The Nubra Valley: Caravans of the
Old Silk Road Trek - 15 nights / 16 days Trek Program
Day
1: Arrival in Delhi. Early morning flight to Leh.
Day 2: Tour of Leh
city, including the 17th century palace and gompa.
Day
3-4: Touring the monasteries and palaces of the Indus valley.
Day
5: We take a morning stroll to Sankar Gompa, then to the nearby village
of Sabu. Overnight in Sabu.
Day 6: In Sabu, we meet our
horses and begin the trek. Our first day takes us through lovely grazing
areas to the campsite at Polu Digar. From this vantage point, the Stok
mountains appear to float majestically above the Indus valley.
Day
7: Continue upward to the Digar La base camp. A short day to aid
acclimatization.
Day 8: We make an early start to cross
the 17,230 ft. Digar La. From the top, views stretch south to the Zanskar
range and north to the Saser range, Ladakh's highest peaks. The descent is
steady and we camp by a lovely meandering stream at Chumik Yogma.
Day 9: Continue down
through the village of Digar to the tiny settlement of Aghyam.
Day
10: Trek to Tangyar, a prosperous village in a remarkable location.
Day 11: Continue upward to Dhungle, our base camp for the
pass.
Day 12: Our second pass! Ascend the 17,061 foot Wuri
La for views all the way to the Karakoram in Pakistan! Descend to camp at
Zule Tokpo.
Day
13: Finish the trek with a short walk out to the village of Sabu, and
the TakTok gompa, an ancient shrine built within an impressive cave. Travel
by jeep over 18,000 foot plus Chang La to the village of Tangtse, where we
camp amongst idyllic meadows.
Day 14: We explore the
shoreline of the brilliant turquoise and azure Pangong Lake, Ladakh's
largest and one of the great salt lakes of Central Asia. Proximity to the
Chinese border prevents us from penetrating much beyond the western shore or
camping at the lakeside, but the views are stupendous. Our return to Leh
takes us back over Chang La, the second highest motorable road on earth.
Back in the Indus valley, we visit the little-known gompa of Chemrey before
returning to Leh that evening.
Day 15: Morning flight
to Delhi, on arrival check in Hotel. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day
16: Depart- Delhi Transfer to airport for flight to onwards journey.
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