LADAKH ZANSKAR TREK

Tour Duration : 28 Nights/ 29Days
Destination Covered:Delhi - Leh - Likir - Alchi - Lamayuru - Wanla - Hanupatta - Photoskar- Lingshed- Snertse -Hanumil - Pishu - Karsha - Padum - Mune - Ichar -Purne - Phuktal-Tabley Lakung -Ramjak - Pallamo - Darcha - Manali - Delhi

Day 01: Delhi
You arrive in Delhi check into hotel for overnight.

Day 02: Delhi - Leh
Take an early morning flight for Leh. Upon arrival at Leh transfer to Hotel. Full day for rest for acclimatization. OverNight in Hotel.

Day 03: Leh Sightseeing
Full Day sightseeing of Leh including, Leh Palace, Shanti Stupa & Leh Gompa. Overnight stay at the hotel

Day 04: Leh Sightseeing
Today we start our tour in and around Leh with a visit to Shey Monastry, Thiksey Gompa, Hemis Gompa, Stok Palace. Overnight stay at the hotel in Leh.

Day 05: Leh - Likir - Alchi - Lamayuru
We start our drive and stop at Likir gompa. Later we drive towards Alchi, crossing the magnificent Indus River on the way. Alchi, monastery is the only monastery of Ladakh situated on plain ground/ We continue our drive and reach Lamayuru. We visit the Lamyuru monastery,and stay overnight in Lamyuru.

Day 06: Lamayuru - Wanla
This is the first day of our adventurous trek through some breathtaking ladscapes. We trek through a small pass, Prinkti La and village of Shilla to reach Wanla. Visit Wanla Gompa. Overnight in Camp.

Day 07: Wanla - Hanupatta

We start our trek and pass through beautiful mountains towering above our heads and the Zanskar River down in the gorge. After passing by village of Hanupatta, we camp near the river and stay overnight.

Day 08: Hanupatta - Sir Sir La 4850m - Photoskar

We continue our trek along the river to reach Sir Sir la pass. From the top of the pass we get a panoramic view of the Zanskar ranges. We reach Photoskar and camp there for overnight stay.

Day 09: Photoskar - Singge La

We start our trek passing the nearby villages. Ascend towards Sengge La also known as the "Lion Pass". At the top one gets, an amazing view of the valley and surrounding mountains. After spending some time at the top, we start our descend. Reaching the bottom of the pass, we camp there for overnight stay.

Day 10: Singge La - Lingshed

We start our trek today along the Zanskar river flowing down below our trail. We pass through local villages and small passes to reach the campsite in Lingshed. Pay a visit to Lingshed Monastry and stay overnight in Camps.

Day 11: Lingshed - Snertse

Today start our trek walking through the green fields of Lingshed. We will visit the Hanuma La pass to get a spectacular view. We descend from Hanuma La and continue our trek to reach the campsite of Snertse.

Day 12: Snertse - Hanumil

Early this morning we start our trek and cross the Oma Chu river and follow the trail up to another small pass, Parfi La. On our descend we will reach the Zanskar River and will follow it all the way to the village of Hanumil. We will camp for the night.

Day 13: Hanumil - Pishu

This day as well we will follow the Zanskar River all the way to Pishu. Enroute we will trek though a small remote village of Pidmo, inhabited by eight to ten families still leading their traditional lifestyle. On reaching Pishu, we will camp there for nigh stay.

Day 14: Pishu - Karsha

Today we will begin our trek to reach Karsa, passing though Rinam, Tongde Monastery. On reaching Karsha, we will visit the Karsa Monastery and camp on the bank of River Zanskar.

Day 15: Karsha - Padum

We will start today trekking through a small village of Pipiting to reach Padum. Padum is a local commercial town. Explore the local market, village and visit the nearby monasteries of Pipiting and Stakrimo.

Day 16: Padum - Mune

Today we trek from Padum to Village of Mune along a muddy Jeep track. We will pass through some local villages and monasteries. We take the trail along the Tsarap River for some time and later climb up to the village of Mine.

Day 17: Mune- Ichar
This morning we will continue our trek towards ichar. For some time we will follow the local jeep track and cross a small river. Trekking along the river for some time we will reach Ichar Village. Camp there for overnight stay.

Day 18: Ichar-PurneWe will continue our trek after breakfast passing though some tough trails, small rivers, local villages, some ascends and descends. Later walking along a river we will reach Purne and camp there.

Day 19: Purne- Phuktal - Purne
Today after breakfast we will trek down to Phuktal Monastery taking a trail alongside the Tsarap river. Phutkal Monastery is situated on a cliff, carved out of a cave. The view of the monastery is breath taking and everlasting. Later we will trek back to Purne for overnight stay.

Day 20: Purne- Tabley
In the morning we will start our trek along the river and passing through various villages. The Trail has some steep ascends and minute descends. We reach Tabley for over night rest.

Day 21: Tabley - Lakung
After an early breakfast we continue our trek following a trail passing through the village of Kargyak, this is the highest village in the Zanskar. As we trek along the Kargyak River, the trail leads to Lakung. These are grazing lands for Yalk. We camp here for overnight stay.

Day 22: Lakung - Ramjak
Today will will trek down to Ramjak, visiting the Shingo Pass. The ascend upto the Shingo pass is little steep. On reaching the top, one gets a panaromic view of snow capped mountains and the valley. On our descend and some more trekking, we reach Rumjak campsite for overnight stay.

Day 23: Rumjak - Pallamo

Todays trek will end our adventurous trekking of Zanskar. We continue our trek on a trail with steep descend. After the descent we cross the river on a manned pulley bridge. A little more trek will lead us to Pallamo. We spend our last night in Camps here.

Day 24: Pallamo - Darcha

After breakfast we will trek for a short distance to Darch passing by the village of Rarig. We reach Darcha and spend overnight in hotel.

Day 25: Darcha - Manali

After breakfast we will leave Ladakh by a drive towards Manali. The drives towards Manali though the Himalayan mountains is amazing experience. Just before reaching Manali, we make a stopover at Rohtang Pass. Reach Manali and stay overnight in hotel.

Day 26: Manali

Manali is a hill station of Himachal Pradesh in Norther India. This beautiful hill station has its slopes covered with Pine and deodar Trees with the gushing waters of Beas River flowing down the hill. Enjoy and relax amidst the beauty of Manali or Choose to take a sightseeing tour of temples and springs of Manali. Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 27: Manali - Delhi

Early morning we start our drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi by late evening and check in the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 28: Delhi

After Breakfast leave for Delhi sightseeing including Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Lotus Temple and Qutub Minar. Later we drive back to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 29: Delhi departure

Transfer to International Airport