BHUTAN - Druk Path
Cultural highlights of Bhutan and a splendid 5-day trek - Bhutan's finest short trek - Idyllic lakeside camps - Paro and Thimpu festival departures
7 nights hotels and lodges, 4 nights camping, 5 days EASY trekking. Max. altitude - 4210m / 13,812ft. All meals included.
easy
Following the ancient high-level route between Paro and Thimpu, the Druk Path is an excellent short trek. The first day's walk leads to the ruined Jeli Dzong which sits on a high ridge above the Paro Valley and commands breathtaking views across to Chomolhari. During the succeeding 4 days of trekking, we climb above the tree-line and cross several passes, including the Phume La (4210m/13,808ft). En route, we camp beside clear mountain lakes, visit yak herders encampments and enjoy splendid panoramas of the peaks on the border with Tibet, including Jitchu Drake and Gangkar Puensum. There is also the opportunity to hike up to Taktsang Monastery in the Paro Valley and to visit the impressive Tasichoedzong at Thimpu. An an excursion to the important dzongs at Punakha and Wangdi is an additional feature of most departures. Offering easy trekking within a pristine landscape, this popular trip provides the chance to experience the unique and fascinating culture of Bhutan.
Trekking conditions on this short trek are nowhere difficult, since we are following a route which was formerly an important link between Paro and Thimpu and which has been used for generations by pack-animals. The altitude attained on the trip is not extreme and the passes that we cross should not be snow covered at the time of our departures (except possibly during the Christmas departure). This route presents a great variety of landscape type; ranging from terraced farmland, through some of the finest mixed forest in the world, to open, alpine pastureland and scenic mountain passes. This is a short trek, at relatively low altitude and it is not very sustained. For this reason we have given it the EASY grade.
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