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Bhutan's
Tourism: Trekking |
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Trekking:
Punakha - Gasa - Laya
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Punakha - Gasa - Laya |
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1: Paro |
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Arrive Paro.
You will be received by your Expeditions Team. Lunch at the hotel. After
lunch at leisure. Welcome dinner and overnight at the hotel. |
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2: Paro - Punakha |
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After
breakfast you will drive to Punakha across the Dochula Pass.
Dinner and overnight at hotel Y.T. |
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3: Punakha- Tashithang - Damji (16km/5 hrs) |
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trail ascends through the heavily forested following the course of the Mo
Chu. Overnight at Camp in Damji (2400m). |
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4: Damji - Gasa(18km/5-6 hrs) |
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The
trail continues ascending and descending through heavily forested areas
and wild orchids. The camp site is near by a village at an elevation of
about 2430m. Overnight at camp. |
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5: Gasa - Chamsa( 14km/6-7 hrs) |
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Trails
asecends to Barila (3900m) through a deep forest of firs. Overnight
at camp. |
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6: Chamsa - Laya( 19km/8-9 hrs) |
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trail follows the Mo Chu upstream. Some more ups and downs through bamboo.
Camp at Laya at an elevation of 3800m. Overnight at camp. |
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7: Laya - Chamsa (19km/8-9 hrs) |
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Descent
to army camp and the trail follows the Mo Chu downstream all the way to
Punakha. Then the trail wanders up and down near the river as it runs fast
through some big cascades in a gorge. Some more ups and downs through bamboo.
Camp at Chamsa at an elevation of 3050m. Overnight at camp. |
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8: Chamsa - Gasa(14km/6-7 hrs) |
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Trails
asecends to Barila (3900m) through a deep forest of firs. After
the pass the trail is reasonably leveled to another choeten. Depending
on the time, you will explore Gasa village and the historic Gasa Dzong.
The Dzong was built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel to protect the valley
against the Tibetan invaders. Overnight at camp. |
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9: Gasa - Damji(18km/5-6 hrs) |
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The
trail continues ascending and descending through heavily forested areas
and wild orchids. in this area, there are leeches so one must be careful.
The camp site is near by a village at an elevation of about 2430m. Overnight
at camp. |
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10: Damji - Tashithang - Punakha |
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It
is the last trekking day. Continue following the Mo Chu river down through
the heavily forested area till you reach Tashithang at an elevation
of 1620m. Your transport will meet you here with refreshment. You will
then drive to Punakha for a relaxing night. Dinner & overnight
at hotel Y.T/Meri Puensum. |
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11: Punakha - Paro |
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After
breakfast you will say goodbye to Punakha to go to Paro for your
final night in the country. Lunch stop in Thimphu. After lunch you
will resume your journey to Paro. Farewell Dinner & overnight at hotel
Holiday Home. |
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12: Paro |
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After
breakfast you will drive to Paro International Airport for your onward
destination. Your Expeditions Team will assist you with check in formalities
and bid you farewell. |
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| Information on Laya - Gasa |
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Gasa
on the Web
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The
launching of the web page would promote communication, transparency and
further enhance effectiveness in delivering qualitative developmental activities
and also promote tourism, a dzongkhag official said.
The
web page also carries all necessary information about the dzongkhag located
in the extreme north west of the country bordered by Tibet. Of the dzongkhag's
four gewogs, Laya and Lunana, are located at an altitude of 3,800 to 4,200
meters. The people there lead a nomadic life compelling them to seasonally
migrate to higher places in summer and to the lower valleys of Punakha
and Wangdue in winter. These extremities posed formidable challenges to
the dzongkhag in delivering developmental activities and services, said
a dzongkhag official.
In
a recent development, Laya gewog was connected with a telephone facility.
With mountain passes over 5,000 meters, all telephone equipment were lifted
in a helicopter. There are also plans for these two gewogs to be connected
with e-service. Druknet of Bhutan Telecom helped the dzongkhag to launch
the web page.
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B-Mobile
in Gasa
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With
Gasa connected to the cellular service end of February 2007, Bhutan Telecom's
B-Mobile has connected the district headquarters of all the 20 dzongkhags,
roughly 60 percent of the country's geography and services available to
about 80 percent of the population.
Besides
dzongkhag headquarters, the service was also available in satellite towns
and some portions of the national highway.
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| Source:
KUENSEL, Bhutan's National Newspaper 2006 |
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