LAMAYURU
ALCHI TREK
Tour Code: (LAT)
This is an interesting trekking during the trek you can visit three main monastery Wanla,
Mang Gyu and Alchi of Ladakh region, founded by Rinchen Sangpo
around the XIth century. The highest pass on this trek is Tarla
5250 Mtrs. which is difficult.
Day 01: Leh Lamayuru (120 Kms)
Four to five hours drive will
take us to Lamayuru which is one of the oldest and most famous
monastery in the region situated on the National Highway route
to Srinagar. Day to visit around the village and the monastery.
Overnight in Tents.
Day 02 : Lamayuru Wanla 4/5 Hrs.
Today is our first day to start
trek immediately steep down and cross the stream, the gradually
climbing across a mountain side and reach Prinkiti La 3720 Mtrs.
Continue walk to Shilla
then to Wanla. Visit
the monastery. Overnight in tents.
Day 03 : Wanla Urshi 6/7 Hrs. trek
Leave in the morning and easy
ascending upto the destination. Arrive in the evening. Overnight
in tents.
Day 04: Urshi Tarla Tar 8/9 Hrs. Trek
This is the difficult day but
panoramic too, the path is well marked and steep ascending upto
Tarla 5250 Mtrs. five and half hours walk. Another three hours
descend and arrive at village of Tar. Overnight in Tents.
Day 05: Tar Mang gyu 4/5 Hrs.
Trek
Leave after breakfast and the
path goes up along mountain side to a small pass, then easy
descend towards Mang Gyu. This is attractive village with interesting
monastery. Good camp site near the stream.
Overnight in Tents.
Day 06: Mang gyu Gera Alchi 4/5
Hrs Trek Leh 2 Hrs drive
From here good path into a
beautiful narrow valley. After two hours reach the Indus valley
at Gera village. Follow the Indus up stream
cross Lardo continue untill reaching the motorable road.
Three kilometers before Alchi. Another one hour time will take
us to Alchi monastery. Drive to Leh which will take us 2 Hrs.
Trek ends here.
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