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Prayer flags glowing in the setting sun

Acknowledgements

Photo Credits

The photography on this website comes from the Department of Tourism Bhutan brand centre. We are grateful to Bhutan Tourism and to the photographers whose work is credited below.

Department of Tourism, Bhutan (55 photos)
Marcus Westberg (12 photos)
Kevin Pagès / Amazing Aerial Agency (1 photo)
Alicia Warner (7 photos)
Teo Chin Leong (1 photo)
Agnieszka Wieczorek / Amazing Aerial Agency (1 photo)

The giant Buddha Dordenma statue above Thimphu valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Pink dawn light on a Himalayan peak seen from Chele La pass — Marcus Westberg

Punakha Dzong across the river among green hills — Marcus Westberg

Paro Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest monastery, clinging to a cliff in golden morning light — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Aerial view of Punakha Dzong beside the river with red-roofed courtyards — Kevin Pagès / Amazing Aerial Agency

Trongsa Dzong spread along a forested hillside — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The Tiger's Nest monastery on its sheer cliff seen from above — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Trongsa Dzong and its towers above the valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The 108 chortens of Dochula Pass against the Himalayas — Alicia Warner

A woman practising yoga above Thimphu with prayer wheels behind — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Paro Rinpung Dzong above the Paro river in autumn — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The Buddha Dordenma statue with mountains behind — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Khamsum Yulley Namgyal chorten above the Punakha valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Prayer flags fluttering above a Bumthang temple — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Masked cham dancers in brocade costumes at a Bhutanese tshechu — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Black-necked cranes feeding in the Phobjikha valley — Alicia Warner

Black-necked cranes gathering in the Phobjikha wetlands — Alicia Warner

Monks walking among the chortens at Dochula Pass — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Dancers performing in a dzong courtyard during a festival — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Forested ridges above the Bumthang and Trongsa valleys — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The Tiger's Nest monastery seen from the trail above Paro — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Turquoise glacial lakes beneath snow peaks — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A trekking camp beneath towering glaciated peaks — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A ridge trail with prayer flags and Himalayan peaks beyond — Marcus Westberg

Two trekkers on a high ridge with snow peaks on the horizon — Marcus Westberg

Masked dancers in yellow and green costumes at a tshechu — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Paro Taktsang monastery among green hillside — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A traditional courtyard in the Bumthang valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Gangtey monastery and its prayer flags in Phobjikha — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The river and green valley of Punakha under mist — Marcus Westberg

Two Bhutanese monks in maroon robes sharing a laugh — Marcus Westberg

Prayer flags on a hillside overlooking a Himalayan valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The Haa valley with its river and cloud-hung slopes — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Paro Dzong and its covered bridge lit at dusk — Teo Chin Leong

Wangdue Phodrang dzong beside a bend in the river — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Thimphu valley and city with snow peaks beyond — Alicia Warner

Sunrise over a sea of cloud with prayer flags in the foreground — Marcus Westberg

A spread of traditional Bhutanese dishes on banana leaves — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Khamsum Yulley Namgyal chorten above the Punakha valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A mountain valley in golden light with a village on the ridge — Agnieszka Wieczorek / Amazing Aerial Agency

Prayer flags glowing in the setting sun — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A black-necked crane feeding in winter grassland — Alicia Warner

Terraced rice fields and a hamlet in a Bhutanese valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A colourful Himalayan bird perched on a branch — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Bhutanese monks and travellers sitting together in the sun — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The sun above a sea of cloud in the Himalayas — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Women in traditional kira dancing at a Bhutanese festival — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A golden statue overlooking the Thimphu valley — Alicia Warner

A traditional Bhutanese farmhouse with painted wooden windows — Alicia Warner

Terraced rice fields in the Punakha valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A glacial lake and mountain ridges seen while trekking — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Cloud drifting through a forested Bhutanese hillside — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Forested mountains rising above cloud in the eastern Himalayas — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Ta Dzong, the National Museum, above Paro — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A traditional dzong with carved wooden eaves in Thimphu — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Two people practising yoga on a hillside above Thimphu — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A traveller resting on a bench beneath prayer flags — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Mist curling through the green hills of Punakha — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Prayer flags strung above a walkway in Paro — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A misty forested gorge in central Bhutan — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A winding road through green forest seen from above — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A green valley with cloud lifting off the hills — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Monks walking past a temple in Punakha — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The Paro valley below snow-dusted mountains — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A Bhutanese gateway on the road under a stormy sky — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The road past the wall of chortens at Dochula Pass — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

A road winding past a hill of prayer flags — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Trongsa Dzong on its forested slope — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Close view of blue prayer flags against the sky — Marcus Westberg

Sunrise through prayer flags on a Himalayan pass — Marcus Westberg

A rugged snow-dusted peak above Paro — Marcus Westberg

The Buddha Dordenma statue against a blue sky — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Dochula chortens in hazy golden light — Marcus Westberg

The village of Haa in its green valley — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

Jomolhari catching first light above the trees — Marcus Westberg

Phobjikha valley from above with terraced fields — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

The wide green Phobjikha valley beneath low cloud — Department of Tourism, Bhutan

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