We will give you full informatin on trekking in Bhutan. You can choose from light medium trek to tough treks in Bhutan.  Our treks range from an altitude of 2000m to 6000m. We can even arrange you a mix of cultural tour and trekking in Bhutan. For more info on bhutantrekking write to us or browse through the sample itineraries below.

Customized Trips: Convenience for trekkers is primary for us and therefore we prefer listening to them before recommending anything. We have created a few classifications based on our experience and what a trekker is looking for:
Fixed Departures for individuals – a cost effective way of trekking; various trekkers get together to reduce the costs for the entire group. For us an ideal group size is between 4 and 8 though we can handle as many as eighteen people in a group.

Important things to note/understand on a trek

Altitude
The elevation of the land/air anything above 1200mts would mean high altitude. Medically high altitude would mean changes in the human physiology. With the change in the altitude human body reaction to the change is different.

People living at lower altitude are used to higher density of oxygen molecules in the air. As the altitude increase the atmospheric pressure of the air decreases thus reducing the level of oxygen. People living in the higher altitudes have higher level of hemoglobin (red blood cells) in their blood which helps to take in  more  oxygen  supply  while  the  people  in  the  lower  altitude have lesser hemoglobin concentration.

It is found out that the oxygen on the summit of Mt. Everest is only one third of that found at the sea level.

Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS)
Rapid accent to higher altitude can lead to Acute Mountain Sickness. Above 2000mts about 18% -70% acquire mild AMS.  Both males and females are similarly affected by AMS. AMS can occur to any age group.  Even a young healthy athlete can suffer from AMS. Most of the cases that have been instanced were  young  men  who  appeared  perfectly  sound.  Young, strong and healthy men may be completely overcome.   There   is   an   increase   in   breathing   frequency   when   one  is exposed  to  lower  oxygen environment.  This  natural response   is known  as  the  hypoxic  ventilatory  response (HVR) and there is some evidence to suggest that people with a low HVR are more liable to develop AMS.

However,  the  well-known  mountaineers  Messner  and Habeler, who were the first ever to climb Everest without  supplementary  oxygen,  both  had  low  HVR's  and  were interestingly  not  susceptible  to AMS. This  makes  it  difficult  to  determine  if  you  will suffer  from AMS or not. Recent experiments conducted on Mount Mc Kinley have revealed that subjects with a lower oxygen saturation develop AMS. EEG activity also  provides  a  potential  predicting  tool,  although  not  yet  fully  established.  Psychologists have also examined  methods  of predicting  susceptibility  and have found that highly anxious individuals are more sensitive to developing AMS.

Symptoms of AMS
Headache
Fatigue
Nausea
Vomiting
Loss of appetite
Dizziness
Irritability
Sleeplessness

Prevention of AMS
The   golden   rule  t o  prevent   AMS  is  to  make  gradual  climb  t hat   our   body   has  enough  time  for acclimatization.  Often  lack  of  time  and  bad weather make people forget this rule but as far as possible one  should  make  deliberate  slow  accent to prevent AMS. If a trekker experiences any one of the above symptoms   one   should immediately descend   to   lower   altitude   where  one  will  feel  much  better.
Drugs like Diamox is used by most climbers/trekkers to prevent AMS. Diamox stimulates more breathing thus  taking  in  more  oxygen supply.  Like  all drugs  diamox does  have  side affects.  Climbers  should consult their physicians before taking this drug.