A 4km drive north of the turn-off to Talung brings you to Sili Götsang, an amazing eagle’s-nest hermitage perched high above the main road. The monks at Talung have recently renovated the hermitage.
Many of the chapels have murals of the main Kagyud teachers – Tiropa, Naropa, Milarepa and Marpa. In the assembly hall ask to see the giant arrow said to have belonged to medieval trader Tsongpon Norbu Tsangpo. Also here is the meditation cave of the site's founder, Tangbu Rinpoche, as well as several sacred rocks.
A new road climbs for 2km to the base of the hermitage, from where it's a 20-minute walk. The village at the base of the hill was moved here after old Phondo village was flooded by the new dam and reservoir.
