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Bhutan has been listed as one of the top ten hot spots of biological diversity in the world. With over 70% of its total land area under forest cover; Bhutan is home to one-fifth of the world\'s plant species and two-thirds of the most endangered species of plants and animals. The Bhutanese seasons are reflected in full color by flowers and plants, which cover the mountainside.Research has shown that Bhutan\'s forest is host to more than 5500 species of plants and 675 species of birds. There are 300 species of medicinal plants and over 600 species of orchids including another 50 species of rhododendron. You can see flowers and plants, but the central attraction of this package is a glimpse of how the Bhutanese society values and respects nature and lives in harmony with it based on the spiritual and religious beliefs.

Bhutan has been listed as one of the top ten hot spots of biological diversity in the world. With over 70% of its total land area under forest cover; Bhutan is home to one-fifth of the world's plant species and two-thirds of the most endangered species of plants and animals. The Bhutanese seasons are reflected in full color by flowers and plants, which cover the mountainside.Research has shown that Bhutan's forest is host to more than 5500 species of plants and 675 species of birds. There are 300 species of medicinal plants and over 600 species of orchids including another 50 species of rhododendron. You can see flowers and plants, but the central attraction of this package is a glimpse of how the Bhutanese society values and respects nature and lives in harmony with it based on the spiritual and religious beliefs.

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Day 1: Arrive Paro International Airport – Paro
During the journey, the traveler will experience from the left side of the plane a spectacular view of Mt. Everest, and other famous Himalayan Mountains including the sacred Mt. Jhomolhari and Mt. Jichu Drake in Bhutan. On arrival at Paro International Airport you will be received by your Bhutanese friend from Makalu Adventure Lunch at the Hotel. Discuss the Tour Programme with the Tour Guide. Afternoon sight seeing
Overnight: Hotel in Paro
Day 02: Paro
Taktsang – the Tiger's Nest – Monastery appears to cling magically to a sheer rock face 915 metress above the valley. It is a 4-5 hour walk from the valley floor but the trailside birds and plants should make the effort worthwhile. Legend has it that the Guru Padma Sambhava, riding a flying tiger, landed on the cliff when he came from Tibet in the 8th century. There he, and later his follower Dubthok Singye, meditated in a cave around which, 300 years ago, the monastery was built to celebrate his arrival. Taking our time we are likely to spend most of the day in this wonderful setting and its surrounding forests. On our way up, we walk through Rhododendron arboreum, triflorum and virgatum; Rubus biflorus with its handsome white stems and a large group of Primula prolifera, the bright blue Parochetus communis. We will see for the first time Pieris formosa, Cotoneaster microphyllus and Piptanthus nepalensis and the climbing Holboellia latifolia – all of which we will see many more times! In the late afternoon we may visit the National Museum and the enormous Paro Dzong. The latter is beautifully situated on a little knoll which rises sheer above the river and commands a view of the whole Paro Valley. It is now the seat of the district commissioner and judge and is accessible only by a wooden bridge across the Paro Chu (river). The National Museum was once the watchtower that guarded the valley. It stands high above the dzong, and now houses a magnificent collection of Bhutanese artefacts: costumes, thankas, arms, textiles, and a huge collection of Bhutan's beautiful stamps amongst other things of interest.
Day 03: Thimphu – Sight Seeing
After breakfast: Visit the Memorial Chorten (a great stupa) built in memory of the Third King of Bhutan who reigned the Kingdom from 1952-1972. Visit the mini Zoo where the national animals were kept and drive to Sangeygang where you can have a spectacular view of Thimphu valley. Visit nunnery in Zulikha. Visit the Wood Craft and Painting school where traditional arts and crafts are still kept alive through the instructions of painting and curving. Visit the Handicrafts Emporium where Bhutanese textiles and other arts and crafts are displayed and can be purchased. Visit the National Library where ancient manuscripts are preserved. Visit Tashi Nancha Folk studio, the traditional folk and dances are learned and practiced. Early lunch in hotel in Thimphu. After lunch, drive towards Dodena. Trek along Thimphu Chu inside jigme Dorji Wangchuk Park. Overnight hotel in Thimphu
Day 0 4: Thimphu – Phunakha
We will make an early start this morning as it will take a couple of hours to drive eastwards to the Dochu La, a pass at about 3,048 metres. It is worth stopping on the Wangdi road to see an exotic member of the Ginger family, Curcuma aromatica (Wild Turmeric). The oak and hemlock forest on, and below, this pass is magnificent ... so are the views of the Himalayan peaks when the weather is clear. We will leave our coach on top of the pass and spend several hours looking at the birds and plant life here. During our walk there will be many shrubs familiar to gardeners: Daphne bholua, Enkianthus deflexus, Skimmia laureola, Sarcococca hookeriana, Osmanthus suavis and Magnolia campbellii. The scent will lead you on to some magnificent specimens of Rhododendron falconeri. When the road at the bottom of the pass is reached, we must look for the strange flowers of Aristolochia griffithii and the beautiful Decaisnea insignis. Birds are abundant and even mammals are a possibility – perhaps an Orange-bellied Squirrel or a Yellowthroated Marten. We re-board our coach and descend to Punakha for a picnic lunch. Punakha Dzong was built in 1637, again by Shabdrung, and was Bhutan's capital until Thimpu stole this role in 1955. This photogenic dzong, sitting between the Po-chu and Mo-chu (male and female rivers), houses many sacred temples, including the Machhin Lhakhang where the Shabdrung lies embalmed. At just 915 metres above sea level now, you will discover a completely different flora and fauna.
Day 05: Punakha – Sight Seeing
Drive to Tashithang, a part of Jigme Dorje Wangchuc National Park, the largest park in Bhutan. Tashithang is situated in warm subtropical zones and vegetation is mainly of subtropical. Different epiphytic orchids such as Dendrobium, Cymbidium, Bulbophyllum, Coelogyne, Liparis, Pleione etc as well as ground orchids such as Engeherdia, Tauluma, Magnolia, Symploccus, Litsea, Cinnamomum, Rubus spp. Overnight hotel in Punakha.
Day 06: Punakha – Tongsa
Tongsa: Another beautiful drive through the magnificent forests of Bhutan's rugged hills. The high pass en route, the 3,261 metre Pele La, is another good spot from which to set out on foot in search of forest birds and plants. This is a beautiful walk dominated by R. hodgsonii, R. kesangiae and two epiphytes, Agapetes serpens and Vaccinium retusum and also at the top of the pass, R. thomsonii. We arrive at Tongsa in mid-afternoon and have time to settle into our lodge (2,164 metres) which looks down upon Tongsa Dzong, the largest dzong of all.
Day 07: Thangbi Lhakhang, Bumthang Valley – Camping
We will spend the morning in Tongsa. The short walk from our lodge to the dzong is most rewarding. Now at 2,286 metres a different flora and fauna are found on the hillsides and the outside of the dzong is not to be missed. The most impressive of them all, this huge structure commands a superb view of the Mangde river valley and is the ancestral home of Bhutan's royal family. High above it is the dzong's watchtower, a steep climb on a poor trail but well worth the effort. In late morning we will drive to the Yotong La (a beautiful pass at over 3,353 metres) and take a picnic lunch and afternoon walk there. Walking down from the Yotong La we come across Daphne retusa and for the first time, the Bhutanese endemic Bryocarpum himalaicum. We will then move on to Jakar (just a 3-hour journey) where we find the most attractive of campsites at Thangbi Lhakhang (2,591 metres), north of the town, the starting point of our trek.
Day 0 8: Ngang Lhakhang – Camping
We are now at 2,743 metres, in the Bumthang Valley of central Bhutan. Its many temples tell of Padma Sambhava, several of them built around the eighth century by Sindhu Raja after the great Guru had cured his ailing ruler and converted him to Buddhism. Today's is a beautiful walk through the pine forests and grassy meadows that sit high on the slopes above the roaring Chamkar-chu. Small shrines and Buddhist prayer wheels lurk in shady ravines. In the early afternoon we cross to the east bank of the Chamkar-chu and make our camp above the river at Ngang Lhakhang (2,713 metres). The rest of the afternoon is free for a chilly dip in the river or for some birding in the surrounding scrub and forest.
Day 09: Phephe La – Camping
We must now leave behind the relatively level trails along the Chamkar-chu and make a 762-metre ascent to the Phephe-la pass at 3,475 metres. This is one of the longest days of our trek – 6 to 7 hours of walking – but for the naturalist most rewarding. The forest through which we walk today is quite outstanding. It is blissfully quiet and entirely unmolested. We climb through blue pines, damp meadows of dwarf bamboo, towering Himalayan hemlocks, East Himalayan spruce and Himalayan silver fir. Amongst them, maples, birch and rhododendrons complete a magnificent forest environment for a host of birds, mammals and flowers. Tonight's campsite is a grassy forest glade just beneath the top of the pass (3,261 metres). There should be plenty of time this evening – and tomorrow morning – to explore the rich forest on and around the Phephe-la. The plant life is magnificent here, and includes the endemic and newly discovered Daphne ludlowii. Other shrubs of special interest are Viburnum grandiflorum, Mahonia nepalensis and R. cinnabarinum and the many herbaceous plants include Primula geraniifolia, P. gracilipes, Podophyllum hexandrum, Anemone griffithii, Adonis brevistyla and Arisaema concinnatum. The birdlife is every bit as exceptional, with Satyr Tragopan, Blood and Impeyan Pheasants all common. The rare Blandford's Rosefinch and Great Parrotbill are also found here.
Day 10: Ugyenchoeling – Camping
A gentle descent through forest and meadows brings us into the Tang Valley and the little village of Ugyenchoeling (2,652 metres). Our pretty riverside campsite allows a chance for washing, swimming and even trout fishing! The turf of the campsite is strewn with Hypoxis aurea, a tiny lily-like plant, and under a cliff near the Tang River we will find Roscoea tibetica.
Day 11: Phokphey – Camping
We must depart early this morning for the hard and hot 1,036-metre climb to Phokphey, a delightful forest clearing at nearly 3,680 metres. Surrounded by a magnificent old forest of silver fir and rhododendron, this is an idyllic spot for both botanists and birders. We will see several new rhododendrons here including R. wallichii, R. succothii and R. anthopogon and around the campsite, the spectacular Primula calderiana
Day 12: Phokphey – Camping
Today those that wish can walk slowly through the forest, taking three or four hours to reach the Rudong La, a 4,039-metre pass carpeted with many species of dwarf rhododendrons. During our walk we will look out for R. lanata, Primula strumosa, P. dickieana and the curious Souliea vaginata. If the weather is clear, a spectacular panorama of Tibetan peaks should await us on the top. In the afternoon we can explore the precipitous rhododendron forests beneath the Rudong La. The scenery is simply incredible (provided the weather is clear) and if time, the adventurous may choose to descend a little to enjoy the plant and bird-filled oak and rhododendron forests, where many exciting discoveries may lie in store, before retracing our steps to Phokphey (3,680 metres).
Day 13: Mesithang – Camping
We now descend for 1,069 metres back into the Tang Chu Valley. At our riverside campsite near Mesithang (2,621metres), we should find our bus awaiting us!
Day 14: Gangtey Gompa – Camping
Our long drive back into the west of Bhutan will provide a welcome opportunity to once again inspect the plant and bird-life of the country's magnificent forests and high passes. We will break our journey tonight at Gangtey Gompa (2,804 metres), an interesting monastery some way off the main "east-west highway". Here rare upland mire, famous for its wintering Black-necked Cranes, should provide both botanist and birdwatcher with some interesting spring discoveries.
Day 15: Paro
After a morning's natural history exploration around Gangtey Gompa we will drive on to Paro for our final night in Bhutan, stopping en route at Thimpu (2,286 metres), the new capital, for some brief sightseeing. We hope today will provide us with our only chance to see the beautiful scented Rhododendron ciliatum growing in the mire. We should also see the curious looking R. keysii and beautiful specimens of Larix griffithii, the Weeping Larch.
Day 16: Paro – Paro International Airport For Departure
Early mornig drive to Paro International Airport and your Bhutanese friends from Makalu Adventure will accompany you to bid farewell as you embark on your onward jorntey to back home.

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