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The
Little Tibet Trek
Though
the mountains in Ladakh are dry and arid and have very little
snow on them, for many this high altitude region is a completely
magical place with its myriad hued mountains, high passes,
ancient monasteries and friendly people.
BEST
TIME
- JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER
 Day
1 Delhi - Leh
Fly from Delhi to Leh. On arrival at Leh ( 3,521 m) , transfer
to hotel. Because of the altitude, activities are kept to
a minimum for the first couple of days. Afternoon at leisure.
Day
2 In Leh
After breakfast at leisure, sight seeing trip of Spituk monastery,
which is about 8 km from Leh. This monastery standing on a
hill with three chapels was founded in the 11th century and
is the seat of the head lama of the Yellow Hat sect. Return
to the hotel for lunch.
In the afternoon visit to the Leh Palace. O/n At Leh Hotel
Day
3 Around Leh
Drive
to Hemis monastery visiting enroute Shey Palace and Thiksey
Monastery. On return optional rafting trip from Karu to Choglamsar
on the Indus River. O/n at Leh Hotel.
Day
4 Leh - Kargil
Drive
from Leh to Kargil (2740m), located on the bank of River Suru.
Kargil was an important trading post on the Srinagar - Leh
route. The drive is spectacular dotted with monasteries, bare
plateaus and different hued bare hills. O/n in camp set up
en route.
Day
5 Kargil to Padum drive
Drive
from Kargil to Padum, the capital of the Zanskar valley. This
valley was opened up for tourism even later than the rest
of Ladakh but in a short while became very popular with trekkers.
O/n in camp set up en route.
Day
6 Padum to Reru trek
Trek
from Padum to Reru. About 4 easy hours along the Tsarap Lingti
river. Visit Bardaan and Mune monasteries enroute. O/n in
tents.
Day
7 Reru-Bipul trek
Trek
from Reru to Bipul. About 6/7 hours. Fairly long, but easy
trek. O/n in tents.
Day
8 Bipul - Purni trek
About
5/6 hours of easy walk. Purni is a quaint little village with
about two families. O/n in tents.
Day
9 Purni - Phuktal - Purni
From
Purni go on a five-hour excursion to Phuktal monastery located
in a spectacular site. It has been carved out of the mountainside
round a limestone cave and has about 30 monks in residence.
Day
10 Purni - Kargyak
The 7
to 8 hour-trek leads through villages to Kargyak, the last
of the villages of Zanskar before the Shingo La Pass (5,200m).
The mountain scenery.
Day
11 Kargyak - Lhakhang
This
is 7 to 8 hour long but easy flat walk. River crossing before
Lhakhang.
Day
12 Lhakhang - Sumdo
The six-hour
trek involves the ascent to Shingkum la (5100 m) which is
steep but the descent on the other side is gradual and easy.
Day
13 Sumdo - Palmo
The entire
trek takes about 7 hours. Gradual descent upto Zanskar sumdo.
From Zanskar sumdo to Palmo is a 3 hour easy trek.
Day
14 Palmo - Darcha
An easy
3 hour walk from Palmo to Darcha. Camp at Darcha or continue
the trek to Jispa - another two hours. From Darcha one could
either drive to Manali the same day or continue the trek to
Jispa and then drive to Manali the next day.
Day
15 Manali
Day
16 Fly Manali - Delhi
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