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BHUTAN: The Gangkhar Puensuum Trek MTS Himalayan guide Cathy Ann Taylor scouted this Bhutan trek for us in the spring of 2004, and intriguingly described it as "Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World meets James Hilton's Lost Horizon." At 24,741 feet, the ice-draped Gangkhar Puensuum is the highest unclimbed peak in the world, and will remain so, since the Bhutanese banned mountaineering in 1993. Our journey features a trek to the foot of the mountain, following the indelible footprints of ancient yak caravans through a verdant botanical greenhouse emerging into alpine meadows with the sentinels of the Eastern Himalaya ever present. En route, you'll witness the best of Bhutan's Himalayan grandeur, meet the farmers and yak-herding families of the highlands, and admire the way this tiny independent nation has so successfully preserved its environment and its thriving Buddhist culture. Check out our Himalaya Feature. Slideshows, stories, facts, and more. |
| Itinerary: The Gangkhar Puensuum Trek
Day 1 - Meet in Bangkok, Thailand. Day 2 - A free day in Bangkok to visit the sights. Day 3 - Fly to Paro, Bhutan. Afternoon visit to the National Museum. Day 4 - Warm-up hike to Taktsang Monastery. Day 5 - Drive from Paro to Trongsa, in Central Bhutan. Day 6 - Visit the Trongsa Dzong, then drive to Jakar in the Bumthang Valley, the spiritual and cultural center of the country. Visit the Kurjey and Jambay Lhakhangs. Days 7-15 - Start your trekking in Bhutan adventure on an old footpath to Tibet, which moves steadily up from subtropical valleys to misty alpine forests with eye-popping Himalayan views. You may see blue sheep, red panda, and the tracks of elusive snow leopards, and encounter nomadic peoples herding their yaks and sheep. Day 16- End trek and head back to Jakar. Day 17 - All day drive to Punakha. Day 18 - Early morning visit to the Punakha Dzong, then drive to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. Day 19 - Sightseeing in Thimphu with a late afternoon drive to Paro. Day 20 - Fly home via Bangkok. Detailed Itinerary - BHUTAN: The Gangkhar Puensuum Trek 1. Download detailed itinerary in a PDF format 2006 Detailed Itinerary (PDF files require that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. This program can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Website.) 2. Or email us your itinerary request at sales@mtsobek.com 3. Or call us at 1-888-831-7526 (USA and Canada) or (510) 594-6000 We’ll email you a copy (Word or Acrobat document), fax, or mail you the itinerary as you prefer. For more information and reservations, please contact: Mountain Travel Sobek 1266 66th Street, Suite 4 Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Toll Free (USA and Canada): 1-888-831-7526 Phone: +1-510-594-6000 Fax: + 1-510-594-6001 Email: info@mtsobek.com |