Highlights

A very popular trek among all age groups and a perfect trek even for the pre-expedition warm-up trek. The Markha Valley trek takes you through many villages, 2 passes and water crossings. Its an adventure filled trek along with culture, landscape and wildlife. Note: Water and sunscreen are essential, since the valley is quite exposed.

Brief Itinerary

Detailed itinerary

Day: 1 Spituk to Zingchen

4-5 hours Trek - We reach Spituk by taxi and then we mount the luggage and equipments and food on the Horses. We start the trek besides the river Indus and after enter the gorge towards Zingchen Village. Here we rest for the night beside the brook.

Day: 2 Zingchen to Ganda La base 

3-4 hours Trek - We start the trek early almost everyday so as to, cross the high passes in time, to reach the campsites in time, to be able to spend time on the way, to be able to explore the villages if and when possible and surely to keep away from the scorching sun! Today we enter the Hemis National Park, and we might be able to spot wildlife in these mountains. We stop for the night at Yurutse Village.

Day: 3 Ganda La base to Skiu 

6-7 hours Trek - Today we cross the Ganda La (4900m) pass and then down hill to Skiu village(3300m). to Shingo and break for lunch. We stop for the night at Skiu village.

Day: 4 Skiu to Markha 

7-8 hours Trek - Today we trek along the Markha River and also crossing the same river a few times to reach the Markha Village, the biggest village of the Valley. We stop for the night at Markha Village.

Day: 5 Markha to Thachungtse 

5-6 hours trek through the valley towards the High Snow capped peak of Kang Yatse (6400 M) and the Kongmaru La Pass. We reach the pastures of Thachungtse. We stop for the night at Thachungtse.

Day: 6 Thachungtse to Nimaling 

4 hours Trek - After a leisure breakfast we trek on towards the plateau at Nimaling (4700 M). From here we see the Kangyatse, the Zangskar range and the Valley of Markha. We stop for the night at Nimaling.

Day: 7 Nimaling - Shangsumdo

7 hours trek today. We start early, to cross the Kongmaru La pass(5200m) and then descend to Shang Sumdho village. We stop for the night at Shang Sumdho village.

Day : 8 Shangsumdo to Leh

(2 hours trek and hour drive) - Today we leisurely start our short trek to reach the Taxi. The taxi will take us to Leh. We will visit the Hemis monastery on the way! Overnight In Leh.

All our itinerary is customizable according to your needs.

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