Dagala Trek

Arrival, check in to your hotel and lunch. After Lunch, visit the Ta Dzong, once a fortified lookout tower that is now the National Museum. Overnight hotel in Paro.

After breakfast hike to Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest) Monastery, Bhutan’s most famous monastery, which stands at 3180m. It is perched on the edge of a steep cliff, about 900 meters above Paro Valley. Explore the Monastery and hike back to Paro. In the evening, drive to Thimphu. Overnight hotel in Thimphu.

From Thimphu drive 45km to the starting point of the trek. Today’s trail is all through terraced fields and conifer vegetation. The trek starts from beautiful Genekha village (2800m) with a short descent down to the river. From here you start climbing till you reach a huge rock platform at 3350m from where you have a picturesque view of the valley below. After another two hours reach Gur amidst yak pastures at 3290m.

Today’s trek is amidst flowers, wild asparagus (in spring) and large meadows. Weaving through tiny streams, climb gently through scattered birches and rhododendrons to arrive at Pagalabtsa pass (4250m) marked by huge cairns. From the pass, you will have spectacular views of Kanchenjunga (Sikkim) and most of the Bhutanese Himalayan peaks. Descending from the pass the view is of the whole Dagala range meadows and yak herders camp.

Explore lakes after lunch, (4300 M) Hike uphill to Sertsho Lake is easy and interesting. Afterwards walk over a small ridge and then down to Jagetsho Lake Descend into the Labatama valley and then ascend gradually through the valley passing some yak herder huts till you reach Utsho Lake (4300m). Our campsite is right next to the lake.

The trail climbs along the western side of DalaTsho up to a saddle at 4520m from where you can have a majestic view of Himalayan peaks during descent, including Everest, Kanchenjunga, Jumolhari, Jitchu Drake, Tshering Gang, Khangbum, Masang Gang, Tshenda Gang and Gangche Ta. From the saddle the path descends, passing some yak herder huts to Docha Chu. You follow the river for a while, but stay higher up on the slope to reach Pankha with some ups and downs on the way. Camp at Pankha at 4000m.

Today we climb impressive pass goes gradual all the way to the top, 4300 M and after lots up and down all the way to camp.

After crossing the last pass, Tala La (4180m) start a long descent to Talakha Monastery. Continue walking through mixed vegetation and apple orchards. Arrive at the main motorable road of Chamgang (2640m) where your transport will be waiting to transfer you to Paro. Overnight in a hotel in Paro

Transfer to Paro Airport for the flight out. Trip ends!