Journey to
Southern Zanskar Trek - 25 nights / 26 days Trek Program
Day 1: Arrival in
Delhi. meet and transfer to Hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 2: Train to Chandigarh, jeep to Pinjore, stay overnight
at Hotel.
Day
3: Jeep to Manali, on arrival check in at Hotel. Overnight at
Hotel.
Day 4: Day at Leisure in Manali, Overnight at Hotel.
Day 5: Day free in the Kullu valley, to explore the
surrounding region.
Day 6: Travel by jeep over 3978 metre Rohtang Pass, the
gateway to the Lahaul valley, to Darcha.
Day 7: Trek to Rarig, a prosperous farming village.
Day 8: Trek to Zanskar Sumdo, where we camp by the shore of
the raging Barai Nallah.
Day 9: After crossing the Barai Nallah by cable bridge, we
trek to Shingo La base camp.
Day 10: Rest and acclimatization day.
Day 11: Trek over 5080 metre Shingo La to the high pasture
of Lakang.
Day 12: Continue downvalley in the shadow of the massive
arrow-shaped Gumbaranjon (peak) to Kargyak, one of the highest
villages in Zanskar.
Day 13: Trek to the village of Testha.
Day 14: Trek to Purni, where the Kargyak and Tsarap rivers
merge to form the mighty Lingti Chu.
Day 15: Trek to
Phugtal gompa, one of the world's most spectacular sights. Its
location, spilling down a sheer cliff face from the mouth of a
massive cave, is a staggering one.
Day 16: Trek to the friendly village of Tangtse, at the
base of the gorge leading to Phirtse La.
Day 17: Trek to Shingsaw, the base camp for our pass
crossing.
Day 18: Trek over Phirtse La (5350 metres) to base camp.
Day 19: Trek to Chumik Marpo.
Day 20: Trek to Sarchu Serai, on the banks of the Yunan
river.
Day 21: Trek to Kilang Sarai, where we meet the Manali to
Leh military road.
Day 22: Travel by jeep to Keylong, the capitol and
administrative center of Lahaul.
Day 23: Continue by jeep over Rhotang Pass to Manali.
Day 24: Rest day in Manali.
Day 25: Jeep to Kullu, then a spectacular flight to Delhi,
on arrival check in at Hotel. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 26: Depart-Delhi, transfer to airport for flight to
onwards journey.
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