CHADAR TREK
Overview
Chadar "frozen blanket" is the only way in and out for Zanskari’s in winter, when the road is closed due to heavy snowfall at high passes. It has been the traditional trade route in winter for Centuries. The several days walk from chilling to Padum for 10 days gives different experience. It enters into a gorge and temperature drops to -30°C; staying overnight in Caves and walking on frozen river is an ultimate experience for adventure lovers.
OUTLINE ITINERARY
Chadar Trek Longer Option: The Frozen River - 20 days (Jan-Feb)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.
For a detailed itinerary and information kindly email us at stanzin@ecologicalfootprint.in
OUTLINE ITINERARY
Chadar Trek Shorter Option: The Frozen River - 15 days (Jan-Feb)Day 1: Arrival in Leh to be received by our representative.
Day 2: Indus Valley (Leh – Shey – Thikse – Hemis-Leh)
Day 3: Sham Valley (Leh-Likir-Alchi-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
For a detailed itinerary and information kindly email us at stanzin@ecologicalfootprint.in
What is included in Chadar trek?
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.
Trekking Menu:
Our cooks are careful to prepare your meals with your enjoyment in mind. Typically, these plentiful meals will be primarily vegetarian in nature with some meat or protein in the form of canned fish or tofu. This is typical of the Ladakhi diet in general.
Our cooks are encouraged to use hand sanitizers such as alcohol based gels prior to food preparation. You are encouraged to do the same.
Dishes are typically stainless steel bowls and pans and are cleaned after meals with scrub pads and soap.
Our staff will provide rehydrating liquids in large quantities throughout your trek. Take advantage of tea, coffee, juice boxes and water whenever you can.
At altitude it is typical not to feel much hunger or thirst. Make sure you stay adequately fed and drink plenty of fluids, both at meals and along the trail. During the summer, heat can be a real factor requiring significant intake of liquids while you trek. Carry 2 litres of water with you.
MENU
Breakfast:Porridge, Cornflakes, Muesli, Bread, Apricot Jam, Honey, Butter, Peanut Butter, Cheese, Pan-Cake, Omelet, Tea and Coffee.
Lunch:(You will have Pack-Lunch while trekking) Sandwiches, Boiled Eggs, Boiled Potatoes, Fruit Juice, Energy Bars/Chocolate Bars, Biscuits, and Peanut Candies.
Tea Time:You will have Instant Noodles Tea & Coffee with Biscuits, Snacks, and Cookies when you end the days trek.
Dinner:Soup, Rice, Curry (Veg. Mushroom, Paneer, & Dal) Noodles (Thukpa & Chowmien) Veg Momos, Tuna Momos, Spring Rolls, and for Deserts Custards, and Fruits
Cocktail:Please Note: All of the above items are served different on different days, and the items are subjected to the availability in the market. Drinking Water:
Being a local and an Eco friendly organization we encourage you to kindly use boiled water instead of plastic bottled mineral water coz that will help us to keep the trekking routes/environment clean for the first day we will provide two litres of pressure boiled water, and from 1st evening of the trek our staff will supply boiled water, the source would be either glacier or Spring and the supply will continue till the end of the trek.
A Typical Day of Trekking
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.
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.
06:30 Hot water is provided for your morning wash.
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.
07:00 Breakfast is served
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.
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.
Expect to have rather lengthy days of travel with plenty of time to take photos and look at the scenery, visit tea tents or local villages as you pass through. You will have plenty of time in camp each evening to meet with other travellers, compare notes, read a bit, take photographs or visit surrounding villages or sites either before or after your supper is served. By starting early, you will have made substantial progress in the cooler part of the day, and will be able to take your time ascending the passes which can be up to 17,000 feet (5,180 M) on some routes, arriving at your next camp with some reserves of energy for the evening.