Snow Leopard Short Trek Tour

Day 1: Leh to Saspol

Leh and driver to Saspol for acclimatize high altitude. Overnight Home-stay

Day 2: Explore Saspol Village

Explore Saspol village, visit Cave, Saspol Gompa. Overnight Home-stay

Day 3: Saspol to Zinchen to Rumbak, 4-5 hrs Trek

After having the breakfast drive to the Zinchen over the River Indus. Crossing the bridge and then long walk towards the Zingchen Gorge. After two hours of winding along the Indus River the path turns southwards into a gorge. We arrive in Zingchen after another 30 minutes. As we continue trekking further, the gorge gets narrower and rugged. On the way one might see snow leopard signs along the valley bottom of the side valleys. As you approach Rumbak fields the valley suddenly opens up with snow-capped mountains in the background. From the fields the path turns left eastwards for the Rumbak village. Overnight Home-stay

Day 4: Wildlife viewing. Trek

After the breakfast proceed for full day wildlife viewing along with a trained local guide. Wildlife viewing possibilities are Blue sheep, the Great Tibetan sheep or the Argali, various mountain and migratory birds, high altitude flora and occasionally a Tibetan Wolf or a Snow leopard if luck favors. Ask your Home-stay operator for a local guide or village resource map to show directions for possible options. Overnight in Home Stay.

Day 5: Rumbak to Leh or Stok. Trek

Make an early start for your trek up the Stok la pass(4900mts) for 3 hours. Follow the path on the extreme left along the south facing hillside. After one hour the path gets slower as you start climbing up to the pass. From the pass you can get great views of the Indus valley. Descend all the way down to the village of Stok. Optional visit to Stok Palace museum. Drive to Leh.

Tour/Trek Ends