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The Nubra Valley Trek

Trek : The Nubra Valley
Trek Duration	Pre Trek	Post Trek	Max. Altitude	Grade	Best Season
07 Days	03 Days	03 Day	Digar La 5420M	Moderate to Hard	June to October

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Duration : 19 Nights / 20 Days
Places Covered : Delhi - Leh - Saboo - Digar La - Chumik Yogma - Digar - Khema - Kilkar La - Lalakh Gongma - Pangyar - Wuri La - Padum - Kargil - Leh - Delhi

Trip Highlights
Nubra Valley lies in the north of Leh and is accessible over the Khardungla pass 5600 Mtr that is one of the highest motor able roads in the world. Apart from unparallel trekking opportunities, the valley have several Buddhist Gompas Diskit Gompa is 350 years old and is situated on the highest point near the village in which there are about 120 Resident Buddhist Monks.

Detailed Itinerary

PRE TREK
Day 01 : Delhi / Leh
Arrive Leh and transfer to 'A' class hotel.
The rest of the day is free for acclimatization.
After dinner, overnight hotel.

Day 02 : Leh Acclimatize / Sightseeing
Post breakfast full day to acclimatize in Leh or you can also it to take a tour of some of the famous Gompas (Monasteries) around Leh.



Thiksey Gompa : 17 kms from Leh enroute to Hemis Gompa, the Thiksey monastery provides a panoramic view of the Indus valley from its vantage point atop a hill. There are several temples and wall paintings of the Buddha. Close by is the summer palace of the old Raja of Leh. This monastery is 800 years old with statues made of silver and gold.

Shey Gompa : This monastery has a large 7.5 m copper statue of Buddha plated with gold.

Hemis Gompa : 40 kms from Leh, built in 1630, it is the biggest monastery in Ladakh. It is not visible from the road as it is located in a side valley. Hemis has the largest thanka in Ladakh, which is unfurled once in 12 years (next in 2004). It celebrates an annual festival attended by people from all over the provinces who come to join in the celebrated mask dances. Packed lunch enroute. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 03 : In Leh
Morning excursion to Phyang Gompa. This Gompa is 20 kms from Leh on the right side of Leh-Srinagar road. The beautiful statues and Thankas are worth seeing. Also visit Spituk Gompa which lies on the right side of Srinagar-Leh road about 6 kms short of Leh Proper. Some very interesting Thankas are pride of this monastery. Afternoon free. Dinner overnight Hotel

ACTUAL TREK
Day 04 : Leh - Saboo
Transfer from Leh - Saboo to begin the trek, reach the campsite at Polu Digar. Pass through lovely grazing areas to the campsite at Polu Digar. From this vantage point, the Stok mountains appear to float majestically above the Indus valley.

Day 05 : Continue upward to the Digar La base camp. A short day to aid acclimatization.

Day 06 : Base camp/ Digar La (5420M)
Chumik Yogma : Make an early start to cross the 17,230 ft. Digar La. From the top, views stretch south to the Zanskar range and north to the Saser range, Ladakh's highest peaks. The descent is steady and we camp by a lovely meandering stream at Chumik Yogma.



Day 07 : Chumik Yogma / Digar/ Khema :
Continue down through the village of Digar to the settlement of Khema.

Day 08 : Khema/ Kilkar La / Lalakh Gongma

Day 09 : Lalakh Gongma/ Pangyar, our base camp for the pass.

Day 10 : Pangyar / Wuri La (5310 M
Chumchar Our second pass! Ascend the 17,523 foot Wuri La for views all the way to the Karakoram in Pakistan, descend to Chumchar. Pick up and drive back to Leh.

POST TREK
Day 11 : Padum - Kargil
After breakfast drive to Kargil. Overnight in Kargil.

Day 12 : Kargil - Leh
After breakfast drive to Leh. Overnight in Leh

Day 13 : Leh - Delhi
After breakfast transfer to airport for Delhi flight and transfer to International Airport (Delhi) for flight to onward destination.