Ladakh Markha Valley Treks
Maximum Altitude: 5150 meters
Duration of Trek: 8 days camping
Grade: Hard
Markha Valley Treks is one of the most popular treks in Ladakh region, traversing the Stok ranges and visiting Buddhists villages and gompas in the Hemis National Park. Its nearest town is Leh.
While trekking, you will have impressive views of Ladakh range, Karakoram, Zanskar range and the Himalayan ranges.
This Trek starts at Stok and ends at Hemis.
Itinerary:
| Day
1 |
Flight Delhi to Leh (3500m), Hotel |
| Day
2 |
Acclimatization, Hotel |
| Day
3 |
Drive Leh to Stok (3520m), 1 hr drive |
| Day
4 |
Stok to Doksar (4440m) 3 – 4 hrs. 10 km. |
| Day 5 |
Doksar to Yurutse via Namlung La (4180m) 5 – 6 hrs. 13 km. |
| Day 6 |
Yurutse to Skiu via Ganda La (3380m) 8 hrs. 18 km. |
| Day 7 |
Skiu to Markha (3800m) 8 hrs. 18 km. |
| Day 8 |
Markha to Thochuntse (4250m) 4 – 5 hrs. 12 km. |
| Day 9 |
Thochuntse to Nimaling (4730m) 3 hrs. 7 km. |
| Day 10 |
Nimaling to Sumdo via Kongmaru La (3730m) 7 hrs. 18 km. |
| Day 11 |
Sumdo to Hemis (3450m) 3 hrs. 10 km. |
| Day 12 |
Drive to Leh, Hotel |
| Day 13 |
Fly to Delhi |
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