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Chaddar Trek
The most remote of all the trans-Himalayan valleys is the Frozen River Trek on the Zanskar River, which is south-west of Leh and encircled by the Himalayan and Zanskar peaks. The valley is 13,154 feet above sea level and covers an area of around 5,000 square kilometers. All the motorable roads that leads to Zanskar are closed due to heavy snowfall in winter, the location is inaccessible for about 7 months out of the year. Since there is no other way out of Zanskar in the winter because all the passes are closed, many winter hikers choose to travel via the frozen Zanskar River. This trip is known as the Chaddar trek because you will be escorted by local guides and employees from Zanskar. We want to provide you a local experience in every way, and this makes it easier for visitors to engage with local families and monks. The nighttime gathering and campfire, where you may have to sleep in caves in some locations, are memories you won't soon forget. Our first moves on the Chaddar will take us through massive canyons that the Himalayas will be hovering over. We travel up to Lingshed after spending a week traveling through this surreal world with our Zanskaris porter's caravan in order to experience peace, tranquility, the majesty of the sceneries, monasteries, nunneries, and praying flags, which will provide us with a momentary reprieve. There is no special technical knowledge needed for this journey. But, it necessitates that the traveler completely let go and have complete faith in our abilities to handle any circumstances. This will be an unforgettable experience.
20 Days (Delhi-Leh-Chilling-Padum-Chilling-Leh-Delhi)
- Cost: 2250 Euro / Person for a group of 2 - 3 people
- Cost: 1950 Euro / Person for a group of 4 - 8 people
- Cost: 1800 Euro / Person for a group of 2 - 3 people
- Cost: 1650 Euro / Person for a group of 4 - 8 people
Accommodation with all meals, Flight tickets (DEL-LEH-DEL) ,Transportation both ways (to the starting point and coming back from the finishing point by Jeep), Tents, mattresses, porters, home stays, food, guide, cook, cooking gears, crampons, walking sticks, camping fees, and inner line permission where it's needed.
- Prices Do Not Include:
- Monument & Museum Entrance Fees.
- Any Kind of Personal Expenses or Optional Tours / Extra Meals Ordered
- Anything not specifically mentioned under the head "Prices included".
- Tips, Insurance, Laundry, Phone Calls.
- Any Kind of Drinks (Alcoholic, Mineral, Aerated)
- Cost incidental to any change in the itinerary/ stay on account of flight cancellation due to bad weather, ill health, roadblocks and/or any factors beyond control.
Frozen River Trek to Zanskar (Chaddar) 30-01-05
We just got back from a 20 days trek in the chaddar + Zanskar valley, very glad that we had time (7 nights) in the Zanskar valley to soak in the atmosphere + remoteness. Karsha was our favorite village with beautiful Nunnery and Monastery + People. Our guides Stanzin and Padma were both excellent + really added the added the enjoyment, it was lovely to meet their families + dance in their homes !! thanks dreamladakh team !!! ( Did the Chaddar trek in Jan 2005)
client Name : Rosemary Pitchard & Gareth Thomas CUMBRIA U.K.
garethandro@yahoo.co.uk
Anne Lavandon et Olivier Baillet - 02/02/06
Nous revoici a Leh 18 mois plus tard, pour decouvrir la Ladakh et le Zanskar en hiver.
Nous revoici a Leh 18 mois plus tard, pour decouvrir la Ladakh et le Zanskar en hiver. Dreamland nous a organize un trek de 16 jours sur la riviere gelee, et incluant des visites de monastaires et des sejours dans les familles Zanskaris. L organization etait impeccable en depit de nombreux changements d itineraires dus aux conditions meteo (beaucoup de neige!). L equipe guide+cuisinier+porteurs se sont vraiment bien occupes de nous et de toute l expedition, et nous sommes revenus avec des souvenirs inoubliables de paysages extraordinaires, soirees dans les grottes autour du feu, et sourires rayonnants des enfants dans les villages…..Merci Dreamland!!!
alavandon@hotmail.com
De retour après une magnifique aventure sur le chadar
De retour après une magnifique aventure sur le chadar, la gentillesse des villageois, les paysages feeriques, le froid (hum), bref une lecon de vie. Merci aux porteurs, cuisiniers, Padma et l accueil ici a Dreamland et merci a Jura evasion . Pascal a déjà tout dit ! Grace a mon ami Chrstian, Jura Evasion, j ai enfin pu realiser mon reve pour mes 50 ans! Le Tschadar a livre ses secrets et la vallee du Zanzkar est fabuleuse…A decouvrir absolument! Grand mercia tous.
Pascal, Beatrice - 30/01/05:
Christan Giraud
A notre retour tu t es montre plus doux, plus calme, plus aimant…Tu as glisse autour de nos coups ton Katak aux couleurs turquoises, comme une offrande… A present Tchadar, tu coules dans la vie de nos clients, et sur ton lit, sur tes berges, chacun trouve son chemin. C est en toute confiance et chaleureusement que je recommande que je recommande mon collaborateur Javeed et Cie.
30/01/05 Bureau des guides Jura Evasion, et Association Respect et Dignite des porteurs d Himalaya. www.porteurshimalaya.org
2250/1950/1800/1650€
13,154 mts
2 Min & 8 Max
20
OUTLINE ITINERARY
- Day 1: Delhi-Leh Arrival in Leh(3500m)
- Day 2: Indus Valley (Leh – Shey – Thikse – Hemis)
- Day 3: Leh - Chiling (3200 m)
- Day 4: Chilling - Zaribago (3250 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 5: Zaribago - Deepyokma (3300 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 6: Deepyokma - Nyrak Pulu (3400 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 7: Nyrak Pulu - Lingshed (3800 m) [3/4 Hrs of walk]
- Day 9: Deepkongma - Warsanglo (3500 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 10: Warsanglo - Pishu (3500 m) [4/5 Hrs of walk]
- Day 11: Pishu - Karsha (3700 m) [3/4 Hrs of walk]
- Day 12: Karsha (3700 m)
- Day 13: Karsha - Zangla (3600 m) [5/6 Hrs of walk]
- Day 14: Zangla - Sarakdo (3500 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 15: Sarakdo - Nyrak Pulu (3400 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 16: Nyrak Pulu - Tsomo Do (3300 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 17: Tsomo Do- Tilatdo (3200 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 18: Tilatdo - Chilling - Leh (3500 m) [3/4 Hrs of walk]
- Day 19: Leh (3500 m)
- Day 20: Flight Leh - Delhi
Early morning; transfer to the airport to board a flight back to Delhi.
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Our typical day of trekking is based on an average level of client physical fitness coupled with the nature of our weather and terrain. This could include very warm days during summer, high passes, and the need to move between campsites which ensure adequate grazing for the ponies.
- Day 1: Arrival in Leh to be received by our representative.
- Day 2: Indus Valley (Leh – Shey – Thikse – Hemis-Leh)
- Day 4: Leh - Chiling (3200 m)
- Day 5 :Chilling - Zaribago (3250 m) [5 hrs of walk]
- Day 6: Zaribago - Deepyokma (3300 m) [4/5 hrs of walk]
- Day 7: Deepyokma - Nyrak Pulu (3400 m) [5/6 hrs of walk]
- Day 8: Nyrak Pulu - Lingshed (3800 m) [3/4 Hrs of walk]
- Day 9: Full day rest in Lingshed.
- Day 10: Lingshed - Nyrak Pulu (3400 m) (5 hrs of walk)
- Day 11: Nyrak Pulu - Tsomo paldar (3300 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 12: Tsomo paldar- Tilatdo (3200 m) [6/8 Hrs of walk]
- Day 13: Tilatdo - Chilling - Leh (3500 m) [3/4 Hrs of walk]
- Day 14: Leh (3500 m)
- Day 15: Flight Leh - Delhi
Our typical day of trekking is based on an average level of client physical fitness coupled with the nature of our weather and terrain. This could include very warm days during summer, high passes, and the need to move between campsites which ensure adequate grazing for the ponies.
- 06:00 Bed tea is served to your tent. A great way to warm up before packing up your gear.
- 06:30 Hot water is provided for your morning wash.
- 07:00 Breakfast is served
- 08:00 Your personal packing is complete and your trail lunch is available to place in your day pack. Your guide will go over the day’s travel plans highlighting those areas along the route you will want to visit.
- 08:15 Off on the trail with your guide, or with instructions as to the route and where he will meet you if he needs to assist with pony packing (dependant on party size).
- 12:00 Lunch along the route, often in a meadow or beside a stream. A typical lunch might consist of a sandwich, juice box, cheese, boiled egg, boiled potato, apple, cookies or chocolate bar.
- 17:00 In camp with a pot of tea after a great day of sights and trekking. The tent is up and you are making notes in your journal and taking photos of the picturesque landscape.
- 18:30 Supper is served. Time for more tea and, perhaps, an early bed.