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Valley Trekking
Ladakh - Markha Valley Trekking
Duration: 19 Nights / 20 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Leh - Stock-Stock-la Trek - Yurutse Trek - Ghandala
Pass - Shingo Trek - Shingo - Skiu Trek - Skiu - Markha Trek - Markha - Hankar
- Nimaling - Kongmaru-la - Shang Trek - Hemis - Leh - Tsemorari - Rumtse - Leh
- Delhi
Day
01 : International Flight - Delhi
Upon arrival in Delhi International airport Kai representative will welcome,
assist and provide transfer to respective hotel for immediate occupancy.
Day 02 : Delhi - Leh (9W 609 05: 40 - 06: 55)
Morning after early breakfast Kai representative will welcome, assist &
transfer from hotel to domestic airport to connect flight to Leh. Upon arrival
in Leh Welcome in traditional Ladakhi style and transfer to hotel, rest of the
day at leisure to acclimatize. Overnight at respective hotel.
Day 03 : Leh
Morning after breakfast visit Phyang & Spituk Monasteries after visit return
to the hotel for hot meals. Afternoon visit Leh Palace & Bazzar. Evening
return to hotel for meals & overnight.
Day 04 : Leh - Stock-Stock-la Trek (Approx. 03 Hrs)
After breakfast drive to Stock upon arrival start trek to Stock-la enroute cross-river
Rumback two to three times. Upon arrival in Stock-la meals & overnight in
tented camp. On a clear day one gets nice commanding view of Stock- Kangri peak.
Day 05 : Stock-la - Yurutse Trek (Approx. 06 Hrs)
After breakfast trek to Yurutse enroute cross Rumback river couple of times.
Upon arrival in Yurutse meals & overnight in tented camp.
Day 06 : Yurutse - Ghandala Pass - Shingo Trek (Approx. 03 Hrs)
After breakfast trek to Shingo crossing Ghandala pass 4900 mts. Upon arrival
at Shingo meals & overnight in tented camp.
Day 07 : Shingo - Skiu Trek (Approx. 05 Hrs)
After breakfast trek to Skiu. Upon arrival in Skiu meals & overnight in
tented camp. (Nice campsite)
Day 08 : Skiu - Markha Trek (Approx. 07 Hrs)
After breakfast trek to Markha - good path on the bank of the Markha. Upon arrival
in Chaluk walk towards Markha - a beautiful village, near the river. Upon arrival
in Markha meals & overnight in tented camp.
Day
09 : Markha - Hankar (Approx. 07 Hrs)
After breakfast trek to Hankar - the path is sometime difficult in the riverbed.
Upon arrival in Hankar check into your two men tented camp for meals and overnight.
Day 10 : Hankar - Nimaling (Approx. 03 Hrs)
Afer breakfast trek to Namaling - this is one of the most beautiful high valleys
in Ladakh (4700 m), dominated by the Kang Yaze (6400 m). Upon arrival in Namaling
meals & overnight in tented camp.
Day 11 : In Nimaling
The day of rest at Nimaling.
Day 12 : Nimaling - Kongmaru-la - Shang Trek (Approx. 07 Hrs)
After breakfast trek to Kongmaru-la (5150 m) - long climb along the mountainside.
Upon arrival in Shang meals & overnight in tented camp.
Day 13 : Shang - Hemis - Leh (Approx. 04 Hrs)
After breakfast trek to Hemis - a good footpath through large blocks of rocks.
Upon Arrival in Hemis treks ends, Vehicles will be awaiting to drive you back
to Leh Enroute visiting Shey & Thiksey Monastery after visit continue drive
to Leh, Upon arrival in Leh meals & overnight hotel.
Day 14 : In Leh
Day at leisure in Leh (buffer day)
Day 15 : Leh - Tsemorari (268 Kms 08 Hrs)
After early breakfast drive to Tsemorari via Mahai Bridge. Upon arrival check
into two men tented camp in Kurzok village 4100 mts. Evening at leisure.
Overnight at two men tented camp.
Day 16 : In Tsemorari
After breakfast walk around the lake and see the various species of birds &
Visit Kurzok Gompa and village. Meals & overnight in two men tented camp.
Day
17 : Tsemorari - Rumtse
After early breakfast depart for Rumtse via Tsokhar (the salt lake) driving
over Tanglang-La 5600 Meters second highest motorable pass in the world after
Khardung-La-5990 meters, upon arrival check into two men tented camp for Meals
and overnight.
Day 18 : Rumtse - Leh
After early morning breakfast depart for Leh, upon arrival check into hotel
for Meals & overnight.
Day 19 : Leh - Delhi
Kai representative will assist & provide transfer to the airport in time
to connect flight to Delhi. Upon arrival in Delhi assistance & transfer
will be provide to the respective hotel.
Day 20 : In Delhi
Morning depart for sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi visiting India gate,
Parliament house, President's house, Parliament Building, India gate, Jama Masjid
& Qutab Minar, Humayun's tomb. Return hotel in the evening for wash &
Change and dinner, after meals Kai rep will provide transfer in time for your
international fight back home.
Day 21 : Delhi - Back Home
On international flight Kai services terminate bon voyage
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People & Tribes of Himalayas
The
population, settlement, and economic patterns within the Himalayas have been
greatly influenced by the variations in topography and climate, which impose
harsh living conditions and tend to restrict movement and communication. People
living in remote, isolated valleys have generally preserved their cultural identities.
However, improvements in transportation and communication, particularly satellite
television programs from Europe and the United States, are bringing access from
the outside world to remote valleys. These outside influences are affecting
traditional social and cultural structure.
Nearly 40 million people inhabit the Himalayas. Generally, Hindus of Indian
heritage are dominant in the Sub-Himalayas and the Middle Himalayan valleys
from eastern Kashmir to Nepal. To the north Tibetan Buddhists inhabit the Great
Himalayas from Ladakh to northeast India.
In central Nepal, in an area between about 1830 and 2440 m (between about 6000
and 8000 ft), the Indian and Tibetan cultures have intermingled, producing a
combination of Indian and Tibetan traits. The eastern Himalayas in India and
nearby areas of eastern Bhutan are inhabited by animistic people whose culture
is similar to those living in northern Myanmar and Yunnan province in China.
People of western Kashmir are Muslims and have a culture similar to the inhabitants
of Afghanistan and Iran.
The economy of the Himalayas as a whole is poor with low per capita income.
Much of the Himalayas area is characterized by a very low economic growth rate
combined with a high rate of population growth, which contributes to stagnation
in the already low level of per capita gross national product. Most of the population
is dependent on agriculture, primarily subsistence agriculture; modern industries
are lacking.
Mineral resources are limited. The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential,
but the development of hydroelectric resources requires outside capital investment.
The skilled labor needed to organize and manage development of natural resources
is also limited due to low literacy rates. Most of the Himalayan communities
face malnutrition, a shortage of safe drinking water, and poor health services
and education systems.
Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain and in the valleys of the
Middle Himalayas. Patches of agricultural land have also been carved out in
the mountainous forested areas. Rice is the principal crop in eastern Tarai
and the well-watered valleys. Corn is also an important rain-fed crop on the
hillsides.
Other cereal crops are wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat. Sugarcane, tea,
oilseeds, and potatoes are other major crops. Food production in the Himalayas
has not kept up with the population growth.
The
major industries include processing food grains, making vegetable oil, refining
sugar, and brewing beer. Fruit processing is also important. A wide variety
of fruits are grown in each of the major zones of the Himalayas, and making
fruit juices is a major industry in Nepal, Bhutan, and in the Indian Himalayas.
Since 1950 tourism has emerged as a major growth industry in the Himalayas.
Nearly 1 million visitors come to the Himalayas each year for mountain trekking,
wildlife viewing, and pilgrimages to major Hindu and Buddhist sacred places.
The number of foreign visitors has increased in recent years, as organized treks
to the icy summits of the Great Himalayas have become popular. While tourism
is important to the local economy, it has had an adverse impact on regions where
tourist numbers exceed the capacity of recreational areas.
Historically, all transport in the Himalayas has been by porters and pack animals.
Porters and pack animals are still important, but the construction of major
roads and the development of air routes have changed the traditional transportation
pattern.
Major urban centers such as Kathmandu, Simla, and Srinagar, as well as important
tourist destinations, are served by airlines. Railways link Simla and Darjiling,
but in most of the Himalayas there are no railroads. The bulk of goods from
the Himalayas, as well as goods destined for places within the Himalayas, generally
come to Indian railheads, located in the Tarai, by road. The pack animals and
porters transport goods from road heads to the interior and back.
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