The Gangtey Nature Trek in Bhutan is another option for the average trekker/hikers. The Gangtey Valley Nature Trek goes up to 11,200 ft and passes through the isolated and beautiful valleys of Phobjikha, Gogona and Khotokha. Phobjikha (10,000 ft.) is the winter home of the endangered black necked cranes which migrant from Siberia.
This short, relatively easy, eight-day trek is doable all year round but is at its best between March and May or September and November. There are several outstanding examples of villages and monasteries to visit as you make your journey.
Overview
Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, bus, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.
The origin of the word “travel” is most likely lost to history. The term “travel” may originate from the Old French word travail, which means ‘work’. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word travel was in the 14th century.
It also states that the word comes from Middle English travailen, travelen (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French travailler (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still occasionally use the words “travail”, which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book The Best Travelers’ Tales (2004), the words “travel” and “travail” both share an even more ancient root: a Roman instrument of torture called the tripalium (in Latin it means “three stakes”, as in to impale).