|
|
|
 |
Rupshu Valley Trek |
Country: India / Ladakh |
Description |
|
THE
RUPSHU
IS
A
LARGE
AREA
TO
THE
SOUTH
EAST
OF
LADAKH,
ON
THE
ROAD
LINKING
KULU
&
LEH.
THE
ALTITUDE
OF
THE
VALLEY
VARIES
BETWEEN
4500
&
5500
MTS.
THE
CLIMATE,
WHICH
IS
EXTREMELY
COLD
AND
DRY,
MAKES
FOR
LITTLE
AGRICULTURE
BUT
A
LOT
OF
GRAZING
LAND.
THAT
IS
WHY
IT
IS
SPARSELY
POPULATED.
THE
INHABITANTS,
CALLED
CHANGPAS,
WHO
LEAD
A
NOMADIC
LIFE
TRAVELLING
WITH
THEIR
HERDS
OF
GOATS,
YAKS,
DOGS
AND
FLOCK
OF
SHEEP,
WHICH
ARE
THEIR
MAIN
SOURSE
OF
INCOME.
TRADE
AND
TRANSPORT
OF
GOODS
BY
CARVANS
BETWEEN
LADAKH,
LAHOUL
AND
SPITI
PROVIDE
THEM
WITH
ADDITIONNAL
EARNINGS.
|
Itinerary |
| Day-01 : ARRIVE DELHI
MEET, ASSISTANCE AT AIRPORT AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL.
OVERNIGHT HOTEL.
DAY-02: DELHI - CHANDIGARH
ARRIVE DELHI. ASSISTANCE UPON ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER
TO HOTEL. AFTER LUNCH
WE DEPART FOR CHANDIGARH - 248 KMS 06 HRS DRIVE. OVERNIGHT
AT HOTEL.
DAY-03: CHANDIGARH - MANALI - 310 KMS 10 HRS DRIVE
DEPART FOR MANALI. UPON ARRIVAL CHECK IN HOTEL. OVERNIGHT
AT HOTEL.
DAY-04: MANALI - KEYLONG - 127 KMS - 06 HRS DRIVE
AFTER BREAKFAST LEAVE MANALI FOR KEYLONG OVER ROTHANG
LA - 3980 Mts.
OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY-05: KEYLONG
WE TREK FOR 02 HRS TO KHARDANG MONASTERY. RETURN TO
HOTEL. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL
NOTE: THE PURPOSE OF STAYING AT KEYLONG FOR 02 NIGHTS
IS TO GET BETTER
ACCLIMATISATION BEFORE WE START TREK
DAY-06: KEYLONG - BRANDINALLAH - 148 KMS - 07 HRS
DRIVE
DEPART FOR BRANDINALLAH OVER BARALACHA LA - 4900 MTS
& LACHLANG LA 5050 MTS. OVERNIGHT IN CAMP.
DAY-07: BRANDINALLAH - SOKMIKCHIK - 4000 MTS - 04
HRS WALK
WE WALK ON THE MAIN ROAD AND AFTER 03 KMS WE LEAVE
THE ROAD AND TURN LEFT ONTO THE VALLEY FOLLOWING RIVER
TSARAP CHU ON OUR RIGHT SIDE THROUGH THE BOULDER STREAM
AREA TILL WE BRANCH OF FROM RIVER TO FOLLOW SMALL
STREAM COMMING DOWN FROM MORANG LA. OVERNIGHT
IN CAMP
DAY-08: SOKMIKCHIK - TABOK - 4550 MTS - 03 HRS WALK.
THE TRAIL RAPIDLY GAINS HEIGHT THROUGH THE NARROW
GORGE WITH THRONY BUSHES AND WILLOW TREES FOR FIRST
HOUR & ANOTHER STEEP CLIMB OF 02 HRS TO OUR CAMP
WHICH IS WALLED BY THE MOUNTAINS FROM ALL SIDES. OVERNIGHT
IN CAMP.
DAY-09: TABOK - MORANG LA - 5250 MTS - TUZAK - 4500
MTS - 06 HRS WALK
WE START EARLY MORNING LONG & STEEP ASCEND OF
04 HRS THROUGH NARROW VALLEY TILL WE REACH PASS. DESCEND
DOWN TO THE SMALL VALLEY AND THEN ONTO A NARROW GORGE
WILL BRING US TO A SMALL MEADOW BESIDES STERAM.
OVERNIGHT IN CAMP.
DAY-10: TUZAK - YABUK - 4400 MTS - 05 HRS WALK
IMMEDITELY AFTER LEAVING CAMP THE VALLEY SUDDENLY
OPENS UP. WE MAKE STEEP ASCEND OF 01 HOUR TO A SMALL
PASS AND THEN DESCEND DOWN TO LUN.
HERE WE HAVE COUPLE OF RIVER CROSSINGS BEFORE WE ARRIVE
OUR GRASSY CAMP SITE. OVERNIGHT IN CAMP.
DAY-11: YABUK - ZARA - 4250 MTS - 05 HRS WALK
GRADUAL WALK THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS. WE CROSS
RIVER ZARA AND ARRIVE SANGASTHA AND VISIT SOME NOMADS
HOUSES. CROSS-RIVER AGAIN AND FOLLOW AN EASY DUSTY
TRAIL TILL WE ARRIVE ZARA. OVERNIGHT IN CAMP
DAY-12: ZARA - TSOKAR - 4550 MTS - 05 HRS WALK
THIS IS AN EASY DAY. WE TURN RIGHT TOWARDS PANG AND
COME OUT ON THE LEH / MANALI ROAD HEAD JUST BELOW
THE TANGLANG LA. WE WALK THROUGH MORE
PLAINS TILL WE ARRIVE TSOKAR "MEANS THE SALT
LAKE". GOOD DAY FOR BIRD WATCHERS AND WE MAY
SEE SOME HERDS OF SKIYANGS (WILD ASSES).
|
|
The
Taj
Mahal
|
Ladakh |
Thikse
|
Included |
02
Nights
Delhi
:
Hotel
Siddharth
or
similar
on
full
board
01
Night
Chandigarh
:
Hotel
solitaire
or
similar
on
full
board
01
Night
Manali
:
Hotel
Highlands
or
similar
on
full
board
02
Nights
Keylong
:
Hotel
Dykid
or
similar
on
full
board
01
Night
Brandinallah
:
Tent
on
full
board
01
Night
Tsomorari
:
Tent
on
full
board
03
Nights
Leh
:
Hotel
Lharimo
or
similar
on
full
board
01 Night
Agra
:
Hotel
Trident
or
similar
on
full
board
09 Days
Trek
:
With
complete
trek
logistics
such
as,
all
meals,
services
of
an
cook,
trekking
guide,
two
men
alpine
tent,
pack
mules,
kitchen
cum
dinning
tent,
sitting
stools,
camping charges,
slepping
mats
&
toilet
tent
All
transfers
&
sightseeing
by
NAC
car
/
Tata
Sumo
in
Chandigarh
/
Manali &
Leh.
In
Delhi
and
Agra
will
be
by
AC
car,
Services
of
an
guide
during
sightseeing
as
per
programme.
Monastery
/
Monument
fee
at
every
place.
Train
fare
Delhi
-
Agra
by
AC
chair
car
/
Flight
Leh
-
Delhi.
|
Departure Dates |
| July,
August,
Sept. |
|
DAY-13: TSOKAR - HERMANLA - 4850 MTS
- ROJANGKURU - 4700 MTS - 06 HRS WALK
GRADUAL
WALK
ALONG
THE
RIGHT
SIDE
OF
THE
LAKE
BEFORE
WE
REACH
BELOW
THE
PASS.
STEEP
ASCEND
OF
02
HRS
TO
PASS
AND
THEN
ANOTHER
HALF
AN
HOUR
WILL
BRING
US
TO
A
BEAUTIFULL
MEADOW
BESIDES
THE
STREAM
COMMING
FROM
KAZUR
LA.
OVERNIGHT
IN
CAMP.
DAY-14:
ROJANGKURU
-
KAZUR
LA
-
5300
MTS
-
GYAME
-
5050
MTS
-
06
HRS
WALK
THE
TRAIL
STAYS
ON
THE
RIGHT
HAND
SIDE
OF
THE
STREAM
BEFORE
WE
REACH
BELOW
THE
PASS/.
THE
CLIMB
TO
THE
PASS
TAKES
03
HRS
WITH
TRAIL
ASCENDING
STEEPLY.
NICE
VIEW
OF
PEAKS
OVER
6000
MTS.
DESCEND
DOWNTO
THE
BROAD
VALLEY
AND
ANOTHER
FLAT
WALK
OF
ONE
HOUR
TO
OUR
CAMP.
DAY-15:
GYAME
-
TSOMORARI
LAKE
-
4500
MTS
-
07
HRS
WALK.
AFTER
LEAVING
CAMP
CROSS
THE
STREAM
AND
ENTER
TO
THE
NARROW
GORGE
AND
THEN
LONG
DESCEND
TO
THE
LEH
-
TSOMORARI
ROAD
HEAD
WHERE
FROM
EASY
WALK
OF
01
HOUR
TO
OUR
CAMP.
DAY-16
:
TSOMARARI
DAY
TO
EXPLORE
THE
LAKE
AND
ALSO
VISIT
KARZOK
MONASTERY.
OVERNIGHT
IN
CAMP.
DAY-17:
TSOMORARI
-
LEH
-
3500
MTS
-
240
KMS
-
08
HRS
DRIVE
AFTER
BREAKFAST
DEPART
FOR
LEH.
UPOM
ARRIVAL
CHECK
IN
HOTEL
OVERNIGHT
AT
HOTEL.
DAY-18:
LEH
FULLDAY
SIGHTSEEING
OF
SHEY,
THIKSEY
AND
HEMIS
MONASTERIES.
OVERNIGHT
AT
HOTEL.
DAY-19:
LEH
HALFDAY
SIGHTSEEING
OF
PHYANG
AND
SPITUK
MONASTERIES.
AFTERNOON
FREE
FOR
INDEPENDENT
ACTIVITIES.
OVERNIGHT
AT
HOTEL.
DAY-20:
LEH
-
DELHI
TRANSFER
TO
AIRPORT
TO
BOARD
FLIGHT
FOR
DELHI.
MEET,
ASSIATANCE
ON
ARRIVAL
AND
TRANSFER
TO
HOTEL.
AFTERNOON
COMBINED
CITY
TOUR
OF
OLD
AND
NEW
DELHI
OVERNIGHT
AT
HOTEL.
Day-21
:
DELHI
-
AGRA
Morning
transfer
to
station
to
board
train
Agra.
Meet
at
station
and
transfer
to
hotel.
Sightseeing
of
Agra
visit
Taj
Mahal,
Fort
&
itimed-ud-ullahs
tomb.
Overnight
hotel
Day-22
:
Agra
-
Delhi
-
Onward
Destination
Drive
to
Delhi.
Farewell
dinner
and
transfer
to
airport
for
return
flight. |
Departure |
| Delhi,
India |
|
Price: $ 2310
Single supplement: $ 350
|
|
|
|
|
