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Days From To Description |
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Arrival Delhi
Transfer to hotel. |
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Halt in Delhi
Day at leisure. |
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Delhi Jammu By
air (domestic flight) |
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Jammu Kishtwar By car. Accommodation in hotel. |
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Kishtwar Atholi By car. Drive through magnificient gorge of Chenab river
upto camp site, passing several villages. |
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Atholi Leundi Trek begins. Trek goes through side valley of Botenalla upstream. |
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Leundi Moshu Trek goes on following Bote nallah upto camp of
Moshu. Some fountains (Naun) with excellent slab carving are met wity on way
up. |
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Moshu Haloti Trek goes on camp route along the river Bote nalla
to small village Haloti occupied by the Zanskari people. |
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Haloti Gorna Trek resumes on same route to another Zanskarivillage. Camp near The river bank. |
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Gorna Simcham Trek resumes on same route along the river to
village Sumcham. High above on the mountain slope is located saphire mines |
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Sumcham Pangchen Trek goes on up ascending morain deposit of enormous mass
up on a flat ground of excellent
pasture where party would camp for the night. |
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Pangchen Phangsa After covering few distance on the flat ground, trek
turns to left slope with gushing river coming down from Umasi glacier. Camp
near extending tongue of glacier, at an elevation of 4,400 mts. |
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Phangsa Gang Trek goes upscene turminal morainr first and then
on solid glacier up to the camp. Camp would be established on glacier at an
elevation of 5,350 mts. |
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Gang Zongkul Phu Trek goes trudging on glacier surface up on to pass
of the Umasi la (ht. 5,800 mts). Trence down to camp site near a tarn, in Zanskar
region. |
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Z.Phu Ating Trek goes downstream Ating river to camp at
village Ating in main Zanskar valley. Visit to Zongkul monastry situated on
the left bank of the river Ating on way down. |
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Ating Padum Trek end at Ating. It begins the safari on car. Visit
to 17th century monastery Sani on way to Padum. Stay in hotel. |
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Padum Halt
Visit to surrounding monasteries og Tagrimo and
the Stupa temple of Pipting and Rock carving of five Dhayani Buddha of eleventh
century on the river bank. |
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Padum Bardan
and Muni By car. Visit to fortress monastery (17th century).
and back to Padum Bardan built on outcrop on the left bank of river
Lungnag and to Muni monmastery 10 km. Further up valley. |
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Padum Zangla
and back Drive downstrem Zanskar Chu to Zangla. Visit to
nunnery and famous fort of Zangla Pioneer Hungarian Tibetologist Scoma de cross
stayed here in the fort while studying Tibetan from Geshe Sangye Phuntsog, in
early 18th century. An another monastery, Tigde is also located in the vicinity
to be visited same day. |
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Padum Rangdum Drive first to monastic settlement Karsha to see the monasteries
and temples in the village and then drive through Todd valley passing several
villages cross voer Pentsi la pass (ht. 4,400 mt.) into upper Suru valley. Camp
at Rangdum (Yuldo). |
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Randum Kargil Visit to Rangdum monastery before proceeding
down to Kargil. Then drive downstream Suru river passing villages and snow clad
mountains. Famous Nun Kun peak can be seen passing at Parkhacig. |
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Kargil
Lamayuru Kargil is midway town between Srinagar-Leh and
headquarters of district Kargil. From Kargil safari continues and extends towards
main valley of Ladakh and reaches Lamayuru. Visit to Mulbe temple on way up
Lamayuru. Camp at Lamayuru. Visit to monastery. |
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Lamayuru Alchi Drive on the main valley of Indus from Lamayuru.
Descend downhill slope of Lamayuru upto Wanla river and then follow upstream
Indus river to Alchi. Visit Rizong monastery on way. Monastery of Alchi was
built in 11th century and worth visiting. |
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Alchi Leh Drive on upstream Indus to Leh. Visit Pethu
monastery on way to Leh. |
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Halt at Leh
Day at leisure. Leh is capital of Ladakh and main
market of central Asian trade since long. |
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Leh Delhi By
air. |
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