Happiness Ride to Bhutan – Day 6
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Route : Paro – sightseeing and rest day.
The biggest reason for anyone coming to Bhutan is to visit Tiger Nest, a monastery built in the 16th century at a height of 10300 ft, with 6.5 km trek both ways, last leg has over 1000 steps and takes 6.5 hrs to complete it.
Only 14 riders opted to go for the trek, few had health issues, few had already done it in the past. Accordingly, 14 trekkers decided to leave the hotel for the start point of the trek at 7.30 am and try to be back by 2.30 pm. The rest of the 10 members were told to do local sightseeing and window shopping and laze around the city of Paro. All the 14 trekkers came back to the hotel in two batches after successfully completing the trek to Paro Taktsang, a beautiful monastery perched on top of the mountain.
All were told to enjoy lunch of their choice in Paro’s upscale restaurant today due to different programs of all. Later in the evening, the team had arranged a beautiful cultural dance of Bhutan in the hotel for the members exclusively.
The Bhutanese cultural program was the icing on the cake of the trip, Bhutanese have preserved their culture and are proud of it, a truly blessed country, no wonder they believe in happiness more than anything else, they are very happy in every aspect of their life. Their music, dance and drama truly reflects their rich cultural heritage.