Detailed Day Wise Itinerary

Day 1 : Fly into Leh - Flying over miles and miles of heavily snowed mountains will tell you just why it’s impossible to reach Ladakh by road in the winters. The moment you land at the Leh airport, one of the highest airports in the world, you will feel the fresh and crisp air, and a drastic drop in the temperature.

Day 2 : Drive to Tilad Do via Chilling- You can start the morning by witnessing the sunrise from the Shanti Stupa, from where you can get a panoramic view of the entire town of Leh and its surroundings.

Day 3 : Tilad Do to Gyalpo - Today is a long walking session, about 12 km, on the Chadar. The trek leaders from mama holidays give a briefing about the day, and give tips on how to walk on the Chadar.

Day 4 : Gyalpo to Tibb Cave -This day follows the same early morning routine: bed tea at 7, breakfast at 8, and quick-march at 8:30. Today’s walk through the deep ravines of the Zanskar is stunning. The sublime walls of the mountains on either sides of the river keep the sunlight away from the Chadar for most part of the day.

Day 5 : Tibb Cave to Naerak-Today is the most spectacular of all days on this trek. Walking on the river you cross deep gorges and reach a point where Juniper trees are covered with prayer flags. The porters give you a twig of this tree tied with a piece of prayer flag as a badge of good-luck and good-health.

Day 6 : Naerak to Tibb- Today you start the return journey and go back to the Tibb cave. And if you thought that it was just a matter of retracing your steps back to Chilling, you can think again.

Day 7 : Tibb to Gyalpo -Starting from Tibb, go up to Gyalpo today. The high walls of mountains rising from the sides of the river almost look like castle walls.

Day 8 : Gyalpo to Tilad Do, and drive to Leh- This is the last day of treading on the Chadar – the last chance to immerse in the pristine beauty of the frozen river. Once you reach Tilad Do, it is time to say good-bye to the Zanskar and the Zanskaries.

Day 9 : Depart from Leh- As this unforgettable journey gets over, you depart from Leh having a newfound respect for the Zanskaries who brave all odds and survive with style in their beloved land.