same shop I stopped at on my first day in Bhutan to buy a mask. I bought a beautiful blue one with skulls around its crown for 8,500 Nu/$112.57 USD. It was so worth the price! Then, we drove 20 minutes to the trail to Tiger’s Nest.
You have to hike the path through a forest to get there. It was brutal and the sun was scorching. I made it to the halfway point 50 minutes in and stopped at Taktsang Cafeteria to have a quick lunch of red rice, scrambled eggs, chili, potato, radish, and dal.
The potatoes were good and hot, while the radish was nice and creamy. I added some of the gravy from the radishes to the rice. I decided to leave the chilies alone and give myself a break from the heat. The scrambled eggs were nice and oily.
It was a lot steeper going forward. I could see Tiger’s Nest and a couple of other monasteries. I got a closer view of three or four of the monasteries I saw earlier. At the viewpoint, I got a gorgeous view of Tiger’s Nest. I wouldn’t be able to film or take photos inside, but this was the experience of a lifetime.
Finally, we made it to the security check, where I had to pack up all of my stuff and put it in a locker.
My experience at Tiger’s Nest Monastery was one for the ages! It’s a beautiful, 17th-century monastery and is a must-visit when you come to Bhutan. I suggest starting at 8 in the morning. It’s made up of shrines dedicated to the second Buddha and is incredible. I lit a butter lamp to pray for my friends and family and everyone affected by COVID-19 while I was there.
Then, we had to climb back down to the car. The hike down was more difficult than I anticipated. You have to go super slow because it’s easy to slip. In all, the trip took 4 hours!
From there, we headed to the Rinpung Dzong, which is the fortress of Paro. It was built before Tiger’s Nest in the 17th century. The fortress was gorgeous and reminded me of Punakha Dzong Fortress. Inside are colorful paintings of gods on the walls, courtyards, administrative buildings, and the central tower.
About 160 monks live in the fortress. There was a lower level, where there’s a balcony where you can see a palace in the distance that offers the best view of Paro. You can see the main town, the rice fields, and the river.
There were also roosters roaming the fortress because in the olden days, there were no alarm clocks, so the roosters wake them up in the morning!
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If you come vaishno devi katra, jammu it took almost 6-7 hrs to reach the temple and the same to come back. And I think you are really doing workout sincerely
Love watching ur videos and u have full of energy n I love how u eat food, u are 🥵 spicy man. U found good n humble tour guys👍
Please don't use left hand for eating. It is not etquette
Nice one David, Bhutan looks really incredible. The good old days of traveling.
yes sir! Don't worry we are traveling again soon even with this pandemic. Cant hold us down!
@@Davidsbeenhere I'm in Belgrade. The Balkans seems like one of the better places to be right now with relatively low coronavirus cases. Just be prepared for some criticism, people are being pretty harsh about traveling now.
It is! If interested in visiting, we would love to hear from you once travel resumes, Gabriel. Our email is contact@mybhutan.com.
My husband and I , 71 and 66 years old, completed the trek to Tiger's Nest back in February. I don't feel so bad about all the huffing and puffing I did along the way after I saw you huffing and puffing also.🙂 With a stop for tea going and a lunch stop returning it took us 8 hours. We rented walking sticks before starting our trek and they were a saving grace for the steep trek coming back down. Our guide was so helpful and patient considering the number of rest stops we made. It is a trek that we will never forget. Words and pictures are not able to capture the true beauty and history of Tiger's Nest. It is definitely a must do when visiting Bhutan. We really enjoyed your video. It brought back so many memories of our visit to Bhutan.
Tiger's nest is the perfect trek for a good mushroom datchi and rice meal. It took around 2 hours for us to reach the temple. But the journey was sooooo beautiful! 😍
I love Bhutan whole heartedly
I bet that hike was worth the view
What a beautiful place! You are an excellent person David.
I could literally feel you David, the way you started panting just after 20 mins of hiking. Tiger's Nest is one of the toughest to reach but also the best. It's tougher to reach at the peak than coming down back. That's way easier. We took almost 7 hours in total. I guess you took somewhat like that as well! Lol! Your videos are literally making me relive the moments of my visit in Bhutan. Keep going ✌️
Everywhere is worth to stop over. From the roads, trees, structures, food, culture of the people are amazing.
This video satisfies me plus the knowledge and information from a good colleague.
We're following your footsteps. Take care David 💕
Thanks for your showing us our neighbouring country Bhutan .
Thanks Sir
David : the spice is hot man.
Also David : let's eat some more of it.
Mark Wiens brought me here 😊
Quality content. Awesome presentation.. You're so friendly bro!
Keep it up! New subscriber now.
What an amazing place to visit. It is definitely on my travel bucket list. Btw, your tour guide was great! Thanks for sharing
I've been to Bhutan during the winter season and it explains why people predominantly eat chillies there. Beautiful country and warm-hearted people!
Bhutan has some really incredible views.
Oh David!
I’m gonna miss watching your videos made in Bhutan. I watched every episode and love the way you ate ezay and chilli with cheese. I hope you had a great stay. 🙏🏽
Azhim pema la bey lab dha youtube ta bey dhey mey
David you are so honest....when you don't like something you say you don't....❤👍
Love your contents David!!!!
i got assignments but cant stop watching your videos XD
Love from Bhutan!!!!!!
So so interesting. Loved it
Love Bhutan from India❤️
Welcome to Bhutan,I am never missing your episode in Bhutan.
Have a great time.❤️
I'm from Bhutan. Great video
I knew you were in Bhutan, but I've waited to see your Tiger Nest hike video, somehow i Skipped it earlier, but better late than never, this is the place i tell anyone from anywhere to visit at least once, this place is HEAVEN ON EARTH. period
I m near by Bhutan..it takes only 2 hrs to reach 😁
Love this video. I watched every Bhutan 🇧🇹 episode.
are you still in Bhutan? if you are I would like to recommend you to try chilli and cheese Momo in Thimphu coffee culture, I'm pretty sure you will like it :)
Bro...nice to see you that you've made it. I did it in November 2018 after I gone through an angiography on May 2018 for a heart condition. Thanks for refreshing the memories. Love to you 😍😍
Looks incredible! Thanks for sharing
I climbed the Tiger's nest back in December. The path was covered in the snow till your ankles. Tiring but it was such an experience.
That monastery is really cool, like the look of the breakfast too, good video man
This is awesome ...I wish can go to Bhutan when this pandemic is over
Beautiful country!!!
That newspaper used to wrap the mask at 5:16 is in Bangla !!!
My story: A little bit after I and my buddy started, we saw a unit of Maratha Regiment soldiers from the Indian Army coming down and asked them how much more to climb. They said it was easy, but I did not understand that it was easy for them, not for me.
I huffed puffed and panted midway through. A bunch of Bhutanese girls had a few laughs at my misery, but were sympathetic to give me some apple juice. Steepness of the climb got me. But I was able to reach the top. I also saw a tired red faced chubby kid with his sister egging him to go on. We met a middle-aged couple who were trying to make the climb, and I took their pictures with my DSLR with the promise of sharing those with them (which I did).
While coming down, I volunteered for cleaning up trash at the top and brought it down in bags. All in all, good fun.
David is the only few Americans who pushes the limits if you consider him as a tourist, rest of the others who visit the everest have prior trekking experience
David one this is clear for sure that you had some really early morning experience before this video. First time avoiding chillies hahahaha..
Very nice
Interesting observation - David, the mask you bought in Paro is wrapped in a Bengali newspaper.
The hotel I stayed in Paro near the Tiger's nest was operated by a Bengali gentleman, and he told us that quite of few Bengali people work there.
@@AnalyseThiswithIO West Bengal is like a neighboring state and entry to Bhutan by road is possible only thru Bengal. Also, Bengali as a community travels a lot, so I am not surpised that few hotels are operated by Bengalis.
David the Tamarind lover loves to eat spicy too! What a man!
Good David real workout if you come vaishno devi, jammu katra it took 6hrs to reach temple and it took almost the day to go and come home
Nice Place,Nice vlog..keep up the good work.Cheerz!
BEAUTIFUL VLOG❤️
You should have gone to Dechenphodrang
Bhutan, rich with spicy food and beautiful scenery, I like to drool see david eat spicy spicy...😁
What a view,!!!!
It's amazing video thanks a lot you should go to Sardinia to try Sardinian's dumplings made of mashed potatoes and cheese. I've been brought there but born in Meghalaya 🙂🙂🙂😪
Beautiful
Hey David! It was exciting and great watching you climb that mountain pretty fast :)
But you forgot to mention how much did your breakfast and rice combo cost you.... It's very important for viewers like me :)
Good luck and be safe
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I JUST ATE BUT WATCHING YOU EAT MAKES ME HUNGARY AGAIN! LOL
David, your voice speech very nice 🤩👌🧡
could you please share the title and/or link for the background music track. its absolutely Divine!
Amazing bro
Really beautiful plC, mr david i hope we r at d same mnth tour tr. tc
Wow nice 😋👌🙏
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hi does the tigers nest have a online gift shop??
Bro em a big fan of u ..please make a weed video of butan how they will be on that climate plz plz kind req man .do it my bro
5:18 was that Assamese texts?
Most of us don't like that breakfast dough you had your
I use to take 4 hour to reach there😂
Wish your visit to Bhutan episode keep on going🇧🇹👌👍👏🏻
"the subedars" (read a captain level officer in the Indian and Pakistani Army) of Bhutan??? where are brigadiers of...
Don't know why u got low comments.
But I love your work bro
Dude, nobody eats that much Chilly paste/chutney even in the subcontinent. That Chilly Sauce is just optional, not the main course that you have to eat fully.
This video uploaded a week ago and got only 40 views? Unbelievable...
@Prof. HiJiBiJi That's exactly what I was thinking too..
Hmmmn ... oonhoon.... hoon 😂👍🏼
मैं पिछले 1 साल से कमेंट कर रहा हूं कोई मेरी वीडियो को लाइक ही नहीं करता
It took David more than 10 years to reach at this level. Try to be patient and work harder. Check his channel history.
Buddha followers will they have non veg?
Yes. They eat pork and chicken. They do not kill animals but import chicken and meat from neighboring Indian states. This is why they accept Indian currency readily since it helps in trade. Indian Rupee is directly pegged (1:1 ratio) to ngultram, the Bhutanese currency.
Fun fact: They watch Indian tv channels and the kids have learned to speak Hindi.