The
word "Chadar" means "white sheet
or blanket". And that's what it appears like
when you walk over the white frozen Zanskar river. This
trek though a demanding one gives you all the thrills of
a great adventure. Temperatures can plummet to as low as
-30° and even though you walk through amazing landscape
you have to be prepared for a really cold experience of
course kept warm by glowing fires which we light up each
evening at camp. Our daily trek begins at around 9:00am
and by then the sun's up and blue skies bring cheer despite
the cold temperatures. The trek goes along the Zanskar River
in the region of Lingshed and constitutes a walk of around
15 days with 3850m / 12,628ft. Being the highest altitude
reached. Many of these spots cannot be accessed during the
summer months as they go through spectacular deep canyons
and gorges. A once in a lifetime trek.
Day 1: Take the early morning flight from New Delhi
to Leh. On arrival we meet you and check you into a comfortable
warm hotel. Day 2: Morning sightseeing of Sankar Gompa and the
modern Shanti Stupa. Overnight at hotel. Day 3: Drive from Leh to the village of Pishu where
we meet our porters and drive further to the village of
Chilling by Jeep. Overnight. Day 4: We begin our Chadar trek by walking on the
frozen Zanskar river from Chilling to Zaribago a trek of
about 5 hours. Camp. Day 5: Walk on the frozen Zanskar river for about
4 hours from Zaribago to Deepyokma. Camp in a cave. Day 6: Today's walk involves 4 to 5 hours from Deepyokma
to Nyrakpulu below the Nyarak village. Camp Day 7: Leaving Nyrakpulu it's a one hour walk to
the small village of Lingshed. Today we enjoy the comfort
of a private house with heating. Overnight. Day 8: Rest Day in the warmth of a private home
in Lingshed. We can walk around visiting the monastery and
meeting monks and the local villagers. Overnight. Day 9: Lingshed to Nyarakpulu - a walk of about
five hours to our campsite. Day 10: Nyarakpulu to Tso mopoaldar a four hour
walk to the campsite. Day 11: Tso mopoaldar to Tilatdo - another day of
walking about 5 hours. Day 12: From Tilatdo we walk up to Chilling village
from where a Jeep takes us back to the warmth of our hotel
in Leh by evening. Day 13: Rest day in Leh. Day 14: Catch your early morning flight back to
New Delhi and check into your hotel. Day 15: Day at leisure and transfer to the International
airport by late evening or early morning for your international
flight.
