Adventure Tours
Ladakh offers many options for adventure tourism amidst landscape of breathtaking natural beauty. The most popular activity is trekking for which the possibilities range from short and soft treks of 2-3 days, to long trans-mountain traverses involving weeks of walking and camping in the wilderness. Other activities include Jeep safaris across the various mountain ranges and high passes and river rafting on the Indus & Zanskar Rivers. Below we suggest some popular trekking programs, which can be organized as all-inclusive packages:
SHAM VALLEY TREK (LIKIR - KHALATSE)
| Duration |
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7 days ( 4 days of trekking) |
| Best Time |
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June through October |
| Highest Point |
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Tsermangchan-La (3750m) |
| Trek Highlight |
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Remote villages, culture sites & rural life, people, mountain routes & passes. |
| Trek Category |
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Easy |
This short trek is soft and convenient enough for amateurs desirous of hiking through remote villages combined with sightseeing and visits to cultural sites. Many villages and several historic monasteries fall along this trek. As the route passes through many habitations, accommodation is possible in homestay facilities, if camping is not preferred ... View Itinerary
SPITUK-STOK TREK
| Duration |
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7 days (4 days trekking) |
| Best Time |
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June to October |
| Highest Point |
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Stok-la (4900m) |
| Trek Highlight |
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People, Village life, Wildlife and mountain passes. |
| Trek Category |
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Moderate |
This trek is ideal for exploring Ladakh’s rich wild life and to touch base at the Hemis National Park. Other features of the trek are traditional Ladakhi villages, rare wildlife species, high mountain passes and beautiful peaks, rich floras and dramatic mountain sceneries ... View Itinerary
LAMAYURU - ALCHI TREK
| Duration |
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9 days ( 5 days of trekking) |
| Best Time |
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June to October |
| Highest Point |
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Tar La (5250m) |
| Trek Highlight |
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People, Village life, Wildlife and mountain passes. |
| Trek Category |
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Moderate |
This trek takes the visitors through the heart of Ladakh’s topography and culture, providing rich experience of the land & its people. The trek links Ladakh’s historic monasteries- Lamayuru, Wanla & Alchi, passing through dramatic landscapes and oases of verdant villages nestling against rugged hillsides. The area also abounds in wildlife and dramatic mountain sceneries ... View Itinerary
LAMAYURU – CHILING TREK
| Duration |
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9 days ( 5 days of trekking) |
| Best Time |
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June to October |
| Highest Point |
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Dung-dung-chan La (4820 m) |
| Trek Highlight |
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People, monasteries ,Village, Wildlife and high passes, great sceneries. |
| Trek Category |
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Moderate |
The trail passes through dramatic landscapes, adorned with oases of verdant villages nestling rugged hillsides. The main features of this trek are the historic monasteries of Lamayuru, Wanla, & Sumdah Chenmo, besides the Sumda-choon valley which is inhabited by descendants of Nepalese craftsmen, brought during the 18th century for their metalwork skills in copper, silver etc. The area also abounds in wildlife and dramatic mountain sceneries ... View Itinerary
MARKHA VALLEY CLASSIC TREK
| Duration |
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12 days (7 days of trekking) |
| Best Time |
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June to October |
| Highest Point |
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Kongmaru La (5135m) |
| Trek Highlight |
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Remote villages, people & culture, wildlife, mountain peaks & high passes. |
| Trek Category |
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Moderate |
This has been a favourite trek mainly because of the great natural beauty and diversity of the landscape of the Markha Valley, whose scenic splendour is further enhanced by the snow-capped Kang-Yatse massif which dominates the area.. The trek passes through isolated mountain villages, shepherd camps and high passes. The trek takes off from the village of Chiling, across the Markha valley, crosses the Kongmarula and terminates a Martselang near the famous Hemis monastery. A major portion of this trek runs through the Hemis National Park ... View Itinerary
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