Chadar Ice Trek

 

Highest Altitude: 3,550m
Duration: 19 Days

The journey, as perilous and extraordinary as any in the Himalayan region, is known as "Chaddar". The Chaddar trek takes one to the giant "S" bench worn by the Zanskar Tiver as it surges from Padum to join the Indus at Saspol, 120-km northeast, and is one of the deepest and most spectacular canyons in the world.

Trekking Camp in Jammu and KashmirDay 1: Arrival in Delhi and transfer into hotel there for an overnight stay.
Day 2: Morning flight to Leh .
Day 3: Tour of Leh city, including the 16th century palace and Gompa.
Day 4: Tour of Shey and Tikse Gompas, and Stok Palace.
Day 5: Visit to Basgo fort and Alchi gompa, a remarkably well-preserved 11th century Gompa and one of the artistic treasures of the Himalayas.
Day 6: Drive to village of Chiling (3,550m), from where one begins the trek. A short ways from Chiling, step onto the frozen Zanskar River for the first time. Trek to Tilat Do. Overnight stay in the cave.
Day 7: Walk upstream on the ice to Bakhula. Overnight stay in the cave.
Day 8: Walk through tremendous canyons, inaccessible in any other season, to Nyarak. Overnight stay in the cave.
Day 9: Continue on the frozen river to Sarakdo. Overnight stay in the cave.
Day 10: Walk to Hanuma, the first village and most likely the first people that can be seen since leaving Chiling. Overnight stay in the village house.
Day 11: Hanuma to Pishu, another small village. Overnight stay in the village house.
Day 12: Pishu to Karsha, site of the largest monastery in Zanskar. Overnight stay in the village house.

 

Day 13: Karsha to Padum, the regional capital of Zanskar and the goal of the journey.
Day 14: Rest a day to explore Padum and the surrounding valley.
Day 15: Visit to local villages and Gompas, including the kingdom of Zangla.
Day 16: A one-hour Ride on Helicopter over the main Himalayan range to Manali.
Day 17: Tour of Manali. Stay overnight at a hotel.
Day 18: Catch a flight from Kullu to Delhi.
Day 19: Depart- Delhi and transfer to airport for catching a flight to onward journey.

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