Trekking In Lower Ladakh

The trek in the region of lower Ladakh takes 5 days. The best months to visit this place are between the middle of June and the start of the September. The highest point from which one can view is Charatse La which is around 3650m tall. The uniqueness of this trip is the monks, their monasteries, the inhabitant villagers and their homes. The villages in remote places are part of the everyday trekking in this region.

You start your trekking from Leh and drive down to Liker which is around 45kms from Srinagar.You then take a tour of the monastery which is present upstream in the village.Yangthang and Sumdo villages possess the small crosspassages which are known asPhobe La and Charatse La.

Youthen make a stop at the Rizong monastery. Strolling down through a thick forest filled you see willow, apricot, apple and poplar trees. Post lunch, you head towards the Hemis Shukpachan village. The following day you drive past the Maptek La which has a few mind boggling views of the environment.

The journey includes the Temisgam village which consists of a historical fort and a tiny monastery that consists of marble statues of Avalokitesvara. From here you go on towards Khaltsey within the next 4-5 hours. After that, your journey extends to Lamayuru with a small visit to the Rizong monastery and then back to Leh.