Duration:
17 days. Trek Grade: Physically
challenging and more suited to regular hill-walkers. Highlights: Festival,
Buddhist Monastery, Monks, High Passes, People and culture. Highest Point: Kongmarula
-la (pass) 17,700fts/5400mts.
In the far-flung northern reaches of India, Ladakh is one of the most
remote and sparsely populated regions on earth. Bordered by Tibet, it is
often described as the ‘roof of the world’ and has almost moon
like terrain, girdled by some of the greatest mountain ranges of the world.
Arid and barren but interspersed with isolated settlement, green oases of
swaying poplars and cultivated farmlands, it is awe inspiring in its
starkness and strangely beautiful. Ladakh is land of medieval gompas
(monasteries) clinging to Cliffside, fluttering prayer flags, gentle people,
high altitude deserts, rushing rivers, high peaks and passes but few roads.
After a sensational flight across the Great Himalaya and an exciting
landing at Ladakh’s Capital City, Leh, you spend two days acclimatizing
and sightseeing in the Indus valley. Each departure is planned to visit
Spectacular Festivals of Hemis and Phyang. The trek starts at the village of
Stok from where you climb through the gorges and remote Ladakhi villages of
the northern Zanskar Mountains. You may well spot a legendary Snow Leopard,
who romes the upper valleys of Nimaling and Markha. Having crossed the high
passes, our trek ends at Hemis monastery, from where our jeeps will take us
back to Leh.
Travel
Rajasthan, a land reliving the royal life of the bygone era, yet, an
oasis of warmth and hospitality. Get extensive info on Rajasthan
Tour Packages, Rajasthan Heritage Tour, Palace on Wheels Tour, etc.
Duration:
17 days.
