Altitude sickness means the illness occurring at higher altitude. In this time your breathing and heart rates increases. Altitude sickness normally happens above 2800m and symptoms consist of headache, dizziness, dehydration and trouble sleeping. To help avoid this illness we recommend you to drink at least 3 liters of water per day, trek slowly and use acclimatization days. Altitude sickness happens in varying degrees, and it depends form person to person. Acclimatization is the best way to avoid altitude sickness, take things slowly and don’t progress to higher places to quickly. Also you can take Dimox which helps to manage the symptoms of altitude sickness. Please note that shortness of breath due to the thinner atmosphere is not a sign of altitude sickness. Bhutan has vastly varying altitudes and you will not be at great heights for along period of time.
When trekking anywhere, you should have a basic level of fitness to make your trek more enjoyable. We suggest you walk or jog several times a week before you come on your trek. There are a number of trekking grades. To see the required fitness level and find a trek suitable for you; you should look on our web site under trekking grades. Here you will find complete descriptions of the fitness levels required for certain trekking grades. |
