The
Little Tibet Trek
Though the mountains in
Ladakh are dry and arid and have very little snow on them,
for many this high altitude region is a completely magical
place with its myriad hued mountains, high passes, ancient
monasteries and friendly people.
BEST TIME - JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER
Day 1 Delhi - Leh
Fly from Delhi to Leh. On arrival at Leh ( 3,521 m)
, transfer to hotel. Because of the altitude, activities are
kept to a minimum for the first couple of days. Afternoon
at leisure
Day
2 In Leh
After breakfast at leisure, sight seeing trip of Spituk
monastery, which is about 8 km from Leh. This monastery standing
on a hill with three chapels was founded in the 11th century
and is the seat of the head lama of the Yellow Hat sect. Return
to the hotel for lunch.
In the afternoon visit to the Leh Palace. O/n At Leh Hotel
Day
3 Around Leh
Drive to Hemis monastery visiting enroute Shey Palace
and Thiksey Monastery. On return optional rafting trip from
Karu to Choglamsar on the Indus River. O/n at Leh Hotel.
Day
4 Leh - Kargil
Drive from Leh to Kargil (2740m), located on the
bank of River Suru. Kargil was an important trading post on
the Srinagar - Leh route. The drive is spectacular dotted
with monasteries, bare plateaus and different hued bare hills.
O/n in camp set up en route.
Day
5 Kargil to Padum drive
Drive from Kargil to Padum, the capital of the Zanskar
valley. This valley was opened up for tourism even later than
the rest of Ladakh but in a short while became very popular
with trekkers. O/n in camp set up en route.
Day
6 Padum to Reru trek
Trek from Padum to Reru. About 4 easy hours along the
Tsarap Lingti river. Visit Bardaan and Mune monasteries enroute.
O/n in tents.
Day
7 Reru-Bipul trek
Trek from Reru to Bipul. About 6/7 hours. Fairly long,
but easy trek. O/n in tents.
Day
8 Bipul - Purni trek
About 5/6 hours of easy walk. Purni is a quaint little
village with about two families. O/n in tents.
Day
9 Purni - Phuktal - Purni
From Purni go on a five-hour excursion to Phuktal monastery
located in a spectacular site. It has been carved out of the
mountainside round a limestone cave and has about 30 monks
in residence.
Day
10 Purni - Kargyak
The 7 to 8 hour-trek leads through villages to Kargyak,
the last of the villages of Zanskar before the Shingo La Pass
(5,200m). The mountain scenery.
Day
11 Kargyak - Lhakhang
This is 7 to 8 hour long but easy flat walk. River
crossing before Lhakhang.
Day
12 Lhakhang - Sumdo
The six-hour trek involves the ascent to Shingkum la
(5100 m) which is steep but the descent on the other side
is gradual and easy.
Day
13 Sumdo - Palmo
The entire trek takes about 7 hours. Gradual descent
upto Zanskar sumdo. From Zanskar sumdo to Palmo is a 3 hour
easy trek.
Day
14 Palmo - Darcha
An easy 3 hour walk from Palmo to Darcha. Camp at Darcha
or continue the trek to Jispa - another two hours. From Darcha
one could either drive to Manali the same day or continue
the trek to Jispa and then drive to Manali the next day.
Day
15 Manali
Day
16 Fly Manali - Delhi |
