Chadar Trek Tour

Package Overview

Chadar Trek is one of the most glamorous, one of the most thrilling and a must do trek of the world. Due to extreme weather conditions in winter at Ladakh , Zanskar river get freeze for 3-4 months and able to trekked for almost one and a half month which starts from January to Mid February. This trek is done in -15°C and -30°C which is one of the most challenging thing. You need to be mentally as well as physically prepared yourself to survive in such an atmosphere.
Your fitness is important although trek is not exhaustive. You need to cope up & be strong to handle such extreme weather conditions at this high altitudes. 3-4 kms of jogging or equivalent workout to this is required. Increase your stamina by doing it every day for 1-2 months. You need to increase you daily walk to make sure you do not strain yourself during trek. Additionally you can train yourself by avoiding hot water, warm clothes & blankets in your own city for couple of months before the trek. Plan the trek well in advance and start building your stamina, strength and lung capacity.
Acclimatization is important. You will get a day for this. Try and get acquainted with nature as much as you can. Avoid using heaters in room in Leh before the trek. Drink lot of Liquids (warm water, soup, tea) during trekking days. Embrace the climate & don’t just jump inside blankets. Soon the climate will become bearable & it would be fun.

Adventure Trek Highlights
Total Duration : 7 Nights / 8 Days
Grade : Challenging
Maximum Altitude : 3303 m/ 10900 ft
Best Season : January to February
Accommodation : Hotel/Guesthouse; Organized Campsite
Food : On trek– All meals included
Adventure Trek Itinerary

Meals
Morning Tea
Breakfast
Lunch
Evening Tea
Dinner
Note

Wild life fee 2000 INR for Indian and 2500 INR for foreign nation.(NOTE:- This fee is applied sudden by leh government and there is chances to be reduced this fee so we r not included this fee right now. U have to pay this at the time of reporting in leh if applicable.)

Things to Pack

Though we call every trekker post booking for packing guidelines as per the current weather,here are some mandates to remember:

Backpack (40-60 litres)
Gum Boots
1 Winter Jacket
1 Fleece TShirt
2 Winter Trek pants
2 cotton t-shirts
2 pair of Thermals
UV Sunglasses
Hat/Cap
Balaclava / Monkey Cap
Socks (6-8 pairs)
Headlamp/LED torch
Optional Trekking pole
Toiletries
Hand Sanitiser
Two Water Bottles
Whistle
Medicines
Dry Fruits
Mandatory Documents

Medical Certificate issued not more than 25 days from the start of trek
Original and photocopy of government photo identity card
Disclaimer form
Tariff Inclusions

Transport required in the trek , including Airport PickUp and Drop
GST 5%
Certified mountaineering guide from Himalayan Adventure Trips.
Skilled local staff who has ample knowledge of the route.
Vegetarian meals on the trek (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Cooks/Helper and other requisite staff.
Porters/mules for carrying common equipments (like rations/tents/utensils/)
Equipments – Tents on sharing basis / Sleeping bags / Sleeping Mats
Basic First aid Kit with portable oxygen cyclinder.
Forest Permits and camping charges.
ALTOAPermission and wildlife tax.

Tariff Excludes

Personal Porters for carrying trekker’s backpacks
Personal trekking equipments – like trekking poles or sleeping bag liners
Personal insurance or cost of emergency evacuation
Purchases of personal natures (like mineral water bottles/bottled or canned beverages/chocolates/dry fruits etc)
Food to/from the trailhead.
Environment Tax

How To Reach

Nearest Airport
Nearest Airport is Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport is 5 Kms. leh, which is the nearest airport. Taxi services are available from the airport to leh, which costs about Rs.400- Rs.1,000. Leh is well connected to Delhi by air. The airliners that take you to this Airport are Jet Airways, Air India and Go Air provide daily (once every day) flight service between New Delhi and Leh. However, if you plan a trip to this area of the country, you must try to book your tickets well in advance. This might even cut down the prices which may be levied on booking at the last time. You would enjoy the flight as you would fly over many untouched areas and even some mountain ranges.Environment Tax around 2200 INR06-0110-02

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Reporting day at Leh -1800m

  Reporting – Acclimatisation – Orientation & Briefing of the trek – Trek Preparation & window shopping
  Altitude 11,000 ft. Stay at Guesthouse
  
  Arrive at Leh where you would be greeted by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
  A whopping change in altitude ~750ft(Delhi) to 11480ft (Leh) will make your body a bit confused and quickly work on acclimatization due to its adaptive nature.You are expected to feel a sudden change in your body and we will guide you on your clothing before boarding flight to Leh to make this process easy. Make your comfortable at the hotel and enjoy the new place. We will start this day with a briefing session with our Senior Mountaineering Instructor - Manu Mahajan, you can ask any questions related to Leh, Chadar Trek..do let us know in case you feel abnormal or left with any queries. Also meet your guide and supporting staff here, get friendly with them.
  Meet your trek mates with a small introductory round and get mingle(like not really), go some shopping together.
  
  Session will be followed by a acclimation walk to a small ascent nearby.
  Spend the rest of the day in the room itself to acclimatise to the high altitude.If you are feeling very tired and coming from a long journey we recommend you NOT to sleep more than 45 min and recommend a power nap. Our body will not get acclimatise while sleeping. This is absolutely necessary and is most important for the days ahead.
  Overnight stay in pre-booked hotel
  Sufficient time would be given for visiting market and nearby places

  • Themes Mountaineering
  • Meals & Drinks No Meals - We urge you to explore local cuisines of Leh
• Day 2 : Leh – Chilling – Tilat Do – Tsumo Paldar. (Drive/2-3 hrs & Trek/2 hr).

  Post breakfast, we take a beautiful drive through the beautiful scenery with your first views of the Indus river and later the Zanskar river at their confluence at Nimoo. From Nimoo you follow the Zanskar to the road head at Tilat Do. From here we cross the Zanskar and depending on the time available we camp on the other side of the river or we continue ahead a bit before setting up camp for the night. Overnight in trekking tents.

  • Themes Trekking
  • Meals & Drinks 6-6.30 AM Early Morning tea 7.30 AM Breakfast 1 PM Lunch (Packed) 4.30 to 5 PM- Evening Refreshments – Tea, Snacks 6 PM – Soup 7 PM – Dinner 8 PM – Hot Drinks – Bournvita or Coffee
• Day 3 : Tsumo Paldar – Trek/ Tibb Cave

  . We begin the day at 7:00 am with a cup of hot tea. After breakfast, we set off on the “Chadar” which will be our routine for the rest of the trek. Today, we will trek close to 10-12 km depending on the fitness of the group. Though our objective would be to get to Gyalpo we could camp earlier also in case the going gets tough during the day. This is something that we would follow all through the trek where we would keep the itinerary flexible to accommodate the group depending on fitness levels. Overnight in trekking tents.

  • Themes Trekking
  • Meals & Drinks 6-6.30 AM Early Morning tea 7.30 AM Breakfast 1 PM Lunch (Packed) 4.30 to 5 PM- Evening Refreshments – Tea, Snacks 6 PM – Soup 7 PM – Dinner 8 PM – Hot Drinks – Bournvita or Coffee
• Day 4 : Tibb Cave – Nyerak.

  Post breakfast, we continue the walk through the gorges to the Nyerak village. Enroute we pass a large frozen waterfall which is gushing water during the non-winter season and is a stopping point on our rafting trips down the Zanskar river during the Aug-Sep period. Today we camp below the Nyerak village and one can go up to the village in the evening. Overnight in trekking tents.

  • Themes Trekking
  • Meals & Drinks 6-6.30 AM Early Morning tea 7.30 AM Breakfast 1 PM Lunch (Packed) 4.30 to 5 PM- Evening Refreshments – Tea, Snacks 6 PM – Soup 7 PM – Dinner 8 PM – Hot Drinks – Bournvita or Coffee
• Day 5 : Nyerak – Tibb Cave. P

  Post breakfast, we begin to retrace our steps on the return trek. Though we will be returning by the same route, a lot of the trail would have changed as the river changes by the hour during the season depending on the temperature and sunlight. So in most cases, it will be a different trail itself!! We camp overnight at the Tibb cave. Overnight in trekking tents.

  • Themes Trekking
  • Meals & Drinks 6-6.30 AM Early Morning tea 7.30 AM Breakfast 1 PM Lunch (Packed) 4.30 to 5 PM- Evening Refreshments – Tea, Snacks 6 PM – Soup 7 PM – Dinner 8 PM – Hot Drinks – Bournvita or Coffee
• Day 6 : Tibb Cave – Gyalpo/ Tsumo Paldar.

  We retrace our steps to Gyalpo. Overnight in trekking tents.

  • Themes Trekking
  • Meals & Drinks 6-6.30 AM Early Morning tea 7.30 AM Breakfast 1 PM Lunch (Packed) 4.30 to 5 PM- Evening Refreshments – Tea, Snacks 6 PM – Soup 7 PM – Dinner 8 PM – Hot Drinks – Bournvita or Coffee
• Day 7 : Gyalpo/ Tsumo Paldar –TilatDo–Leh.

  Today is the last trek day as we trek back towards Tilat Do. Here we cross the frozen Zanskar for the last time and then board our vehicles to drive back to Leh. Once in Leh, we check into our hotel and have a relaxing hot water bath and relive the memories of this wonderful trek. Overnight in the hotel. Group breakup before 10 AM

  • Meals & Drinks 6-6.30 AM Early Morning tea 7.30 AM Breakfast 1 PM Lunch (Packed) 4.30 to 5 PM- Evening Refreshments – Tea, Snacks 6 PM – Soup 7 PM – Dinner 8 PM – Hot Drinks – Bournvita or Coffee
• Day 8 : Checkout from Leh.

  Certification Ceremony and talks with veteran trekker, high altitude instructors and doctors of India.
  Greet your Guide, Staff members, Porters and say "Julley" to Leh.
  
  Fly to your desired destination.

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Transfers
• Pickup-Drop
• Private Guide
• Accommodation
• Mineral Water
• Veg Meals

Exclusions

• Environment Tax around 2200 INR

Price & Rates

Package Start From

• Leh Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, Asia

Terms & Conditions

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