Ladakh Explorers Tour with Safari and Trek with Home Stay
January 15, 2014
TREKKING, HOME STAY WITH LOCALS, OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WILD LIFE IN LADAKH, SAFARI, CAMPING, PEOPLE, CULTURE, MONASTERIES, BEING AN EXPLORER..
Highlights
Experiencing Ladakh Region the Explorer's way.
A Youthful experience and an opportunity to be an explorer, a journey that takes you very close to two distinctly different cultures. Amazing larger than life landscapes surrounded by some of the highest mountains in the world. An opportunity to live in some of the remotest home-stay in the world. A complete once in a life time adventure.
Explorers Ladakh Safari and Trek with Home Stay Tour Fee
Rs. (Call for tour fee).
Tour fee includes
Himalayan Safari as per program plan
Ladakh Culture Tour
Trek with Home Stay
Stay on twin / triple sharing basis
Food as per package (Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea and Dinner)
Transport as per planned program (Non AC Scorpio / Tavera / Sumo Grand or Equivalent)
Inner line permit to restricted area as per program plan
Tour fee does not include
Airfares, train fares (We assist in booking these tickets).
Items of any personal nature such as drinks, tips/ gratitude, food ordered that is not part of package
Cost of Backpacks, trekking bags
Extra hotel nights due to flight cancellations etc.
Extra expenses due to mishandled luggage
Exptra expenses due to act of God
Any thing that is not included is excluded
Resources not utilized will not be refunded.
Planned Schedule
Jul 23 – Day 01 Srinagar
Transfer . O/N Srinagar Hotel
Jul 24 – Day 02 Srinagar – Drass – Kargil
Safari to Kargil. O/N Kargil. (B, PL, D)
Jul 25 – Day 03 Kargil - Leh
After Breakfast leave for Leh … Lunch at Hotel in Leh. Evening free time at Leisure. O/N Leh (B, HL, D)
Jul 26 – Day 04 Leh – Local Sightseeing
Ladakh Culture Tour - Excursion to local Monasteries ..Explore Leh local Town.
Dinner and Overnight Stay at Hotel in Leh. BF/PKDL/D
Trek Summary
Duration of Trek: 04 Days.
Best Time: May to October.
Highest Point:Stok La Pass (4,900m)
Focus: Nature, Wildlife, People and Villages.
Highlight: Village Home Stay and Wildlife viewing.
Jul 27 - Day 5: (Trek Day 01)
Trek Leh to Phey 5 hrs
Overnight Home Stay
Peh to Rumbak trek getting deeper into the Ladakh Wilderness and Offbeat Mountains
Jul 28 - Day 6: (Trek Day 02)
Physical Challenge: Moderate.
After having the breakfast drive to the Phey bridge over the River Indus. Crossing the bridge and then long walk towards the Zingchen Gorge. After two hours of winding along the Indus River the path turns southwards into a gorge. We arrive in Zingchen after another 30 minutes. There is a restaurant where one can stop for tea and snacks. As we continue trekking further, the gorge gets narrower and rugged. On the way one might see snow leopard signs along the valley bottom of the side valleys if you are trekking during winter or early spring/fall. As you approach Rumbak fields the valley suddenly opens up with snowcapped mountains in the background. From the fields the path turns left eastwards for the Rumbak village, where Home stay is available.
Overnight Homestay at Rumbak
Jul 29 - Day 07- (Trek Day 3)
Exploring Rumbak Region
Wildlife viewing
After the breakfast proceed for full day wildlife viewing along with a trained local guide. Wildlife viewing possibilities are Blue sheep, the Great Tibetan sheep or the Argali, various mountain and migratory birds, high altitude flora and occasionally a Tibetan Wolf or a Snow leopard if luck favors. Ask your Home-stay operator for a local guide or village resource map to show directions for possible options. Overnight in Home Stay.
Jul 30 - Day 08 - (Trek Day 4)
Tour Rumbak to Stok to Leh 8 hours
Make an early start for your trek up the Stok la pass(4900mts) for 3 hours. Follow the path on the extreme left along the south facing hillside. After one hour the path gets slower as you start climbing up to the pass. From the pass you can get great views of the Indus valley. Descend all the way down to the village of Stok.
Drive to Leh.
Trek Ends
By Evening pickup Transfer to Hotel at Leh
O/N at Leh
Jul 31 - Day 09 – Boad Express Jeep for Srinagar
En-route Moonland Lamayuru Maitreya Buddha Kargil Overnight Tough Jeep Safari across Mighty Himalayan Mountains (O/N Jeep)
OR
Board flight for Mumbai from Leh
Additional Night stays at Srinagar or Leh will be charged extra on actual.
Additional Night stays at Srinagar or Leh will be charged extra on actual.
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