In 1995 we secured for the first time a permit for a small film crew to enter the Restricted Area of Nubra. They came back bubbling over with enthusiasm for a truly beautiful and undiscovered part of the Himalaya. In the late 90s we had groups who completed the trek and again came back with fabulous reports of the place and the people. This itinerary is based on those highly successful treks. Nubra lives up to its name which means 'Garden or Green Valley' with numerous apple and apricot orchards dotting its landscape. Lying approximately 1,300ft/400m lower than Leh, Nubra sports a much milder climate, which enables its inhabitants to cultivate more extensively, as compared to their counterparts in the main Indus valley. The main crops grown here are wheat, barley, millet, and onions. There is plentiful birdlife in Nubra and recent groups have seen, amongst others, redstarts, wagtails, Indian Eagle Owl, hoopoes, various types of kites and eagles, choughs, and partridge. Demographically, ninety per cent of the population is Buddhist, while the rest are Muslims. There are numerous monasteries and other places of religious significance, the most prominent among them are Samstanling (140 years old) and Deskit monastery (500 years old) both attached to the Gelugpa order (Yellow Hat sect). Hunder is one of the most interesting villages as it houses ruins of numerous places of historical and religious significance. The road from Leh to Nubra follows the old caravan route to Central Asia. It is one of the highest motorable roads in the world, passing over the Khardung La, 18,379ft/5,602m. The trek does not go over this pass but over the Diggar La, 17,230ft/5,250m to the east of Leh, descending to the Shyok Valley to Nubra and later, from the same valley, ascending the Lasermo La, 16,899ft/5,151m from the north. From the hamlet of Khalsar, which is at the far end of Shyok Valley the trail divides, one heading up along the Nubra river to the Siachen Glacier and the other to the villages of Bogdang and Turtuk, which were once a part of erstwhile Baltistan, now a part of Indian-administrated Kashmir. While timings given in any itinerary are highly subjective, they are particularly so in this itinerary- everybody knows everybody in this region and our main agent in Leh comes from Nubra.

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Day 01: Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel for immediate occupancy.

Day 02: Day at leisure. Overnight hotel.
 

Day 03: Transfer to fly to Leh. Transfer to Hotel.
 

Day 04: At leisure. Overnight Hotel.
 

Day 05: Full day sightseeing Indus Valley. Overnight Hotel.
 

Day 06: Drive to Saboo, trek to Sabu Zong. Camp.
 

Day 07: Rest and acclimatization.
 

Day 08: Trek to camp before the Diggar La.
 

Day 09: Cross Diggar La to Diggar Lartsa.
 

Day 10: Trek to Diggar Village.
 

Day 11: Trek to Agyam.
 

Day 12: Trek to Hotong. Pick up and drive to Hundar via Deskit.
 

Day 13: Hundar. Visit Samstanling at farms at Sumur & Tegar villages.
 

Day 14: Trek to Wachen.
 

Day 15: Trek to Thanglesgo.
 

Day 16: Trek to base of Lasermo La.
 

Day 17: Cross Lamermo La (5200 mts) to Morubok.
 

DAY 18: Trek to Phyang, drive to Leh. Overnight Hotel.
 

Day 19: Leh leisure. Overnight Hotel.
 

Day 20: Fly to Delhi. Transfer to hotel. (Rooms available from midday)
 

Day 21: At leisure. Day rooms to be made available. Late evening transfer to airport.
 

Day 22: Fly to home.

 

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