| Laya - Gasa |
Days: 21 days/20 nights trip
Dept. Ex. KTM
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This trek is the epitome of the Himalayan adventure. Our route traverses the western border of Bhutan beneath the surreal beauty of the Tsering Kang Himalaya, dominated by Bhutan’s most sacred mountain Mt. Jomolhari, 7,314m. In many respects this is High Asia’s finest trek in Bhutan. In order to properly acclimatize and really see the areas, we feel 21 days is the minimum amount of time needed. It is possible to do the trek in less time, but to rush through a country such as Bhutan after traveling half way around the world is to somehow miss the point. A key aspect of this trek is flexibility. Though we have included a day by day itinerary below, this is only a general outline. Part of the reason we have allotted a generous number of rest days is, in part, to be able to shift these around giving us freedom to spend an extra day in an area where we had not previously planned to. It would take a fine writer indeed to properly describe the sights encountered each day on this trek-and far more space than we have here.
Mountain names such as Jomo Lhari, Jitsu Drakye, and Masagang may seem foreign at first. Should you partake in the trek you will come away from it intimately aquatinted with them. The people of the region, especially in Laya, are some of Bhutan’s friendliest and most culturally distinct. Throughout the trek we camp near villages or nomad encampments offering plenty of time to get to know them and glimpse their undisturbed way of life. The best time for this trek is between September to October and March to April.
Itinerary:
Day 1 : Arrive Paro
Day 2 : Paro sightseeing
Day 3 : Trek to Shana
Day 4 : Trek to Soithangthangkha
Day 5 : Trek to Jangothang;
Day 6 : To Lingshi
Day 7 : To Chebisa
Day 8 : To shomuthang
Day 9 : To Robluthang
Day 10 : To Lamithang
Day 11 : To Laya
Day 12 : Laya halt
Day 13 : To Koena
Day 14 : To Gasa
Day 15 : Gasa Tsachu
Day 16 : To Goendamji
Day 17 : ToTashithang/Punakha
Day 18 : Punakha sightseeing, Thimpu
Day 19 : Thimpu sightseeing, Paro
Day 20 : Paro-excursion to Taktsang
Day 21 : Departure
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