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Tsomoriri Lake to Kibber Trekking

Duration: 20 Nights / 21 Days

Destination Covered: Delhi – Leh – Rumtse – Kyamar – Tisaling – Shibuk La – Pangunagu – Nuruchan – Kyamayuri La – Gyamabarma – Korzok – Kyangdam – Narbu Sumdo – Parang Chu 1 – Parang Chu 2 – Parnag La – Jugstok – Kibber – Tabo – Kyato – Kunzum La – Rohtang La – Manali – Delhi

Day 1: Arrive Delhi

On arrival, welcome by Nice Holidays at the Airport.
Transfer to hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight Stay at hotel.

Day 2: Delhi – Leh (Complete Rest in Leh for acclimatisation)

Morning flight for Leh.
Check into the guest house and relax.
Overnight stay at the guesthouse.

Day 3: Leh – Shey – Thiksey “ Hemis “ Leh

Sightseeing trip to some ancient monasteries such as Thiksay Gompa, Chamday and Tak tok monastery.
Overnight Stay at Hotel.

Day 4: Leh – Rumtse (4000 m) by taxi – Trek to Kyamar (4420 m) in 4 hours

Stop at Hemis to visit its monastery.
Later, continue to Rumtse.
Stay along the green Kyamar valley.

Day 5: Kyamar – Kumur La (4770 m) – Tisaling (4805 m) in 6hours

Easy walk towards Kumur La.
From the top one can see the beautiful view of the chain of Kangyatse and the chain of Indus valley.

Day 6: Tisaling – Shibuk La (4875 m) – Pangunagu (4800 m) in 5 hours

Panoramic view of the Tsokhar Lake and the Rupshu valley.
Then descend towards the lake.
Camp near the nomad people of Chanthang.

Day 7: Pangunagu – Nuruchan (4630 m) in 5 h

Trek along the lake.
At the end of the lake the trail goes right and enter the Nuruchan village.

Day 8: Nuruchan – Horlam Kongka La (4 900 m) – Kyamayuri La (5 410 m ) -Gyamabarma (4950 m) in 6 h

This is a high altitude route and we will cross two passes around 4900 m.

Day 9: Gyamabarma – Yalung Nyau La (5 440 m) – Korzok (4550 m) in 6 h

Trek over the Yalung Nyau La to Korzok, on the northwestern shore of Tso Moriri, the “Mountain Lake”.
Visit to the Kozok monastery.
Camp by the lake.

Day 10:Korzok – Kyangdam (4550 m) in 6 h 30

Walk along the western shore of Tso Moriri to Kyangdam.

Day 11: Kyangdam – Narbu Sumdo (4450 m) in 6 h

After crossing the river, the trail climbs up for a while and enter the Parang Chu valley.

Day 12: Narbu Sumdo – Parang Chu 1 (4850 m) in 5 h

Ascend the Prang Chu valley, on the right bank of the river.

Day 13: Parang Chu 1 – Parang Chu 2 (5000m) in 5h 30

The trail passes through a narrow gorge involving many ascents and descents to the side valleys and streams.

Day 14: Parang Chu 2 – Parang La (5500 m) – Jugstok (4800 m) in 7 h

After the frontal moraine of the Parang glacier, the trail continues on the opposite bank, thorough a mass of fallen rocks.
After making our way over a few patches of snow, we climb gradually up to Parang La.
The top of this Pass presents spectacular viewpoints of the peaks and ranges of Lahol and Ladakh.

Day 15: Jugstok – Kiber (4205 m) in 7 h

Steap descend towards the Sampa Lungpa valley. After crossing a little pass, the Thaltak La (4600 m), one can see towards Parilungbi in the Lingti Valley and Shilla.
Reach the little hamlet of Dumla, a tiny green oasis, then Kibber, which is the highest village in the world.

Day 16: Kiber – Tabo (3050 m)

Transfer by taxi, along the Spiti river (60 Km – 4 h).
Reach Kyi in less than 3 hours and have all afternoon to explore this fascinating village and the jumble of the white buildings that is the gompa, perched high on a rocky hill above the village.
Afterwards, visit to the Tabo monastery, one of the most important gompas, not just in Spiti but in the whole Tibetan Buddhist world.

Day 17: Tabo – Kyato