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Sl. No. |
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To |
Kms/ Hrs |
Remarks |
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1 |
New Delhi |
Manali |
546 Kms |
By Vehicle. Though it is possible to reach Leh by
Air it is better to reach by road for two reasons. You move along the road
with ever changing scenes and terrain. Along the way you keep getting
acclimatized. |
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2 |
Manali |
Keylong |
130 Kms |
By Vehicle. Stay in Hotel. The six hours journey
takes you from the lush green Kulu valley to the barren Lahoul of which
Keylong is the district HQ. |
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3 |
Keylong |
Leh |
250 Kms |
By Vehicle. Stay in Hotel. You move on one of the
highest roads in the world and cross two major passes Baralacha la and
Tanglang la. |
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4 |
Leh |
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Rest and stocking day. Since you have moved to
this altitude slowly you can go around the city. |
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5 |
Leh |
Kargil
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230 Kms/10 Hrs |
By Vehicle. Stay in Hotel. Another scenic road
along the Indus river for some time. |
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6 |
Kargil |
Padum |
10 Hrs |
By Vehicle Stay in Hotel. Well the road is rough
and tough but passes very close to the twin peaks of Nun and Kun and the
glacier coming down the mountain. |
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7 |
Padum |
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Rest day and visit Karsha Gompa. The earlier route
used to pass by Karsha and it was used to visit the Gompa. However, due to
road construction it is better to visit Gompa from Padum |
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8 |
Padum |
Pishu |
03 Hrs |
By vehicle. Stay in tents. First visit Zangla the
erstwhile capital of Zanskar kingdom and the come to the camping site of
Pishu village located on the opposite bank of Zanskar river. |
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9 |
Pishu |
Hanomil |
07 Hrs |
By walk passing the Pidmu village on the way. Stay in tents.
Pidmu village has good green fields and are really soothing to the eyes. |
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10 |
Hanomil |
Snertse |
07 Hrs |
By walk crossing the steep Parfi la (3950M). Stay in tents.
The first of six passes one has to cross on this trek. After climbing the
pass you get down the other side on the zigzag trail and reach the bridge
after which again the climb begins. Once on top take look of the huge rock
faces across the valley. The camping ground of Snertse is quite barren.
However, the water of the stream is very sweet and the willows grow along
the stream. |
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11 |
Snertse |
Lingshet |
10 Hrs |
By walk crossing over the Haluma la (5000M). Stay in tents.
The trail starts to climb slowly along the stream and finally you are on
the other side of the source. Slowly you reach the pass and the view opens
up in front. The colour of rocks is something to be seen. The lush
green fields are calling you. However, you still have long way to go to
the camping ground next to the Gampa. |
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12 |
Lingshet |
Singi La Base camp |
07 Hrs |
By walk crossing the Nietukse and Kupa la. Stay in tents.
It is good climb upto Kupa la. Thereafter it is not much problem.
The Singi la camp is just before a stream as the trail starts to climb up. |
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13 |
Singi La Base camp |
Photksar |
07 Hrs |
By walk crossing the Singi (5060 M) and Bhumtse la (4490M). Stay in
tents. Well, after crossing Singi la you get good view of the valley on
the other side and in distance the other la to be crossed. Get down on the
other side and follow the trail. It crosses a wide stream coming from your
left and then slowly climbs upto the Bhumtse la. From here the view of
Singi la is fantastic. Across you get the fields of the village which is
actually across the river. Move along the river for sometime and then
cross over to the camping ground located on the other side. A very big
ground. |
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14 |
Photksar |
Hanupatta |
06 Hrs |
By walk crossing the Sirsir la (4900M). Stay in tents.
The trail continues in the direction away from the village and as you
reach the corner and turn right there is a wall in front at a distance.
Yes, you are going to climb up this wall. Slowly you are below the wall
and the climb starts. The horses take a bit longer route to the right. At
top you have finished the big passes of the route and are moving down all
the way to the village. Stop at the camping ground before the village. |
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15 |
Hanupatta |
Wanla |
06 Hrs |
By walk. Stay in tents. The signs of civilization
starts to crop up with boards of Hotels. You pass right through the
village and finally reach the open trail where road construction is going
on. Walking along this road you reach Wanla. Wanla is only 05 Kms from
main Kargil Leh road and you can move to Leh from here at the expense of
missing Lamayuru. |
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16 |
Wanla |
Lamayuru |
04 Hrs |
By walk. Move out of Wanla towards the trail to
Lamayuru. The trail passes through the narrow dried river bed. Finally the
trail starts to climb and short time latter you are on the last pass of
the trek. Did you hear it, yes it was the noise of the heavy traffic
moving on the Kargil Leh road. You have reached Lamayuru and the road
head. Visit the Lamayuru Gompa, which is the oldest monastery in
Ladakh. Stay in tents. |
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17 |
Lamayuru |
Leh |
146 Kms |
By vehicle. Stay at Hotel. |
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18 |
Leh |
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Stay at Hotel and visit the Town. |
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19 |
Leh |
Delhi |
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By Air and two hours latter you are at Delhi
remembering the place like which you have not seen any place before. |
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