Spiti To Ladakh Trek
The name Spiti (Tibetan: sPiti) means "middle land" : the land between India & Tibet. Extreme weather conditions have kept the breathtakingly beautiful twin paradise of Kinnaur Spiti in Himachal Pradesh out of common tourist itinerary for ages, preserving its cultural innocence and pristine terrain.
Ladakh is called "Little Tibet" and provides the perfect setting for challenge and discovery in a wild lunar landscape.
This specially designed hiking and trekking tour from Spiti to Ladakh in Himalayas is a combined effort of a team of certified mountaineers and travel agents in India aiming at making travel economical and affordably cheap for the budget trekker walking in Ladakh as well as maintaining quality at par with the world-class standards. We feel our job as tour operators and trek guides, is to design treks giving our customers a memorable experience in trekking adventure.
Itinerary (Spiti to Ladakh Trek):
New Delhi - Chandigarh - Manali - Spiti - Kibber - Shingo La - Parang Glacier - Tarang Yogma - Tso Moriri - Korzok - Rajung Karu - Tso Kar - Leh - New Delhi
Grade: Moderate
Time: June to October
Duration: 26 days
Average Walking time: 5-6 hours per day
Day 1 (New Delhi, India):
Arrive New Delhi. Spiti to Ladakh Tour begins. Meet Gypsy Feet Representative. Transfer to Hotel.
Day 2 (Chandigarh):
On second day of Spiti to Ladakh Trek, we take an express train to Chandigarh and then drive to Manali.
Day 3 (Manali):
Day at Leisure. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 4 (Spiti Valley):
Travel by jeep over 3978 Rohtang pass, gateway to Lahaul, then continue by jeep over 4358 metre Kunzam La to Losar, the first village in the Spiti valley.
Day 5 (Kaza):
Continue by jeep to Kaza, the modern capital of Spiti.
Day 6 (Spiti):
Travel by jeep to Dhankar fort, the former capitol of Spiti, high above the confluence of the Pin and Spiti rivers. We then continue to Tabo Gompa, one of the greatest artistic treasures in the Himalayan region, to view its paintings and sculptures, some of which are over 1000 years old.
Day 7 (Spiti):
Travel by jeep to Kyi gompa, the largest in Spiti, and Kibber, famed as the world's highest village with electricity and daily bus service. Overnight at Kibber.
Day 8 (Kibber):
Local walk around Kibber: to Gete and Tashigang, two villages among the highest permanent settlements on earth. We return to Kibber for the night.
Day 9 (Kibber):
We begin our trek with a short but steep climb to the grazing pastures above Kibber.
Day 10 (Shingo La):
The tenth day of Spiti to Ladakh Trek includes trek to Pangrochen, which is our last camp before Parang La. Only a small spring sustains life at this high, rocky campsite.
Day 11 (Parang Glacier):
Trek over 5577 metre Parang La and descend the dazzling Parang glacier to the lovely oasis of Kharsa Gongma.
Day 12 (Tarang Yogma):
Trek down the valley of the Pare Chu (river) to Tarang Yogma.
Day 13 (Pare Chu):
Continue down the Pare Chu, cross the river and camp at the broad oasis of Norbu Sumdo.
Day 14 (Tso Moriri):
Trek to Kiangdam, on the southern shore of Tso Moriri, the "Mountain Lake".
Day 15 (Kiangdam):
Rest day in the incredible setting of Kiangdam. It's hard to imagine a more spectacular setting than this.
Day 16 (Korzok):
Trek to Korzok, the village and gompa at the northern shore of the lake.
Day 17 (Gyama):
Trek past many large nomadic encampments over Gyamsharma La to Gyama.
Day 18 (Rajung Karu):
Cross the Kyamamuri La to Rajung Karu.
Day 19 (Nuruchan):
Trek over the low ridge of Harlam Konka to the small village and Gompa of Nuruchan.
Day 20 (Tso Kar):
Trek to Tso Kar, another of the remarkable lakes of the Changtang plains.
Day 21 (Leh, Ladakh):
Travel by jeep to over the 5328 metre Taglang La to Leh.
Day 22 (Leh, Ladakh):
Exploration of Leh.
Day 23 (New Delhi, India):
Morning flight to Delhi. Check into hotel. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 26 (New Delhi, India):
Depart New Delhi. Transfer to airport for flight to onwards journey. Spiti to Ladakh Trek concludes.
