Why go trekking in Bhutan?
Compared to Nepal, trekking in Bhutan is quite difficult – it is meant for real adventure seekers. The hillsides tend to be almost vertical. The climate is much windier, damper and colder than in Nepal. Here one cannot go trekking alone without being accompanied by somebody who knows the way. There is always a danger of getting lost. In spite of all these hazards, trekking in Bhutan is more interesting. After having climbed a nearby ridge and been enthralled by the early sunrays striking Jichu Drakey and Jhomolhari mountains, I wander back into the camp. My bowl of hot washing water is waiting in front of my tent. In the kitchen tent, bread is being toasted, eggs fried, porridge cooked and tea brewed. Later on the trek, when we pass through a high-altitude village, where smiling kids in dirty gho’s and kiras wave at us, nothing seems to have changed for centuries – yaks are herded, crops grown and the culture remains very much intact. These are some of the beautiful memories I have of
