Chadar Trek

Chadar Trek in Ladakh Region .

Zanskar is situated south west of Leh, the only motor able road is from Kargil , in the harsh Ladakh winter, the high passes out of the Zanskar valley become blocked by heavy snowfall and the only access to the outside world for the hardy Zanskaris lies along the frozen waters of the Zanskar river. We join them in the stark beauty of these icy landscapes on our adventurous trek along the “Chadar” means frozen blanket.
For this expedition we uses local staff from Zanskar, all the porters, and guide are from Zanskar itself, in every sense we want to give you a local feeling, and it helps the visitors to interact easily with local families, and monks. You will never forget the gathering and camp fire in evening, some places you have to sleep in caves, which will give you a life time experience.

There are two options for Chaddar trek….

Option (A) To Padum, the longer options is 20 days from Leh - Chilling -Padum-Chilling and back to Leh

Option (B) To Lingshed, the shorter option is Leh Chilling–Lingshed-Chilling and back to Leh

Option (A)

Day1. Delhi/Leh (Flight) : Receive at the Airport transfer to the hotel Rest in Leh with a mild walk round the main market.

Day2. Sight seeing to the Monasreries and villages around Leh by jeep overnight stay in Leh

CHADDAR TREK STARTS

Day3. Drive to Chilling Village the starting point. from where we step into the frozen Zanskar trek to Tillat-Sumdo and over night in a cave or tent

Day4. Tillat-Sumdo to Tsomo-Do overnight in cave or tent

Day5. Tsomo-Do to Deep overnight in tent

Day6. Deep to Neyrags Pulu overnight in cave or tent

Day7. Nerags Pulu to Hanumur the first village since we left Chilling over night home stay in a village house.

Day8. Hanumur to Pishu another isolated village over night home stay in a village house.

Day9. Pishu to Karsha you will see the largest monastery in Zanskar over night home stay in a village house.

Day10. Karsha To Padaum over night in a guest house

Day11. Visit to Stongde Monastery overnight Stongde over night home stay in a village house

Day12. Visit Zangla Nunnery, palace, over night home stay in a village house in Zangla

Day13. To Day 18 or 19 trek back to Chilling and drive back to Leh with one extra day counted for the security gap (Please note that while trekking back to Chilling for a change you have to go other way round from Padaum-Stongde-Zangla-Pishu after that you have to take the same route back)

Day 20. Drive to airport by jeep fly back to Delhi.

Day 21: Departure Delhi: Flight for onward destination.

Option (B)…

To Lingshed, the shorter option is Leh Chilling – Lingshed - Chilling and back to Leh for 13 to 14 days.

Day 1: Early morning flight Delhi to Leh, transfer to hotel and rest.

Day 2: Morning sightseeing - Shanti Stupa, and Sangkar Gompa; lunch at hotel, afternoon rest.

Day 3: Sightseeing around Sham, the lower part of Ladakh, visiting Likir and Alchi monasteries.

Day 4: Leh to Chiling (by private bus or jeeps) along with our porters from Pishu village of Zanskar, 5 hours; visit coppersmithing workshops.

CHADDAR TREK STARTS

Day 5: Walk on ice of the frozen Zanskar river, Chadar, commences from Chiling, stage one to Zaribago, 5 hours.

Day 6: Zaribago to Deepyokma 4 hours.

Day 7: Deepyokma to Nyrakpulu 4 to 5 hours; camp below Nyarak village, ten minutes up along a small stream.

Day 8: Nyarakpulu to Lingshed, one hour walk on Chadar, then 5 hours steeply up to Lingshed village; stay in private house, relax in a heated room.

Day 9: Full day rest in Lingshed, one of the most remote villages in Ladakh, visit monastery, school for monks, roam around the village.

Day 10: Ligshed to Nyarakpulu, 5 hours.

Day 11: Nyarakpulu to Tsomopaldar, 4 hours.

Day 12: Tsomopaldar to Tilatdo, 5 hours.

Day 13: Tilatdo to Chiling, and return by jeep to Leh, 5 hours.

Day 14: Full day of rest in Leh.

Day 15: Leh/Delhi: Return flight to Delhi.

Day 16: Departure Delhi: Flight for onward destination.

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