Our trek passes through the Hemis National Park and we may even see Bharal (blue sheep), Snow Leopard and Golden Eagles circling above.

In the far-flung northern reaches of India, Ladakh is one of the most remote and sparsely populated regions on earth. Bordered by Tibet, it is often described as the “roof of the world” and has an almost moon like terrain, girdled by some of the greatest mountain ranges of the world.

The capital Leh was developed as a trading post and market, attracting a wide variety of merchants from Yarkend, Kashgar, Kashmir, Tibet and Norh India. Tea, salt, household articles, wool, and semi precious stones were all traded in the market. The 16th Century Leh Palace looms above the city and is often compared as Lhasa’s Potala Palace.

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• Day 1- Fly to Delhi.
   
• Day 2 - We will arrive in Delhi and have a cycle rickshaw tour of Old Delhi.
   
• Day 3 - Flight from Delhi to the Tibetan influenced capital of Leh having the remainder of the day to acclimatise.
   
• Day 4 - Today we will explore Leh with a chance of walking up to Shanti Stupa and the Shankar Monastery.
   
• Day 5 - 6 - We start our trek through outlying settlements and follow the trail up to Zingchan village. We will follow this with an acclimatisation day.
   
• Day 7 - We will cross the nallah for the last time and walk through Rumbak village before setting up camp on this high mountain settlement.
   
• Day 8 - We begin with a steep ascent to be rewarded by views of the mountains and Plains of Ladakh. A steep descent leads us to our camp.
   
• Day 9 - There is an optional 3 hour trek up the glacial moraine in the morning followed by an easier day's trekking. We finish at Stok where we will visit the palace and monastery before our celebratory meal at the hotel.
   
• Day 10 - We take an early morning flight to Delhi, transferring by coach to Agra where we have the afternoon and evening free to explore.
   
• Day 11 - We leave early to enjoy the Taj Mahal at sunrise and then visit the Red Fort before returning to Delhi.
   
• Day 12 - We transfer to the airport for our return flight to the UK.

Great trek, area, mountains and people. All very impressive, as always organisation by ATD personnel was superb.

Another fantastic adventure, made all the better by the ATD crew who were professional and inspired confidence in a high altitude environment.