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Package 1: 20 days

Best Time: July-September

Day 1: Arrive - Delhi
On arrival at the New Delhi International Airport you will be met by our representative who will escort you to your hotel. Check -in, have dinner, and retire for the day.

Day 2: Delhi-Chandigarh-Manali
After breakfast, depart by a fast train to Chandigarh. You will be received by our representative at the Chandigarh railway station. You will then journey by road to Manali passing Kullu and Mandi. Check-in at the hotel, have dinner, and retire for the day.

Day 3: Manali
After having breakfast, you can spend the day at your leisure, preparing for the trek. After lunch, a sight seeing tour of the city has been planned. Return to the hotel, have dinner, and retire for the day.

Day 4: Manali-Darcha
Post breakfast a drive will take you to Darcha, situated at a height of 3360 mts. This journey will take around 6-7 hours and lunch will be served in the afternoon. Along the way there will be a brief stop over at Rohtang Pass, at a height of 3980 mts. You will be mesmerized by the beauty of place, and any amounts of photographs are never enough to capture the beauty of this place. On arrival at Darcha, you will be put up in tents, on the banks of a river. After dinner, sleep your weariness off.

Day 5: Darcha-Palamu
After breakfast, you will start your first day's trek to Palamu. This 14 km trek will take around 3-4 hours. It is an easy trek, just the right start for your trekking expedition. The trail is a gradual ascent to Palamu. Lunch will be served on arrival. Tents have been arranged for your night stay. After dinner, retire for the day.

Day 6: Palamu-Zanskar Sumdo
After having breakfast, you begin a trek to reach Zanskar Sumdo, situated at a height of 3750 mts. This 14 km trek will take around 4-5 hours. An interesting facet of this trail is that a river will have to be crossed by a trolley to reach the camp. Lunch will be served on arrival. The day can be spent, exploring the area around the camp, or relaxing in your tents. After dinner, get a good nights rest.

Day 7: Zanskar Sumdo-Chumi Napko
Post breakfast, begin trekking to Chumi Napko. This 14 km trek will take around 4-5 hours. A steep climb, at a short distance from the camp, and then a gradual descent takes you to Chumi Napko. Lunch will be served on arrival. Tents will be provided for your night stay. After dinner, retire for the day.

Day 8: Chumi Napko-Lakham
After breakfast, start trek to Lakham situated at a height of 4100 mts. This trek gives you a breathtaking view as you have to cross the Shingo La at a height of 5100 mts before climbing down. The climb is not very difficult, but the descent through the glacier is challenging. Lunch will be served on arrival at Lakham. Tents have been arranged for your night stay. After dinner, take a good rest to be fresh for the next days trek.

Day 9: Lakham-Kurgiak
After having breakfast, a 14 km trek will take you to Kurgiakh situated at a height of 4060 mts. The haunting beauty of this spectacular landscape will enchant you. It is now that you will notice the difference in features of the mountains of Zanszkar as compared to other mountains in the region. Lunch will be served in the afternoon. On arrival, a camp will be set-up for the night. After dinner, retire for the day.

Day 10: Kurgiak-Bepul
After breakfast begin the trek to Bepul, at a height of 3950 mts. Lunch will be served in the afternoon. On arrival, tents have been arranged for your stay. You spend the day exploring the area surrounding the camp. After dinner, get a good night's sleep.

Day 11: Bepul-Purne

Post breakfast, a morning's trek will take you to Purne. Lunch will be served in the afternoon. On arrival, tents will be provided for your night stay. The day can be spent, drinking in the beauty of this place. After dinner, get a good nights rest and prepare yourself of the next day.

Day 12: Purne-Phuktal Gompa -Purne

After breakfast, an excursion to Phuktal Gompa is planned. It is one of the most impressive Gompa's in Ladakh and is a must-see. After lunch, begin the return trek to Purne. After dinner, retire for the day.

Day 13: Purne-Mune

After having breakfast, start the trek to Mune situated at a height of 3650 mts. Lunch will be served in the afternoon. On arrival, you will be put up in camps for the night stay. You can spend the remaining day, relaxing or walking around the area near the camp. After dinner, give your body some much needed rest.

Day 14: Mune-Padum

After breakfast, begin the trek to Padum, the old capital of Zanskar. Lunch will be served in the afternoon. On arrival tents will be provided for your accommodation. The remaining day can be spent, exploring Padum. After dinner, retire for the day.

Day 15: Padum

After breakfast, you can spend the day visiting the places of interest in and around Padum. Lunch will be served in the afternoon. After the sight seeing, return to the camp, where you can retire after dinner.

Day 16: Padum-Kargil

After breakfast, you will be driven to Kargil. The journey will take you through the verdant Suru valley, an area of immense beauty. On the way, you will visit Rangdum Gompa. Lunch will be served on the way. On arrival, check-in at the hotel, have dinner, and retire for the day.

Day 17: Kargil-Leh

Post breakfast, a drive will take you to Leh with a brief stop over at the Lamayuru monastery and the Alchi monastery also known as Alchi Choskor. Lunch will be served on the way. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel, have dinner, and retire for the day.

Day 18: Leh

After having breakfast, you will visit some of the famous monasteries of the Indus valley like Shey, Thiksey, and Hemis. Lunch will be served in the afternoon. Return to the hotel, have dinner, and retire for the day.

Day 19: Leh-Delhi

Post breakfast; board the return flight to Delhi. On arrival, you will be met by our representative, who will escort you to your hotel. Check-in, have lunch, and spend the rest of the day at your leisure. After dinner, call it a day.

Day 20: Depart Delhi

Have breakfast, spend time at your leisure or take the option of a sightseeing tour of Delhi. A transfer to the international airport has also been arranged, as per the timing of your flight.