11 Days Samtengang Trek

On arrival, our representative will meet you at Paro airport to pick up

• Visit to the National Museum, Ta Dzong.
• Next, visit the RimpongDzong
• Afterwards, transfer for Thimphu for overnight (1.5 hours).

• Visit to the National Memorial Chorten
• Visit the 12th Century Changangkha Temple and the Zilukha nunnery,
• Visit the School for Arts and Crafts and the National Library,
• Visit the Folk Heritage Museum.
• Visit the nursing pen for the Takin, the national animal of Bhutan
• Visit Tashichhodzong. ‘The fortress of the glorious religion’
• Overnight at your hotel in Thimphu.

• Drive over the Dochu-La pass (3,100 meters),
• On arrival, visit PunakhaDzong,
• After lunch, enjoy a walk to ChimiLhakhang, temple of the DrukpaKuenly who is also known as the Divine Madman,
• Overnight at your hotel in Punakha.

• The trek starts upstream from the PunakhaDzong, over the longest suspension bridge in Bhutan (180m) across the Pho Chhu,
• After about a 2.5hr hike uphill through pine forest, take a lunch with a beautiful view over the valley,
• View of  huge chorten, KhamsumYuelleyNamgyal,
• From the chorten you can see towards Wangdi and Limbukha where our campsite (2220m) is located,

• Leaving camp climbs steeply (150m) up to a small ridge (2370m) through a cold dense forest, from which today’s climb is visible.
• After about 2hrs of climbing reach a small pass, Dochen La (82645m),
• View of Dochu La, Jumolhari, Kang Bum, Tiger Mountain, as well as TaloLhakhang and NobgangLhakhang down in the valley.
• In the distance a ridge with Samtengang village and ChhuniGompa can be seen,
• Walk alongside DargyelGompa, an old monastery of Drukpa Kinley, the` Divine Mad Madman’,
• At 1850m Chungsakha (Chhungsekha) is reached
• The campsite is in front of the Lhakhang.

• Descend to the road in 45min and find a suspension bridge crossing the BaeChhu 1500m.
• The climb is finished for the day when you pass Samtengang High School (established 1952) on your right
• Walk through a narrow gorge to the other side at 2000m and look down towards a holy lake, Lutshokha (TshoShokha)
• Afterwards continue on to the campsite,
• VisitSamtengang or stay in camp and enjoy the fresh wind blowing through the pines.
• Visit the GonjoLhakhang –the localLhakhang,and there is another one 2hrs above the village.

• The trail for today is steep and challenging that passes through endless agricultural fields, heading into the valley of the Dang Chhu.
• The road will be reached next to the bridge at TikaZam (5100ft/1555m).
• Overnight at a hotel in Wangdue.

• In the morning visit WangduephodrangDzong.
• Drive back to Thimphu,
• Visit handicraft and souvenir stores.
• Afterwards proceed to Paro
• On arrival in Paro, check into the hotel.
• Overnight at the hotel in Paro.

• After breakfast hike to Taktsang Monastery.
• In the afternoon drive to the ruins of the 17th Century DrukgyelDzong,
• Visit 7th Century KyichuLhakhang,
• Overnight at your hotel in Paro.

Today we will bid fond farewell to this beautiful Himalayan country and take an early flight back to Singapore. We hope by now you would have made some friends and also kept many photos and beautiful memories of Bhutan! And we look forward to seeing you again in this beautiful land of endless Enchantments! Tashi Delek