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Review: South of
Indus Valley, the trails through the Markha valley would have been
followed by villagers and monks for many centuries. Eminent travelers
William Moorcroft a nd
George Trebeck wandered these valleys while awaiting permission to cross
the Karakoram pass.
Ref: LMH.
Grade: Moderate to Vigorous.
Duration: 15 Days. ( Actual Trek 08 Days, From Spituk To Hemis)
Season: June Oct
Itinerary: Delhi - Leh - Spituk - Trek - Hemis
- Leh - Delhi
DAY
01. ARRIVE DELHI
Morning arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Afternoon combined guided
tour of Old and
New Delhi
includes Jammia Masjid Mosque, Cycle rickshaw ride through Chandni chowk,
Red Fort, drive through India Gate and Parliament house, Qutab Minar and
Humayuns Tomb.
DAY
02. DELHI LEH Fly
Morning transfer to airport and fly to Leh, arrive and transfer to
hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for acclimatization.
Leh is a
small picturesque town of about 10,000 people. Situated at 3505 Mt.
(11500 ft), the summer days are dry and sunny but nights can be cold. A
double lines of "Manies", stone shelters for departed spirits, protects
the towns approaches. During these three days we will explore some of
the interesting monasteries of the area.
DAY
03. IN LEH
Morning half day sightseeing of
Phyang founded in 16th
century by King Tashi Nangyal. Spituk
- The monastery first belonged
to the Kadampa order but in the 15th century it was restored
and Tsong Kapa sent two Lamas to transfer it to Gelupa order. Afternoon
free for preparation of the trek.
DAY
04 to 11. TREK
Morning a short drive to
Spituk trek point, where the mules will be waiting. After loading the
mules, we commence the trek. To begin with it is a short stage and
moderate ascend to Zinchen.
The second stage to Yurutse
is too easy and moderate. Our next stage is strenuous all the way up
hill till Gandla Pass (4900 M.), then descend to
Skiu
village. Trail now is fairly flat along the river, we will have to
switch several times from right to left and for this purpose we have to
begin our day very early in order to complete river crossing in early
hours of the day to avoid high tide, finally we camp near
Markha
village. From here the trek involve some steep ascends with a few
difficult stretch at the river bed and pass through Humling monastery as
well as Hankar village to
Thanchungtse pasture for night
halt. Now a short and beautiful stretch under at the foot of Kangyatse
Peak (6400M.) in the wonderful, one high valleys of Ladakh to
Nimaling
(4700M.) for night halt. This is a gazing ground for yaks.
Now the
trail climbs steeply for few hours up to Kongmarula pass (5150M.) which
commands a beautiful view of surrounding peaks, we stop here for some
time to enjoy the panoramic views, then descend down in to gorge with
few difficult stretches over the boulders and cross several time the
ford to
Shang
for night halt. A short and easy stretch all the way down hill to
Martselang village, the a gradual ascend up to
Hemis
monastery.
DAY 12. HEMIS LEH Drive
45 Km 2 Hrs
Morning visit the famous
Hemis - largest monastery founded
in 1602 by Tagtsangrepa and drive to Leh. En-route visit
Thiksey Gompa
Tsong Khapa had prophesied that a
monastery would be built here and Thiksey was founded by one of his
disciple and Shey Palace
once the capital of Ladakh in the pre Tibetan era until the 15th
century. Arrive Leh and check in at hotel.
DAY
13. IN LEH
Full day at leisure to explore the
town and nearby monasteries.
DAY 14. LEH - DELHI Fly
Morning fly to
Delhi
arrive and transfer to hotel for overnight stay. Remainder of the day at
leisure.
DAY
15. DEPARTURE
Morning transfer to airport for onward / homeward flight
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