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- visit the well-known monastery of Lamayuru just above the village
- cross the Prinkti La pass and walk through the small village of Shilla before reaching Wanla
- homestay can be arranged in Wanla
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- walk along the river and pass through barley fields studded with whitewashed farmhouses
- the trail goes through a narrow gorge via Phenjila before reaching Hanupatta
- homestay possibility in Hanupatta
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- cross the river and start ascending the Sir Sir La, the pass offers a nice view of the Zanskar range
- walk down to the village of Photoksar
- homestay possibility in Photoksar
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- cross the Bumiktse La and enter the wide valley of Photang where villagers keep their yaks and horses for grazing
- go to the base camp
+1073m / -1483m
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- cross the Singge La and enjoy the great view from the pass
- cross the 2 small passes (Kyukpa La and Margum La) before reaching Lingshed village
- visit the beautiful monastery of Lingshed where more than 60 monks live
- homestay possibility in Lingshed
+1119m / -1253m
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- pass through the village of Lingshed and follow the trail to Hanuma La base
- go up gradullay towards the Hanuma La, enjoy the panoramic view of the Zanskar mountains and Lingshed village from the pass
- walk down along a stream that leads to Snertse
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- cross the Purfi La pass and follow the Zanskar river until the village of Hanamur
- Himalayan brown bears and blue sheep can sometimes be spotted in this area
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- easy walk along the Zanskar river
- pass through the village of Pidmo which has few households and continue to Pishu
- homestay possibility in Pishu
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- easy walk to Karsha
- visit the monastery of Karsha, the largest and the most important monastery in Zanskar. It is built on a mountainside above the village
- homestay possibility in Karsha
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- walk towards Padum, the capital of Zanskar
- it is also possible to drive from Karsha to Padum
- homestay possibility in Padum
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- follow a long but easy trail leading to Raru
- on the way, you can visit the monastery of Bardan which is perched on a hill
- possibility to drive from Padum to Raru
- homestay possibility in Raru
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- the trail follows the Tsarap river down through a craggy landscape
- you need to cross the stream several times before arriving to Changpa Tsetan
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- the trail continues to follow the Tsarap river
- walk past the villages of Surle, Kalbok and Zantang to the confluence of Tsarap and Kargyak river and a little ahead is the village of Purne
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- walk towards the monastery of Phuktal from Purne
- Phuktal gompa is spectacularly located at the mouth of a huge cave high up in the vertical mountainside
- meet the resident monks at the monastery and take time visiting around
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- walk along the Kargyak river
- you will see the villages of Testha, Kuru and Tanse before reaching Tabley
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- walk through Kargyak village and follow the wide valley leading to the grazing land of Lakung
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- follow the trail to Shingo La base
- cross the Shingo La, the highest pass of the trek
- descend to Chumik Nagpo and further down is the village of Ramjak
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- a gradual descent leads to Pallamo
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- the trail to Darcha is fairly easy and you can visit the gompas of Rarik and Chika on the way
Getting There & Back
it takes 3 hours to drive from Leh to Lamayuru (115 km)
Darcha is 150 km from Manali and 315 km from Leh
It is worth taking some extra time to stop and visit the highlights in the area, check the Indus valley tour to Lamayuru for more details.
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