SPITI TO LADAKH
Highest Altitude:
5,577m
Duration: 24 Days
If one has come to the Himalayas to hike across high passes and vast sree-covered mountainsides, one will
be spoiled for choice in Lahaul and Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh. The old trade route to Ladakh and Tibet may have been
tarmacked, but most of this remote and spectacular region is still only accessible on foot. Its trails, though well frequented
in high season, are long, hard and high, punctuated by few settlements so are ready for this unending exploration journey!
Day 01: Arrive Delhi, on arrival meet and transfer in a hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02: Express Train to Chandigarh and drive down to Manali
Day 03: Day at Leisure. Stay overnight at a hotel.
Day 04: Travel by jeep over 3,978 Rohtang pass, gateway to Lahaul, then continue by jeep over 4.358 metre
Kunzam la to Losar, the first village in the Spiti valley.
Day 05: Continue by jeep to Kaza, the modern capitol of Spiti.
Day 06: Travel by jeep to Dhankar fort, the former capitol of Spiti, high above the confluence of the
Pin and Spiti rivers. Then continue towards Tabo Gompa, one of the greatest artistic treasures in the Himalayan region, to
view its paintings and sculptures, some of which are over 1,000 years old.
Day 07: Travel by jeep to Kyi Gompa, the largest in Spiti, and Kibber, famed as the world's highest village
with electricity and daily bus service. Overnight stay at Kibber.
Day 08: Local walk around Kibber: to Gete and Tashigang, two villages among the highest permanent settlements
on earth. Return to Kibber for the night.
Day 09: Begin trekking with a short but steep climb to the grazing pastures above Kibber.
Day 10: Trek to Pangrochen, the last camp before Parang la. Only a small spring sustains life at this
high, rocky campsite.
Day 11: Trek over 5,577 metre Parang la and descend the dazzling Parang glacier to the lovely oasis of
Kharsa Gongma.
Day 12: Trek down the valley of the Pare Chu (river) to Tarang Yogma.
Day 13: Continue down the Pare Chu, cross the river and camp at the broad oasis of Norbu Sumdo.
Day 14: Trek to Kingdom, on the southern shore of Tso Moriri, the "Mountain Lake".
Day 15: Rest day in the incredible setting of Kingdom.
Day 16: Trek to Korzok, the village and Gompa at the northern shore of the lake.
Day 17: Trek past many large nomadic encampments over Gyamsharma La to Gyama.
Day 18: Cross the Kyamamuri La to Rajung Karu.
Day 19: Trek over the low ridge of Harlam Konka to the small village and Gompa of Nuruchan.
Day 20: Trek to Tso Kar, another of the remarkable lakes of the Changtang plains.
Day 21: Travel by jeep to over the 5,328-metre Taglang la to Leh.
Day 22: Exploration of Leh.
Day 23: Morning flight to Delhi from Leh. Check into a hotel for an overnight stay.
Day 24: Depart- Delhi and transfer to airport for catching a flight to onward journey.
