
Best Season
July to August &
September to October

Trip Duration
26 Days &
25 Nights

Trip Difficulty
Challenging

Accommodation
Hotels in cities & Lodges during the Trek

Max. Elevation
5,320 m
Tour Overview
The Snowman Trek is an extension of the beautiful Laya Gasa Trek, and leads from Laya into high altitudes of the Bhutanese Himalayas. It takes tough and enduring trekkers into the Lunana region and further on to Gangkhar Puensum and Bumthang or down to Sephu in Trongsa district, depending on which route you choose. The Snowman trek leads through the most remote areas up to very high altitudes. Trekkers have to camp in altitudes above 5,000m more than once, and depending on the seasonal temperatures, the camps are sometimes on snow.
Gunitsawa Village β Sharna Zampa
Sharna Zampa - Thangthangkha
Thangthangkha β Jangothang
After reaching Jangothang, one of the most beautiful campsites of the Himalayas, you will again have a spectacular view of Mount Jomolhari.
Jangothang Halt
You can also trek up to Tosoh or hike around the area. There are good short hiking trails in three directions. Jomolhari and its subsidiary mountain chains lie directly west, Jichu Drake to the north and there are a number of unclimbed peaks to the east.
Jangothang β Lingshi
The herders use these tents while travelling tovarious pastures for their yaks. As you come down into the Lingshi basin, a beautiful U-shaped valley, you get a wonderful view of Lingshi Dzong on clear days. Tserimgang and its glaciers rise up at the north end of the valley. The campsite is next to a stone hut you reach just before Lingshi Dzong.
Lingshi β Chebisa
After Lingshi Dzong you will be passing the villages of Lingshi and Goyul. In Goyul, the stone houses are clustered together to form a small compact village that is unusual in Bhutan where settlements are usually scattered. On reaching the campsite at Chebisa you will have plenty of time to visit the village houses if you feel up to it. There is also a beautiful waterfall located behind the village that is worth visiting.
Chebisa β Shomuthang
Shomuthang β Robluthang
Robluthang β Limithang
You can see classic examples of lateral moraines where the glacier has pushed rocks up both sides of the valley. Below the moraine, you cross the Kango Chhu and soon reach the Limithang campsite. The peak of Gangchhenta towers over the campsite even though itβs quite a distance away.
Limithang β Laya
From the west of the village you will have spectacular views of Mt. Gangchhenta and catch Mt. Masagang. In the village centre is a community school and a basic health unit with a telephone connection. The campsite is located below the school.

Rest / Acclimatisation day in Laya

Laya β Rhoduphu
Rhodophu β Narethang
Narethang β Tarina
Again one has great views: a massive glacier descends from Teri Kang to a deep turquoise lake at its foot. Up here a glacial lake burst through its dam in the early 1960s, causing widespread damage and partially destroying Punakha Dzong. Finally, it is a very long descent through thick rhododendron to Tarina valley, where you will find several good campsites along the Tang Chhu.
Tarina β Woche
Woche - Lhedi
Lhedi - Thanza
Rest day at Thanza
Thanza β Danji
Danji β Tshochena
Tshochena β Jichu Dramo
Jichu Dramo β Chukarpo
Chukarpo β Thampe Tsho
Thampe Tsho β Maurothang
Maurothang β Sephu
Snowman Trek - Finish
