Snowman Trek

Paro is an excellent valley situated in Western Bhutan with an area of 2800 Square kilometers. Amazing Lhakhangs and religious communities roosted on mountain slopes. Two holy waterways with their particular source at Jumolhari and Chumo Phug mountains clear the path through Paro valley upgrading its excellence and magnificence.

Visit “Paro Dzong” otherwise called Paro Rinpung Dzong – “the post of the store of gems”. This construction fills in as the house for the locale devout body and government authoritative office of Paro.

Visit Ta Dzong, which in the past filled in as a lookout for Paro Dzong for assurance from intruders. Presently, it is the National Museum of Bhutan and houses antiques tracing all the way back to 4000 BCE. Go for a walk through Paro town, a road of normal Bhutanese conventional structures. Hotel in Paro.

Taktsang Monastery, commonly known as the “Tiger’s Nest,” is perched on a cliff at a height of 900m above Paro city. It is a renowned landmark for travelers visiting Bhutan and is considered the jewel of the Paro Valley. Nestled on a cliff, it is regarded as one of the twelve wonders of the world.

After breakfast, drive to Ramthangka to hike up to the viewpoint of Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest). The round trip takes around a few hours. According to legend, Guru Rinpoche visited and meditated here in the 8th century.

Today, it is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Mahayana Buddhists. Later, visit the ancient Kichu Lhakhang, which dates back to the 7th century. Hotel accommodation in Paro.

Begin your journey at Gunitsawa Village, where you will pass a military checkpoint. At the checkpoint, officer will check your necessary hiking permits. The campground is located on the opposite side of the river, not far from Gunitsawa.

On this drawn-out day, the path proceeds with loads of little highs and lows. We walk uphill through the stream valley the valley at long last limits progressively to a simple way which dives to a glade where we set up a campsite. From here, on the off chance that climate grants, you will have the primary incredible view of Mount Jomolhari.

In the event that you didn’t see Mt. Jomolhari the past evening, you will, in any case, get an opportunity to get an incredible view early today. Toward the beginning of today, the journey proceeds up the Paro Chhu valley which broadens into patches of the high glade and meager developments of woodland.

You will cross a military-designated spot en route and partake in an astounding perspective on high mountain edges and snow-covered pinnacles. In this space yaks and their herder’s homes become a normal component of the scene.

Passing the towns Soe, Takethang and Dangochang is one more resource on this day. In the wake of arriving at Jangothang, one of the most wonderful campgrounds of the Himalayas, you will again have a fabulous perspective on Mount Jomolhari.

It’s an acclimatization day in Jangothang gives a lot of conceivable outcomes today climbs with extraordinary perspectives on lakes and snow-covered mountains like Jomolhari and Jichu Drake. There are great opportunities to recognize some blue sheep on the upper slants of the valley.

Jangothang is an ideal climate for your acclimatization. You can likewise travel up to Tosoh or climb around the area. There are great short climbing trails in three headings. Jomolhari and its auxiliary mountain chains lie straightforwardly west, Jichu Drake toward the north and there are various unclimbed tops toward the east.

Today is perhaps the longest day of the journey. Close to your camp, the path starts moving for about thirty minutes and afterward progressively climbs to the Nyilila Pass (4,870 m).

While moving up, you get to partake in the tranquil environmental elements. You might see a crowd of blue sheep brushing on the inclines. From the Nyilila Pass, you will have stupendous perspectives on Mt. Jomolhari, Tsherimgang, and Jichu Drake. From the pass, it is a slow plummet to the camp where you will pass by some yak herder tents made of yak fleece.

As you descend into the Lingshi bowl, an excellent U-molded valley, you will get a great perspective on Lingshi Dzong.

Today is the most scenic hiking day, and you can truly relax. Not long after beginning, you will come to a chorten beneath Lingshi Dzong. Here, you have the decision of remaining on the primary path or taking a diversion up to the Lingshi Dzong (4,220m), which sits right on a high edge.

This Dzong is under remaking from a 2011 tremor that harmed its focal structure. Notwithstanding an exceptionally unique air of spiritualist serenity, Lingshi Dzong gives an incredible view over the valley. After Lingshi Dzong you will be passing the towns of Lingshi and Goyul. In Goyul, the stone houses are bunched together to shape a little minimal town which is strange in Bhutan where settlements are generally dissipated.

On arriving at the camping area at Chebisa you will have a lot of chances to visit the townhouses assuming you feel like it. There is additionally a wonderful cascade situated behind the town that merits visiting.

The morning begins with a long climb behind Chebisa town (2-3 hours) through a wide pastureland towards Gobu La (pass). On the way, you will see a couple of individuals grouping yaks. There is additionally an extraordinary opportunity to recognize huge crowds of blue sheep over the path.

In the wake of intersection Gobu La (4,410m), you dive into the valley, then, at that point, climb again a tad, prior to sliding again to Shakshepasa (3,980), an enormous U-formed valley. Moving from here you will, at last, arrive at the camping area at Shomuthang, over a waterway, which is a feeder of the Nochu River.

You start by moving up the valley to see Kang Bum (6,526 m) and some edelweiss. Following two hours of climbing, you will arrive at Jhari La (4,750m), from where you get the principal look at Sinche La, the pass you should cross the following day.

The enormous snow top in the north is Gangchhenta 6,840 m, otherwise called the Great Tiger Mountain. Assuming that the climate is clear, Tserim Kang and the highest point of Jomolhari will be apparent. The camp by the waterway is called Tsheri Jathang situated in a delightful wide and far-off valley.

Crowds of takin, the Bhutanese National Animal, relocate to this valley in summer and stay for around four months. The valley has been pronounced a takin safe haven. Move up a smidgen and you will arrive at the camping area at Robluthang in a rough knoll.

The journey begins with an underlying 40-60mins rising before progressively raising for one more 90 minutes through a stone field. It is then a 1-hour steep climb prior to arriving at Sinche La (5,005m) – the last and most noteworthy pass on the journey on the off chance that you don’t expect to proceed with the Snowman journey from Laya onwards.

As you slip the furthest side of the pass, you will see a noteworthy terminal moraine and an icy lake at the foot of the valley. You can see exemplary instances of parallel moraines where the icy mass has pushed rocks up the two sides of the valley.

Underneath the moraine, you cross the Kango Chhu and before long arrive at the Limithang camping area. The pinnacle of Gangchhenta overshadows the campground despite the fact that it’s very much a distance away.

It will be a piece more limited today and especially an excellent stroll through the backwoods of pine and juniper to arrive at Laya, the town is famous for its sharp cap and turquoise gems and individuals’ inviting nature. In the town place are a local area school and a fundamental wellbeing unit with a phone association. We setup a campsite near the school.

If you hike from Paro Valley, you ought to go through a day recovering from the journey to Laya and setting yourself up for the remainder of this difficult yet marvelous trip. In the event that you have begun from Gasa (Punakha), you ought to likewise approach Laya to adapt, and not simply stay at the path intersection to Lunana. It’s advantageous to go through one day in Laya only for the incredible perspectives from Laya and its unprecedented occupants.

From Laya, we drop to a military camp and keep following the waterway till the mood killer highlight Rhoduphu. After lunch the trip proceeds through rhododendron shrubs till you arrive at the camp at Rhoduphu only close to the Rhodu Chhu.

In the wake of following the waterway for about 30 minutes, you will have a consistent move to a high open valley at 4,600m and afterward further up to Tsomo La (4,900m). Tsomo La offers a great perspective on Lunana, Mount Jomolhari, and Jichu Drake, and the Tibetan boundary.

The course then, at that point, crosses a level, infertile level at around 5,000m. Mountain Gangla Karchung at 6,395 meters will reflect at the campsite.

From the camp, you will move for about an hour to Gangla Karchung La (5,120m). The view from the pass is amazing, and the entire scope of mountains including Jekangphu Gang (7,100m), Tsenda Kang, and Teri Gang (7,300m) should be visible.

The pass dives along an enormous moraine. Again one has extraordinary perspectives: a monstrous icy mass plunges from Teri Kang to a profound turquoise lake at its foot. Up here a frosty lake burst through its dam in the mid-1960s, causing far and wide harm and to some degree obliterating Punakha Dzong.

At last, it is an extremely long plunge through thick rhododendron to Tarina valley, where you will track down a few decent campgrounds along the Tang Chhu.

The journey leads through conifer backwoods, great cascade to the upper edges of Pho Chhu. The path then, at that point, moves over the edge and drops down to Woche, the main town in the Lunana locale.

Begin your journey through juniper and fir woodlands, and further ahead, through rhododendron shrubs. Move up to Keche La pass (4,650m) where one can have the incredible perspective of encompassing mountains once more.

After the pass, plummet to the riverside strolling through a town with a dazzling perspective on Table Mountain and others. Follow up the waterway till Lhedi Village. Lhedi has a fundamental well-being unit, a school, and a remote phone association.

In a clear climatic day, you will have extraordinary perspectives on Table Mountain (7,100m). Around noon you will pass the little town of Chozo (4,090m) which has a Dzong still being used.

Arriving at Thanza again you will have an incredible perspective on Table Mountain which frames a 3,000m high mass of snow and ice behind the town. Despite the fact that there are potential outcomes to camp straightforwardly at Thanza, most gatherings like to camp in Thoencha.

In Thanza stroll around and experience a few town life or move up the edge for captivating perspectives on lakes and mountains. In any case, as it invests in some opportunity to orchestrate new yaks (the yaks from Laya won’t go farther than Thanza) you may need to go through one day at Thanza in any case.

From Thoencha, the path scales to an enormous rock from where you will have astounding perspectives on Thanza, Toencha, and Choso town, and the encompassing mountains. Following a couple of long stretches of somewhat level and simple strolling, you will arrive at a yak glade with some yak herders’ cottages.

It is a phenomenal campground with an incredible opportunity to detect some blue sheep on the slopes above. A path intersection close to the camping area will give you the decision between the courses up to Gangkar Puensum headquarters, and further on to Bumthang or to Sephu (Trongsa)

Having picked the course to Sephu, the trip crosses the stream and after a long ascension, you will arrive at Jaze La (5,150m) with stupendous all-encompassing mountain sees. The way then, at that point, plummets between snow-covered pinnacles and a few little lakes to the campground close to the Shore of Tshochena Lake.

You follow the bank of the blue-green lake prior to showing up at an edge at 5,100m, where there is one more terrific view every which way. In the wake of going all over little slopes to arrive at a frigid lake, the course plunges first prior to climbing again up the following pass, the Loju La (5,140m).

At last, in the wake of the intersection a little seat (5,100m) you will enter a wide frosty valley from where the path slides continuously to the campground at Jichu Dramo.

Just in the wake of leaving the camp, you will move through a moraine to Rinchen Zoe La (5,320m). A terrific mountain view with Gangkar Puensum among the amazing mountains is the award for ascending the most noteworthy pass on this trip course.

Rinchen Zoe Peak (5,650) overshadows the pass toward the west. Slipping from the pass, the course leads into a wide valley with a few lakes and goes steeply down along a moraine to the Thamphe Chhu. Here the vegetation starts to thicken again and you will see the principal genuine trees since Lhedi. After a few hours, you arrive at the camping area at Chukarpo.

The plummet proceeds with the waterway till you arrive at the yak herder cottages at Gala Pang Chhu (4010m). From here the path climbs steeply towards Thampe Tsho, a delightful clear turquoise lake, with a camping area close to it.

From the lake, you climb steeply to the keep going pass on your journey, the Thampe La (4,600m) with a decent opportunity to recognize some blue sheep on the way. Then, at that point, the way slides to the hallowed lake Om Thso.

Passing a cascade you will arrive at another, more modest lake 100m underneath to drop steeply to the Nikka Chhu. The way at long last leads through blended backwoods to an enormous clearing on the banks of the waterway with a couple of yak herder cottages, Maurothang.

On the last day of this uncommon journey, your doormen should change from yaks to ponies as the yaks can not go further down. The way follows the Nikka Chhu to arrive at a huge green region disregarding the street and the town of Sephu.

You at long last arrive at the street at the Nikka Chhu Bridge at Sephu where you will track down a few stores (mostly selling bamboo items) and little cafés. Your vehicle will get you and drive to your hotel at Gangtey

In the morning, visit the Gangtey Monastery before heading towards Punakha, the ancient capital of Bhutan. Upon arrival in Punakha, hike through the traditional houses of Sopsokha village amidst rice and mustard fields to visit Chimi Lhakhang, the temple of the Divine Mad Monk.

Sopsokha is known for its clustered settlement and unusual phallus paintings on house walls, believed to ward off evil spirits and gossip. A short drive along the river through the valley floor will lead you to the magnificent Punakha Dzong.

Situated between the confluence of the Pho Chhu (Male River) and Mo Chhu (Female River), this Dzong is as impressive inside as it is outside and is considered the most beautiful Dzong in Bhutan.

Built in 1637, it has a rich historical background and withstood various Tibetan invasions. It also houses the kingdom’s most sacred relic, the “Rangjung Karsa-pani”. Hotel accommodation in Punakha.

Visit Punakha Dzong is similarly just about as striking inside as outside and it is apparently the most excellent Dzong in Bhutan. Found radiantly between Pho Chhu (Male River) and Mo Chhu (Female River) conjunction, the mind-boggling cutting and astonishing design of the Dzong is an extraordinary wellspring of motivation. This popular design worked in 1637 has part to tell about the authentic foundation and different Tibetan attacks won from this decisively found Dzong. It likewise houses the realm’s most hallowed artifact the “Rangjung Karsa-pani”.

Take a beautiful drive from Punakha to Paro. Paro is a lovely valley situated in Western Bhutan with an area of 2800 Square kilometers. Stunning Lhakhangs and cloisters are roosted on mountain slopes. Two hallowed streams with their individual source at Jumolhari and Chumo Phug mountains clear their path through Paro valley improving its magnificence and glory.

Go for a walk through Paro town, a road of regular Bhutanese customary structures. Overnight accommodation in Paro.

We will drop you at the international airport for your further flights. Snowman in Bhutan Trip finish.