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The
silence of Hidden kingdom...............
SNOWMAN TREK 29 DAY TRIP -
STRENUOUS
One of the world's difficult treks into one of the
wildest and most remote regions of the Himalaya, this
trek offers you the opportunity to enter a land seen
only by local yak herders and some explorers of old
trying to make their way into Tibet.
From Kathmandu you fly into the picturesque valley of
Paro, a traditional village watched over by a medieval
fort. From here the trail begins, your ultimate goal
being the remote district of Lunana in the mountains of
northern Bhutan. The trek is strenuous, crossing eleven
passes, three of which are over 5000m, but the areas
through which you walk are of extraordinary beauty.
Beneath the great peak of Chomolhari (7314m) the trail
takes you into the Lingshi region of Bhutan, and then
into Laya— famed for its wildlife, including the blue
sheep and the takin. From here the pass crossings begin,
providing excellent training for the 5000 meters ones to
come in Lunana.
The scenery grows more wild and barren and settlements
are few and far between as you enter the Lunana
district, an untamed region bordering Tibet where most
of the Himalayan peaks towering to the north are unnamed
and unclaimed. After the last major pass you reach Umtso
Lake, highly revered by the Buddhist population of
Bhutan. You complete the trek with a south-west descent
to the road where a bus will return you to Thimphu, the
tiny capital.
ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrive Paro
Day 02: In Paro
Day 03: Commence trek
Day 26: Trek concludes/return to Thimphu
Day 27: In Thimphu
Day 28: In Thimphu
Day 29: Drive Paro/trip concludes
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