From Trongsa the tours are usually divert towards the less visited district of Zhemgang. The strecth of road from Zhemgang town at 2000 meters to the camp in tingtibi at below 500 meters is famous for the beautiful Nuthatch and the Rufous-necked Hornbill, which are both globally threatened species. After a couple of days at Zhemgang the trips backtrack towards trongsa and then heads eastwards towards the famous Yongkhola camp, where no amount of time spent there ever seems to be enough. From one of the kingdom's highest road passes at Thrimsingla, located at a breathtaking elevation of 3,700 meters, it is only a matter of hours before you get to Limithang at an elevation of less than 600 meters.
One would perhaps imagine the great bio-diversity within such a small area, and many birders consider this stretch of road to be arguably the best birding circuit in all of Asia. The specialties in this area include the majestic Satyr Tragopan, the incomparable Ward's Trogon, Rufus-necked Hornbills, an assortment of laughingthrushes, Parrotbills, and many others. With the recent opening of the exit route through Samdrup jongkhar,one will not have to backtrack towards Paro, and this provides yet another opportunity to cover some lowland species such as the Wreathed Hornbills and even some rarities like the Blyth's Kingfisher and Dark-rumped Swift.
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