ʻO Bhutan Snowman Trek

He lā hoʻohiwahiwa kēia i kāu huakaʻi Snowman Trek Bhutan. Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e hele ʻoe e mākaʻikaʻi a puni nā wahi kaulana o kēia kikowaena mākaʻikaʻi. I ka hapa mua, e hele wāwae ʻoe i ka Hale Mōneka ʻo Taktsang, kahi e lawe ai ma kahi o 5 mau hola no kahi huakaʻi a puni.

ʻOiai paha he mea paʻakikī iki nā ala hele wāwae, ʻo nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o nā awāwa, nā puʻu momona, a me nā mauna mai ka pali kū i luna he 900 mika / 2,952 kapuaʻi ma luna o ka ʻilikai e lilo i mea kupanaha. Ma hope o ka hele wāwae ʻana, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻimi i nā wahi kaulana ʻē aʻe ma Paro ma mua o ka noho ʻana ma ka hōkele.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

Hotel

10 km / 6.2 mile

3,048 m / 10,000 kapuaʻi

Nā 5hrs

I ka hapa mua o ka ʻimi hoihoi o kēia lā, e kalaiwa ʻoe i San Zampa mai Paro ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka. E mākaukau nā limahana hele wāwae, nā alakaʻi, a me nā mea holo lio no kou hōʻea ʻana i San Zampa; ma hope o ka hoʻomaha pōkole ʻana ma ʻaneʻi, e hoʻomau ʻoe me kāu huakaʻi kupaianaha ma Himalayan.

A laila, e piʻi ʻoe i ke ala piʻi ma ke awāwa o ka muliwai a hiki i ka emi mālie ʻana o ke ala. Ma hope o ke ala iho, e iho ʻoe i ka pāpū ākea, kahi e hoʻonohonoho ai kāu hui i kahi hoʻomoana no kahi noho pō. Inā maikaʻi ke aniau, e wehe ʻo Thangthangkha i ka ʻike mua o ka mauna ʻo Jomolhari.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

8 km / 5 mile

3,900 m / 12,795 kapuaʻi

Nā 4hrs

Inā ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o Jomolhari i nehinei, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i kēia piko maʻemaʻe i kēia kakahiaka. Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e hoʻomau kāu huakaʻi i ka piʻi ʻana i ke awāwa ʻo Paro Chhu, kahi e hoʻonui ai i nā ʻāpana o nā kula alpine mālie a me nā ululāʻau kakaikahi.

Ke neʻe hou aku nei ʻoe ma kāu ala hele wāwae, e hele ʻoe ma kahi wahi nānā pūʻali koa; e uku mai nā ala nani iā ​​ʻoe me nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā kualono mauna kiʻekiʻe a me nā piko i uhi ʻia i ka hau. ʻO kēia wahi ka home o nā kahu hipa Yak, no laila e ʻike ʻoe i nā Yaks e ʻai ana ma nā kula i kou neʻe ʻana ma ke ala hele wāwae o kēia lā.

E lawe pū ana ka huakaʻi o kēia lā iā ʻoe ma waena o nā kauhale kuʻuna nani o Soe, Dangochang, a me Takethang . ʻO kou ala ma mua a laila e hoʻolōʻihi i Jangothang, kekahi o nā kahua hoʻomoana kupaianaha a kupaianaha loa ma ka Himalayas. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i ka nani ʻālohilohi o Mt. Jomolhari a me nā piko e pili ana mai kēia kahua hoʻomoana.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

Hotel

12 km / 7.5 mile

4,300 m / 14,108 kapuaʻi

Nā 6hrs

I kēia lā, ua piʻi ʻoe i kahi kiʻekiʻe koʻikoʻi ma kāu huakaʻi Snowman Trek Bhutan. No laila, he mea nui ka hoʻololi kūpono ʻana i nā kūlana aniau hou ma mua o ka hoʻomau ʻana i kāu huakaʻi hele wāwae. I kēia lā, e hana ʻoe i kekahi mau huakaʻi hele wāwae pōkole a puni ka ʻāina; hāʻawi nā wahi maikaʻi ma Jangothang i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o Mt. Jomolhari lāua ʻo Mt. Jichu Drake.

Aia nā ala hele wāwae ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻekolu o Jangothang; Aia ʻo Jomolhari a me kona mau mauna ukali ma ke komohana, ʻo Jichu Drake ma ka ʻākau, a me kekahi mau piko i piʻi ʻole ʻia ma ka hikina. ʻO Tosoh kekahi o nā wahi hele wāwae kaulana loa i kēia lā hoʻomaʻamaʻa, a hiki paha iā ʻoe ke ʻike i kekahi mau hipa polū ma nā pali o luna o ke awāwa.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

Hotel

6 km / 3.7 mile

4,300 m / 14,108 kapuaʻi

Nā 3hrs

ʻO kēia kekahi o nā huakaʻi lā lōʻihi loa a hoihoi loa hoʻi ma kāu ala Snowman Trek. Ma hope o ka haʻalele ʻana iā Jangothang, e hoʻomaka koke ʻoe i kāu piʻi ʻana no 30 mau minuke; a laila, e alakaʻi mālie ke ala e piʻi ana iā ʻoe i Nyilila Pass , nona ke kiʻekiʻe o 4,870 mika (15,977 kapuaʻi).

Ma kēia ala piʻi, loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi manawa kūpono e ʻike ai i nā pua hipa polū e ʻai ana ma nā pali. ʻOiai hiki ke paʻakikī iki ka huakaʻi i ke ala, e uku mai ka piko o ke ala iā ʻoe me nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o ka mauna ʻo Jomolhari, ka mauna ʻo Jichu Drake, a me ka mauna ʻo Tsherimgang, nā mea a pau e piʻi ana ma luna o 7,000 mika.

A laila, ma hope o ka iho ʻana mai ke alahele, e hele ʻoe i ke kahua hoʻomoana. Ma ke ala, e hele wāwae ʻoe ma mua o nā halelewa o nā kahu hipa yak i hana ʻia mai ka hulu hipa yak. ​​Ma hope o ka hiki ʻana i ke kahawai ʻo Lingshi, he awāwa ʻano U nani, hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o Lingshi Dzong lāua ʻo Tserimgang a me kona mau hau hau (ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o ke awāwa). I kēia lā, e hoʻomoana ʻoe ma kahi kokoke i kahi hale pōhaku ma ke ala e hele ai i Lingshi Dzong.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

Hotel

18 km / 11.2 mile

4,870 m / 15,978 kapuaʻi

Nā 8hrs

Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e hōʻea mua ʻoe i ka chorten ma lalo o Lingshi Dzong. Loaʻa iā ʻoe ke koho e hoʻomau i ka hele wāwae ma ke ala nui a i ʻole e hele i kahi ala ʻē aʻe i luna i Lingshi Dzong [4,220 mika / 13,845 kapuaʻi]. Mai Lingshi Dzong, aia ma ka piko o ke kualono kiʻekiʻe, hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o ke awāwa.

Ke hele wāwae nei ma mua o Lingshi Dzong, me ka hauʻoli i kona mālie pohihihi, e hala ʻoe i nā wahi noho ʻē aʻe o Lingshi lāua ʻo Goyul. He wahi noho kū hoʻokahi ʻo Chebisa kahi i hui pū ʻia ai nā hale pōhaku; he ʻokoʻa ia i hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā kauhale ʻē aʻe kahi i hoʻopuehu ʻia ai nā hale. Ke neʻe nei i mua ma kou ala, e hiki ʻoe i kahi hoʻomoana ma Chebisa; inā makemake ʻoe, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻimi i nā hale ma ke kauhale ma mua o ka noho ʻana no ka pō.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

15 km / 9.3 mile

4,220 m / 13,845 kapuaʻi

Nā 7hrs

Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e neʻe ʻoe ma ke ala piʻi ma hope o ke Kauhale ʻo Chebisa. ʻO kāu huakaʻi 2-3 hola ma waena o ka ʻāina hānai nui e lawe iā ʻoe i Gobu La Pass [4,410 mika / 14,468 kapuaʻi]; e hala ʻoe i nā ʻohana yaks i ka huakaʻi hele wāwae o kēia lā.

E hele ʻoe ma ke alahele a iho i loko o ke awāwa; ma ke ala, hiki nō hoʻi iā ʻoe ke ʻike i nā ʻohana hipa polū nui ma nā pali ma luna o ke ala. ʻO kāu huakaʻi iho e lawe mua iā ʻoe i Shakshepasa [3,980 mika / 13,057 kapuaʻi]; ʻo kekahi awāwa ʻano U a me kahi piʻi pōkole mai ʻaneʻi e lawe iā ʻoe i Shomuthang. Aia kou kahua hoʻomoana i kēia lā ma luna o ke kahawai o ka muliwai ʻo Nochi.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

12 km / 7.5 mile

4,410 m / 14,469 kapuaʻi

Nā 5hrs

E hoʻomaka ʻoe i ka huakaʻi o kēia lā e piʻi ana i ke awāwa, e hauʻoli ana i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o Kang Bum. ʻElua hola o ka piʻi ʻana i ke ala piʻi e lawe iā ʻoe i Jhari La Pass [4,750 mika / 15,583 kapuaʻi]. ʻO ka piʻi ʻana o kēia lā e uku iā ʻoe me nā hiʻohiʻona nani o Gangchhenta (Mauna Tiger Nui), ʻo Tserim Kang, Jomolhari, a me Sinche La Pass.

Ma hope o kou iho ʻana mai ke alahele, e hele wāwae ʻoe ma mua o ke kahua hoʻomoana ʻo Tsheri Jathang ma ka muliwai. ʻO ka holoholona aupuni o Bhutan, ʻo ka Takins, e neʻe aku i kēia awāwa nani i ke kauwela, no laila ua kapa wale ʻia ke awāwa he wahi hoʻāno no Takin. ʻO ka iho mālie ʻana mai ke awāwa mai e lawe iā ʻoe i ke kahua hoʻomoana o kēia lā ma kahi pāpū pōhaku, ʻo Robluthang.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

14 km / 8.7 mile

4,750 m / 15,584 kapuaʻi

Nā 6hrs

I ka wā mua, e piʻi ʻoe no 40-60 mau minuke ma ke ala piʻi, a laila ʻo kekahi hola a me ka hapa o ka piʻi mālie e lawe mai iā ʻoe a kokoke i kahi ʻāpana pali ʻē aʻe ma ke ala o kēia lā. Ma hope o ka lanakila ʻana i ka ʻāpana pali no hoʻokahi hola, e hiki ʻoe i ka Sinche La Pass [5,005 mika / 16,420 mika].

I kāu huakaʻi iho ʻana mai ke alahele, e ʻike ʻoe i kahi moraine terminal hoihoi a me kahi loko hau maʻemaʻe ma ke kīʻaha o ke awāwa nani. Ma hope o nā ala ma lalo o ka moraine, e hele ʻoe ma Kango Chhu, a laila, ma hope o ka hele wāwae ʻana no kekahi manawa, e hōʻea ʻoe i kou kahua hoʻomoana ma Limithang.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

16 km / 9.9 mile

5,005 m / 16,421 kapuaʻi

Nā 7hrs

Ma hope o ke alahele o kēia lā, e hahai ana ke ala iho i lalo ma ka ʻaoʻao o ke awāwa ʻōwili. Ke neʻe nei i mua, ua māhele ʻia ke ala i ʻelua ʻaoʻao; e iho ana kekahi ma ka ʻaoʻao o ke kahawai i kahi hoʻomoana o ka pūʻali koa, aʻo kekahi e piʻi aʻe ana a lawe iā ʻoe i ka ʻaoʻao komohana o ke Kauhale ʻo Laya. A laila e neʻe ʻoe i ka ʻaoʻao hikina o ke Kauhale ʻo Laya e hoʻomoana ai ma kahi pālahalaha.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

12 km / 7.5 mile

4,700 m / 15,420 kapuaʻi

Nā 5hrs

Ma hope o nā alahele ma ka ʻaoʻao o ke kahawai wili, e iho ʻoe i kahi hoʻomoana o ka pūʻali koa ma ke kahawai. A laila e hoʻomau ʻoe ma hope o ke kahawai a hiki i kahi huli ma Roduphu. Ma hope o ka ʻaina awakea ma ʻaneʻi, e hoʻomau ʻoe ma ke ala piʻi ma waena o nā lāʻau rhododendron e hiki ai i kahi hoʻomoana ma Rhoduphu, ma ka ʻaoʻao pono o Rhodu Chhu.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

14 km / 8.7 mile

4,700 m / 15,420 kapuaʻi

Nā 6hrs

Ma ka huakaʻi o kēia lā, e neʻe hou ʻoe ma ka ʻaoʻao o nā ala o ke kahawai no kahi hapalua hola ma mua o ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka piʻi paʻa e wehe ana i ke awāwa ma 4,600 mika. E huakaʻi hou aku ʻoe i mua, kahi e alakaʻi ai iā ʻoe i Tsomo La [4,900 mika / 16,076 kapuaʻi], kahi e hāʻawi ana i nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o Lunana, Jomolhari, Jichu Drake, a me ka palena ʻo Tibet.

Ke neʻe hou aku nei ma kāu ala ʻo Snowman Trek, e hele ʻoe ma kahi pāpū pālahalaha a ʻōlohelohe ma 5,000 mika ma mua o ka hiki ʻana i kahi hoʻomoana ma Narethang. E kau mai ana nā hiʻohiʻona kiʻekiʻe o Gangla Karchung ma luna o kou kahua hoʻomoana.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

16 km / 9.9 mile

5,000 m / 16,404 kapuaʻi

Nā 7hrs

Ke waiho nei iā Narethang ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e piʻi ʻoe no kahi hola e hiki ai i Gangla Karchung La [5,120 mika / 16,797 kapuaʻi] . Hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o Jekanghpu Gang, Tsenda Kang, a me Teri Gang mai luna o ke alahele. Iho ke ala ma nā moraines glacial nui mai ke alahele a i ke kumu o ke awāwa.

Me ka hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā mauna a me nā hau hau, e hele wāwae ʻoe i lalo i ke awāwa ʻo Tarina, e hele ana ma waena o nā lāʻau rhododendron. Nui nā kahua hoʻomoana maikaʻi ma ke awāwa ma ka ʻaoʻao o Tang Chhu.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

15 km / 9.3 mile

5,120 m / 16,798 kapuaʻi

Nā 6hrs

ʻO ka huakaʻi o kēia lā e hele mua ana ma waena o ka ululāʻau conifer a neʻe ma ke kualono o luna o Pho Chhu. Ke hele nei ma mua o nā wailele kupaianaha, e hahai ʻoe i ke ala ma luna o ke kualono, a laila e iho i lalo i Woche. He wahi noho liʻiliʻi kēia a ʻo ke kauhale mua o ka ʻāina ʻo Lunana ; e hoʻomaha ʻoe ma ʻaneʻi i kēia pō.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

12 km / 7.5 mile

4,900 m / 16,076 kapuaʻi

Nā 5hrs

Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e hele wāwae ʻoe ma waena o nā ululāʻau juniper a me fir nani. ʻO ke ala ma waena o nā lāʻau rhododendron e alakaʻi iā ʻoe i Keche La Pass [4,650 mika / 15,255 kapuaʻi] . Ma hope o ka hauʻoli ʻana i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā mauna e hoʻopuni ana, e iho ʻoe i ke ala i ka muliwai.

A laila alakaʻi ʻia ke ala ma kahakai i ke Kauhale ʻo Lhedi, kahi i loaʻa ai kahi keʻena olakino maʻamau, nā pono kelepona uea ʻole, a me kahi kula.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

14 km / 8.7 mile

4,650 m / 15,256 kapuaʻi

Nā 6hrs

E hoʻomaka ʻoe i ka huakaʻi hele wāwae o kēia lā ma ka hauʻoli ʻana i nā hiʻohiʻona kokoke loa o ka Mauna Table. E hoʻomau ma ke ala piʻi, e hōʻea i ke Kauhale ʻo Chozo [4,090 mika / 13,418 kapuaʻi] . Aia nō i kēia kauhale liʻiliʻi kahi dzong e hoʻohana ʻia nei; e neʻe hou aku ʻoe i mua ma kāu ala hele wāwae nani, e hauʻoli ana i nā hiʻohiʻona mauna nani, a hiki i Thanza. No kēia pō, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomoana pololei ma Thanza a i ʻole e hele i kahi ʻē aʻe ma Thoencha.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

12 km / 7.5 mile

4,090 m / 13,419 kapuaʻi

Nā 5hrs

ʻO kēia lā kekahi lā hoʻomaʻamaʻa nui e pono ai i kāu huakaʻi hele wāwae lōʻihi. I ka wā o ka hele wāwae o kēia lā, hiki iā ʻoe ke hele wāwae pōkole ma luna o ka puʻu e hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona mauna a me ka glacier. I kēia manawa, e hoʻonohonoho kāu alakaʻi a me nā limahana i nā yaks hou no ka huakaʻi e hiki mai ana, ʻoiai ʻaʻole e hele mamao aku nā lio mai ke kauhale ʻo Laya ma mua o Thanza.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

6 km / 3.7 mile

4,150 m / 13,615 kapuaʻi

Nā 2hrs

E hele ʻoe i nā kula yak ma ke kaʻa ʻana ma luna o kahi pōhaku nui e hāʻawi ana i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā kauhale ʻo Thanza, Toencha, a me Choso, me nā piko e pili ana. Ma hope o kekahi mau hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana ma nā ala maʻalahi, e hōʻea ʻoe i kahi hoʻomoana ma Danji. I kēia lā, e loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi manawa kūpono e ʻike ai i nā hipa polū ma nā pali ma luna o kahi hoʻomoana ʻo Danji.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

14 km / 8.7 mile

4,150 m / 13,615 kapuaʻi

Nā 6hrs

Ma hope o ke ala e hele ai i Sephu mai Danji mai, e neʻe ʻoe ma ke ala piʻi e hiki ai i Jaze La Pass [5,150 mika / 16,896 kapuaʻi], kahi e hāʻawi ai i kahi panorama Himalayan kupaianaha. A laila, e iho ana ma waena o nā piko i uhi ʻia i ka hau a me nā loko liʻiliʻi, e hiki ʻoe i kou kahua hoʻomoana i kēia lā ma ke kapa o ka loko ʻo Tshcochena.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

16 km / 9.9 mile

5,150 m / 16,896 kapuaʻi

Nā 7hrs

Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e neʻe ʻoe ma ke kapa o ka loko uliuli-ʻōmaʻomaʻo a piʻi i ka puʻu ma 5,100 mika. Me ka hauʻoli i ka nani kupaianaha o Himalayan mai luna o ke alahele, e hoʻomau ʻoe i kāu huakaʻi ma nā ala piʻi a iho ma luna o kahi puʻu liʻiliʻi e hiki ai i kahi loko hau.

Iho mua ke ala i ke awāwa a laila piʻi ma luna o kekahi ala ʻē aʻe, ʻo Loju La Pass [5,140 mika/ 16,863 kapuaʻi]. Ma hope o ke hele ʻana ma kahi noho liʻiliʻi ma 5,100 mika ma ke ala iho, e iho ʻoe i ke awāwa hau ākea e hiki ai i kou kahua hoʻomoana ma Jichu Dramo.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

15 km / 9.3 mile

5,140 m / 16,864 kapuaʻi

Nā 7hrs

Ke haʻalele nei i kahi hoʻomoana ma Jichu Dramo ma hope, e hele wāwae ʻoe ma waena o nā moraine a hiki i Rinchen Zoe La [5,320 mika / 17,454 kapuaʻi] . Me ka hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona mauna e hoʻopuni ana, me ka piko ʻo Rinchen Zoe e kū pono ana ma luna o ke ala ma ke komohana, e iho ʻoe i ke ala i kahi awāwa ākea. Ke hele wāwae nei ma mua o nā loko ʻālohilohi, e neʻe ʻoe ma ke ala piʻi i Thamphe Chhu . Ma hope o kekahi mau hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana i loko o nā mea kanu momona mai Lhedi mai, e hiki ʻoe i kou kahua hoʻomoana ma Chukarpo.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

16 km / 9.9 mile

5,320 m / 17,454 kapuaʻi

Nā 7hrs

Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e neʻe ʻoe ma kāu huakaʻi iho a hiki i kahi hoʻomoana o nā kahu yak ma Gala Pang Chhu [4,010 mika / 13,156 kapuaʻi]. A laila, mai ʻaneʻi aku, e neʻe ʻoe ma ke ala piʻi pali i Thampe Tsho, he loko turquoise maʻemaʻe. E hoʻomaha ʻoe ma kahi hoʻomoana ma ke kapa o kēia loko ʻālohilohi i ka huakaʻi o kēia lā.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

12 km / 7.5 mile

4,250 m / 13,944 kapuaʻi

Nā 5hrs

ʻO ka huakaʻi hoihoi o kēia lā e alakaʻi iā ʻoe i ke ala hope loa o ka huakaʻi Snowman Himalayan. E hele ʻoe ma ke ala piʻi a hiki i ka loko turquoise mai ka turquoise a hiki i ka piko o Thampe La Pass [4,600 mika / 15,091 kapuaʻi]. A laila, iho kou ala i ka loko ʻo Om Thso ; loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi manawa kūpono e ʻike ai i nā hipa polū ma ke ala huakaʻi o kēia lā.

Ke hele wāwae nei ma mua o ka wailele e kahe ana, e hōʻea ʻoe i kahi loko liʻiliʻi ʻē aʻe ma hope o ka iho ʻana he 100 mika a hele i ke ala piʻi e hiki ai iā Nikka Chhu . ʻO kāu ala hele wāwae ma mua e hele ana ma waena o ka ululāʻau hui ʻia a hiki i kahi ākea ākea ma ke kapa o ka muliwai i kou hiki ʻana i Maurothang. E ʻike ʻoe i kekahi mau hale hānai yak ma aneʻi, a e hoʻomaha ʻoe ma kahi kahua hoʻomoana kūpono.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

hoomoana

14 km / 8.7 mile

4,600 m / 15,092 kapuaʻi

Nā 6hrs

ʻO kēia ka lā hope loa o kāu huakaʻi kaulana ʻo Bhutan Snowman; pono kāu poʻe lawe ukana e hoʻololi mai nā yaks i nā lio no ka huakaʻi hoʻi, ʻoiai ʻaʻole e iho hou nā yaks mai kēia wahi aku. Ke hele wāwae nei ma mua o Nikka Chhu, e hōʻea ʻoe i ka ʻāina mauʻu ākea e nānā ana i ke kauhale ʻo Sephu. Ke neʻe hou aku nei ma kāu ala piʻi, e hōʻea ʻoe i ke alanui e alakaʻi ana i ke Alahaka ʻo Nikka Chhu, a laila e alakaʻi iā ʻoe i Sephu.

He nui nā hale kūʻai a me nā hale ʻaina ma Spehu, a e kali ana nā limahana o kāu huakaʻi hele wāwae iā ʻoe ma ʻaneʻi. Ma hope o kahi hoʻomaha pōkole ma ʻaneʻi, e kalaiwa ʻoe i Punakha no kahi noho pō.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

Hotel

8 km / 5 mile

4,600 m / 15,092 kapuaʻi

Nā 3hrs

ʻO kēia ka lā hope loa o ka hoʻomaha a me ka ʻimi ʻana i kāu huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Bhutan Snowman. I kēia lā, e ʻimi ʻoe i nā mea kupanaha o ke kūkulu hale a me nā wahi hoʻomana a ʻike i ke ʻano o ke ola kuʻuna o nā kamaʻāina.

ʻO Punakha Dzong, i kūkulu ʻia e ka 'Unifier of Bhutan' (1637), ʻo Chimi Lhakhang, ʻo Punakha Suspension Bridge, ʻo Mo Chhu, a pēlā aku, he mau mea kaulana ia o kēia kūlanakauhale kuʻuna. Ma hope o ka pau ʻana o ka huakaʻi mākaʻikaʻi, e hoʻomaha ʻoe no ka pō ma kou hōkele.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

Hotel

1,200 m / 3,937 kapuaʻi

He lā hoʻohiwahiwa o ka hoʻokele kaʻa i kēia lā; e haʻalele ana iā Punakha ma hope, e kalaiwa ʻoe i ke kapikala o Bhutan, ʻo Thimphu. E hele ana ka huakaʻi o kēia lā ma luna o Dochu La Pass [3,100 mika / 10,170 kapuaʻi], a hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o nā piko Himalayan maʻemaʻe.

Ma hope o ka holo kaʻa ʻekolu hola e hōʻea ai i Thimpu, e hoʻomaha iki ʻoe a e ʻimi i nā ʻano like ʻole o ke kapikala, mai nā kula hana noʻeau a me nā hana lima a me nā hale hana pepa kuʻuna a i ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Hoʻoilina Folk a me ka Tashichhodzong Memorial Chorten. E noho pō ma kahi hōkele ma Thimphu.

Ka aina kakahiaka, ka aina awakea, ka aina ahiahi

Hotel

3,100 m / 10,171 kapuaʻi

Ma hope o kou hoʻopau ʻana i kāu huakaʻi kupaianaha ʻo Snowman Himalayan, ua hiki i ka manawa e aloha aku ai i kēia ʻāina nani ma nā mauna. I kēia lā, ma muli o kāu mau papa hana lele no ka haʻalele ʻana o ka honua, e hoʻokuʻu ʻia ʻoe ma ke kahua mokulele. Mahalo no kou hele wāwae ʻana me My Everest Trip; e loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi huakaʻi palekana!

ʻO ka kakahiaka kakahiaka

2,334 m / 7,657 kapuaʻi