Trek No. 14: LEH - DARCHA (24 days)
ZANSKAR
Season | June - October |
Duration | 24 days |
Difficulty | very difficult |
Group size |
min. 2 persons |
DAY 1 |
Delhi - Leh (flight) On arrival at Leh airport you will be received and transferred to the hotel. Complete rest for acclimatization. O/N Guesthouse in Leh. |
DAY 2 |
Leh Full day to visit the monasteries of Shey, Thiksey, Hemis and Stok. O/N Guesthouse in Leh. |
DAY 3 |
Leh - Lamayuru Morning transfer to Lamayuru (129Km, 4 hours). On the way, visit the famous Alchi monastery. O/N hotel in Lamayuru. |
DAY 4 |
Lamayuru - Prinkti-La - Wanla (trek 4 hours) Easy trek to Wanla over the Prinkti-La (3'875m, 12'713ft). In Wanla visit the famous temple of Lotsava Rinchen Zangpo. O/N camp. |
DAY 5 |
Wanla - Hanupata (trek 5 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 6 |
Hanupata - Sirsir-La - Photoskar (trek 6 hours) Trek up to the Sirsi-La (4'850m, 15'912ft), then descend towards the village of Photoskar. O/N camp. |
DAY 7 |
Photoskar - Senge-La - other side of Base Camp (trek 5 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 8 |
Base Camp - Netuke-La - Khyupa-La - Lingshed (trek 6 hours) Trek over the Netuke-La (4'280m, 14'041ft) and the Khyupa-La (4'300m, 14'107ft) to reach the camp at Lingshed. O/N camp. |
DAY 9 |
Lingshed - Hanumil-La - Snertse (trek 7 hours) Trek over the Hanumil-La (4'950m, 16'240ft) to reach the camp at Snertse. O/N camp. |
DAY 10 |
Snertse - Perfi-La - Hanumil (trek 6 hours) Trek over the Perfi-La (3'950m, 12'960ft) to reach the camp at Hanumil. O/N camp. |
DAY 11 |
Hanumil - Pishu (trek 6 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 12 |
Pishu - Karsha (trek 7 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 13 |
Karsha - Padum (trek 4 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 14 |
Padum - Raru (trek 6 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 15 |
Raru - Pepu-La (trek 6 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 16 |
Pepu-La - Purne (trek 5 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 17 |
Purne - Phugtal - Purne (trek 5 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 18 |
Purne - Kargyak (trek 7 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 19 |
Kargyak - Lakhang (trek 6 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 20 |
Lakhang - Zanskar Sumdo (trek 7 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 21 |
Zanskar Sumdo - Palemo (trek 5 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 22 |
Palemo - Darcha (trek 4 hours) O/N camp. |
DAY 23 |
Darcha - Manali (by surface, 145Km, 4 hours) O/N hotel in Manali. |
DAY 24 |
Manali - Delhi (by surface, 600Km, 17 hours) Take the overnight luxury bus to Delhi. O/N hotel in Delhi. |