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Chilling - Shingo Trek (11 Nights and 12 Days)
Day 1: Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon combined city tour of old and New Delhi. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Delhi - Leh
Transfer to domestic airport to check in for the highly spectacular flight Over the Himalayas to Leh - 3500 Mts. rest of the day is free for rest and acclimatisation. Dinner and Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Leh
After morning breakfast visit Shey and Thikse monasteries. Shey was The summer palace of Ladakhi Kings and is where you wil see the 36 Feet high statue of Buddha, made of copper and covered in gold leaf. The twelve-storeyed monastery of Thikse is situated in the most Prominent of positions, it lies on an island mountain. It has chambers Full of statues, stupas and colourful thangkas. Dinner and overnight At hotel.
Day 4: Leh - Lamayuru 120 kms
After breakfast leave Leh for Lamayuru enroute visit Alchi and Likir monasteries, the both are old monasteries of Ladakh. Arrive Lamayuru at the lunch time. Afternoon, visit the Lamayuru monastery. Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 5: Lamayuru - Prinkiti La - Hinju, 7 hours
From Lamayuru descent towards the village, cross the river, ascent across mountain side onto a small valley. Continue on in the valley till Prinkiti la (3726m). descent into a gorge as far as Shilla, cross the bridge and continue to the right bank upto the Wanla (3345m). From here follow the river Yapola on the left for two hours upto Panji la after crossing the bridge. Now go up the valley, after one hour trek leave the valley on the left to the Hinju (3779 m). Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 6: Hinju - Konzke La - Sumda, 5 - 6 hours
From Hinju, go up the main valley. Pass the last mountain pasture, then leave one or two valleys on the left and climb up the pass. The last third is steep. From the summit of Konzke - la (4950 m) long descent to pastures, then keep on the left bank along the mountainside, other pastures (circular walls). The path gets close to the river. A little before Sumda, on the opposite wall, can be seen a blocked up cave for meditation. Continue on the left bank along the mountainside to Sumda (4100 m). Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 7: Sumida-Dunduchen La - Chilling, 6-7 hours
From Sumda, Carry on in the maiin valley; the path becomes more difficutlt to the follow until reaching shelter formed by the rocks. Opposite these small houses, there is a bridge, cross if and smart climbing the Dunduchen La. Shelters and pastures half way up, then steep climb upto the pass (4800m). Beautiful view. From here, go down along the mountainside (south) then down the slope (steep). You reach a house high up in the valley. Then take a valley which gets narrower until reaching chilling. Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 8:Chilling - Shingo, 6 hours
From Chilling, follow the Zanskar River upstream for several hundred metres cross the River in cable car then take a good path until Skaya. A little beyond the village, go into a narrow valley. Three hours after skaya, you arrive in Shingo. Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 9: Shingo-Ganda La- Rumbak, 4 hours
From Shingo, long easy climb to the Ganda la (4900m), then easy descent into a beautiful valley. Pass the village of Yurutse. A little ways on, cross the River onto the right bank, then go along the mountainside until you cross an escarpment which leads into the valley of Rumbak, visit Rumbak gompa. Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 10: Rumbak - Stok La - Stok - Leh, 6 hours
From Rumbak, follow this beautiful, gently sloping valley. Then a very steep and difficult foot path rises in sharp zigzags upto Stok la (4900m). From the pass, steep descent to the summer pastures belonging to the inhabitants of Stok. Half an hour beyond the camp, you reach the river which comes down from the Stok- Kangri massif. Follow the left bank of this river as far as Stok. From Stok we will return back to Leh by jeep/ bus. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 11: Day At Leisure
Free - just relax. If you wish you can explore the Leh town. Dinner and overnigjht at hotel.
Day 12: Leh – Delhi - Onward
After breakfast assistance for departure and transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. On arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel. In the evening transfer to the international airport for your onward flight.
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