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The
Markha Valley Trek (9 nights/10days)
Season:
July - September
Day
1: Delhi - Leh
Fly to Leh
On arrival- welcome drink/ tea/ coffee. Settle into rooms.
Morning at leisure resting. Post lunch
guests are advised to stay in the hotel to acclimatize for the
trip. Dinner. Retire for the night.
Leh is the headquarters of the Ladakh region and an
interesting town - colourful, with unusual people and food. A
walk in the town will show how the inhabitants of Leh live.
One may find their farms, the shops they frequent, and the
areas they gather in. Spending the first afternoon at leisure
in the hotel is a must.
 Day
2: At Leh
Breakfast.
Post breakfast leave for a walk in the Leh Bazaar.
Lunch. Post lunch drive to visit Shanti Stupa to have a
panoramic view of the entire Leh town and then walk down the
great steps of the Stupa.
Visit Spituk Monastery. The Spituk Gompa
"Exemplary"; 7km. to southwest of Leh, was founded
by Od-Ide, in the 11th century AD; when the monastic community
was introduced. Drive back to Leh. Evening at leisure at the
market. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day
3: At Leh
Breakfast.
Post breakfast we depart for a tour of the famous monasteries
of Ladakh - Hemis, Thiskey and Shey Palace.
Day
4: Leh-Chilling
Early
morning wake up call followed by breakfast. Post breakfast, we
drive for about 65 kms to Chilling with packed lunch.
Overnight at Camp
Day
5: Chilling- Skiu trek
Early
wake up followed by breakfast. Post breakfast, we walk to Skiu, a village in
the Markha valley. The camp is at Skiu for the night.
Day
6: Skiu- Markha village trek
This is
the loveliest sections of the Markha, which broadens out and
where woody bushes grow thick along the river. The day is a
fairly long one though the trekking is relatively easy. The trail goes steadily upwards to
Markha (11,500ft).
Day
7: On Trek
An easy
walk over a rugged trail carved into the cliffs and sheer
walls of the Markha canyon. En route visit the Umalung village
and monastery. Ahead of Markha, landscape changes from the
warm, relatively wooded section of the lower valley to starker
areas past Umalung. We reach the farming village of Hankar,
and carry on further to our camping site for the
day.
Day
8: On Trek
3-4 hours
of hard climbing today as the trail goes up a narrow valley
past villages that look smaller than those before. To our camping site.
Day
9: Trek to Shang- Drive to Leh
Trek to Shang. From Shang drive back to Leh via
Hemis monastery.
Day
10: At Leh
Day at
leisure
Day
11: Back to Delhi
Early
morning flight back to Delhi
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