Bhutan Tours and Treks

The Thousand lakes Trek
This is a five day trek near Thimphu that takes you through many beautiful high altitude lakes, hence, popularly called the thousand lakes trek. Most trekking days are short and easy except for a few steep climbs. The picturesque view of the mountains can be captured best in spring and fall before and after the rainy season.

Season:
The recommended times for this trek are April, September, October
Acess:
It’s 29km drive from Thimphu to the junction of a rough, unpaved road leading to the starting point. If you are in a 4WD vehicle, you can drive 1.5km up a rough road to a BHU at Khoma (2850m), otherwise you can walk, making a gradual climb on the rough road. Villagers in this region collect and sell matsutake and chanterelle mushrooms.
Day 1: Khoma to Geynekha (14km, 4 hours)
Start walking along the road, which soon becomes a trail across terraced paddy fields and through coniferous forest, to the settlement of Geynikha (2950m). The route then descends to a chorten that marks a camping place alongside a stream at 2800m.

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Gangte is the valley of the revered black necked cranes. The cranes fly over the himalayan ranges from Tibet to their wintering grounds in Gangtey in November. The wide, serene valleys present breathaking beauty that makes time come to a standstill. The valley has two streams the boar and the snake and legend has it, that they had a wager to reach the end of the valley first and the snake lost because it kept meandering in the valley floor, whereas the boar just rushed to the end of the valley.

Day 1:

Arrive at Paro Airport
The first day flight to Paro airport will bring you the most spectacular view of the Himalayan ranges.

Twenty five minutes before you land in the Dragon kingdom you will be able to view the highest mountain range, The Everest and then other mountains like the Mt.Kanchenjunga, Mt.Makalu and at the later end you will also see the mountains of Bhutan like the most famous Mt.Chomolhari, Mt.Jichu Darke, Mt.Tsrim Gang etc. Finally after a great view you will reach Paro airport after 2 hrs 45 minutes (from BKK) or 1 hr 30 minutes (from KTM). There your respective guide will receive you. Here there are two options, one you can either drive to the Capital, i.e 2hrs from Paro or halt at Paro (2250 m) i.e 15 minutes away from the airport. If your flight is early then you will be served lunch at your respective hotel. You can then discuss the other following programmes with your guide. In the evening if you are not tired then you can take a drive/walk through the Paro town.

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Bumthang (Bum meaning a hundred thousand, thang meaning meadows) is also know as the land of thousand meadows and is one of the most beautiful glacial valleys in Bhutan. The people are called Bumthaps and they speak their local dialect Bumthapi Kha. Bumthang has a very strong Swiss influence due to the various Helvetas developmental projects that was initiated in the early seventies. A good place to try out ementhal and gruyere cheese and Weis beer.

Day 1: Paro Airport
The first day flight to Paro airport will bring you the most spectacular view of the Himalayan ranges. Twenty five minutes before you land in the Dragon kingdom you will be able to view the highest mountain range, The Everest and then other mountains like the Mt.Kanchenjunga, Mt.Makalu and at the later end you will also see the mountains of Bhutan like the most famous Mt.Chomolhari, Mt.Jichu Drake, Mt.Tsrim Gang etc. Finally you will reach Paro airport after 2 hrs 45 minutes (from BKK) or 1hr 30 minutes (from KTM). There your respective guide will receive you. Here there are two options, one you can either drive to the Capital, i.e 2 hrs from Paro or halt at Paro i.e 15 minutes away from the airport. If your flight is early then you will be served lunch at your respective hotel. You can then discuss the other following programmes with your guide. In the evening if you are not tired then you can take a drive/walk through the Paro town.

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If you are in the mood for a long trek, the Laya Gasa trek is ideal. You get to trek for 12 days and experience life in the rugged terrains of northern Bhutan and also interact with the rural highlanders. Nothing can beat the beauty of the vivid mountains you get to witness throughout the trek. The Gasa hot springs which await you at the end of the trek is the reward for completing the trek. One of the most popular hot springs of Bhutan, the Gasa hot springs offer healing properties for all kinds of ailments such as body aches, skin diseases, sinusitis, gastritis, renal problems and bronchitis.

Day 1: Arrive at Paro Airport
The first day flight to Paro airport will bring you the most spectacular view of the Himalayan ranges.

Twenty five minutes before you land in the Dragon kingdom you will be able to view the highest mountain range, The Everest and then other mountains like the Mt.Kanchenjunga, Mt.Makalu and at the later end you will also see the mountains of Bhutan like the most famous Mt.Chomolhari, Mt.Jichu Darke, Mt.Tsrim Gang etc. Finally after a great view you will reach Paro airport after 2 hrs 45 minutes (from BKK) or 1 hr 30 minutes (from KTM). There your respective guide will receive you. Here there are two options, one you can either drive to the Capital, i.e 2hrs from Paro or halt at Paro (2250 m) i.e 15 minutes away from the airport. If your flight is early then you will be served lunch at your respective hotel. You can then discuss the other following programmes with your guide. In the evening if you are not tired then you can take a drive/walk through the Paro town.

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Druk Path trek is a trek between Thimphu and Paro. This trek takes along the mountain ridges allowing us to get a spectacular view of the mountains and the valleys below. 

Day 1: Arrive at Paro Airport
The first day flight to Paro airport will bring you the most spectacular view of the Himalayan ranges.

Twenty five minutes before you land in the Dragon kingdom you will be able to view the highest mountain range, The Everest and then other mountains like the Mt.Kanchenjunga, Mt. Makalu and at the later end you will also see the mountains of Bhutan like the most famous Mt.Chomolhari, Mt.Jichu Drake, Mt.Tsrim Gang etc. Finally after a great view you will reach Paro airport after 2 hrs 45 minutes (from BKK) or 1 hr 30 minutes (from KTM). There your respective guide will receive you. Here there are two options, one you can either drive to the Capital, i.e 2 hrs from Paro or halt at Paro (2250 m) i.e 15 minutes away from the airport. If your flight is early then you will be served lunch at Rinchenling lodge. You can then discuss the other following programmes with your guide. In the evening if you are not tired then you can take a drive/walk through the Paro town.

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Jhomolari is the abode of the protecting deity Jhomo. Covered with snow year round, it is one of the highest unclimbed mountains of the Eastern Himalayan ranges in Bhutan. The trek takes you through alpine shrubs upto the base camp of Mount Jhomolhari.

Day 1: Arrive at Paro
Arrive at the Paro airport after a great view of the Himalayan ranges and the Everest from the flight. Changshe Norbu respresentative will receive you and then take you Rinchenling lodge.

Day 2: Paro Sightseeing & Excursion to Takshang
In the morning you will experience a small hike of 3 hrs to the Taksang monastery (The tiger’s nest). A small history on this monastery will help you understand further and appreciate the monastery.

As believed by the Bhutanese, Guru Padmasambhava flew here on a tiger’s back in the 8th century and mediated there for three months. Later in 1684 this holy place was built. When you finish your climb you will reach a cafe where you will get a very good view of the monastery. There you will be served tea and snacks. For some tourists who wants to get a very close view of the monastery, they can further climb for the next 45 minutes and enjoy the 50 meter close view of the Tiger’s Nest. You can ask your guide to give you a detailed explanation.

Later when you reach back then the first sightseeing will be to visit the Drukgyel Dzong (fortess). This Dzong was built by Shabdrung Nawang Namgyel in 1647.This Dzong was built to celebrate the victory over the Tibetains. In the early 18th century a candle fire accidentally burned down this Dzong and still at present this Dzong is in ruins.

You can proceed to go for lunch either in town or back to your hotel. After lunch you can then proceed to visit the Tag Dzong which was later converted into the National Museum in 1967.Inside the museum you will find many antique thankas, different kinds of textiles, a small temple of life, different statues, etc. After this you can drive to the Rimpung Dzong or the Paro Dzong which was built in the 17th century. This Dzong is now the administration center and school for the monks. In the evening you can take a short walk in the town. Overnight at the hotel.

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The Snowman’s trek alias “Wild Lunana” has been rated as one of the toughest treks in the world. This is mainly due to the long duration of 24 days and the challenges offered by the harsh Himalayan weather. The weather is very unpredictable just like a traditional saying we have that the weather and King’s mood are very unpredictable and their temperament can change without notice.

Day 1: Arrive at Paro Airport
The first day flight to Paro airport will bring you the most spectacular view of the Himalayan ranges,twenty five minutes before you land in the Dragon kingdom you will be able to view the highest mountain range, The Everest and then other mountains like the Mt.Kanchenjunga, Mt.Makalu and at the later end you will also see the mountains of Bhutan like the most famous Mt.Chomolhari, Mt.Jichu Drake, Mt.Tsrim Gang etc. Finally after a great view you will reach Paro airport after 2 hrs 45 minutes (from BKK )or 1 hr 30 minutes (from KTM). There you will be received by your respective guide. Here there are two options, one you can either drive to the Capital,i.e 2hrs from Paro or halt at Paro (2250 m) i.e 15 minutes away from the airport. If your flight is early then you will be served lunch at your respective hotel. You can then discuss the other following programmes with your guide. In the evening if you are not tired then you can take a drive/walk through the Paro town.

Day 2: One more day of accilimitsation will be spent in Paro at an elevation of 2100m. The famous Tigers nest monastary can be visited and the National m

Day 3: Sharna to Soi Thangthanka : Today is also a beautiful hike along the Paro river amidst pine forest and depending on the season you can have very beautiful rhododendron blossom in spring. No steep climb for today but there’s alot of ups and down on the trail which can actually wear you out