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CHADDAR " FROZEN RIVER TREK"

JAN & FEB ONLY

Zanskar is situated south west of Leh, the only motor able road is from Kargil , in the harsh Ladakh winter, the high passes out of the Zanskar valley become blocked by heavy snowfall and the only access to the outside world for the hardy Zanskaris lies along the frozen waters of the Zanskar river. We join them in the stark beauty of these icy landscapes on our adventurous trek along the "Chadar"  means frozen blanket. 
For this expedition we uses local staff from Zanskar, all the porters, and guide are from Zanskar itself, in every sense we want to give you a local feeling, and it helps the visitors to interact easily with local families, and monks. You will never forget the gathering and camp fire in evening, some places you have to sleep in caves, which will give you a life time experience.

Option (A) To Padum ( 20 days from Leh - Chilling -Padum-Chilling and back to Leh )


Day1. Receive at the Airport transfer to the hotel Rest in Leh with a mild walk round the main market. 
Day2. Sight seeing to the Monasreries and villages around Leh by jeep overnight stay in Leh 
 
CHADDAR TREK STARTS
 
Day3.   Drive to Chilling Village the starting point from where we step into the frozen Zanskar trek to Tillat-Sumdo and over night in a cave or tent 
Day4.   Tillat-Sumdo to Tsomo-Do overnight in cave or tent 
Day5.   Tsomo-Do to Deep overnight in tent 
Day6.   Deep to Neyrags Pulu  overnight in cave or tent 
Day7.   Nerags Pulu to Hanumur the first village since we left Chilling over night home stay in a village house 
Day8.   Hanumur to Pishu another isolated village over night home stay in a village house 
Day9.   Pishu to Karsha you will see the largest monastery in Zanskar over night home stay in a village house 
Day10. Karsha To Padaum over night in a guest house 
Day11. Visit to Stongde Monastery overnight Stongde over night home stay in a village house 
Day12. Visit Zangla Nunnery, palace, over night home stay in a village house in Zangla 
Day13. To Day 18 or 19 trek back to Chilling and drive back to Leh with one extra day counted for the security gap (Please note that while  trekking back to Chilling for a change you have go other way round from Padaum-Stongde-Zangla-Pishu after that you have to take the same route back) 
Day 20. Drive to airport by jeep fly back to Delhi by Jet Airways or Indian Airlines

IMPORTANT:

Please note that climbing of peaks can be done without IMF permission. There are many groups and individuals who do the expedition without IMF permission but there is risk involved in this case if any accident happens, would be clients responsibility and repatriation could be difficult. Also if the team is caught doing climbing without permission, it would be a problem for every body. For such expeditions without IMF permission and also make them declare that this is going trekking expedition and not mountaineering expedition. This is to keep ourselves on safe side.

If u book the peak through IMF there is an extra expenditure of roughly about USD: 3000 to 3500 for whole group.

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