Sakti Nubra Phyang Trek

Trekking in Ladakh :: Cultural Tours in Ladakh :: Jeep Safari in Ladakh 
Sakti Nubra Phyang Trek

Tour Highlights :	High Altitude trek, Monasteries, Jeep Safari, remote villages.
Trek Style :	Local mountain guide / camping
Duration :	19 Days (Delhi to Delhi)
Best Season :	July-Aug
On trek :	12 Days
Grade :	Moderate-Strenuous

Price*:

1-2 persons: 1710 USD per person
3-4 persons: 1615 USD per person
5-8 persons: 1520 USD per person
* Please check inclusion / exclusion section.

About The Trek

The “Garden” is what literally Nubra means and it lines up to its name because Nubra is greener as compared to other parts of Ladakh. Situated on the old caravan route, this beautiful fertile valley was an important halting place on the old caravan route. It lies north of main Indus valley and Leh. It was a restricted area because of its strategic location bordering China on the northeast and Pakistan on the west. The highest battlefield of the world, Siachen Glacier, is located here bordering Pakistan where still Indian and Pakistani armies exchange fire almost every day.

This trek route is one of the less traversed and during this trek one can see may wild flowers and plants. Also one can encounter the nomadic people of the region with their hers of sheep and Yaks.

The highest altitude is 5800 Mtr at Hunderdog; one of the worlds highest village. The trek grade is Moderate and required to walk 5-6 hours on average. Nubra is also famous for its Double Hump Bactrian camels and one can do a day camel safri between the villages.

Day By Day Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Delhi IGI Airport. Transfer to Domestic Airport. Fly Delhi – Leh, Arrive Leh Airport (11500 ft.) transfer to hotel, rest for acclimatisation.

Day 02: Acclimatization / Introductory sightseeing: Morning leave for sightseeing of Shey, Thiksey and Hemis monasteries. Overnight hotel at Leh.

Day 03: Leh: Morning at leisure, evening half day sightseeing of Sankar, Shanti Stupa, Leh palace and city tour by walk. Overnight hotel at Leh.

Day 04: Drive Leh – Takthok. Camp at Takthok monastery. Altitude (4000 mtr.) It is important to camp at Takthok for acclimatisation.

Day 05: Takthok – Chumchar. From the Camping ground at Takthok start the climb to Warila. Chumchar is a camping place between Takthok and Warila top at an altitude (4400 mtr.) Nice camping places with clean drinking water nearby. Trek times: 04 hrs.

Day 06: Chumchar – Bable. (Across Warila): This day starts the trek early so that most of the climbing can be done before it gets hot. It takes about 3 / 4 hours to reach the top of Warila at (5250 mtr.) The trail is well defined. Descents to a nice camping place at an altitude of (4750 mtr.) near some huts. Avoid the first camping place, which is at an altitude of (5000 mtr.) Trek times: 06 hrs.

Day 07: Bable – Tangyar. Walk down – stream on well-defined trail for about 04 hrs. Tangyar is a village of about 40 houses with a small monastery. Camp near the stream of an altitude of (3750 mtr.)

Day 08: Tangyar –Akgyam. The trek from Tangyar to Akgyam takes two and half hours on well defined trail. Akgyam has 03 houses on the bank of river Shayok. Akgyam has one of the best camping places on this trek. (Alt. 3240mtr.)

Day 09: Akgyam – Ramgjuk. This day is one of the longest and hardest. One must have a good guide for this day. Just after crossing a bridge at Akgyam, the trail is very tricky and difficult to find. One has to cross a small plantation area and a vast de3sert for about two and half-hours. At the end of this desert climb a hill to avoid the crossing of Shayok River and descent to a place called Hotong which can be identified with the presence of some trees. From here another strech of desert starts and after walking for another 02 hrs. Some tree cam is seen to your left side. There you can have lunch where fresh water is available. From this point again climb the mountain to your left side and walk on a prepared trail for some time. Here at one place the loaded horses have to be unloaded, as the trail is very narrow, again after crossing a patch of desert one reaches Rongjuk. To find a camping place walk up stream for about 15 – 20 minutes, all in all it takes about 7 / 8 hours to reach Rongjuk. It can be very hot on this day or one can encounter storm. Rongjuk is at an altitude of (3200 mtr.)

Day 10: Rongjuk – Tirith. Cross a small wood bridge on the Khardong nala just near the camping place and come to the left-hand side of the stream. Walk down stream to reach the main Shayok valley. Again continue your trek on the left
hand side of Shayok River for some time and then climb a hill side trail to your left hand side to reach the under the construction jeep road. Walk on this road. Until you reach the Leh – Nubra black topped road. Continue walking on the mettle road fore some time and take a sh0ort cut to your right side by avoiding the army check post to reach Khalsar. Continue your trek to Tirith crossing river Shayok on your right side into hours. Beautiful village and nice place to camp at.

Day 11: Tirith – Day. Return trek to Samstanling Monastery. Overnight camp.

Day 12: Tirith – Hunder. Hot day treks to Hunder 06 – 07 hour’s enroute visit Diskit Monastery. Very beautiful about 70 – 80 houses with a small monastery. Overnight camp.

Day 13: Hunder – Hunderdog. This is a very long trek of about 6 / 7 hours. A good guide or a detailed description of the trail is necessary for this day. Hunder has a very nice camping ground at the end of the village. From the camping place walk up stream and after crossing the black topped road enter the Hunder gorge from the left-hand side of Hunder brook. Walking for some time cross a small footbridge and come to the right side of the stream. From the bridge enter a side valley to your right side after 10 /15 minutes of walk. Walk up stream in this valley for some time and again enter a dry and narrow gorge to your left side. After negotiating this narrow gorge one reaches a plain area and the trail is well defined here for some distance. Always take the route used for animals and avoid negotiating difficult rocks. At one point you see a traid and take the right hand sidetrack along a hill. Before reaching Hunderdog the valley devices into two and to reach Hunderdog one has to take the left side from the right hand side valley by crossing a foot bridge across a nalla coming from the right hand side valley and climb a hill side before you reach the village of Hunderdog. Camp at the end of the village where good camping ground and fresh water is available. Additional quantity of drinking water is recommended for this day as the trek is very strenuous and for most of the time the trail runs away from the stream. Hunderdog is situated at an altitude of (5800 mtr.) and houses 21 families. Overnight camp.

Day 14: Hunderdog – North base of Lasermola. Cross a footbridge at the end of the trek and come to the left-hand side of the stream. The walk on this day is very pleasant on every ground. For most of the track is well defined but some time it is difficult to find the trail when it is stony. There are serval camping places but it is advisable to camp after walking for about 05 hrs. Overnight camp.

Day 15: North base of Lasermola. Lasermola can be seen from the camping place. The track from the camping place to the bottom of the pass is stony. A good guide is a must. One has to negotiate a snow file from the bottom of the pass to the top. There are several routs to the top depending on the snow conditions and the season you are crossing the pass. The top is at and altitude of (5200mtr.) Which do the trekkers normally take? The horses have to be led from a left-hand sidetrack, which leads to a higher ridge of the pass. The descend is very steep and has to walk on loose sand. After reading the southern bottom of the pass, the trail runs through uneven and stony place. The track is also
not well defined. One has to cross the stream several times to reach the camping side on the left-hand side of the valley. The camping site can be easily identified, as this is the only even ground. Overnight camp.

Day 16: South base – Phyang. From the camping place walk down stream upto a triad? Cross the stream coming from Lasermola at the Sumdo and come to the right hand leaving the main stream to your left-hand side. Walk on even and defined trail upto the village of Phyang. It takes about 03 hrs. to reach Phyang. Arrive Phyang. Pick up and drive to Leh.

Day 17: Day at leisure in Leh. Overnight in Hotel.

Day 18: Transfer to Airport, to connect flight to Delhi. Meeting and assistance on arrival at Delhi Airport and transfer to Hotel in Delhi. Overnight hotel in Delhi.

Day 19: Delhi Home: Transfer to International airport to fly home.

Hotels likely to be used:

DELHI :	NA :	Please choose from Category: Budget Guest House, Standard Guest House, 3 Star Hotel, 4 Star Hotel, 5 Star Hotel, 5 Star Deluxe Hotel.
LEH :	“A” Category Hotels :	Spic-n-Span, Cho Palace, Lahrimo, Kanglachen, Pangong, Mogol International.

 
“Specific hotel accommodation” subjected to availabilities otherwise alternative hotel of same category shall be provided.

Price Includes :
• Accommodation in “A” category hotel at Leh with breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Transportation for sightseeing as per the itinerary by Scorpio/Gypsy/Sumo.
• English Speaking monastery guide for sightseeing
• All monastery entrance fees in Ladakh
• Arrival and departure transfers at airports in Delhi and Leh with assistance
• Trek on full board
• All trekking equipments; sleeping tents, dinning tents, kitchen tent, toilet tents, carry mats, water cans, kitchen utensils and accessories etc.
• All trekking staff: Mountain Guide, Trek Cook, Helper, Horse/Pony
• Transportation for trek staff, equipment and food items.
• Two way radio as per requirement
• Potable oxygen cylinder as per requirement
• First Aid Box (No imported medicines and accessories)
• Any Inner-line permits applicable as per the regions.

Price Excludes :
• Airfares
• Accommodation in Delhi***
• Trekking shoes
• Sleeping bags
• Any climbing equipment
• Government Service tax 4.95% on package
• Medical and insurance of any kind.
• Any expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like flight delay/cancellation, strike or any other natural calamities
• Tips, laundry, liquors, wines, mineral water, telephone charges and items of personal nature.

***Accommodation in Delhi is not calculated due to huge variation and difference in price and type of accommodation. We shall quote once we know of your choice.

Hemis To Zangla By Junglam

Trekking in Ladakh :: Cultural Tours in Ladakh :: Jeep Safari in Ladakh 
Hemis To Zangla By Junglam

Tour Highlights :	High Altitude trek, Monasteries, Jeep Safari, remote villages and drive.
Trek Style :	Local mountain guide / camping
Duration :	19 Days (Delhi to Delhi)
Best Season :	July-August
On trek :	08 Days
Grade :	Moderate

Price*:

1-2 persons: 1710 USD per person
3-4 persons: 1615 USD per person
5-8 persons: 1520 USD per personssssssssss
* Please check inclusion / exclusion section.

About The Trek

This trek is one of the most famous trek route in Ladakh since ancient times but very less travel route which ends up in the Kingdom of Zanskar which lies between the principal chain of the Himalayas to the south and the Zanskar Range to the north. The most isolated of all the trans-Himalayan valleys, made inaccessible for nearly eight months a year due to heavy snowfall resulting in closure of all the access passes, Zanskar has the distinction of being the least interfered with microcosms of Ladakh, and thus one of the last surviving cultural satellites of Tibet. This geographical isolation together with the esoteric nature of Buddhism practiced here has enabled its some ten thousand inhabitants to preserve and perpetuate their cultural identity. Hemis to Zangla route leads through some of the most isolated mountain regions with no villages for six days. There are many rivers to cross which can only be forded in the periods of relatively low water runoff, namely from the last part of August until late November. There are three passes to cross, two over 5000m, one just short of 5000m. The tour includes the visit of Likir and Alchi monasteries before the start of the trek. Reaching the mountain ramparts of Zanskar, you will have an opportunity to examine the best of the ancient monastic establishments of this lost Shangri-La, most notably the monasteries of Karsha, Stongde and Zangla. Our jeeps will bring you back to Leh from Zanskar via the magnificent Suru Valley under the shadows of the Nun – Kun massif, Kargil, Lamayuru and Sham.

Day By Day Itinerary

Day 01: Meeting and assistance on arrival at International Airport. Transfer to Hotel in New Delhi.

Day 02: Transfer to Domestic Airport to connect flight to Leh. Meeting and assistance on arrival at Leh Airport and transfer to Hotel. Rest of the day free for acclimatization

Day 03: Morning sightseeing - Shanti Stupa, and Sangkar Gompa; lunch at hotel, afternoon rest.

Day 04: Sightseeing around Sham, the lower part of Ladakh, visiting the Likir and Alchi monasteries.

Day 05: Early morning Leh to Hemis by jeep, visit the Hemis Gompa and start trekking to Shang Sumdo: cross Martselang bridge, then ascent up valley along the river, crossing it several times before reaching Sang Sumdo.

Day 06: Trek Shang Sumdo to Lartsa Kongmarula, 4800m. The route follows through a stunning landscape of red rocks along the slope, then along river till Chuskyurmo (sour water), on through gorges of small rivers many of which need to be crossed before camp is made for the night at Lartsa below Kongmarula Pass.

Day 07: Trek Larsa Kongmarula to Langthang Chu river. Before descending to a high mountain pasture at Nimaling (4700m), we must ascent steeply up to Kongmarula Pass (5150m), offering a beautiful view of the northern face of Kang Yatse Peak (6400m). From Nimaling up, cross a ridge, then descent to a beautiful valley, cross river, on up again, following a rocky slope up to Konga Ngonpo (5090m), then descend along a very steep route before reaching a campsite near Male.

Day 08: Trek Langthang Chu – Zalung Karpo La (5200m). After crossing a large stream and a moraine, valley divides an hour later. Continuing to our right, the route goes up and down before reaching Zalung Karpo La. Camp on the other side of the pass.

Day 09: Trek Zalungkarpola to Tilat Sumdo. Start descending from the camp towards the main stream. After an hour arrive at Khamak Sumdo, a valley coming from the north (route directly north leads to Rabrang La, 5000m.) Follow the gorge, crossing a stream several times before reaching Tilat Sumdo along a rocky route.

Day 10: Trek Tilat Sumdo to a north camp (4450m) of Chhar Chhar La 4950m). Just after Tilat Sumdo camp, cross Khurna river, continue on its right bank, past couple side valleys. Four hours later as the valley narrows, break camp

Day 11: Trek from the north camp Chhar Chhar La to Zangla Sumdo. Follow the narrow gorge, past several narrow side gorges, eventually leaving behind the stream. The route follows gently up to the top of Chharchhar La, 4950m. From top follow stream down to Zangla Sumdo.

Day 12: Trek Zanglasumdo to Zangla. Continuing down from Zangla Sumdo along the stream, the trail reaches the wide expanse of the Zanskar Valley, with great views of the Zanskar River and the villages of Pishu and Pidmo on the other side of the river.

Day 13: Sightseeing around Zanskar, visiting Zangla, Stongde and Karsha monasteries. Overnight at Guest House / Camp.

Day 14: Drive to Padum. Overnight at Guest House / Camp

Day 15: Drive to Kargil. Overnight at hotel.

Day 16: Drive from Kargil to Leh. Overnight hotel at Leh.

Day 17:Day at leisure in Leh. Overnight in Hotel.

Day 18:Transfer to Airport, to connect flight to Delhi. Meeting and assistance on arrival at Delhi Airport and transfer to Hotel in Delhi. Overnight hotel in Delhi.

Day 19:Delhi Home: Transfer to International airport to fly home.

Hotels likely to be used:

DELHI :	NA :	Please choose from Category: Budget Guest House, Standard Guest House, 3 Star Hotel, 4 Star Hotel, 5 Star Hotel, 5 Star Deluxe Hotel.
LEH :	“A” Category Hotels :	Spic-n-Span, Cho Palace, Lahrimo, Kanglachen, Pangong, Mogol International.

 
“Specific hotel accommodation” subjected to availabilities otherwise alternative hotel of same category shall be provided.

Price Includes :
• Accommodation in “A” category hotel at Leh with breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Transportation for sightseeing as per the itinerary by Scorpio/Gypsy/Sumo.
• English Speaking monastery guide for sightseeing
• All monastery entrance fees in Ladakh
• Arrival and departure transfers at airports in Delhi and Leh with assistance
• Trek on full board
• All trekking equipments; sleeping tents, dinning tents, kitchen tent, toilet tents, carry mats, water cans, kitchen utensils andaccessories etc.
• All trekking staff: Mountain Guide, Trek Cook, Helper, Horse/Pony
• Transportation for trek staff, equipment and food items.
• Two way radio as per requirement
• Potable oxygen cylinder as per requirement
• First Aid Box (No imported medicines and accessories)
• Any Inner-line permits applicable as per the regions.

Price Excludes :
• Airfares
• Accommodation in Delhi***
• Trekking shoes
• Sleeping bags
• Any climbing equipment
• Government Service tax 4.95% on package
• Medical and insurance of any kind.
• Any expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like flight delay/cancellation, strike or any other natural calamities
• Tips, laundry, liquors, wines, mineral water, telephone charges and items of personal nature.

***Accommodation in Delhi is not calculated due to huge variation and difference in price and type of accommodation. We shall quote once we know of your choice.