Trekking

Six days on the trail between Paro and Thimphu, camping beside alpine lakes and crossing passes above 4,000 m with views of Jomolhari on clear days. Bookended by two cultural days so the trek sits inside a complete Bhutan trip, not a standalone hike.

• Alpine lakes
• 4,200m passes
• Camp under the stars

Widely regarded as the toughest trek on earth: 25 days crossing eleven passes above 4,000 m between Paro and Bumthang, through terrain so remote that fewer people finish it each year than summit Everest. For experienced high-altitude trekkers only - full medical screening and acclimatization days are built into every departure.

• 11 high passes
• Remote Lunana villages
• Jomolhari base

A high-altitude classic: thirteen days from Paro up the Paro Chhu valley to Jomolhari base camp, with acclimatization built in before the trail's high passes. Camps sit within sight of the peak for several nights running - one of the most direct mountain views on any Bhutanese trek.

• Jomolhari base camp
• High alpine passes
• Yak herder camps

The closest genuine high-altitude trek to Thimphu: six days through the Dagala range's scattered alpine lakes, popular with local trout, with views back over the capital and out to the high Himalaya on clear days. Shorter and quieter than the Druk Path.

• Alpine lakes
• Views over Thimphu
• Quiet trail

Sixteen days through some of Bhutan's most remote, culturally distinct terrain - the yak-herding villages around Laya, home to a community with its own dress and dialect, descending finally to Gasa's natural hot springs. A shorter alternative to the full Snowman Trek that still reaches Lunana's approach country.

• Laya's yak herders
• High passes
• Gasa hot springs