Our
guides are trained to look out for altitude sickness and other ailments
that can affect trekkers in the Himalayas. They are expert walkers who
have been trained as trekking guides and follow routes that have been
walked for centuries. All trekkers are required to strictly follow rules
to protect Bhutan's fragile environment.
All trekkers are accompanied by
a guide, a cook and usually at least one horseman. Provisions and luggage
are carried by mountain horses. With the surest footing, they lead trekking
group across the passes. The horseman and cook will usually run ahead
during a trekking day. They will have prepared a packed lunch for hikers
and will go on to the nights resting place to set up camp.
They
pitch tents, cook dinner and
set the area for arriving trekkers.
When trekkers reach the campsite they are greeted with a hot cup of
tea and biscuits in the dining tent. After six hours on the mountains,
no drinks will ever taste sweeter. For dinner the cook will usually
prepare a buffer of dishes that are as welcome as they are delicious.
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