Day 7
Bumdra Monastery trek
Today you start the day climbing through forests. With plenty of breaks, and fortified with water, a snack and blessings from spinning prayer wheels, it should take 2 to 3 hours to reach camp at a good pace, but make sure you take the time to appreciate your suroundings.
The first two hours are upwards through deep ancient forest all the way to the little temple Chhoe Chhoe Tse Lhakhang, where your efforts are rewarded with spectacular views towards the main Himalayan range and back southwards where the runway at the airport is a tiny strip in the valley far below. There is a final steep pull before the trail traverses then pops out onto high, wide meadows dotted with sacred chortens and prayer flags.
If you arrive in good time, you will have time to visit the monastery up a ladder and through a trapdoor and also climb a sky burial peak (about 4000m) for even better views, returning in time for a slap up dinner as the sun sets over the mountains.
STAY
Camping above the clouds on the Bumdra mountain plateau