The Classic Markha Valley - 16
nights / 17 days Trek Program
Day
1: Arrival in Delhi, flight to Leh.
Day 2: Tour of Leh
city, including the seventeenth century Palace and Gompa.
Day
3: Tour of Spitok and Phyang gompas.
Day 4: Tour of
Shey and Matho gompas and Stok palace, the home of Ladakhi royalty.
Day
5: Tour of Tikse and Hemis gompas, two the wealthiest and most
influential institutions in Ladakh. Camp at Hemis.
Day 6:
Trek from Hemis to the village of Chogdo.
Day 7: Trek to
Kongmaru La base camp.
Day 8: Rest day for
acclimatization.
Day 9: Trek over Kongmaru La (5150
metres) to the plain of Nimaling, a vast high altitude pasture.
Day 10: Trek through the
tiny settlements of Hankar and Umlung to the valley's largest village,
Markha.
Day 11: Trek to the lovely oasis at Tunespa.
Day 12: Trek to the village of Skiu, with its medireview gompa.
Day 13: Trek to Zanskar river. Take the pulley bridge
across before boarding the rafts on the Zanskar river. Ride the river to its
confluence with the Indus at Nimu, then board jeeps for the trip to Alchi.
Overnight at Alchi village.
Day 14: In Alchi, we tour the
remarkably well preserved 11th -century gompa and the famed frescoes within.
In the afternoon, we return by jeep to Leh.
Day 15: Rest
day in Leh.
Day 16: Morning flight to Delhi. Check into
hotel there. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 17: Transfer to
Airport for flight to onwards journey.
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