Chadar Trek

Sketch itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive at Leh

• Altitude: 11,400 feet
• Acclimatization
• Orientation and briefing
• Overnight stay: Hotel

Day 2: Acclimatization at Leh

• Acclimatization
• Sightseeing
• Do not exert yourself
• Overnight stay: Hotel

Day 3: Medical check-up

• Drive to Government Medical Camp
• Oxygen and BP reading
• Insurance formalities
• Overnight stay: Hotel

Day 4: Leh to Tsomo Paldar

• Drive to road head at Tilat Do
• Trek to Tsomo Paldar
• Destination altitude: 10,400 feet
• Trekking distance: 4 km
• Trekking time: 2 hours
• Overnight stay: Tents

Day 5: Tsomo Paldar to Tibb Cave

• Destination altitude: 10,800 feet
• Trekking distance: 10 km
• Trekking time: 8 hours
• Slippery trail with few tricky sections
• Overnight stay: Tents

Day 6: Tibb Cave to Nyerak Pulu

• Destination altitude: 10,760 feet
• Trekking distance: 10 km
• Trekking time: 8 hours
• Trek past the famous frozen waterfall
• Overnight stay: Tents

Day 7: Nyerak Pulu to Lingshed

• Destination altitude: 12,713 feet
• Trekking distance: 10 km
• Trekking time: 8 hours
• Spectacular views of the rocky, mountain terrain
• Overnight stay: Tents

Day 8: Tibb Cave to Leh

• Trek past Shingra Koma to reach Tilat Do road head
• Trekking distance: 5 km
• Trekking time: 2 hours
• Drive to Leh

Day 9: Depart from Leh

• Check-out of the hotel
• Depart for home-city

Detailed itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive at Leh

Today, you'll arrive in Leh and check-in at the hotel. You can spend the rest of the day at leisure or making last minute preparations for the trek. Overnight in a hotel at Leh.

Day 2: Acclimatization

Today is an acclimatization day, so remember not to exert your body too much. You can either spend the day at leisure or go out exploring the colourful markets of Leh. Overnight in a hotel at Leh.

Day 3: Medical check-up

Today, you'll begin your day with a short drive to the Government Medical Camp where you'll undergo medical tests. After that, you'll return to the hotel and spend the day at leisure. Overnight in a hotel at Leh.

Day 4: Leh to Tsomo Paldar

You'll begin your day with a short drive to the road head and then begin your trek to Tsomo Paldar. You'll take your first steps over the frozen river. It is a short trek where you'll perfect your techniques of trekking over the chadar. Overnight in tents at Tsomo Paldar.

Day 5: Tsomo Paldar to Tibb Cave

Today you will trek to the Tibb Cave. The trail consists of some tricky sections so caution is adviced. And in some sections, you'll trek along the river and watch the ice blocks flow along with the river. Overnight in tents at Tibb Cave.

Day 6: Tibb Cave to Nyerak Pulu

You'll trek deeper into the gorge to reach Nyerak Pulu. You'll also trek past the famous frozen waterfall on the trek. Overnight in tents at Nyerak Pulu.

Day 7: Nyerak Pulu to Tibb Cave

Today, you'll begin your return trek to Tibb Cave. Although you'll be retracing your steps, the trail will be slightly different as the Chadar often cracks and refreezes into different shapes overnight. Overnight in tents at Tibb Cave.

Day 8: Tibb Cave to Leh

Today, you'll begin your day with a short trek to the road head past Shingra Koma. From the road head, you'll be driven back to Leh. You can spend the rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in a hotel at Leh.

Day 9: Depart from Leh

Today, you'll wake up and check-out of the hotel, and head for your home-city. Your trip ends here.

Inclusions:

Your package includes a private shared vehicle to transport from Leh to Leh as per the trek itinerary. In Leh, you’ll be staying in twin-sharing hotel rooms with heaters. During the trek, you’ll stay in comfortable tents for two people, with sleeping bags and mattresses. The team also sets up a kitchen and dining tent every evening, and a toilet tent.

You’ll be served tasty, nutritious meals starting from lunch on Day 4 to lunch on Day 8. Your team consists of an experienced trek leader, accompanied by support staff like porters, mules to carry common camping equipment, and a cook with a team. Your operator will carry any technical or safety gear required for the trek, as well as a First aid kit. This package also includes all applicable taxes.

Exclusions:

Your package does not cover your travel arrangements from your home city to Leh. While in Leh, you choose and pay for your own meals. All trekkers wishing to participate in the Chadar trek have to pay an additional charge of INR 5000 per person, for environmental and wildlife fee, permit fee by ALTOA and LAHDC, mandatory adventure insurance, medical test charges. This will have to be paid on the spot in cash, so please do carry enough cash per person.

The package doesn’t include any additional costs that may arise due to unforeseen circumstances such as bad weather, road blocks, etc., or personal expenses like tips to staff, additional meals and beverages, etc. If you wish to buy medical or adventure travel insurance, this will not be covered in the package. And lastly, anything not mentioned in inclusions is not covered.

Sketch itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive at Leh

• Altitude: 11,400 feet
• Acclimatization
• Orientation and briefing
• Overnight stay: Hotel

Day 2: Medical check-up

• Drive to Government Medical Camp
• Oxygen and BP reading
• Insurance formalities
• Overnight stay: Hotel

Day 3: Leh to Bakula

• Drive to road head at Shingra Koma
• Trekking distance: 4 km
• Trekking time: 3 hours
• Overnight stay: Tents

Day 4: Bakula to Leh

• Trek to Shingra Koma
• Trekking distance: 4 km
• Trekking time: 3 hours
• Drive to Leh
• Overnight stay: Hotel

Day 5: Depart from Leh

• Check-out of the hotel
• Depart for home-city

Detailed itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive in Leh

Arrive at Leh and check-in at the hotel. You can spend the rest of the day at leisure and making last minute preparations for the trek. Overnight in a hotel at Leh.

Day 2: Medical test

Today is an acclimatization day and you'll also visit the Government Medical Camp for the medical test. You can spend the rest of the day at leisure. Remember to not exert your body otherwise you run the risk of acute altitude sickness.

Day 3: Leh to Bakula

Today, you'll drive to the road head and then begin your Chardar trek to Bukula. Close to the campsite is the Bakula Cave. Overnight in tents at Bakula.

Day 4: Bakula to Leh

Today, you'll begin your return journey to Leh. You'll trek to the road head past Shingra Koma and from there, you'll begin your drive to Leh. Overnight in a hotel at Leh.

Day 5: Depart from Leh

Wake up and check-out of the hotel. You will then be dropped back to the airport. Your trip ends here.

Inclusions:

Under this package, your travel from Leh to Leh will be in a private, shared SUV. You’ll be staying in guesthouses in Leh, and in tents on the trek – all on triple sharing basis. You’ll be provided with all camping equipment like sleeping bags, mattresses, a fleece liner for your sleeping bag, as well as common kitchen/dining and toilet tents. During the trek, your crew cooks and serves vegetarian meals, starting from dinner on Day 1, and ending at breakfast on Day 5. You’ll be accompanied by a team consisting of an experienced trek leader, camping crew, porters or mules to carry common camping equipment. Your team will be carrying a first aid kit as well as an oxygen cylinder. The packages include all applicable taxes, but may have variations in terms of additional costs like ALTOA fees, etc.

Exclusions:

Your package does not include flights or travel arrangements from your city of residence to Leh. While you’re in Leh, you will have to arrange your own airport transfers, as well as meals in Leh. If your package doesn’t include the costs of the environmental and wildlife fees, permit fee by ALTOA and LAHDC, mandatory medical test charges, then you will have to pay that on the spot. You can also choose to pay for a porter or mule to carry your personal bags, but you should book this in advance. All Chadar packages do not include any costs arising out of unforeseen circumstances such as bad weather, road blocks etc., or personal expenses such as tips to staff, additional meals and beverages etc. It also doesn’t cover anything that is not mentioned in the inclusions.