DAY 01.   ARRIVE DELHI
Morning arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Afternoon combined guided tour of Old and New Delhi includes Jammia Masjid Mosque, Cycle rickshaw ride through Chandni chowk, Red Fort, drive through India Gate and Parliament house, Qutab Minar and Humayuns Tomb.

DAY 02.   DELHI - LEH                          Fly 
Morning transfer to Delhi airport in time to catch Leh bound flight, arrive Leh and check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for acclimatization to the altitude.  

Leh is a small picturesque town of about 10,000 people. Situated at 3505 Mt. (11500 ft), the summer days are dry and sunny but nights can be cold. A double line of "Manies", stone shelters for departed spirits, protects the towns approaches. During these three days we will explore some of the interesting monasteries of the area. 

DAY 03.   LEH – KARGIL                      Drive 230 Km 7 Hrs
Morning depart and drive to Kargil, the District head quarters at 8,700 ft. (2650 Mt.) is one of the lowest town in Ladakh. It was once a trading town of the road between Central Asia and the Indian plains. En route visit Alchi, the remote 12th century monastery, noted for its massive Buddha statues and lavish woodcarvings and paintings. Lamayuru situated at the foot of Fotu La pass, on Leh – Srinagar highway and a brief halt at Mulbekh to give a look at rock cut Chamba statue. Arrive Kargil and check in at hotel / camp.

DAY 04.   KARGIL - RANGDOM           Drive 140 Km 5 Hrs 
Morning depart and drive through Suru valley to Rangdom, arrive and camp for overnight. 

The Suru Valley, runs about 140 Km from Kargil up to the base Penizi-La pass in to Zanskar via number of spectacular villages including Sanku and Panikhar. Though the valley remains immobilized in winter by heavy snowfall, its fields are well watered by streams from surrounding mountains thus producing rich crops of wheat and barley. It is lush green with the plantation of willow and poplar, rare in Ladakh. The road passes by glaciers of the Nun – Kun massif to Rangdum Gompa on a hillock overlooking a wide marshy plain.

DAY 05.   RANGDOM – REMALA        Drive 75 Km (Prox.) 6 Hrs 
Morning visit Rangdom monastery and continue the journey. Gradually ascend and reach Penzi La pass (4401 Mt.) after maneuvering number of hairpin bends. On the top there is a tiny lake and marmots, an ideal place for picnic. While long descend to Abrang, in Zanskar valley, the view is spectacular that of impressive Durung Drung glacier. From Abrang the trail runs along left bank of the Doda river a tributary to River Zanskar. About 40 Km short of Padum, we camp at Remala from here we will commence our rafting expedition on Doda River next morning. Rest of the day we spend in preparing our gears.

DAY 06.   REMALA – KASRSHA  Rafting  30 Km. 5 Hrs.
After breakfast we wind-up our camp and adjust our gears in rafts. Our first day of this water expedition will take us to Kasha near Padum here we plan to camp for two nights which will allow us to explore Karsha and Padum. During our 5 hours run we will take lunch break. The peaks around us are above 6000 Mt. and the river sections is introductory, grade II, ideal for first timers. On arrival by after noon, we will put up our camp and trek up to Kasha monastery to witness evening prayers (if on)

DAY 07.   IN KASHA  
Full day to Explore in and around Padum, capital of Zanskar is very lightly populated, who are either Buddhist or Sunnite Muslim. The only Mosque of Zanskar is in here. A few temples of very little interest are above the township. The destruction brought by Mirza Haider in the 5^th Century and by Zoravar Singh in the 19^th Century have practically obliterated the fort. In and around Padum there are number of interesting monasteries they include Pipiting, Phuktal, Sani, Karsha, Tagarimo, Tonde and Zangla.

DAY 08.   KARSHA – PIDMO 30 KM. 5 Hrs (Prox.) 
After a leisurely breakfast, we commence our rafting. From here we leave behind road contacts for next few days till we reach Nimu and encounter the rapids of grade II and III. By mid afternoon we will be able to set up our camp and explore Pidmo and Hanomil villages, they fall on Padum – Lamayury trail.

DAY 09.   PIDMO -  NYERAK  20 Km. 4 Hrs (Prox)
After leisurely breakfast, we again close our camp and continue our rafting expedition through wild, narrow gorge, rather a grand canyon. The rapids today we enjoy are of grade II. We camp for this night in the gorge below Nyerak village. Rest of the day to relax and enjoy the wildlife. If lucky we may be able to see some exotic animals.

DAY 10.   NYERAK – LAMA GURU 35 Km. 7 Hrs (Prox.)  
As usual after breakfast, winding our camp, we begin the day long rafting down to Lama guru. This runs through core of Zanskar rivers classic white water rapids of grade III and IV where the river squeeze between a gap of  about 18 ft. We will have a picnic by a huge water fall at the confluence of Markha river with river Zanskar. Camouflage of colors, Spire and rock formations are the highlight of this run. Arrive and camp for overnight. 

DAY 11.   IN LAMA GURU
A day long hike and exploration (4 – 5 Hrs) of picturesque villages of Kaya and Skiu, they fall on a beautiful Markha Valley trek. Late afternoon we return to our camp at Lama Guru.

DAY 12.   LAMA GURU – NIMU 40 Km 8 Hrs. (Prox.)
After an early breakfast, we wind up our camp and continue our expedition. Today we encounter grade III and IV rapids and leave the river Zanskar which joins river Indus at Nimu and we camp at its confluence.

DAY 13.   NIMU – ALCHI 25 Km 4 Hrs. (prox.)                                                                           After a leisurely breakfast, we wind up our camp and drift down to Alchi. The water at some places is calm, however, we will encounter rapids of grade III and IV. Our rafting expedition end up at Alchi, here we take out our rafts and join our vehicular transport. Before traveling for 65 km. to Leh, we will explore Alchi, one of the few monasteries of the 11^th and 12^th centuries to have survive, arrive Leh and check in at hotel for overnight. 

DAY 14.   LEH – DELHI                         Fly
Morning transfer to Leh airport to catch Delhi bound flight, arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel for overnight stay. Rest of the day at leisure.

DAY 15.   DEPARTURE                                                                                                         Transfer to airport for onward flight.

Note: There are number of other rafting itineraries available for Rivers Alaknanda, Bhagirathi and the Ganges On request