PURE AND REMOTE VILLAGES
In Trekking, we are accompanied by a team of people from villages in the Markha Valley who are responsible for setting up the camp every day, and our wonderful chef will delight us with nutritious and tasty food prepared with love. My friend and travel agent Tamchos will be our trekking guide through this pure mountains and passes.
Horses transport all the equipment and our luggage. We walk with a small backpack containing water, nuts, and lunch. With barely any weight, it's easier to enjoy the surroundings and the journey.
A trek of low difficulty that traverses a beautiful protected natural area, ascending through the wide bed of the Markha River.
We cross small populations of authentic Ladakhi rural life, monasteries, and remains of ancient castles reminiscent of villages from The Lord of the Rings.
Each day we walk from 4 to 8 hours, slowly, stopping at our own pace, bathing in the crystal-clear melt-water, dissolving into this pure nature of extraordinary beauty.
Day 1: From Skyu to Sara. Easy and beautiful 4 walk up the valley. We spend the night in a ladakhi homestay at Sara. Enjoying rich and tasty ladakhi dinner and breakfast.
Day 2: From Sara to upper Umlung. It is a hike of around 6 to 7 hours going slowly and stoping to visit Markha monastery and Hankar castle and Techa Gompa, built on a cliff at the foot of the village Umlung. The landscape is spectacular and breath taken. No difficulty, easy going.
We stay overnight in very friendly homestay in upper Umlung.
Day 3: From Umlung to Tachungtse. Very beautiful spot up the valley. Very possible to meet Ibex climbing the rocks, incredible spectacle. It will be our first night in tents. This day we have just about 4 easy walking hours. We will have the chance to bath in the clear crystal waters coming from melting glacier.
Day 4: From Tachugtse to Nimaling base camp, we will encounter people from nearby villages herding their livestock. Spectacular landscape at 4700m high.
Day 5: From Nimaling we cross the Chaksang and Puzze La passes, 5370 m high, until we reach the Sheul Sumdo base camp, from where we will enjoy spectacular views of the Kang Yatse glacier and the peaks of the Karakoram.
Day 6: On the sixth and final day of trekking, we have an easy hike descending along the river to the beautiful village of Lato.
Depending on the water situation, from Nimaling we cross the Chaksang pass and we camp just after. In that case, the last day will be longer and incredibly beautiful trek, surrounding by colorful mountains and glaciers before descending the river towards Lato.
This last day we will be overnight in a beautiful and cozy ladakhi home, enjoying hot shower.
