Snowmen Trek

The ultimate trek in Bhutan and one of the greatest treks in the world. Three full weeks of highly challenging hiking, crossing some of the mightiest passes in these great mountains, in the wildest, most remote part of the legendary kingdom. The route leads into a hidden region of stupendous beauty, utterly removed from the outside world. The trail winds through dreamlike vistas directly below the massive snow and ice barrier of the Himalayas along the Tibetan border. Majestic peaks, crystalline waterfalls, turquoise alpine lakes, roaring glacial rivers, endless fields of exquisite mountain flowers, and encounters with rare animals and birds become the trekker’s world. The people we meet along the way still live according to ancient, centuries-old patterns, following a way of life as it existed before the industrial age changed the face of the earth forever. This is the last refuge of the rarest of the Himalayan species; the blue poppy, blue sheep, takin and snow leopard – and who knows, maybe even the yeti! This is a trek that will remain in your memory forever. No one who has done it will ever forget it; and if you can, you are among an elite group of trekkers. The trek is best timed during Bhutan’s clear autumn season.

Day 1 : Arrival in Paro
Day 2 : Paro to Thimphu Sightseeing in Thimphu
Day 3 : Thimphu to Punakha Sightseeing at Dochula (3050m)
Day 4 : Punakha to Damji
Day 5 : Damji to Chamsa
Day 6 : Chamsa to Laya
Day 7 : Rest at tranquil Laya with the Nomads
Day 8 : Laya to Rhoduphu
Day 9 : Rhoduphu to Tarina
Day 10 : Tarina to Woche
Day 11 : Woche to Lhedi
Day 12 : Lhedi to Thanza
Day 13 : Rest at Thanza
Day 14 : Thanza to Tshorim
Day 15 : Rest at Gangkar Puensum Base Camp
Day 16 : Gangkar Puensum Base Camp Geshe Woma
Day 17 : Geshe to Woma Warathang
Day 18 : Warathang to Tshochenchen
Day 19 : Tshochenchen to Bumthang Via Dur
Day 20 : Sightseeing in Bumthang
Day 21 : Bumthang to Wangdue Via Gangtey
Day 22 : Wangdue to Paro Via Thimphu
Day 23 : Sightseeing in Paro
Day 24 : Departure from Paro