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Nubra Valley lies to the north of Leh
and was once the gateway to the ancient
Silk route. The valley has vast alluvial
plains and bacterian camels, which roam
the sandy banks of the Shayok River.
This trek is one of the least visited
and the beauty of the unspoiled landscape
will leave you reminiscing about its
stunning views of Karakoram ranges.
The beauty of the trek is surpassed
only by the final day--a spectacular
bus or jeep ride over the highest motorable
road in the world (5606 m). |
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Best Time to visit |
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June to October |
| Duration
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12 Days / 11 Nights |
| Destinations
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Delhi – Haridwar –
Mundoli – Wan – Bedni
Bugyal – Bagubassa –
Roopkund – Bedni Bugyal
– Wan – Mandoli –
Haridwar – Delhi |
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| Day 01:
Arrive Delhi -You arrive in
Delhi by International flight. After
a traditional 'Swagat' (Welcome) our
representative would assist you at the
airport and to our hotel for check-in.
After some rest, breakfast at coffee
shop in the Hotel. After breakfast we
will go on a guided tour of Delhi at
1100 hrs. beginning with a morning sightseeing
trip to Old Delhi and followed by visits
to the 1648 Red Fort, India's largest
mosque - Jama Masjid and Gandhi Memorial
at Raj Ghat. Afternoon tour includes
visits to India Gate & President's
House. Later on time we drive back to
hotel for overnight stay. (Breakfast) |
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02: Delhi - Leh - Early morning
transfer to Domestic Airport to catch
flight for Leh. Upon arrival at Leh
Airport our representative would assist
you at the Airport and transfer to Hotel.
Check in to the hotel. Post breakfast
the day for rest for acclimatization.
Later in the afternoon a walk around
Leh town (3500mtr) includes a visit
to Leh Market, Leh Palace, Shanti Stupa
& Leh Gompa - This walk shall help
us in a getting acclimatized at this
height. Overnight stay at the hotel. |
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03: Leh- Phyang- Phyang phu (4 hrs trek)-Phyang
HunderWe will drive to Phyang monastery,
17km. west of Leh is remarkably built
on the hilltop, similar to the Likir
monastery. This monastery belongs to
the Degungpa Order. It was the first
monastery, which introduced the Degungpa
teaching of 'Skyob Jigsten Gonbo' in
Ladakh that was founded by Chosje Danma
Kunga, during the reign of King Jamyang
Namgyal in the 16th Century A.D. It
has about 50 monks in residence. Phyang
also has a festival called 'Phyang Tseruk'
on the 2nd & 3rd of the 6th month
of Tibetan Calendar. After visiting
the Monastery, trek to Phyang Phu. Today
is a short day in terms of walking but
a good day for acclimatization. |
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04: Phyang phu- South base of Lasermo
470 0m (4 hrs trek) - After
a leisurely breakfast, we will continue
our trek to the base of Lasermo La 4700
m. |
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05: South base of Lasermo- North base
via Lasermola 5400m (6-7 hrs trek) -
Today we start quite early
in the morning as we will cross the
Lasermo Pass (5400m). The top of Lasermo
pass offers stunning panoramic views
of the surrounding peaks, the Indus
valley and the Shayok Valley. The trail
from the pass towards our camp passes
rough moraines for an hour and a half.
It is important to start early, as the
ponies must cross the glacier before
midday in order to avoid difficulties
arising from snow and ice melting. The
campsite is in a beautiful meadow and
offer opportunities to explore and see
flowers growing at high altitude. |
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06: North base- Hundar Dok (5 hrs trek)-Today
we will walk down through meadows, flowers,
and sometimes rocks. Most of the time,
we will be walking along the Hundar
stream. After following the stream for
a while, we will pass through shepherds'
huts, where the men and women from Hundar
Dok Village live with their Yaks, cows,
goats and sheep. They could be seen
collecting milk, cheese, butter, wild
vegetables and fuel for the winter.
If you feel adventurous, you can taste
the delicious milk and cheese with Tsampa.
Purchasing these is not possible in
Leh. Our campsite is just above the
Village of Dok Gongma (Upper Dok). |
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07: Hunder upper dok- Skarchen (5 hrs
trek) - Another beautiful day.
We will pass through the villages of
Dok Gongma, Dok Yokma and Wachan, which
are names of different places with concentrations
of scattered houses belonging to a common
village known locally as Hundar Dok.
If you are not in a hurry to get to
your camp at Skarchen (a place where
some of the local families go with their
animals during the winter), you can
spend sometime exploring the villages
and share a few moments getting to know
the locals. |
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08: Skarchen- Hunder (4 hrs trek) -
The last day of trekking is
through the beautiful Hunder Gorge,
which opens up just before descending
to Hunder Bridge. Before the final descent
we will have a great view of Saser Kangri
Peak (7672m). Upon arrival check in
to the tents and later visit Sumur ,
another pretty village on the other
side of the river'; Samstaling Gompa
here was founded by Lama Tsultims Nima
and Monastic community was introduced
as Rezong Gonpa. About 50 monks are
residing at this 132 years old Monastery.
The Gompa has some strict rules and
regulations like not allowing women
in the monastery after sunset and before
sunrise, no smoking etc. Our tented
camp is situated in a beautiful village
called 'Hundar' with lot of trees. There
is nothing more to see here except a
small monastery and ruined fort above
the village however the site for the
camp is so beautiful that it will invite
you to explore the village on own. |
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09: Hunder (4350m) - Khardungla (5260m)
Leh - Drive across Shyok river
and visit hot springs at Panamik . Drive
back to Leh over Khandurgla Pass (the
highest motorable road in the world)
at 5260m. Overnight at the hotel. |
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10: In Leh -After relish your
breakfast, proceed for Indus Valley
monastery tour. We start with a visit
to Shey, the ancient capital of Ladakh.
The monastery here has a huge gold-gilded
statue of Buddha Sakyamuni with a large
silver lamp burning in front of the
statue. Then we visit Thiksey Gompa,
an impressive complex rising tier upon
tier on a hill above the village. The
monastery has a beautiful 30 m high
gold-plated statue of Maitreya Buddha,
the Buddha of the future. Drive further
to visit the famous Hemis Gompa, founded
in 1630's by Stagtsang- ras-pa under
the royal patronage of Sengge Namgyall.
Hemis is one of the largest and richest
gompas of Ladakh. The two-day festival
of monastic dance in June-July has raised
the reputation of Hemis particularly
high. The festival is dedicated to Guru
Padmasambhava, popularly known as second
Buddha and responsible for spreading
Buddhism in the Tibetan world. Later
we visit the Stok Palace, the Royal
residence of the King of Stok &
the Museum that has a rich collection
of Ancient Ladakhi artefacts including
old Thangkas, precious stones, arms
and armoury, the Queen's necklace and
the crown of the King of Ladakh among
others. Overnight stay at the hotel
in Leh. |
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11: Leh - Delhi (By 9W610) Dep: 0840hrs
/ Arr: 0955hrs - Transfer to
the Airport to catch the flight for
Delhi. Upon arrival in Delhi we assist
you to check in at our Hotel. Later
in the afternoon we depart for Delhi
sightseeing that includes Humayun's
Tomb, Lotus Temple and Qutub Minar.
Later we drive back to hotel for overnight
stay. |
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12: Departure Delhi -Day is
free for your personal activities. After
lunch, just transfer to Airport / Railway
station for Flight/Train onward journey.
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| So,
what are you waiting for...!!
Get going for the most adventurous vacation
of your lifetime in Phyang Hunder with
us. |
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