Itinerary
Yakpossess a massive body due to which it is slow in walking and trekker are requested not to mistook the extreme hospitality of this majestic animals as its laziness and weakness. Real travelers are always in search of real life experiences and yak trek can bestow you it. Yak trek is rarely carried out and there are only few numbers of agencies who organize it on prior booking. While in Ladakh enjoying a trek with yak bring you closer to local culture and lifestyle that locals lead in Ladakh.
(Group size minimum 4 people, Maximum 8 people are required)
Urgan Zong Cave
Wakha Monastery
Meditation Cave
Urgan Maditation Cave
Day 1, Arrival Delhi International airport, transfer to Hotel O/N Hotel, it is depend on your flight, arriving evening or morning, if your flight is in the morning, after lunch visit Old Delhi O/N Hotel
Day 2, Delhi to Leh.
Morning transfer to Domestic airport for your on board fly to Leh one hrs journey, during you fly very exciting view of great Himalayan mountains, you can see right side K 2 peaks and Left side Nun Kun peaks, and many more peaks, arrival at Leh transfer to Hotel, after rest for acclimatization O/N Hotel.
Day 3, Monastery tour Shey, Thiksey, Hemis.
After breakfast drive and visit shey castle, the first King of ladakh Lachen Palgyigon funded in 11th century, inside of the monastery built three store copper gilt Statue of lord Buddha, such high copper gilt Buddha statue never built any were in Himalaya, it is made by King Daldan Namgyal as a funerary memorial to his father king Singgey Namgyal in 1633 AD.
After visit Thiksey monastery there are many shines to see manly three story Future Buddha and white Tara Room, after lunch drive and visit 700 year old Red sect order Hemis Monastery is the richest monastery in ladakh and visit Museum well executed 8th 9th Century frescos and sculptures, drive back to Leh O/N Hotel.
Day 4, Leh to Alchi
After breakfast drive enroot visit Basgo castle and monastery, built 1350 century, inside one chamber two store copper gilt Maitreya future Buddha and upper chamber two store Buddha made of clay and there is wonderful wall paintings. After visit Liker monastery outside of the landscape is nice with three store Buddha to seen the monastery was built 1065 century there is new paintings 500 year old and.
After lunch drive to Alchi transfer to Hotel after rest visit oldest Alchi monastery and world famous wall paintings it is built 990 century by Lotseawa Renchan zangpo, the art is Bahamian or Gander still, the artist brought from Kashmir, O/N Hotel at Alchi.
Day 5, Alchi to Hanuphatta
After breakfast drive enroot visit Rizong Monastery and wanla monastery, from Wanla it is new Road drive in to the gorge you will reach Hanuphatta village O/N Camp
Day 6, Hanuphatta to Spangchan 4,5hrs
Trek from the camp gradually ascent wonderful mountain views camp near the small river O/N camp.
Day 7, Spangchan to Shila kung via Nigutse la pass 5130m- 5,6hrs
Com the camp one hrs easy trek after gently ascent to Pass from the pass wonderful view ofcolorful mountains, after steep descent for one hrs and easy trek to Camp.
Day 8, Shilakung to Kanji via Yokma la pass 4900m 5,6hrs
From camp easy trek gradually ascent for 2 hrs after long descent to summer house of Kanji very nice view, abd easy trek to Kanji village O/N Camp
Day 9, Kanji to Skamlung via Timti la 4250m. 5,6hrs
After breakfast trek one hrs down form the village and entering in the left valley narrow gorge after gradually ascent to Timti la pass, from the pass very beautiful view of colorful mountains and gradually descent camp of Skamlung O/N Camp
Day 10, Skamlung to Rangtse village camp 5,6hrs
After breakfast easy day trek, gently ascent very colorful mountains to see, camp in between two mountains evening walk to Yogma village and back to camp.
Day 11, Ragtse to Namtse via Sarbatanla 4250m 5,6 hrs
after breakfast one hrs easy trek after gradually ascent to Srbatan la pass, from the pass wonderful of Zanskar gange and the great Himalaya range, after easy descent camp near small river O/N Camp
Day 12, Namtse to Wakha 4,5hrs
From the camp easy trek along the wakha chu, River, very beautiful Kurberu village after short walk visit Rgyal Monastery, Rgyal an interesting hilltop village that appease like a medieval settlement cave dwellings. Its mad house, neatly white washed and closely stacked, arebuilt around cavees dug into theface of a vertical cliff rising high above the valet floor. A small monastery similarly constructed and occupying the top of the brown hillside, completes this interesting Buddhist village, breathtaking view of the undulating hills crowned by rocky peaks and surroundings. O/N Camp
Day 13, Wakha to Zong back to Shargol 5,6hrs
After breakfast easy walk to Shargol. Another picturesque village of the area, Shargol has mixed population of Muslim and Buddhist, after short walk to Phokhar village the main attraction for visitors is a cave monastery visible from afar as a white speck against the vertically rising brown hillside from which it appears to hang out. Down below is a Buddhist nunnery with about a dozen incumbents. From Phokhar 2hrs walk to Uryan Dzong a meditation retreat tucked deep inside the surrounding mountains. This natural mountain fortress conceals circulars tableland with a small Buddhist monastery at its center, while the surrounding hillside reveal several caves where high ranking Buddhist saints are believed to have meditated in seclusion. At least one such cave is associated with the visit Guru Padmasambhava, the patron saint of Tibetan Buddhism.
After trek back to Shargol O/N Camp
Day 14, Shargol to Leh on the way visit Mulbek Chamba and monastery. 195km
After breakfast short drive visit you will reach Mulbek on the Leh Srinagar high way, on the road side visit Chamba , 9 m high rock sculpture in deep relief of the ( Maitreya Buddha) which reflecting an interesting blend of esoteric salivate symbolism with early Buddhism art. After visit ancient monastery on top of the rock after drive to Leh on the way see bothkharbu village and Lamayuru back Lek O/N Hotel
Day 15, Leh to Delhi
After breakfast transfer to Leh airport and fly to Delhi, arrival ar Delhi morning 9:30 am, transfer to Hotel, after refreshment visit old Delhi, New Delhi evening after Dinner transfer to International airport for your on board, fly with sweet memory of Ladakh Yak trek in the isolated village.
