Guided Field Excursions

Bhutan's first botanical park sits along the Thimphu-Punakha highway near Dochula Pass, just 30 km from the capital. Its oak, birch, fir, magnolia, orchid, and rhododendron forests form a living library of Himalayan plant life and a critical corridor between two national parks.

Walking through Lamperi is walking through the heart of Bhutan's botanical heritage.

Starting at Motithang in Thimphu, this 7-8 km trail climbs through blue pine forest to a 13th-century monastery complex at 3,650 m. It shows how sacred landscapes can function as long-protected conservation areas.

The Phajoding trail is living proof that faith and forests make the strongest conservation alliance.

Only 5 km from central Thimphu, the preserve offers close observation of Bhutan's national animal, the takin, in a natural pine forest enclosure. It is a compact case study in culture, coexistence, and adaptive conservation management.

The takin is Bhutan in a single animal - mythical, resilient, and found nowhere else on Earth.

Paro Taktsang is Bhutan's most iconic landmark and one of the world's most dramatic sacred sites. The hike to the cliffside monastery also passes through a high conservation value forest corridor in the eastern Himalayas.

To stand before Tiger's Nest is to understand why the sacred and the natural are not separate.

Gidakom FMU covers 13,101.25 hectares in Mewang Gewog and has been under scientific management since 1992. It offers a hands-on window into Bhutan's approach to sustainable forestry, community livelihoods, and transparent resource accounting.

Gidakom is what sustainable forestry looks like when science, community, and commitment align over decades.