Day 01 |
Arrive Delhi, where you will be met and transfered to your hotel. (Hotel B&B) |
Day 02 |
Delhi - Manali by bus. |
Day 03 |
Manali - Darcha by bus. |
Day 04 |
Early morning drive from Manali to Darcha. Arrive Darcha and overnight in Camp. |
Day 05 |
Darcha - Palemo (3600m) in 5h
Leave Darcha, We start our journey with an easy walk into the valley. En route, we will visit the Chika and Rarik monasteries. |
Day 06 |
Palemo - Zanskar Sumdo (3860m) in 5h.
We cross the river by a hanging pulley. Overnight at Zanskar Sumdo |
Day 07 |
Zanskar Sumdo - Chumi Napo (4640m) in 5h.
Early morning trek from Zanskar Sumdo to Chumi Napo. The route leaves the valley and starts climbing up quite steeply towards the Shingo La pass. |
Day 08 |
Lakham - Kurgiak (4050m) in 6h.
A gradual descent along the Kurgiak river, lined with mani walls. On the way, we will come across a few Doksas, where yaks are kept in summer time. |
Day 09 |
Kurgiak - Tetha (3950m), in 7h.
The trail is now boarded by meadows of flowers and barley fields. Shortens are spread all the way and highlight the religious fervour of the Zanskaris. |
Day 10 |
Tetha - Purni (3700m), in 2h.
We visit Phuktal monastery (3850m), perched on the side of an impressive cliff. (4h return journey from Phuktal monastery to Purni). |
Day 11 |
Purni - Ichar (3650m) in 4h. |
Day 12 |
Ichar - Mune (3900m), in 5h.
The trail goes up and down along the Tsarap river. On arriving at Mune, we will visit its monastery. |
Day 13 |
Mune - Padum (3600m) in 6h.
En route we visit Bardan monastery, one of the most important in the area. Overnight in Padum |
Day 14 |
Pishu - Hanumil (3380m) in 5h.
An easy-going walk along the right bank of the river takes us to Rinam village. We continue to the tiny hamlet of Hanumil. |
Day 15 |
Padum- Karsha (3600m) in 3h.
A pleasant walk through fields. On the way we will visit Pepiting monastery and the Karsha Gompa--one of the most important in Zanskar and dating back to the 15th century. We have beautiful panoramic vistas of the full Himalayan range. |
Day 16 |
Karsha - Pishu (3470m) in 5h.
We progress along the Zanskar river. |
Day 17 |
Hanumil - Purfi La (3950m) - Snertse (3850m) in 6h.
Up and down over a steep path. |
Day 18 |
Snerstse - Hanuma La (4950m) - Lingshet (4000m) in 6h.
After a steep climb we reach the Purfi La pass, from where the panorama towards the Ladakhi and Zanskari ranges is quite impressive. Visit of Lingshet monastery. |
Day 19 |
Lingshet - Camp before Singue La (4550m), in 6h.
We start a long and gradual ascent to the Netuke La pass (4280m), where we have a wonderful view towards the Nierag valley. The trail then descends shortly to reach Skimpata and Gongma villages, then climbs steeply to reach the second pass, Khyupa La (4300m). |
Day 20 |
Camp before Singue La - Singue La (5050m) - Photoksar (4200m) in 6h.
An amazing spectacle of hanging icefalls. We descend towards the Photang river and progress through barley fields. |
Day 21 |
Photoksar - Sirsir La (4850m) - Hanupatta (3760m) in 6h.
Photang valley turns into a gorge labyrinth, which forces us to make a detour via Sirsir La pass. Three shortens mark Hanupatta and its giant hundred-year-old cedar, flanked by colorful prayer flags. |
Day 22 |
Hanupatta - Wanla (3250m) in 5h.
We head down towards the Photang valley and climb up to the Panjila pass(3410m). We finally descend to Wanla and visit its tiny monastery. |
Day 23 |
Wanla - Lamayuru (3420m) in 4h.
Visit of the monastery at Lamayuru, which is the biggest in western Ladakh and was built in the 16th century on the site of a much older temple. The gompa is very well kept and famous for its many colorful wall paintings. |
Day 24 |
Lamayuru - Leh (3500m) by bus. |
Day 25 |
Free day in Leh for personal activities.
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Day 26 |
Leh – Delhi by plane. (Hotel B&B) |
Day 27 |
At leisure in Delhi. Safety day for your international flight. (Hotel B&B) |
Day 28 |
Transfer to airport and fly back home. |
