Duration
if Tour
|
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10 Days |
| Duration of Trek |
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3 Days |
| Best Time |
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May to October. |
| Highest Point |
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Stok La Pass (4,900m) |
| Focus |
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Nature, Wildlife, People and Villages. |
| Highlight |
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Village Home Stay and Wildlife viewing. |
| Physical Challenge |
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Moderate |
Day 01 Delhi
Arr. Met at the airport and transferred to the
hotel. Rest of the time at leisure. Overnight
Hotel.
Day 02 Delhi to Leh
Dep. Transferred to airport to Connect morning
flight to Leh. Leh Arr. Met at the airport and
transferred to the hotel. Check in hotel. Noon
at leisure. Overnight Hotel.
Day 03 Walking Tour of
Leh
After Breakfast proceed for a walking tour of
Leh town includes a visit to Leh Palace, Victory
Peak, Ledeg. After the Lunch free at your leisure.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 04 Leh to Alchi (62kms.)
After Breakfast drive to Alchi enroute visit Basgo
Palace and Liker monastery. Arrive Alchi by afternoon,
Check in to Uley Ethnic Resort. Visit Alchi monastery
and spend rest of the day exploring the Alchi
village. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 0800 hrs.
Drive to Lamayuru and then back to Leh. Reach
Leh by evening. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 06 Leh to Phey to
Rumbak 5 hrs
After the breakfast drive to Phey bridge. Cross
the bridge and start walking towards the Zingchen
Gorge. After two hours of winding along the Indus
river the path turns southwards into a gorge.
We arrive in Zingchen after another 30 minutes.
There is a restaurant where one can stop for tea
and snacks. As we continue trekking further, the
gorge gets narrower and rugged. Enroute one can
see snow leopard signs along the valley bottom
of the side valleys if you are trekking during
winter or early spring/fall. As you approach Rumbak
fields the valley suddenly opens up with snowcapped
mountains in the background. From the fields the
path turns left eastwards for the Rumbak village.
Arrive Rumbak by evening. Overnight in Home stay.
Day 07 Wildlife viewing
After the breakfast proceed for full day wildlife
viewing along with a trained local guide. Wildlife
viewing possibilities are; Blue sheep, the Great
Tibetan sheep or the Argali, various mountain
and migratory birds, high altitude flora and occasionally
a Tibetan Wolf or a Snow leopard if extremely
lucky. Ask you Home-stay operator for a local
guide or village resource map to show directions
for possible options. Overnight in Home Stay.
Day 08 Rumbak to Stok
to Leh 8 hours
Make an early start for your trek up the stokla
pass(4900mts) for 3 hours. Follow the path on
the extreme left along the south facing hillside.
After one hour the path gets slower as you start
climbing up to the pass. From the pass you can
get great views of the Indus valley. Descend all
the way down to the village of Stok. Optional
vist to Stok Palace museum. Drive to Leh.
Day 09 Leh to Delhi Leh
Dep. Transferred to the airport to connect flight
for Delhi. Delhi Arr. Met at the airport and transferred
to the hotel. Rest of the time at leisure. Overnight
Hotel
Day 10 Delhi
Sight seeing & Transfer to airport 1000 Hrs.
Full day sight seeing of Delhi including a visit
to Red fort, Jama Masjid Mosque, Raj Ghat, Jantar
Mantar, Qutab Minar and Lotus Temple. Dep. Transferred
to airport to connect homeward flight.
Trek Ends
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