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Duration: 15 Nights / 16 Days Trek
Program
Day 1:You will catch an early morning flight to Leh.on
reaching Leh, check in to your hotel and spend the day getting acclimatized.
Day
2: The next day get ready to tour the Leh city, including the 17th century
palace and gompa.
Day 3 - 4: The following 2 days will be busy
touring the monasteries and palaces of the Indus valley.
Day 5: After
this you will travel by jeep to Lamayuru gompa, a site that abounds in myth and
legend. Overnight stay will be done in the village.
Day 6: Today
you being doing what you have come here for, trekking! Cross the Prinkiti La (~3700
meters) to the village of Wanlah, where there is a beautiful ancient gompa, keeping
this day short.
Day 7: The next day you continue through awesome
gorge country to pastures beyond the village of Hinju.
Day 8: Following
this, cross the 4900 meter Konzke La for a spectacular view before descending
to the pastures just above the village of Sumda Chenmo.
Day 9:Pass
through Sumda Chenmo, which actually has two gompas: One is active, while the
other lies in ruins below the village. Tonight you Camp in the valley near the
river.
Day 10: Rest day, with an optional side trip to Sumda
Choon, whose ancient and rarely visited gompa houses remarkable artistic treasures.
Day 11:After a rest day you continue your journey upwards to
the beautiful meadow of Lanak. In the evenings, you can often spot Bharal, the
rare and elusive blue sheep, on the nearby cliffs.
Day 12: Today's
climb to Dundunchen La (4800 metres) is strenuous, a stunning view encompassing
the Stok and Zanskar ranges. Finish our trek with a long descent into Chiling,
before boarding the rafts on the Zanskar River. Ride the river to its confluence
with the Indus at Nimu, and then board jeeps for the trip to Alchi. Upon reaching
Alchi we do a Overnight stay at the village.
Day 13: In Alchi
the next day, we tour the remarkably well-preserved 11th -century gompa and the
famed frescoes within. In the afternoon, we return by jeep to Leh for a well-deserved
rest.
Day 14:It's a day for you to be on your own and do what
you think was left unfulfilled on the trip, to explore Leh.
Day 15:Leave
for Delhi with unforgettable memories of your Ladakh Monasteries Trek with Leh
Ladakh India by the morning flight. On reaching Delhi you do a Brief exploration
of India's capitol.
Day 16:
Depart from Delhi, Transfer to airport for flight to Onwards journey.
