One of the world's difficult treks into one of the wildest and most remote regions of the Himalaya, this trek offers you the opportunity to enter a land seen only by local yak herders and some explorers of old trying to make their way into Tibet.


From Kathmandu you fly into the picturesque valley of Paro, a traditional village watched over by a medieval fort. From here the trail begins, your ultimate goal being the remote district of Lunana in the mountains of northern Bhutan. The trek is strenuous, crossing eleven passes, three of which are over 5000m, but the areas through which you walk are of extraordinary beauty. Beneath the great peak of Chomolhari (7314m) the trail takes you into the Lingshi region of Bhutan, and then into Laya— famed for its wildlife, including the blue sheep and the takin. From here the pass crossings begin, providing excellent training for the 5000 meters ones to come in Lunana.


The scenery grows more wild and barren and settlements are few and far between as you enter the Lunana district, an untamed region bordering Tibet where most of the Himalayan peaks towering to the north are unnamed and unclaimed. After the last major pass you reach Umtso Lake, highly revered by the Buddhist population of Bhutan. You complete the trek with a south-west descent to the road where a bus will return you to Thimphu, the tiny capital.