Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide (Cicerone Guides) [Turtleback]

Bart Jordans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010 | Series: Cicerone Guides

Bhutan is one of the world's most mystical and mysterious countries and this guide gives a unique view with 27 treks throughout the country from the leading expert. Covers the whole country with treks in the west (Jhomolhari) across the northern mountain barrier to Tibet, east and centre of Bhutan. Very thorough planning information.The guide includes:. All the stunning trails are accompanied by full route information.. Information on preparation, health issues, permits and local culture. Information to ensure a minimum-impact trek.. Illustrated with the author's own stunning photographs, and full-colour sketch maps of each trek.

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About the Author

Bart Jordans, a native of Holland, moved to Bhutan in 1999 with his wife and family. Since 1984 he has worked as a freelance trekking guide, focusing on and encouraging sustainable tourism as a sustainable community based tourism consultant.

Product Details

• Turtleback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852845538
• ISBN-13: 978-1852845537
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Travel > Asia > Bhutan

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4.0 out of 5 stars Trekkers Guide Review, June 12, 2008

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John A Wall - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide (Cicerone Guide) (Paperback)

This is an excellent guide to trekking routes in Bhutan. It does not provide all the general background information found in other guidebooks, but is stongly focussed on a good range of trekking routes. I have found it very useful in planning my next trek, as it includes a wider range of treks than can be found in other books and websites. The trek descriptions and sketch maps are quite detailed and informative.

4.0 out of 5 stars An Informative guide book on trekking in Bhutan, March 3, 2009

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Dr V (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide (Cicerone Guides) (Turtleback)

I found this book to be a very valuable resource even though it lacks depth and detail. The maps, though small, are extremely clear and informative. Trekking Maps alone justify the purchase of the book.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Guide to High and Remote Bhutan, January 27, 2009

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Kenneth Hanson "Himalayan Photographer" (Orange, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bhutan: A Trekker's Guide (Cicerone Guides) (Turtleback)

This trekking guide provides an exciting vision of the high and remote places of Bhutan. It includes both standard treks and spectacular routes seldom traversed. The author writes: "More people have reached the summit of Everest than have successfully completed the Lunana trek." Bart Jordans has accomplished an incredible task of documentation and compression. The guide is intended for trail use when weight matters; tough paper, pages sewn in signatures, cover strong but flexible. OK to kick it around on a tent floor.

The book has many virtues: Settlement and camp heights in feet and meters. Green boxes give average hours of travel, height changes, and distances. Clear sketch maps show peaks, settelements, camp sites, trails and rivers. A few spectacular photographs are included. There are also special blue boxes each with a different side topic: mountaineering history, botanical descriptions, local customs, explanations about monasteries and forts, snippets on such things as the taxation of yak herders, and advice on how to deal with a poisoned horse. Introductory topics include acclimatization and stretching exercises. Perhaps one day there will be a larger home edition containing all the cultural and mountaineering information that had to be cut (see www.bhutantreks.com).

The guidebook will be an invaluable addition to the information given by your Bhutanese guide. Read about the areas you will not be visiting. Get the benefit of Jordan's years of commitment to this wonderful unforgettable country. Take this book with you, as I did last year.