Snowman Trek
Three weeks. Eleven passes. No roads out. Just you and the empty, frozen heart of Bhutan — the hardest, most beautiful thing you'll ever do.
Duration
25 days
Max altitude
5,320 m
Grade
Extreme
Best season
Sep–Oct
Range
Bhutan Himalaya
From
₹5,75,000 pp
Why you’ll never forget it
Eleven high passes, three weeks above the treeline, and almost no exits. The Snowman is less a walk than an expedition into Bhutan's empty north.
You move in a team of no more than eight, led by a guide born in this range. We carry the permits, the logistics, the safety and the thousand small details — your only job is to walk, breathe, and look up.
See it before you go
What this trek looks like
Snowman Trek — the route
Snowman Trek — on the trail
Snowman Trek — the high country
Snowman Trek — camp life
Snowman Trek — the people
Snowman Trek — the payoff
Walk it in your head first
Your journey, day by day
This is the shape of the trip — where you wake, what you walk toward, and the moments that make it. Picture yourself in each one.
- 1
Day 1
Arrive & meet the crew
Land in the gateway town, meet the team over the first proper meal, run a full gear check, and feel the altitude in the air for the first time.
- 2
On the trail
11 high passes
One of the days you came for. Cameras out, jaws down, nobody in a hurry.
- 3
On the trail
Lunana district
The trail earns it — a long climb, then a view that rearranges what you thought a mountain could be.
- 4
On the trail
Remote yak camps
Quieter than you'd expect. Just boots, breath, and something enormous on the horizon.
- 5
5,320 m · the high point
The reason you came
The pre-dawn start, the cold that bites, the slow rhythm of breath and step — and then the top, where the whole range opens up and time stops.
- 6
Final days
Down, and changed
Drop back into thicker air and hot showers, with a last night of stories and a quiet realisation that you're already planning the next one.
They've stood where you're about to
Real people, real Snowman Trek mornings
“I trained for months and still cried at the top. The crew read my altitude like a book and got me there safe. Best thing I've ever done.”
“Small group, unreal food, guides who felt like family by day three. Every detail was handled — I just had to walk and stare.”
“Booked solo and nervous. Came back with a new family and photos I still can't believe are mine. Already planning the next one.”
The essentials
Sorted, so you don't have to be
What’s included
- All in-country ground transport & domestic transfers
- Permits, restricted-area & national-park fees
- Experienced local lead guide and support crew
- Twin-share teahouse / expedition-camp lodging on the trail
- All meals while trekking
- Group safety kit — oxygen, pulse-ox & satellite comms on high routes
Not included
- International flights to the gateway city
- Travel & evacuation insurance (mandatory)
- Entry visa fees
- Personal trekking gear & clothing
- Tips for your guides and crew
- Anything of a personal nature
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Snowman Trek · Sep–Oct
The mountain's not going anywhere. But the dates fill up.
Eight to a group, and the good departures go first. Send your dates and we'll hold you a spot while we sort the details.
- Free cancellation up to 60 days out
- Best-price guarantee
- Financially protected
- No hidden fees, ever
Snowman Trek
from ₹5,75,000 / person5.0