| Itinerary |
| Day 1: Leh to Kargil by road |
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Early Morning Pickup from Leh Hotel, drive to Kargil. Enroute visit the beautiful Lamayuru monastery. Overnight stay would be at Kargil in hotel/camp.
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| Day 2: Kargil to Rangdum by road |
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Drive from Kargil to Rangdum. Camp would be set up in the lush green meadows near the Rangdum Gompa. Late afternoon one can take a stroll, and visit the monastery.
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| Day 3: Rangdum to Remala by road |
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Drive from Rangdum over the Pensi-La ( 14,500 Ft ) to Remala. Overnight camp at Remala.
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| Day 4: Rafting starts. |
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Rafting Remala to Karsha. Rafting expedition starts from Remala on the Stod river. Today is an easy class II kind of section to introduce any first time paddlers. Camp is set near the Karsha monastery. Late afternoon a visit to the monastery.
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| Day 5: continued.... |
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Karsha to Pidmu. Easy section on the river. Camp is established at Pidmu. One can explore the nearby small villages.
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| Day 6: continued.... |
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Pidmu to Nyerak. The river picks up pace, and creates a series of class III kind of rapids. Camp is set at Neyarak.
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| Day 7: continued.... |
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Neyarak to Lamaguru. The gorge narrows down. We run several class III/IV rapids. There is a beautiful waterfall at the confluence of Markha river and Zanskar river. We would be stopping for lunch here. Overnight camp would be at Lamaguru.
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| Day 8: Finish at Nimmu. Drive back to Leh |
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Lamaguru to Nimmu. Another action packed day with several class III+ rapids and a couple of class IV as well. The raft trip finishes at Nimmu, where the Zanskar river confluences with Indus. We would drive to Leh ( about 60 kms ), visiting Alchi Monastery on way.
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