|
Ladakh
There are few
places left in the world like Ladakh. It lies in the
great Himalayan Rain Shadow, so
receives
no Monsoon during the summer. In summer it is high, arid
forests surrounded by vast peaks and trisected by the
swift, snow laden India
and
Zanskar rivers. The landscape resembles Tibet and Is
often referred as " Little Tibet".
Zanskar
Approach- About 465 kms from Leh (Ladakh) via Kargil and
Trek over Shingula pass from Darcha.
About 20 kms south-east of Rangdum stands the Pazila
watershed across which lies Zanskar, the most isolated
of all the trans- himalayan valleys. The Penzila Top
(4400 m) is a picturesque table land adorned with two
small alpine lakes and surrounded by snow covered peaks.
As the Zanskar road winds down the steep slopes of the
watershed to the head of the Stod Valley, one of the
Zanskar's main tributary valleys, the majestic "Drang
Drung" glacier looms into full view. A long and winding
river of ice and snow, the "Drang Drung" is perhaps the
largest glacier in Ladakh, outside the Siachin
formation. It is from the cliff- like snout of this
extensive glacier that the Stod or Doda river, the main
tributary of River Zanskar, rises.
ITINERARY
DAY 01 : Delhi-Leh
DAY 02: LEH
DAY 03 : Leh-Lamayuru
DAY 04 : Lamayuru-Wanlah
DAY 05 : Wanlah-Hanupatta
DAY 06 : Hanupatta-Photoksar
DAY 07 : Photoksar-Foot of Sengge La
DAY 08 :Foot of Sengge La-Lingshet
DAY 09 : Lingshet
DAY 10 : Lingshet-Snertse
DAY 11 : Snertse-Hanumil
DAY 12 : Hanumil-Pishu 
DAY 13 : Pishu-Karsha
DAY 14 : Karsha-Padum
DAY 15: Padum - Mune
DAY 16: Mune-Ichar
DAY 17: Ichar-Purne
DAY 18: Purne-Phugtal Gompa
DAY 19: Phugtal Gompa-Table Camp
DAY 20:Table-Gamburanjan Camp
DAY 21: Gamburanjan Camp-Shingo La-Rumbak
DAY 22: Rumbak-Palamo
DAY 23: Palamo-Darcha
DAY 24: Darcha-Manali
DAY 25: Manali-Delhi. |