Day 01: Arrive Delhi, where you will be met and transfered to your hotel. (Hotel B&B)
Day 02: Delhi - Manali by bus.
Day 03: Manali - Darcha by bus.: Early morning drive from Manali to Darcha. Arrive Darcha and overnight in Camp
Day 04: Darcha - Palemo (3600m) in 5h: Leave Darcha, We start our journey with an easy walk into the valley. En route, we will visit the Chika and Rarik monasteries.
Day 05: Palemo - Zanskar Sumdo (3860m) in 5h: We cross the river by a hanging pulley. Overnight at Zanskar Sumdo
Day 06: Zanskar Sumdo - Chumi Napo (4640m) in 5h: Early morning trek from Zanskar Sumdo to Chumi Napo. The route leaves the valley and starts climbing up quite steeply towards the Shingo La pass.
Day 07: Chumi Napo - Shingo La (4460 m) - Lakham (4470m) in 6h: Prayer flags flapping in the wind mark the Shingo La pass, surrounded with fascinating views of the glaciers. An easy traverse of a glacier takes us to the valley and to the Lakham yak pastures.
Day 08: Lakham - Kurgiak (4050m) in 6h: A gradual descent along the Kurgiak river, lined with mani walls. On the way, we will come across a few Doksas, where yaks are kept in summer time.
Day 09: Kurgiak - Tetha (3950m), in 7h: The trail is now boarded by meadows of flowers and barley fields. Shortens are spread all the way and highlight the religious fervour of the Zanskaris.
Day 10: Tetha - Purni (3700m), in 2h: We visit Phuktal monastery (3850m), perched on the side of an impressive cliff. (4h return journey from Phuktal monastery to Purni).
Day 11: Purni - Ichar (3650m) in 4h
Day 12: Ichar - Mune (3900m), in 5h: The trail goes up and down along the Tsarap river. On arriving at Mune, we will visit its monastery.
Day 13: Mune - Padum (3600m) in 6h: En route we visit Bardan monastery, one of the most important in the area. Overnight in Padum
Day 14: Padum- Karsha (3600m) in 3h: A pleasant walk through fields. On the way we will visit Pepiting monastery and the Karsha Gompa--one of the most important in Zanskar and dating back to the 15th century. We have beautiful panoramic vistas of the full Himalayan range.
Day 15: Karsha - Pishu (3470m) in 5h: We progress along the Zanskar river.
Day 16: Pishu - Hanumil (3380m) in 5h: An easy-going walk along the right bank of the river takes us to Rinam village. We continue to the tiny hamlet of Hanumil.
Day 17: Hanumil - Purfi La (3950m) - Snertse (3850m) in 6h: Up and down over a steep path.
Day 18: Snerstse - Hanuma La (4950m) - Lingshet (4000m) in 6h: After a steep climb we reach the Purfi La pass, from where the panorama towards the Ladakhi and Zanskari ranges is quite impressive. Visit of Lingshet monastery.
Day 19: Lingshet - Camp before Singue La (4550m), in 6h: We start a long and gradual ascent to the Netuke La pass (4280m), where we have a wonderful view towards the Nierag valley. The trail then descends shortly to reach Skimpata and Gongma villages, then climbs steeply to reach the second pass, Khyupa La (4300m).
Day 20: Camp before Singue La - Singue La (5050m) - Photoksar (4200m) in 6h: An amazing spectacle of hanging icefalls. We descend towards the Photang river and progress through barley fields.
Day 21: Photoksar - Sirsir La (4850m) - Hanupatta (3760m) in 6h: Photang valley turns into a gorge labyrinth, which forces us to make a detour via Sirsir La pass. Three shortens mark Hanupatta and its giant hundred-year-old cedar, flanked by colorful prayer flags.
Day 22: Hanupatta - Wanla (3250m) in 5h: We head down towards the Photang valley and climb up to the Panjila pass(3410m). We finally descend to Wanla and visit its tiny monastery.
Day 23: Wanla - Lamayuru (3420m) in 4h: Visit of the monastery at Lamayuru, which is the biggest in western Ladakh and was built in the 16th century on the site of a much older temple. The gompa is very well kept and famous for its many colorful wall paintings.
Day 24: Lamayuru - Leh (3500m) by bus
Day 25: Free day in Leh for personal activities.
Day 26: Leh – Delhi by plane. (Hotel B&B)
Day 27: At leisure in Delhi. Safety day for your international flight. (Hotel B&B).
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