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T H E E XC I T I N G F R O Z
E N R I V ER T R E K -
C H A D A R (1 5 D a y s)
 The
word "Chadar" means "white sheet
or blanket". And that's what it appears like
when you walk over the white frozen Zanskar river. This
trek though a demanding one gives you all the thrills of
a great adventure. Temperatures can plummet to as low as
-30° and even though you walk through amazing landscape
you have to be prepared for a really cold experience of
course kept warm by glowing fires which we light up each
evening at camp. Our daily trek begins at around 9:00am
and by then the sun's up and blue skies bring cheer despite
the cold temperatures. The trek goes along the Zanskar River
in the region of Lingshed and constitutes a walk of around
15 days with 3850m / 12,628ft. Being the highest altitude
reached. Many of these spots cannot be accessed during the
summer months as they go through spectacular deep canyons
and gorges. A once in a lifetime trek.
Day 1: Take the early morning flight from New Delhi
to Leh. On arrival we meet you and check you into a comfortable
warm hotel.
Day 2: Morning sightseeing of Sankar Gompa and the
modern Shanti Stupa. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Drive from Leh to the village of Pishu where
we meet our porters and drive further to the village of
Chilling by Jeep. Overnight.
Day 4: We begin our Chadar trek by walking on the
frozen Zanskar river from Chilling to Zaribago a trek of
about 5 hours. Camp.
Day 5: Walk on the frozen Zanskar river for about
4 hours from Zaribago to Deepyokma. Camp in a cave.
Day 6: Today's walk involves 4 to 5 hours from Deepyokma
to Nyrakpulu below the Nyarak village. Camp
Day 7: Leaving Nyrakpulu it's a one hour walk to
the small village of Lingshed. Today we enjoy the comfort
of a private house with heating. Overnight.
Day 8: Rest Day in the warmth of a private home
in Lingshed. We can walk around visiting the monastery and
meeting monks and the local villagers. Overnight.
Day 9: Lingshed to Nyarakpulu - a walk of about
five hours to our campsite.
Day 10: Nyarakpulu to Tso mopoaldar a four hour
walk to the campsite.
Day 11: Tso mopoaldar to Tilatdo - another day of
walking about 5 hours.
Day 12: From Tilatdo we walk up to Chilling village
from where a Jeep takes us back to the warmth of our hotel
in Leh by evening.
Day 13: Rest day in Leh.
Day 14: Catch your early morning flight back to
New Delhi and check into your hotel.
Day 15: Day at leisure and transfer to the International
airport by late evening or early morning for your international
flight.
If you need more information please feel free to write
us at info@himalayakingdom.com
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