- Time: 3-4 hrs
- Distance: 11 km
- Elevation: 3682m
- Drive to Hemis monastery visit the ancient monastery and continue towards Shang Sumdo
- On arriving Shang Sumdo, you will camp close to the village on the green pastures.
- Time: 7 hrs
- Distance: 12 km
- Elevation: 4376m
- Hike up the Kongmaru la pass, steep climb to Kongmaru pass. Once you get to the top of the pass you can see the prayer flags on the top of the pass and all around you lies the mountain ranges of Ladakh.
- Mmoving down to Nimaling a grazing area for the nomads of the Markha valley. Nimaling has a tea tent, you can stop have some tea and keep moving down towards Thathungtse. Camp along the river side.
- Time: 6-7 hrs
- Distance: 16 km
- Elevation: 4608m
- Hike down Thathungtse and keep heading towards the small village of Yakrupal.
- Keep walking through the remote Langthang valley, follow the valley down until the division, cross the river and follow the valley to the left along the Langthang Chu River.
- Time: 8-9 hrs
- Distance: 26 km
- Elevation: 5200m
- Continue up the valley towards the Zalung Karpo pass (5200m).
- Cross the Zalung Karpo La and enjoy the spectacular view of Zanskar range and Changthang plateau.
- After are several river crossings, a long trail following the Changchu river leads to Tilat Sumdo.
- At the crossroads of Tilad Sumdo, explore some of the secluded gorges nearby if interested.
- Time: 6-7 hrs
- Distance: 18 km
- Elevation: 4400m
- Enter into the beautiful narrow valley after crossing the Changchu river.
- Come across many river crossings as you keep walking and enter into the Canyon till reaching Charchar La base camp.
- Camp at char char la base camp at 4400m.
- Time: 5-6 hrs
- Distance: 12 km
- Elevation: 4905m
- Following the stream as it will reveal several gorges. Leaving the stream towards the left we finally ascend gradually to the top of Charchar la(Jung Lam) (4950m).
- Descend steep along glacial trail to the base of the pass.
- Time: 3 hrs
- Distance: 8 km
- Elevation: 3370m
- After many rivers crossing you will ge the glimpse of the first Zanskar village nestled in the greenery of barley fields.
- The trail goes up towards zangla castle and then down to the Zangla village 3370m.
Visit the zangla monastery and zangla village.
- Time: 6 hrs
- Distance: 19 km
- Elevation: 3350m
- Cross over the longest bridge over the Zanskar river at the start of the day.
- From Pishu the trail goes up to the rename village 3550m, following the Zanskar river.
- Karsha monastery is one of largest monasteries of Gelug pa sect.
- Time: 2 hrs
- Distance: 40 km
- Elevation: 3532m
- Follow the route to Pibiting along the dusty road for Padum. Padum is the capital for Zanskar region and you are back into modernization.
- Prepare for your long drive back to Leh.
- Time: 8-9 hrs
- Distance: 234 km
- Elevation: 2300m
- Drive to kargil crossing over the pensila pass, the Drang drung glacier right beside the pass.
- Cross the suru valley where the massive nun-Kun peak lies both peak towering high with elevation pf above 7000m.
- Time: 6-7 hrs
- Distance: 235 km
- Elevation: 3500m
- Drive back to Leh after breakfast. Along the way you will come across some interesting monasteries and landscape.
- Drive over the two pass along the way, Fotula and Namkila pass.