Ladakh
The
Ladakh trek promises to be a rare experience, even for the
most seasoned trekkers. The trekker in the process, also,
gets an exposure to the intriguing socio - cultural life
of the people living in the local area.
Trekking possibilities include short, day-long
walks up and down mountain slopes to visit isolated villages
or monastic settlements, or across a ridge to enjoy the
sheer beauty of the lunar mountainscape. Or long, transmountain
treks involving weeks of walking and camping in the wilderness.
For example, the trek from Lamayuru in the Indus valley
to Darcha in Lahoul across Zanskar takes nearly three weeks.
Most of the established routes traverse
the Zanskar range which separates the Indus Valley from
Zanskar. The 10- day Markah valley trek, the 11- day Lamayrur-Padum
traverse and the stock-Khangri round trek are the more popular
ones among the numerous options available in this convoluted
mountain mass. In recent years, parts of the Ladakh range
between the Indus and Shayok valleys have also become available
fro trekking.
The traditional trekking season extends
from early June to mid-October. But localised treks within
the Indus Valley can undertaken even in May. On the other
hand, some routes are suitable only for late autumn as during
the summer, the bed of narrow valleys through which the
tracks lie become turbulent streams, as in the case of the
13-day Hemis-Markha-Padum trek.
The winter access to the Zanskar Valley is actually along
the frozen surface of the Zanskar river. This route, known
as Chaddar, calls for elaborate arrangements, but it is
perhaps the most exciting trek in the world.
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Triangle Tour | Buddha
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Wildlife
Tour - North India | Ladakh
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Ladakh Trekking
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