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Photos of Bhutan – From Prayer Flags to Tiger’s Nest

We’ve decided to share a few of our photos of Bhutan, in an effort to show you how breathtaking travel here can be.

WanderTours > Blog > Blog > Photos of Bhutan – From Prayer Flags to Tiger’s Nest

//  by Pat Awmack

A picture is worth a thousand words. This saying particularly holds true for the kingdom of Bhutan. It’s impossible to describe the country’s magic in words. Many of our tour participants on our Bhutan Women-Only Culture and Festival Tour leave feeling greatly affected, whether by a spiritual shift or inspiration from the surrounding natural beauty.

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One of the things our tour peeps love best about Bhutan is the people. They are warm, friendly, generous and thoroughly immersed in their ancient traditions and beliefs. Our tour participants love being able to participate in the unique experience of dressing in the traditional dress, the kira.

Bhutan dressing in a kira

Putting on a kira

Group dressed in kiras

The spirit of Buddhism is prevalent throughout the country with evidence of it everywhere we visit. Prayer flags, inscribed with prayers and mantras, flutter in the breeze throughout the Himalayas. It’s believed the flags generate prayers that are released into the air as they blow in the wind. Anyone touched by that wind will be happier, due to the blessings released by the flags.

Prayer Flags on Bridge

Prayer wheels contain scrolls that are inscribed with mantras. Turn the prayer wheels clockwise to activate and release the mantras inside.

Turning Buddhist  Prayer Wheels

A Stupa or Chorten is a a spiritual monument representing Buddha. Each stupa contains holy relics and shapes differ, depending on the country. While stupas in Nepal have a classical shape and have a pair of eyes painted on the side—representing the all-seeing eye of Buddha—chortens in Tibet have a flared, rather than domed top, and chortens in Bhutan are square stone pillars that always have a red stripe around them.

Group at DochuLa Chorten

One of the highlights of our tour is the hike to Tiger’s Nest.

Buddhist Monk at Tiger's Nest

At the end of our tour, it’s tradition for us to show our gratitude by presenting our tour guide(s) with gifts from home.

Giving gifts on the Bhutan tour

Sharing a laugh with Bhutanese guide

Embrace life,

Pat

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Photo Credits:

All photos – Beth Whitman

Category: BlogTag: Bhutan, women-only tour

About Pat Awmack

With 25+ years in the travel industry, Pat was the Client Liaison at WanderTours and contributed a number of articles to the website.

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