12 Days Thousand Lake Trek Tour

On arrival at Paro airport, you will be met by our representative. They will lead you to your hotel. By evening we will visit the Paro market and town and Spending the overnight at the hotel in Paro.

Activities : Trekking

The next morning we will visit to Ta Dzong, built in 1651 as a watchtower. Later it was inaugurated as Bhutan’s National Museum. The collections in the museum include art, relics, religious thangkha paintings, postage stamps, coins and handicrafts, as well as a small natural history collection. After which we will visit the Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong), ‘the fortress of the heap of jewels’, built in 1646, and now housing the offices of the district administration and Paro’s monk body.
After lunch we will visit one of the oldest and sacred shrines in Bhutan knows as Kyichu Lhakhang which was built by the Tibetan king, Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century.

Activities : Trekking , Museums

We will be driving to the Capital city which will probably take us 2 hrs, after which we will be visiting the following places in Thimphu:
National Memorial Chorten;
Tashichhodzong (the fortress of the glorious religion);
National Library;
Institute for Zorig Chusum (Bhutanese arts and crafts school);
National Institute of Traditional Medicine
Handicrafts Emporium.

Activities : Trekking , Museums

Distance 14 km
Estimated time 4 hours
Our day begins with a 45 minutes’ drive to reach the starting point of the trek. The first day of trek will be an easy hike of around 3 hrs. We will be walking along a mule path and get to see some amazing terraced fields and coniferous forest. Our trek for the day will end at Genekha School and we will be camping at Genekha alongside a stream (2800 m).

Activities : Trekking

Distance 15 km
Estimated time 4 hours
We will be able to see the true communion with nature in today’s trek. And you will see many varieties of alpine plants and also some animals and many birds. After two hours of walking slowly uphill, rest at a huge rock platform, from which there is a picturesque view of the valley below. After another two hours the trek we will reach our campsite. Camp is at a place known as Gur, where flowers are abundant in spring.

Activities : Trekking

Distance 12 km
Estimated time 5 hours

As you walk over the ridges, you can enjoy the beauty of the rugged mountain vegetation. Today's walk takes us through meadows with wild asparagus and other small plants, and if you do this walk in the spring, it feels like you're walking on carpets of flowers. Right after hike through the first pass, it opens up a wonderful view of the entire Dagala region, the alluvial plains and the camps of the yak herders. We have lunch at a nearby yak shepherd camp. After lunch, we walk across hills and meadows and end our three-day walk at Yutsho Lake, which is teeming with golden trout. We will be camping near the lake.

Activities : Trekking

This day is for an excursion to any one of three lakes: Relitsho, Hentsho and Jamatsho. Your trekking leader will tell you mystical stories about these lakes. This would also be an ideal time and place for some trout fishing.

Activities : Trekking

It’s time to get refreshed with an easy hike to Setsho Lake. During this day you could spend the day fishing for trout. If you wish to you could also go visit the nearby lake known as Jagetsho Lake. Or you could try climbing Jomo, a 5,050 m peak. Lunch at the summit, with spectacular views all around, can be memorable experience. Return to camp by dusk and prepare for the next day. .

Activities : Trekking

Distance 8 km
Estimated time 4 hours
Walk for 20 minutes upwards before beginning the descent at around 4,460 m. There will be splendid views of the Himalayas on the descent. Your escort will help you in identifying individual peaks such as Everest, Kanchenjunga, Chomolhari, Jichu Drake, Tserimgang, Khangbum, Masagang, Tsendegang and Gangchenta.
Our camp will be set at Panka.

Activities : Trekking

Distance 8 km
Estimated time 4 hours
This day entails the crossing of several increasingly impressive passes. You will see several varieties of the blue poppy (if trekking June-July) and also many mountain birds along the way. Lunch at the point where the trail divides into two paths leading to Talekha and to Wangduephodrang respectively. After lunch, an hour’s gradual climb brings us to the top of the last ridge on the Dagala range from where there is a spectacular view of Thimphu valley below. Another hour’s walk and you are at the last camp, a little above Talekha monastery
This day includes some increasingly impressive passes. On the way, you can see several types of blue poppy (if you trek in June-July) and also many mountain birds. Lunch will be served at the point where the track splits into two tracks leading to Talekha and Wangduephodrang respectively. After lunch, a one-hour gradual ascent takes you to the top of the last Ridge of Dagala Mountain, where you can enjoy incredible views of Thimphu Valley below. Another hour of walking and you are at the last camp, above the Talekha monastery

Activities : Trekking

Distance 6 km
Estimated time 2 hours

Passing through alpine and mixed vegetation (bamboo thickets and wild flowers) we will reach Talekha monastery and village. We walk through mixed vegetation and apple orchards, finally reaching the main motor able road to Thimphu where our transport is waiting for us. Drive to Thimphu in time for lunch, and in the evening drive back to Paro. Have a relaxing night at the hotel in Paro.

Activities : Trekking

After early breakfast in the hotel, drive to the airport for flight to onward destination.

Activities : Trekking