Day 01
Arrival in Leh
Airport Pickup & RestArrive at Leh Airport, meet our crew, and transfer to your hotel. Dedicate the day entirely to acclimatization, rest, and light hydration to prepare your legs and lungs for trekking.
10 Days · Trekking & Culture
Active trekking meets comfort sightseeing: three days on foot through Sham Valley's villages, then the high roads to Pangong Lake and Nubra Valley.
A gentle trek through Sham Valley, often called the Baby Trek, with nights in family homestays before the drive to Pangong and Nubra.
Arrive at Leh Airport, meet our crew, and transfer to your hotel. Dedicate the day entirely to acclimatization, rest, and light hydration to prepare your legs and lungs for trekking.
After breakfast, drive west to Likir Monastery, famous for its giant outdoor Buddha statue. Meet your trekking guide, porters, and pack horses here. Begin trekking across your first pass, Phobe La (11,745 ft), dropping down into the village of Sumdo before climbing Chagtsi La (11,975 ft) to reach the green oasis village of Yangthang.
Enjoy a gentle day of walking. Ascend towards Tsermangchan La Pass (12,300 ft), taking in wide views of barren valleys contrasted against pockets of green barley fields. Descend slowly into Hemis Shukpachan, a quiet village named after its abundant cedar (juniper) trees. Spend the afternoon meeting local villagers and sipping butter tea.
The final leg of your trek leads you up through a reddish rock canyon over Mebtak La Pass (12,300 ft). Descend past traditional stone hamlets into Temisgam, historically the capital of lower Ladakh, rich in apricot orchards and ancient fort ruins. Celebrate completing the trek with a home-cooked feast.
After breakfast, conclude the trekking segment and board your vehicle. Visit Rizong Monastery, tucked away in a quiet mountain amphitheater, known for its strict monastic rules. Continue to Lamayuru Monastery to witness the "Moonland" rock structures before driving back to Leh by evening.
Spend a restful day visiting central Ladakh's grandest monasteries: Shey Palace, Thiksey Monastery, and Hemis Monastery. Learn about monastic traditions, thangka paintings, and Buddhist architecture.
Leave early in the morning, driving up and over Chang La Pass to reach the brilliant blue waters of Pangong Lake. Spend the late afternoon taking photographs and watching the evening light hit the lake.
Drive along the Shyok River to Nubra Valley. Visit Diskit Monastery and spend your afternoon relaxing or riding camels across the Hunder Sand Dunes.
Drive across Khardung La Pass, descending into Leh by afternoon. Spend your final evening enjoying local shopping in Leh Market.
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before transferring to Leh Airport for your return flight.
Pass to pass on foot, butter tea at every doorway, and barley fields greening the valley floor.
The Sham Valley trail
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Three gentle days over Phobe La, Chagtsi La, Tsermangchan La and Mebtak La, through terraced fields and peaceful Ladakhi villages.
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