14.07.08: Arrival in Delhi and transfer to Guest House.
15.07.08: Night bus to Manali.
16.07.08: Arrive in Manali and transfer to Guest house in Vashisht.
17.07.08: Day in Vashisht and guest house.
18.07.08: Vashisht – Keylong 6 hours drive
Leave after breakfast and drive to Keylong. We cross over beautiful
Rohtang Pass (3980m). Arrive Keylong and check into Guest house.
19.07.18: Keylong
Rest day for acclimatization. One can do a side walk to Khardong Gompa.
Night in Guest house in Keylong.
20.07.08: Keylong – Darcha- Pal Lhamo(3600m)
Drive to Darcha, starting point of the trek. Trek to Pal lhamo. Enroute we
pass two villages namely Chika and Rarig. Overnight in camp at Pal Lhamo.
21.07.08:Palmo-Zanskar Sumdo (3750m)
6 hours walk crossing many small streams on the way. Zanskar Sumdo is a
small green pasture near a small river.
22.07.08: Zanskar Sumdo-Chumik Nakpo(4250m)
Leaving Zanskar Sumdo we cross a hanging bridge and enter Zanskar
valley. Chumik Nakpo is the base camp for Shingo La Pass.
23.07.08: Chumik Nakpo – Shingo La(5090m)- Lakong(3400m)
Leave after early breakfast. It is a steep ascent for 3 hours to Shingo La
pass from where we have beautiful views of the distant peaks of the
Himalayas. Another 3 hours to go down to the camping place at Lakong.
24.07.08: Lakong – Kargiyak (3900m)
The track goes beneath the face of Gomborangjon peak, a locally holy
rocky peak. Kargyak is our first village in Zanskar region and is one the
highest and remotely inhabited villages. Camp near the village.
25.07.08: Kargyak – Purne 6 Hours walk
Today we walk through several villages of Lungnak valley in Zangskar.
Purne is a small village which is the base village for visitors to the
Monastery of Phuktal.
26.07.08: Purne-Phugtal Gompa- Purne 4/5 hours walk.
The ancient Phugtal monastery is off the main trial. A small trail along the
Tsarap River, with chortens and prayer flags lead us the monastery. Visit
the monastery and then return to camp for overnight stay.
27.07.08: Purne – Pipul (3.550m)
5 to 6 hours walk alongside the Tsarap river to Pipul. Nightstay in tents.
28.07.08: Pipul – Raru (3400m)
Five to six hours walk takes us to Raru village where we camp in an open
ground.
29.07.08: Raru – Padum
Today we visit two Buddhist monasteries at Mune and Bardang on the way
to Padum, the capital of Zanskar valley. Padum has come up to be a small
town with few restaurants and hotels. Camp.
30.07.08: Rest Day (also necessary for further food shoppings)
31.07.08: Padum – Karsha (3 hrs)
It is a short day and we will visit the monastery Karsha.
01.08.08: Karsha – Pishu (5 hrs)
Starting from Karsha we walk down to a village and follow the Zanskar-
River to Pishu.
02.08.08: Pishu – Hanumil (5 hrs)
Hanumil is a village of a few houses only.
03.08.08: Hanumil – Snertse (3.850m – 5 hrs)
Crossing of Purfi-La (3.950m) to Snertse.
04.08.08: Snertse – Lingshed (6 hrs)
We cross Hanumam-La (4.950m) and reach to Lingshed village.
05.08.08: Lingshed to Singe-La Base
We cross two small passes to reach to the base of Singe-La.
06.08.08: Singe-La – Photoksar
Singe-La is the highest pass between Padum and Lamayuru (5.050 m).
After that we reach Photoksar.
07.08.08: Photoksar – Hanupatta (5 to 6 hrs)
Via Sirsir-la (4.850 m) we reach to Hanupatta.
08.08.08: Hanupatta – Wanla (5 hrs)
09.08.08: Wanla – Lamayuru (3 to 4 hrs)
Our Trek ends here. But we will stay one more night in Lamayuru before
driving to Leh.
10.08.08: Drive to Leh