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The tour starts from Delhi where you will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel. Next day we will take the morning flight to Leh crossing over the great Himalayas, the flight is a spectacle in itself. After over a day of acclimatization in Leh, we explore the magnificent local monasteries and the trek starts a day after from Stok village heading west towards Stok Kangri massif and Stok La pass.
We cross the Zingchen River a few times on our way to Ganda La pass (4680M). The surrounding barren landscape lies in shadow of the mighty Karakoram Range. Following the Markha river we head east and up to Markha monastery, well known for the traditional buddhist paintings. It is an exciting route passing through some remote villages, monasteries, crossing over high passes and wading across the wild streams in an almost mystical landscape of contorted mountain strata.
This northern end of Zanskar Range is also home to the blue sheep and ibex, which can be spotted high on the valley slopes. We follow the valley and climb to shepherd huts on the Nimaling Plains (4720M) before crossing the Kongmaru La pass (5200M). Here we enjoy the superb mountain panorama and later descend through the gorges of wonderfully colored rocks to Martselang, where we meet our Jeeps to visit the famous Hemis monastery before arriving in Leh. From Leh, we catch our early morning flight to Delhi where we have an option of visiting the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra or spend the day in India 's capital city for individual exploration / relaxing.
Outline Itinerary
Day 01 Arrive Delhi & Transfer to the Hotel.
Day 02 Delhi-Leh by Air, transfer to the Hotel at Leh.
Day 03 Leh Monastery Sight Seeing.
Day 04 Leh-Stok-Stok La, Trek commences.
Day 05-11 Trekking in Markha Valley passing through Zinchen, Siku, Markha, Nimaling, Shang, reach Hemis, transfer to the Hotel/Lodge at Leh.Morning transfer to Gangtok. En route to Ravangla, evening free. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 12 Whole Day Rest at Leh.
Day 13 Leh-Delhi by Air, transfer to the Hotel.
Day 14 Leh-Delhi by Air, transfer to the Hotel.
Day 15 Delhi Free Morning time, evening transfer to the International Airport .




