Lamayuru To Hemis Trek

Dotted with heavenly monasteries all along the way, this unique tryst with trekking in Ladakh will take us from Lamayuru to Hemis in 12 days. Mid-june to September are the best times to do this trek. We start our journey from Leh and drive to Lamayuru for 8 hours. Wanla is located at 3250 m and is a 2-3 hour trek. In this trek we trek eastwards along a stream and reach Chorten. From there we go to Prikiting La at 3700 m. We trek from the pass and reach Shillakung Valley, Snigutse La and Zangskar. We follow the trail with Chorten and Mani wall. From Wanla we go to Hinju and from there to Sumda Chenmo. The valley across Kanski La is dotted with huts.

From Sumda Chenmo we trek to Dundunchan La and then to Chilling. The total trek takes 9-10 hours. We go to Sku from chilling which is at 3500 m. We cross Zanskar river during the trek. The trek from Skiu to Markha and is beautiful. From Markha we go to Hankar. The entire trek takes 4000 m in 4 hours. On way to this trekking party we visit several monasteries. The Umlung monastery is situated here and after this we go to Kang Yatse at 6400 m. Nimaling is our next stop. We trek from here to Shang Sumdo. We cross Thagshungtse in the direction to Zalung Karpo and Rupshu.

The last destination is Hemis where we stop by to explore Hemis monastery. We stay put for a day and then drive to Leh. On way to Leh we stop by at Thiksey, Shey monastery and Stok palace.