DUR HOT SPRINGS TREK

Trek in Brief

Duration: 9 days
Altitude: 3000-4700m
Standard: Challenging/hard
Best Seasons: March to April; September to November
Place: Central Bhutan

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Dur to Gorsum

Day 2: Gorsum to Lungsum

Day 3: Lungsum to Tshochenchen

Day 4: Tshochenchen to Dur Tsachu

Day 5: Dur Tsachu

Day 6: Dur Tsachu to Tshochenchen

Day 7: Tshochenchen to Lungsum

Day 8: Lungsum to Gorsum

Day 9: Gorsum to Dur Village

Trek Description

Challenging but a worthy trek that takes to the hot springs in Dur. The journey, with steep ascents and descents, is memorable for the beauty of the landscapes, and a huge variety of wildlife (trout, Blue Sheep, Musk Deer and Himalayan Black Bear), views of mountains, lakes, forests teeming with trees like spruce, hemlock, juniper and maple. Bhutanese believe the hot springs have amazing medicinal values and these are touted as the best in the entire Himalayas.

Attractions

• The famous Dur hot springs
• Challenging trek route
• Beautiful landscapes, forests, wildlife, surrounding mountains
• Numerous alpine flowers
• Settlements of a tribe called Bjops enoute.