Trip Reservations

Zanskar Valley

Day - 01: Arrive Delhi.
Meet assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 02: Delhi - Fly Leh.
Meet upon arrival and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day is free for rest and acclimatization. Overnight at hotel.
Day -03: In Leh:
After breakfast sightseeing tour of Hemis. Thiksey and Shey monasteries.
Day -04: ÔøΩIn Leh :
Morning visit Phyang & Spituk monasteries. Evening visit Shankar Gompa. Overnight hotel.
Day -05:ÔøΩ Leh - Lamayuru - 124 kms. 06 hrs. drive
After breakfast depart for Lamauru. Here we meet our prearranged mules. Overnight in camp.
Day -06:ÔøΩ Lamayuru - Prinkit -La-3780 Mts.- Wanla - 5 hrs. walk
Morning visit monastery, go down towards the village, cross the stream then gradually climbing across a mountain side, reach a small valley which you follow as far as the pass. Go down into narrow gorge until reaching the village of Shila. Cross the river over a bridge, then take the right bank as far as Wanla.ÔøΩ Overnight in camp.
Day -07:ÔøΩÔøΩ Wanala- Hanupata- 07 hrs. walk
This is an easy but long day continue across the slope and pass a ridge, then go up until reaching good bridge across the river yapolo. Continue across the slope till we come out from the gorge and ascent gentle to our camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -08:ÔøΩ Hanupata - Sirsi- La - 4800 Mts.- Photaksar- 06 hrs. walk
After a long walk from the camp we cross-river over a wooden bridge. The climb to the pass is gentle in the beginning but becomes steep later. Sharp descent of two hrs. We then come to the spectacularly situated village of Photaksar, perched on the edge of its fields or looking the river below, with thousands of feet of shee rock rising up behind. Overnight in camp.
Day -09:ÔøΩ Photaksar - Sengi - La 4950 Mts. - Yulchung - 08 hrs. walk
Cross the river over a wooden bridge then ascend to the first easy pass Boumitse- La. From here we descent down to the river crossing two times and then steep trail approaches the Sengi - La - 4950 Mts., from where we have superb views before negotiating a steep descent to our camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -10:ÔøΩ Yulchung - Base of Hunumala - 4100 Mts. - 07 hrs. walk
We climb two passes the Kuba- La and Netuksi- La both 4400 Mts. Sharp descent of one hour we arrive Lingshed. Visit monastery. From here we climb to another small pass before we descent down to the base of Hunumala. Overnight in camp.
Day -11:ÔøΩ Base - Hunumala - 4750 Mts. - Neache - 06 hrs. walk
Immediately after leaving camp we climb to the pass. The view from the top is probably the best of the trek, with stark, multicolored moonscape of Ladakh all around, and Lingshod Gompa in the distance. From the pass descent down for two hrs. till we arrive camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -12:ÔøΩ Neache - Parfila - 3950 Mts. - Hanumil - 05 hrs. walk
We cross the stream and climb gently to small pass from here a steep descent leads to the crossing of a tributary in a wonderful narrow valley. Here we cross the river over a wooden bridge and climb steep trail to the pass and then we descent to the broad Zansakar valley crossing a small stream before arriving our camp. Overnight in camp
Day -13:ÔøΩ Hanumil - Pissu - 05 hrs. walk
After our affords over the high passes we now have an easier walk. Continue along the left bank of Zanskar river. Easy going sometimes along the river, sometimes along the moronic plateau. Cross a small stream and another 45 minutes climb we arrive our camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -14:ÔøΩ Pissu - Padum - 05 hrs. walk
This is again an easy day. Continue west path of Zanskar river till we arrive Karsha. After visiting monastery we cross-river Doda over a long suspension bridge. From here another one hour walk over a dusty trail we arrive Padum (the head quarter of Zanskar valley). Overnight in camp.
Day -15:ÔøΩ Padum - Raru - 05 hrs walk
The trail follows the Tsarap Chu along the dusty foundation of jeep track through the village to Bardan. Visit monastery. From here we continue on the right hand side of the valley then descent down for half an hour from here easy ascent then a flat walk we arrive our camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -16:ÔøΩ Raru - Phebula - 04 hrs. walk
Descend down to Lingti Chu. Cross over through a wooden bridge and climb up to a small pass. Descend steeply to the main river valley and follow the right hand sides of the river until we reach our campsite just besides the river.ÔøΩ Overnight in camp.
Day -17:ÔøΩ Phebula - Purne - 04 hrs walk.
The trail between Phebula and Purne goes through some impressive gorge. Descend down to the right hacnd side of the valley, which is the meeting point of the two rivers, Kargiah Chu and Tsarap Chu. Cross here through a wooden bridge and another 15 minutes to the camp.
Day -18:ÔøΩ Purne - Phuktal - Purne - 04 hrs. walk
Day excursion to Phuktal monastery, one of the most impressive in zanskar, has been carved right out of the mountain wall and set in a huge lime stone cave. Return to the camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -19:ÔøΩ Purne - Kargiah - 08 hrs. walk
Recross the wooden bridge over Kargiah Chu. Steeps ascend of one hour till we reach Yal. Descend down then trail continues through Tessta and Kuru village before re-crossing the river by the bridge Yelow Tanze village. The main trail continues for 05 kms. to Kargiah, the last village en-route to Shingo- La. Overnight in camp.
Day -20:ÔøΩ Kargiah - Base of Shango- La 06 hrs. walk
The trail stays on the East Side of the Kargiah Chu. Winding across yak pastures used by the herdsmen till late autum. Cross-easy stream 4 to 5 times until you reach to rocky path, where one can see Himalayan Blue Poppes. Cross the river Shingo by taking off your shoes and further steep climb of one hour will take you to base camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -21:ÔøΩ Base of Shingo - La - Shingo - La - Ramjak - 05 hrs. walk.
The climb to shigo la takes two hours from the camp with the trail ascending steeply before traversing the main ridge below the pass. Nice view of amid hanging glaciers and 6000 Mts. Peaks. The descent traverses the glacier immediately below the pass. Crossing lateral moraine to a goat trek near Ramjak.(There will be optional climb to Zanskar Peak - 6000 Mts. For the trek members who wish to climb)? Overnight in camp.
Day -22:ÔøΩ Ramjak - Zankar Samdu - 04 hrs. walk
From Ramjak the trail descends to the Barai river and further to the confluence of the river Zankar Samdu. Cross the river over a suspension bridge and further 20 minutes to the camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -23:ÔøΩ Zankar Samdu - Palamo - 04 hrs. walk
Immediately after leaving camp the trail passes through big rock boulders then descends to the far side through boulder fields and grazing land with the occasional birch tree. Cross the small streams over wood logs till we reach camp. Overnight in camp.
Day -24:ÔøΩ Palamo - Darcha - 04 hrs. Walk
Cross the river over a bridge and then a steep climb of 30 minutes till we reach to Chikka (the first village of Lahoul Valley enroute). Here is the end of the mountain trail and we are on the paved motarable road. Follow the road until we reach Darcha.
Day -25:ÔøΩ Darcha - Manali
After breakfast we drive to Manali over Rothang pass - 3980 Mts. - 08-hrs drive. Overnight at hotel.
Day -26:ÔøΩ Manali - Chandigarh
Drive to Chandigarh - 09-hrs drive. Check in hotel. Overnight hotel.
Day -27: Chandigarh - Delhi
In the morning we drive to Delhi. Overnight hotel.
Day -28:ÔøΩ Delhi - Agra
Morning transfer to station to board train for Agra departing at 0600 hrs and arrival Agra at 0800 hrs. Meet at station and transfer to hotel. Sightseeing of Agra visit Taj Mahal, Fort and Itimed-ud-ullah's tomb. Overnight hotel.
Day-29 :ÔøΩ Agra - DelhiÔøΩ - Onward Destination.
Transfer to Delhi by surface. Farewell dinner and transfer to airport for return flight.

Trip Price: USD2595

Deposit:

$300.00

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