Trekking the Trans Bhutan Trail

Immerse yourself in Bhutan’s rich and unique culture through the magical towns and royal cities on the Trans Bhutan Trail. Visit the royal cities of Trongsa and Bumthang during this true adventure to Bhutan’s magical centre and east. Enjoy five days of hiking along the Trans Bhutan Trail, during which you will follow the Divine Madman Trail and immerse yourself in Bhutan’s unique culture in communities along the way. Finish off your visit with a night in the charming town of Phunaka before returning to Paro for a hike up to the famous Tiger’s Nest Monastery. International visitors to Bhutan need to pay a 'Sustainable Development Fee' of $200 per night of their stay (up from $65 per night) to the government. This 8 night tour therefore means a payment of $1,600 to the Bhutanese Government, which has already been incorporated into the tour price. We fully believe in, and practice, Responsible Tourism, using hotels run by locals. The accommodation on this adventure is comfortable and welcoming hotel accommodation offering rooms with ensuite facilities. We put time and effort into building our relationship with accommodation suppliers to ensure you have a great trip. We choose accommodation based on cleanliness, comfort, safety, proximity to our route (to avoid unnecessary extra travel) and a warm client welcome, as well as reliability in their service to us. Wherever we can we will choose smaller, more characterful, individual hotels, but in areas where tourism is still developing, or in remote areas (like the mountains), we may not have a wide range of options. An aspect of our adventures is to escape the ‘trappings’ of modern Western lifestyles and to experience new things with are exciting and memorable and reflects the countries we are visiting.