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BHUTAN -
TREKKING |
GANGTEY TREK - O8 DAYS |
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Programme |
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Day 01 |
On arrival in Paro our
guide will receive you and after completion
of your formalities will head to Thimphu and
check you into your hotel. Evening will be
free to stroll around Thimphu town.
Overnight at the hotel in Thimphu. |
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Day 02 |
Thimphu - Gangtey
After breakfast, morning tour of Thimphu,
visiting National Memorial Chorten,
Tashichhodzong, National Library and
Institute for Zorig Chusum. After lunch
drive for about 5 hours to Gangtey. En route
cross Dochu-la pass (3,088m) and drive by
Wangduephodrang Dzong. Overnight at
camp/farm house, Gangtey. |
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Day 03 |
Gangtey Gompa - Gogona, 15 km, 6-7 hours.
Trek commences today. A winding trail
upwards through meadows and fields,
ascending to Tsele-la pass (3,400m) where we
stop for lunch. The trail then descends
gradually for some time through forests of
junipers, bamboo, magnolias and
rhododendrons. After a last short climb, we
reach Gogona village. The people of Gogona
were originally nomads and they speak a
language called Bjopkha (language of
nomads). Overnight camp. |
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Day 04 |
Gogona – Khotokha. 16 km, 6-7 hours.
The trail winds up gently above Gogona
village, climbing into a forest of firs,
oak, spruce, rhododendron, cypress and
junipers. A long and gradual climb takes us
up to Shobju-la pass (3,400m). The path
leads down to the wide valley of Khotokha,
where the people of Sha (a region of
Wangduephodrang district) come in summer to
graze their animals. Overnight camp. |
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Day 05 |
Khotokha - Chazam/Wangduephodrang. 12 km, 5
hours.
A short ascent takes us to a pass, from
which the path descends steeply through
ever-changing vegetation till finally
reaching the bridge at Wangduephodrang. The
trek ends here. Overnight at the hotel in
Wangduephodrang. |
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Day 06 |
Wangduephodrang - Thimphu
After exploring the attractive
Wangduephodrang and Punakha valleys, we
drive to Thimphu. Afternoon sightseeing in
Thimphu, including visits to the following
as time permits: Folk Heritage and National
Textile Museums, Handicrafts Emporium,
weekend market. Overnight at the hotel in
Thimphu. |
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Day 07 |
Thimphu - Paro
Morning drive to Paro, en route visiting
Simtokha Dzong. Today’s sightseeing in Paro
includes visits to Ta Dzong (National
Museum), Rinpung Dzong, Drukgyel Dzong and
Kyichu Lhakhang. Overnight at the hotel in
Paro. |
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Day 08 |
Depart Paro
After early breakfast drive to Paro airport
for flight to onward destination, enjoying
superb mountain views from the aircraft as
you fly out of the valley. |
| Price: On request |
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