Best Season : Mid June - October

The tour starts from Delhi where you will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel. Next day we will take the morning flight to Leh crossing over the great Himalayas, the flight is a spectacle in itself. After over a day of acclimatization in Leh, we explore the magnificent local monasteries and the trek starts a day after from Stok village heading west towards Stok Kangri massif and Stok La pass.

We cross the Zingchen River a few times on our way to Ganda La pass (4680M). The surrounding barren landscape lies in shadow of the mighty Karakoram Range. Following the Markha river we head east and up to Markha monastery, well known for the traditional buddhist paintings. It is an exciting route passing through some remote villages, monasteries, crossing over high passes and wading across the wild streams in an almost mystical landscape of contorted mountain strata.

This northern end of Zanskar Range is also home to the blue sheep and ibex, which can be spotted high on the valley slopes. We follow the valley and climb to shepherd huts on the Nimaling Plains (4720M) before crossing the Kongmaru La pass (5200M). Here we enjoy the superb mountain panorama and later descend through the gorges of wonderfully colored rocks to Martselang, where we meet our Jeeps to visit the famous Hemis monastery before arriving in Leh. From Leh, we catch our early morning flight to Delhi where we have an option of visiting the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra or spend the day in India's capital city for individual exploration / relaxing.

Outline Itinerary
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi, Transfer to Hotel Technical Information
Day 02 : Delhi - Leh by air, Transfer to hotel at Leh Duration : 15 Days
Day 03 : Leh Monastery sightseeing Trekking : 08 Days
Day 04 : Leh - Stok - Stok La, Trek starts Grade : moderate

Day 05 -11 : Trekking in Markha valley passing through Zinchen, Siku, Markha, Nimaling, Shang; reach Hemis, transfer to Leh. Highest Point on trek : Kongmaru La (5200M)

Day 12 : Full day rest at Leh
Day 13 : Leh - Delhi by air, Transfer to hotel
Day14 : Delhi free day or optional trip to Agra visiting Taj Mahal
Day 15 : Delhi: Morning free, Evening departure to international airport.