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ZANSKAR-LADAKH
Trek n Tour
Best
Time for this Tour is : Mid
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Day
01 Arrival Delhi -
Meeting
to Assist At Airport & Transfer to Hotel. O/n Hotel.
Day
02 - Delhi
Chandigarh Manali ( 1985M ) :
Morning train to Chandigarh Dep 0730 hrs Arr 1040 hrs.
On arrival commence drive to Manali 7-8 hrs. On arrival
check into Hotel. Dinner & overnight at Hotel.
Day
03 Manali After
breakfast half day city tour, afternoon at leisure to
explore this beautiful mountain resort on your own.
Meals & overnight at Hotel.
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04 Manali Tandi :
After
breakfast commence drive 6 hrs to Tandi, a small village
situated in the heart of Lahaul valley. The drive takes
us over the mighty Rohtang pass (3998m). Lahaul valley
is quite rocky & barren & totally opposite to
the lush green Kullu valley. The people of this valley
are mainly Buddhists & the local society still
follows the ancient culture of Polygamy!!!! On arrival
set up camp, afternoon walk to the nearby monastery
& visit villages. Meals & overnight camp.
Day
05 Tandi- Keylong Jispa(3100M) :
After breakfast commence drive to Keylong the capital
village of this valley, Keylong is a bustling village
& a very interesting market. On the other side of
the hill stands the most celebrated monastery of Lahaul
called Khardung. After visit of Keylong a short trek to
the monastery (good for the purpose of acclamatization)
after visit return to Keylong & continue drive to
Jispa, enroute visit yet another monastery called Gemur.
Afternoon at leisure at Jispa to walk around the village
& visit the Dalai lamas monastery. Meals &
overnight at camp.
Day
06 JISPA-DARCHA to CHHALANG TOPKO (3580m) TREK 5
HRS.
This
trek starts from the Himachal region and ends in the
Ladakh region. Darcha is a village in the Lahaul valley
of Himachal region and is the gateway to the Zanskar
valley in the Ladakh region. Trek to Chhalang Topko
passing through two Himachal villages .
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Day
07 - CHHALANG TOPKO to ZANSKAR SUMDO / RAMJAK (3750m) :
TREK 4-5 HRS
The
trail gradually ascends till reaching the awesomely
beautiful Zanskar Sumdo, which is the meeting point of
two water sources. The river here was once dangerous to
cross but is now made safe by a modern suspension
bridge. The pack cannot cross on it and therefore must
be unloaded so that they can swim through the river.
This bridge is situated on the boundaries of Zanskar and
Lahaul valleys and from here you entire the Zanskar
valley. From here ascend a little further to reach
Ramjak where you camp overnight .
Day
08 - RAMJAK to CHHUMIKNAKPO (4060m) TREK 5-6 HRS
Trek
towards the stream flowing from Shingo La Pass. The
initial stretch towards Shingo La Pass has to be trekked
very slowly, as the trail is steep and high altitude. A
number of streams have to be crossed on the trail, which
are extremely cold and have to be crossed very
cautiously and slowly. The first campsite is a pasture
called Chhumiknakpo.
Day
09 - CHHUMIKNAKPO to LAKONG (4400m) over SHINGO LA
(5100m) TREK 6 HRS.
The
trail steeply ascends along a stream and then after
further ascending across a snow-filled path, reaches
Shingo La Pass. From the top of the Pass, there are
spectacular views of the peaks of Ladakh. From this
pass, the trail initially descends steeply down till the
meadows of Lakong, which is a good camping site at the
foot of the Shingo La.
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Day
10 - LAKONG to KARGYAK (4060m) 5-6 HRS
The
trail descends along the wide Kargyak River, which is
difficult to cross if there has been a lot of snow
melting during the day, increasing the depth of the
water. After crossing the river, continue down the
valley past the beautiful sheer-sided mountain called
Gumburanjon (5900m). Kargyak is the first and highest
village in this valley. There are good campsites at this
village.
Day
11 - KARGYAK TO KURU / TETA (3950m) TREK 5 HRS
The
trail gradually descends and runs along little
settlements. The houses in this region are very simple
compared to the elaborate architecture found in other
parts of Zanskar valley. The houses are built below
ground level to keep them insulated during the long cold
winter months. Trek along these little villages, till
you Kuru or Teta. Both these villages have good camping
sites.
Day
12- TETA to
PURNE (3700m) TREK 4 HRS
From
here follow the Kargyak River down the valley till Purne
village. This village has a good campsite and one can
even take a side trip to Phuktal where the spectacular
Gelukpa monastery is situated around a sacred spring
that originates from a deep cave. It is a fantastic
sight with the monastery buildings built on the face of
a rock, while the temple is situated in the cave. Trek
back to Purne after visiting the monastery and camp
overnight.
Day
13- Purne/ Phuktal Monastery / Purne:
After a leisurely breakfast commence
excursion to the most famous & dramatic monastery of
Phuktal. Return to camp for a late lunch. Afternoon to
walk around the purne village & see the life of
Zanskari people from close quarters. Meals &
overnight camp.
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14 - PURNE to MUNE (3650m) TREK 6 7 HRS
The
trek gradually descends through this Buddhist region and
you will come across a couple of Chortens on the way. So
according to custom, always go from the left side of the
Chortens, which are stone walls with religious
inscriptions. Continue along the river until you reach
the village and monastery of Mune. The friendly monks
show you around the monastery.
Day
15 - MUNE to PADAM (3560m) 6 HRS.
The
trek runs along the river until reaching the Bardan
Gompas, which is one of the oldest Gompas of the region.
The friendly monks will show you around the Gompas,
which also houses a gigantic prayer wheel, which stands
over three meters high. After visiting the monastery,
trek down till Padum, which is only a little away. Camp
overnight.
Day
16 PADUM TO
KARGIL: Early
morning drive to Kargil 10 hrs over the Pensila pass,
enroute visit the Rangdum monastery. Arrival
late in the evening to the comforts of a hot shower
& a hotel bed. Dinner & overnight at Hotel.
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Day
17 KARGIL TO LAMAYURU / BASGO: After
breakfast drive towards leh, enroute visit the
historical site of Mulbekh. Later continue drive to
Lamayuru. Visit Lamayuru monastery. In the afternoon
drive further 3 hrs to Basgo village, the ancient
capital village of Ladakh. The ruined castle &
monastery towers above the village & the dramatic
colours all around make this place into a real unique
place. On arrival move into a local house. Evening is
spent with the local family in the traditional kitchen
& food is prepared by the family, the hospitality of
local takes over as one gets lost in the dances &
local chang( beer). Overnight at local house.
Day
18 -BASGO TO LEH : Morning
drive to Leh, the capital of Ladakh enroute visit Phyang
& Spituk monastery
On arrival check into hotel followed by lunch.
Afternoon visit walk around Leh town, a walk up to the
Leh palace. Dinner & overnight at Hotel.
Day
19- LEH : SHEY/THIKSE/HEMIS : Full
day excursion to visit the most important monasteries of
the Indus valley. Late afternoon return to Leh, rest of
the day at leisure for shopping etc.
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20 LEH
: Morning half day white water rafting on the Indus.
Afternoon return to Leh, rest of the day free for
shopping. Overnight at hotel.
Day
21 LEH DELHI : Early
morning transfer to Leh airport for flight to Delhi. On
arrival transfer to Hotel. Day at leisure!!!
DAY
22 DELHI : Optional
excursion to Agra(Not included in the tour cost) This is
a emergency day due to leh/Delhi flight cancellation due
to weather problems
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DAY
23 DEP DELHI : In
time transfer to international airport for flight to
onward destination.
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Cost
includes:
All
AC transport with driver for tours & monument sight
seeing every city, transfer Airport/ Hotels/ Airport.
Air
Fare Leh / Delhi and
Train
Fare Delh / Chandigarh in 2nd AC Sleeper.
All
Hotels, Double room on sharing basis with Breakfast.
All
places Trekking with all the meals and Camping
facilities.
Local Guide Services in Trekking only.
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