Third edition : A guidebook to 22 multi-day treks in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, including the Jhomolhari, Druk Path and Dagala treks. The trails vary from 2 to 23 days long. The routes are mostly in western and central Bhutan, and range from easy to strenuous depending on the length, altitude and difficulty. Includes advice on cultural awareness.

Trekking in Bhutan: 22 Multi-day Treks Including the Jhomolhari, Drukpath and Dagala Treks, Bart Jordans, Cicerone Press Limited, Paperback, 336 pp, $27.95

Bart Jordans, a native of Holland, moved to Bhutan in 1999 with his wife and family. Since 1984 he has worked as a freelance trekking guide, focusing on and encouraging sustainable tourism as a sustainable community based tourism consultant.

CONTENTS: Trekking in Bhutan
Map key		7
Overview map		8
Foreword by Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan		10
Prefaces		11
INTRODUCTION		17
The Thrill of Bhutan		17
Preparations and practicalities		18
Trekking		18
Climate and trekking seasons		21
Organising a trek		22
Getting there and getting around		25
Accommodation and food		25
Environmental and cultural awareness		27
Equipment and maps		29
Medical considerations		31
Using this guide		36
All about Bhutan		39
Protected areas		39
Plantlife		41
Wildlife		49
Yaks and yak herding		55
The formation of the mountains		61
Rivers and glaciers		63
Mountaineering in Bhutan		65
Buddhism and local beliefs		66
WEST BHUTAN		69
The Haa Valley		70
Trek 1	Haa Planters' Trail	70
Trek 2	Nob Tshona Patta Tsho and Rigona Tsho	75
Lunana		79
Trek 3	The Lunana 'Snowman' Trek	82
Trek 3A	Lunana to Bumthang	158
Trek 4	The Jhomolhari Bonte La Circuit	160
Trek 5	Shana to Thimphu via Lingshi	170
Trek 6	Masa Gang Base Camp from Laya	177
Trek 7	The Druk Path Trek	183
The Dagala (Thousand Lakes) Trek		193
Trek 8	Geynikha to Talakha	194
Trek 8A	Geynikha to Dagana	204
The Phobjika Valley		208
Trek 9	The Original Gangte Trek	209
Trek 9A	A Southern Gangte Trek	211
CENTRAL BHUTAN		213
The Black Mountains		214
Trek 10	The Nabji Korphu Trek	215
Trek 11	The Nubi Chutey Trek	218
Trek 12	Trongsa to Dur Tsachu	220
Trek 13	Bumthang to Lunana	221
Gangkar Punsum		236
Trek 14	Gangkar Punsum Base Camp via Dur Tsachu	239
Trek 15	Gangkar Punsum southeast face via Thole La	241
Trek 16	Gangkar Punsum southeast face and Base Camp	255
Bumthang		259
Trek 17	Bumthang Cultural Trek, Tang valley and Lhuntshi valley	259
Trek 18	Bumthang Owl Trek and the Royal Heritage Trek	274
Zhemgang		277
Trek 19	The Ura Buli Trek	277
EAST BHUTAN		285
Trek 20	Rigsum Gompa to Dechhenphodrang	286
Trek 21	The Merak Sakteng Trek	291
Trek 22	The Far-Out East Bhutan Trek	297
Appendix A	Route summary table	302
Appendix B	List of maps	304
Appendix C	Useful contacts	305
Appendix D	Useful terms and acronyms	306
Appendix E	Bibliography	311
Appendix F	Acknowledgements	314