The Nubra
Valley: Caravans of the Old Silk Road Trek - 15 nights / 16 days
Trek Program
Day 1:
Arrival in Delhi. Early morning flight to Leh.
Day 2: Tour of Leh city, including the 17th century palace
and gompa.
Day
3-4: Touring the monasteries and palaces of the Indus valley.
Day 5: We take a morning stroll to Sankar Gompa, then to the
nearby village of Sabu. Overnight in Sabu.
Day 6: In Sabu, we meet our horses and begin the trek. Our
first day takes us 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 7: Continue upward to the Digar La base camp. A short day
to aid acclimatization.
Day 8: We 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 9: Continue down through the village of Digar to the tiny
settlement of Aghyam.
Day 10: Trek to Tangyar, a prosperous village in a remarkable
location.
Day 11: Continue upward to Dhungle, our base camp for the
pass.
Day 12: Our second pass! Ascend the 17,061 foot Wuri La for
views all the way to the Karakoram in Pakistan! Descend to camp at
Zule Tokpo.
Day 13: Finish the trek with a short walk out to the village
of Sabu, and the TakTok gompa, an ancient shrine built within an
impressive cave. Travel by jeep over 18,000 foot plus Chang La to
the village of Tangtse, where we camp amongst idyllic meadows.
Day 14: We explore the shoreline of the brilliant turquoise
and azure Pangong Lake, Ladakh's largest and one of the great salt
lakes of Central Asia. Proximity to the Chinese border prevents us
from penetrating much beyond the western shore or camping at the
lakeside, but the views are stupendous. Our return to Leh takes us
back over Chang La, the second highest motorable road on earth. Back
in the Indus valley, we visit the little-known gompa of Chemrey
before returning to Leh that evening.
Day 15: Morning flight to Delhi, on arrival check in Hotel.
Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 16: Depart- Delhi Transfer to airport for flight to
onwards journey.
