 Highlights:
Markha Valley trek is a classic trek passing through Gandala Pass (4900m), small villages, high pasture land of Nimaling and Kongmaru La pass (5100m)
Tour Route : Leh / Markha Valley / Leh
Day
01: Leh/Spituk/Zingchen 5 hours.
Leh/Spituk/Zingchen 5 hours. Dep. After the breakfast drive to Spituk Bridge behind the Spituk monastery, around 7 kms from Leh town. Arrive Spituk Bridge at Indus River and start your trek through flat and desolate plane at the foot of the Stok Mountain. Gradually, you will leave the view of busy Leh-Srinagar highway and move towards wilderness of Himalaya. Arrive Zingchen through a gorge, which gives you a feeling of complete isolation. Overnight in Camp at Zingchen.
Day 02: Zingchen to Yurutse 4-5 hours
Leave Zingchen for Rumbak through a straight forward road; leaving village, you enter Hemis national park for the preservation of Snow leopard, Baharal and the marmot and wolf etc. Walk through a narrow trail and valley widens as you arrive Rumbak and camp at Yurutse below Gandala Pass. Overnight in Camp.
Day 03: Yurutse to Skyu 6-7 hours
From Yurutse follow path along the
mountain side, then cross a small valley and follow zig zag steep path. There after cross
Ganda La pass (4380m). Then long descent towards Shingo. After 2 hrs of descent
arrive in the valley of Markha and after few hundred meters you reach Skyu. Overnight
in tents.
Day 04: Sku to Markha 7-8 hours
From Skiu, follow a good path on the right bank of Markha where one can find great vegetation. Then cross right bank of river and
cross through barren plain and arrive at Chaluk. Thereafter walk along the left bank of
river and after another crossing climb towards Markha village. Good camp site beyond
the Village and near river. Overnight in tents.
Day 05: Markha to Thachungtse 5-6 hours
Morning after breakfast start trekking to reach Tchatchutse via Hankar village. Overnight in tents.
Day 06: Thachungtse to Nimaling 4-5 hours
After breakfast start trekking to reach Nimaling. Nimaling (4900 M) has a sweeping pasture where thousands of sheep, goats, yaks and graze during the summer months, rising to the south is 6400 M high Kang Yatse (Nimaling Peak), a lovely mountain, but not an easy one to climb, Overnight in tents.
Day 07: Nimaling to Shang Sumdo- 6-7 hours
After breakfast start trekking
to reach Kongmaru La (5100 M). The trek to Kongmaru la passes through narrow
Gorges. At the top of the pass, you can have view of the Ladakh range and the villages
of the Indus valley to the north is excellent. Cross the pass and proceed to Shang.
Overnight in tents.
Day 08: Shang Sumdo to Hemis to Leh -6 hours
Trek Walk along the stream down to Hemis monastery, which is one of the oldest and richest monasteries in Ladakh. Visit Hemis monastery and drive to Leh enroute visit Thiksey, Shey and Stok Museum Palace. Evening at your leisure. Overnight in the hotel.
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