Detailed programme

Day 1: - Arrival in Delhi

Arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi (usually in the evening). Collection of our luggage. Meeting with your driver and transfer to your hotel. Check-in at the hotel.

Day 2: - Delhi - Leh - in flight

In the morning, take the domestic flight to Leh. Another driver will greet you at Leh airport and take you to your hotel. Then, for the rest of the day, you will acclimatise after the low altitude of Delhi to over 3500 m. (Possibility to stroll around the markets of Leh)

Day 3: - Visit to Leh and surrounding areas

After breakfast, you visit the common capital Leh and its palace, built in the 17th century in the same style and roughly at the same time as the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Then visit the Shey Palace, where there is a large statue of the Buddha Sakyamuni plated in gold. Return to Leh and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: - Trek - Leh - Chiling by car and Chiling to Skiu (3366 m) 3 hours of trekking

In the morning, you take the road to Chiling with a Jeep driver and there you meet the Trek team. Start the Trek by following the Zanskar River. Then, enter the Hemis National Park. After that, hike to the village of Skiu. Overnight with a local family (Homestay or camp).

Day 5: - Trek - Skiu - Markha Valley (3760 m) 6-7h of Trek

The next day you will join the Markha Valley. Markha is a lovely village with about twenty households. There is an opportunity to visit the ancient monastery and the ruined fort that are located above the village.

Day 6: - Trel - Markha Valley - Hunkar (4030 m) 4-5h of trekking

After the Markha Valley, you continue the trek to Hankar. You will find a change in the landscape and the altitude increasing. You will cross the river several times on foot. Overnight with a local family in Hunkar, the highest village in the valley.

Day 7: - Trek - Hunkar - Namaling (4841 m) 3-4 hours of trekking

After breakfast, the trek resumes, and the path from the village of Hankar leads you to Nimaling, where the villagers bring their livestock for grazing during the summer. There is also the possibility of walking to the base of the Kang Yatse glacier in a few hours from Nimaling. 

Day 8: - Trek - Namaling - Kongmaru La (5260m) - Shang Sumdo (3680m) 7-8 hours of trekking

Today, after your breakfast, ascend to Kongmaru La and enjoy the spectacular views of Kang Yatse and the Karakoram (K2) from the pass. The descent is steep and long towards the gorges of Shang. You will need to cross the river several times before reaching the village. Overnight with a local family.

Day 9: - Trek - Shang Sumdo - Hemis (3678m) 4 hours of trekking and return to Leh by car

Last day of the trek. You are walking towards Hemis, one of the most well-known monasteries in Ladakh.

Day 10: Leh - Pangong Tso Lake - by car

In the morning after breakfast, you take the road to Pangong Tso Lake (5450m), the largest brackish water lake in Asia, where you will witness an absolutely incredible and captivating spectacle that will surprise you. One third of the lake is in India while the other two thirds are in Tibet. The crystal-clear water of the lake, the sandy desert mountains in the background, the herons swimming around, and above all, its "absolute virginity from human alteration" give it an atmosphere of total serenity. Night in the camp.

Day 11: Pangong Tso Lake - Leh - by car

At sunrise, stroll along the shore of the lake. The gentle reflection of the mountains and the sparkle of sunlight on the water of the lake create memorable images. Then have breakfast and return to Leh with your driver. Overnight in Leh.

Day 12: Leh - Delhi by flight and Departure