Eight days on the high trail to Jangothang beneath the northern wall of Jomolhari
Jangothang sits at 4,040 metres directly under Jomolhari, and that altitude is the whole point of the itinerary. We build a rest day there instead of pushing over a pass, which keeps the trip within reach of fit walkers who have never slept that high.
Fit walkers with some hill experience who want a Himalayan base camp without technical climbing
Your trek leader checks boots, layers and sleeping bags over lunch, then takes you on an easy valley walk to keep the legs moving after the flight. Packing is finished before dinner.
Drive to the trailhead at Shana and walk up the Paro Chhu through blue pine and fir. Camp is on a meadow beside the river where the last farms give way to forest.
The path climbs past a small army post and a yak herder settlement before opening into the wide pasture at Jangothang. Jomolhari appears above camp in the late afternoon.
A slow morning, a short walk toward the Jomolhari glacier for the views, and an afternoon of tea and cards. Nobody climbs higher than the ridge above camp.
A gentle descent through the herder pastures, with lunch beside the river and the afternoon free to dry boots in the sun.
The last morning on the trail drops through forest to Shana where the vehicle waits. A hot stone bath is booked for the evening in Lamgong.
Walkers who still have legs climb to Taktsang, and everyone else takes the valley at their own pace before a farewell dinner.
Airport transfer after breakfast.
Travel insurance strongly recommended: cover mountain medical care, altitude evacuation, and Paro weather flight delays. Read the travel insurance note
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