Day 01: Arrive Delhi, on arrival our office representative will welcome you and escort you to your hotel in Delhi.
Day 02: Fly from Delhi to Leh 
(3500m). Morning you will be transferred from your hotel to the domestic airport of Delhi to board plane for Leh. Reach Leh and check into your hotel with our local representative. Afternoon at leisure in Leh, where we can take a walk to the colorful bazaar. Evening the local expedition team assembles to greet you and the entire logistics are checked. The list of required items including the food and equipment is thoroughly rechecked so if anything extra is needed can be arranged by next day.
Day 03: Full day monastery visit in Leh. We visit Shey houses the old summer palace of the kings of Ladakh. Its Gompa shelters an amazing Buddha, 12 m high and the picturesque Thiksey monastery, which is perched on top of the hill overhanging the Indus. Later drive to Hemis Gompa, which is one of the largest in Ladakh. Drive back to hotel.
Day 04: Drive Leh –to Chiling (3850 m) in 3 hours. We drive towards Srinagar and Kashmir to Nimmu, where the Zanskar River meets the Indus. We follow the left bank of the Zanskar River through a gorge to Chilling. This village has gold smiths famous for local golden jewellery. Camp.
Day 05: Chilling to Skiu (3500 m) in 5-hours/ trek. We cross the Zanskar River by way of a box and cable bridge and meet our trekking team on the opposite riverbank. Camp
Day 06: Skiu to Markha (3850 m) in 7 hours/trek. The trail joins the Markha River and will follow it for a few days. Today the trek is quite easy but numerous times, we will need to cross the river from left to right and back, this depending on the season and weather conditions. We will visit the Markha monastery and fort. Camp
Day 07: Markha to Hankar (4000 m) in 4 hours/ trek. Many monasteries are spread along our route today. After the Umlung monastery, the valley narrows and we stop to camp at the foot of Kang Yaste (6400 m). Camp
Day 08: Hankar to Nimaling (4650 m) in 4-5 hours/trek. Trek in valley in direction of the Zalung Karpo and the Rupshu. We go trough Thagshungtse pasture and start our gradual ascent towards the wonderful high valleys of Ladakh. Camp
Day 09: Nimaling to Kongmaru La (5150 m)- Chogdo (4000 m) in 7 hours/ trek/ Climb to the summer pastures of Nimaling, used by the shepherds of Hankar and Markha, then follow the hedge to the top. The Kongmaru La pass commands a beautiful view of the Kang Yatze north face (6400 m), the Ladakh ranges and the Indus valley. Camp
Day 10: Chogdo to Gyuncho La (4600 m) - Camp at 4350 m in 6- 7 hours/trek. From now on, we will follow a new and rarely travelled route through the valleys to the east of our objective. Today, we turn towards the west into a tributary valley that leads after a long and gradual ascent to the Gyuncho La. We descent a few meters bellow to establish our campsite. Camp
Day 11: Camp at 4350 m to Shang La (4800 m)- Matho Phu (4350 m) in 6 hours/trek. Today, we will cross many spurs and minor passes with occasional views northwards towards the Indus Valley and the peaks beyond. We climb up to the Shang La and then descend to the Tokpo River. Afterwards we will trek downhill to a nice camping place. Camp
Day 12: Matho Phu to Mato La (4820 m) -Stok Kangri Base Camp (4700 m) in 5 hours/trek. At the pass, colourful prayer flags flap in the wind, with the Zanskari range in the background. Afterwards, we descend steadily along the Jingchan River. We get great views towards the Stock summit and the Stock Kangri (6121m). Camp
Day 13: Acclimatization day at Base Camp/ Camp
Day 14: Summit day (Approx. 8-9 hours to base-camp). Our route initially crosses scree and boulder slopes, and then leads to easy angled snow slopes, which require ice axe and crampons. The route is not difficult but at this altitude, it will be strenuous. From the summit of Stok Kangri (6116m), we should see as far as the Karakoram, the Pamirs and Tibet. If it's warm enough we'll rest and recover some energy on top before descending to base-camp. Camp
Day 15: Stok Kangri Base Camp - Leh (5 hours walk to Stok). All downhill and through wild gorge scenery. There should be time to visit Stok Palace and museum while we wait for our jeeps. Then an hour's drive across the Indus valley to the hotel in Leh.
Day 16: Leh - free day /Hotel
Day 17: Leh- Delhi- International airport: Morning transfer to Leh airport to fly Delhi where you will be meeting our office representative assisting you to transfer to hotel. Day free and later transfer to international airport to fly home.
Price for the tour: 1320 USD per person
Single room supplement: 470 USD
Air fare supplement: as per the day of booking
Lowest fare airlines: Can be suggested once you decide the expedition
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