Bhutan Tour & Jumolhari Trekking

On reaching Kathmandu international airport our AE staff will receive with a transfer to hotel in the hub of Kathmandu around Thamel area, an interesting place with shops, stores, international standard restaurants. Our guide will meet and inform you with details of the hotels and of Bhutan Tour & Jumolhari Trekking and more.

A free day in Kathmandu with tours, morning guided sightseeing tour at places of interest, Kathmandu city and the surrounding valley steeped with history, culture. Kathmandu is full of World Heritage Sites with old Temples, Monasteries, Stupas, Royal Courtyard and Palaces, afternoon free at leisure for souvenirs shopping.

Depending upon the flight time to Paro in Bhutan transfer to Kathmandu international airport for an hour panoramic flight to Paro, on reaching at Paro airport, after going through immigration and visa formalities our Bhutan representative and guide will receive you in Bhutanese custom and tradition and a short drive to respective hotels in Paro, with afternoon free at leisure.

Morning after breakfast our guide will meet you at given time for a tour with short drive and nice walk with an hour uphill with slow gradual pace to the famed and charm of Bhutan at Taksang Monastery also called as “Tiger\'s Nest”. A place for meditation and prayers when monks and lama are in retreat and prayer in isolation for few weeks or months, from this high cliff edge of Taksang monastery overlooking scenic views of Paro and of distance snow capped Mountains, after a wonderful time return back by the same route, after lunch visit of 17th centaury Ta-Dzong, and then in 1967converted into a National Museum.

After a great interesting time at Paro drive up to Drugyel dzong where the motor road comes to an end and then starting our first day trekking following Pa Chu River with gentle climb into a narrow valley for first overnight camp a little further from Bhutan Army Post.

After a nice morning, and the starting the walk with an uphill and through the river valley and then it narrows and closes in and the walk winds up and with descent along the river bed and on the pleasant path at a grassy meadow for overnight camp where there is a shelter built for travelers and trekker’s night stops.

From this camp, morning walk starts with a climb upstream of Pa Chu River to pass a small army post and then the gorge opens into a wide valley offering fabulous views of high hills and of snow-capped mountains in all directions, after catching the beautiful scenery walking to our overnight stop to camp at Yak herder’s summer for two nights on reaching the base of Jumolhari mountain range area.

From here onwards trekking in and around Jumolhari mountain range, with short day hike of three hours at Tsophu hill top for super views of Jhumolhari Mountains and its secondary peaks located towards west and Jichu Drake peak to the north, and several unclimbed peaks and ridges to the east, after a grand time head back to camp with afternoon rest.

Morning starts with a great walk on the wide terrain with yak pasture fields on this beautiful green valley, and then a climb way up to the small hill and then heading down from the ridge top, around this area might come across Drokpa (cattle herders) with shelter of Yak Hair tents, walk continues with fabulous view of Lingshi dzong (the fort) on reaching near Lingshi valley looking at the distance Tserim Gang with its tumbling glaciers towards north of the valley rim, on arrival at Lingshi overnight camp or in small travelers guest house built of stone with fire pit inside the main large hall.

Today at Lingshi in the beautiful surrounding to visit Tshokha lake which is a base camp of Jichu Drake the round trip takes more than 5 hours of total 15 k.m. distances to and from Lingshi camp. On this hike might see some herds of Blue Sheep and Musk Deer on this amazing environment.

After a most lovely time with awesome views and fabulous time around this beautiful valley of Mt. Jhumolhari base camp area, morning walk leads to a long climb to Yalila Pass at 4,820 meters from this amazing Mount Jhumolhari valley, from this top of Yalila top view of Tserim Kang and Masagang peaks, and then descending to our next camp at Shodu near a small stone hut.

From this remote and isolated spot, morning heading to follow the Thimphu Chu River and into dense woodland of rhododendrons, pines and fir trees looking overhead wonderful cascading waterfalls, and then walk reaches a narrow which closes in and the path winds up with downhill along the river, then with a steep climb to the ruins fort of Barshong dzong, overnight camping just beneath a ruined dzong with a stone hut as shelter.

After a most amazing time around this beautiful area of Bhutan’s tallest peak Jhumolhari, starting the morning walk with a long descent reaching Thimphu River and then following into rhododendrons, pines and firs forest and leading to a climb to a pristine pastureland to camp for overnight.

Today the last day walk of this amazing journey continues to a climb uphill to reach a small pass with wonderful views of surrounding peaks and valleys, after nice rest walk leads to up and downs along the waterway and finally ending this pleasant nice walk at Dodina small village at the road head for the drive to Bhutan’s capital at Thimpu, the ride leads through interesting countryside and reaching at Thimpu in the comfort of nice hotels for overnight.

After a weeks of trekking, a pleasant morning at leisure with afternoon tour at places of interest in Thimpu, a modern capital of Bhutan at Thimphu (probably the only city in the world without traffic lights), at Thimpu with Bhutanese hospitality, after lunch visit of memorial stupa, indigenous hospital, where traditional medicine is still practiced since hundreds of years and tour of painting school.

Morning free to walk around the market of Thimpu hunting for souvenir and then with a brief and fascinating time in Thimphu with pleasant short stay at Bhutan’s capital, afternoon back to Paro driving on scenic highway on the way visit of 1927-29 old fort built by Shabdung Ngawang Namgyal, the king who unified all the territory into one Kingdom and then after a nice visit with wonderful drive reaching back at Paro with time for a short tour of Simtokh Dzong another classic Fort in Paro.

As per the flight time to Kathmandu, drive to Paro airport for sweeping scenic flight of an hour with parallel views of mountains all the way to Kathmandu, at Kathmandu transfer to hotel after a short drive around Thamel area, with whole day free as per the time of return flight from Paro.

Last day in Nepal with memorable moment and awesome experience and good time with Annapurna Encounter services, as per the international flight time our AE staff will transfer you to airport for the flight back home or to respective countries.