Trip Highlights

Visit the stunning royal palace of Leh
Explore natural and cultural grandeurs
Magnificent mountains view of Stok and Zanskar range
Beautiful landscapes and diverse cultures
Traverse Kongmaru La Pass at 5200m

With your arrival at the airport begins with a historical sightseeing tour of Leh city and leaving the Leh Valley behind, the journey continues with a scenic drive to Chilling.

Marka Valley Trek is one of the most fascinating trek in Ladakh. The trek takes you on a scenic journey past colorful prayer flags, mane walls, high passes, exotic wildlife, and unusual Qatar canyons. You will also be mesmerized by the colorful rock formations along the trail, views of Stok and Zanskar mountains along with glimpses of Ladakhi culture.

The best time to trek Marka Valley is between June and September. This is a moderate trek, but there are several stream crossings, steep climb, and descent from Kongmaru La (5,200m) pass. Is slightly harder than leisure and involves difficult days. Therefore, Get ready for a beautiful and culturally rich experience, and melt away the stress of your life with the serenity of the landscape of Marka Valley trek. It is a perfect combination of beautiful transhimalayan landscape with Ladakhi villages. There are good chances to spot some high altitude wildlife.

Trip Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Leh airport and transfer to hotel
Day 2: Explore the royal palace of Old Kingdom
Day 3: Drive Leh-Chilling and trek to Sku (3366m) 4-5 hrs.
Day 4: Trek to Markha (3760m) from Sku 6 hrs
Day 5: Trek to Hankar (4030) from Markha 5 hrs
Day 6: Trek to Nimaling (4841m) from Hankar 6 hrs
Day 7: Nimaling to Shangsumdo (3680m) via Kongmarula (5200m) 6-7 hrs
Day 8: Shangsumdo to Hemis & Drive to Leh 5 hrs
Day 9: Free day, explore Shey – Thiksey monastery
Day 10: Drop at the airport for the final departure

Price for The Trip:

We could not include the cost of each package on the company’s website. The only question most of our customers have is why AlpineTrav Treks & Expeditions did not include the price in the package. Because, in order to provide you with a reasonable price and try to address your every need, we would like to provide you with some information. Which will help your trip.

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The trip cost always depends upon group size, hotel accommodation of category and client’s desire budget.
The above itinerary is a standard guideline that AlpineTrav Treks provides you with advice and tips. And this itinerary can be modified according to your time and needs.
After our trip is confirmed, the price will be adjusted in our contract, if the customer wants to add some services, we will charge for those additional services and if he wants to reduce some services, we will reduce the fee accordingly.
Itinerary is published in full board operation services for clear understanding of the customer. Among many options such as hotel facilities in Leh, the client can make own choice.
Please do not hesitate to contact AlpineTrav Treks for any information regarding your selected package. We'll work together to customize your trip to meet your exact requirement so that you have a memorable trip.
When you book with us you get best possible price, which is middle-man free.
We don't add hidden extra cost. Airport to Airport services and all trips include travel permit, lodging and fooding. There are no surprises with hidden costs.

Day 1 :

Arrive at Leh airport and transfer to hotel

Arrive at Leh Airport. Please look at your name placard when exiting the arrivals hall. Your trek leader will wait for you outside the arrival hall and take you to your hotel in Leh. Welcome drinks will be served and after you freshen up, your trek leader will brief you about your journey.

Day 2 :

Explore the royal palace of Old Kingdom

After breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Leh, which offers a number of sightseeing options for the visitors. A historic town that served as the royal capital of the Old Kingdom, it is dominated by the nine-storey palace built by King Singge Namgyal in the grand tradition of Tibetan architecture, which is said to have inspired the famous Potala in Lhasa built about half.

Day 3 :

Drive Leh-Chilling and trek to Sku (3366m) 4-5 hrs.

From Leh to Chelling bridge by private jeep 65km takes around two and half hours to get there. Now the road is open upto Sku but tourist carrying vehicles are not permitted to go beyond the bridge to avoid disturbance for wild life as this valley is recognised as the home of many wild life species. So you have to start your trekking from Chelling bridge.

Day 4 :

Trek to Markha (3760m) from Sku 6 hrs

To avoid the heat of the day, it is recommended to start the trek early. Sometimes cross the river in Marka Valley. The village, the largest in the Marka Valley, has more than 50 families. There are two camps in the village, one in front of the village and the other by the river.

Day 5 :

Trek to Hankar (4030m) from Markha 5 hrs

After walking some time from camping site Markha, you reach at the temple belong to Hemis monestery name Yensa on rock hill. Similarly the next place to reach is Umlung, comprise of some families and the camp site is end of the village with beautiful grassland with running chill water of Kangyatse peak.

Day 6 :

Trek to Nimaling (4841m) from Hankar 6 hrs

After breakfast start trekking to reach Nimaling. Nimaling (4841m) has clear pastures where thousands of sheep, goats, yaks graze in the summer months, 6400m Kang Yatse (Nimaling Peak) rising to the south, a beautiful sight.

Day 7 :

Nimaling to Shangsumdo (3680m) via Kongmaru La (5200m) 6-7 hrs

After breakfast start trekking to reach Nimaling. Nimaling (4841m) has clean pastures where thousands of sheep, goats, goats graze during the summer months, stay in a tent with a beautiful view of Kang Yatse (Nimaling peak) at 6400m.

Day 8 :

Shangsumdo to Hemis & Drive to Leh 5 hrs

After breakfast start trekking to reach Kongmaru La (5260m). The trek to Kongmaru La passes through narrow gorges. At the top of the pass, you cross the pass with a great view of the Ladakh range and the villages of the Indus Valley to the north and continue to Sangsumdu.

Day 9 :

Free day, explore Shey – Thiksey monastery

Today on a relaxing day explore the most Tibetan Buddhist monasteries near Leh. Visit the Shey and Thiksey Monasteries, they are culturally important sites and return to your hotel.

Day 10 :

Drop at the airport for the final departure

Thank you for joining us on this trek and it has been a pleasure getting to know you during this time. We will drop you off at the Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport. And we wish you a safe flight.

Services we offer in a package:

Cost Inclusion

We will provide pick-up and drop services from Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport on your arrivals and departures.
Our representative of company will be waiting for you on arrival in Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport with your name's placard so you can easily find our person then transfer to your demanded category, hotel in Leh.
According to the trekking package schedule, we will arranged 4 nights your demanded category (from tourist star to five-star) at hotel accommodations in Leh.
Transportation will be provided from Leh to Chilling and Shangsumdo to Leh for members and associated staff as per itinerary above.
Our company provide Experienced and government authorized (licensed holder) high altitude trekking guide during the trekking period.
Our company provide full support camping crew with 1 professional cook and kitchen staffs during the trekking period.
Our company provided your accommodation during the trekking will be tented camping. A tent will be provided for every 2 travellers with a foam mattress. There will also be a kitchen tent, dining tent, toilet tent, table, chairs and more for your comfort.
Our company if in case of a single by default, will arrange a single tent for you at no additional cost.
We will provide clean and warm down sleeping bag during the trekking, taking care of your comfort and health. (Sleeping bag must be returned after completion of trek)
As with most trekking trails, day pack-lunch is midway between the start and end of the day's trek while Freshly prepared meals (Breakfast and Dinner) with boiled water, tea, coffee are served at the camp where your overnight-stay.
Our company provides nutritious, clean and fresh (breakfast, lunch and dinner) with tea/coffee, Fruitcocktail, Deserts and fresh fruits boiled water all services for during the trekking's.
We will provided mules for camping trekking equipments with 1:4 assistant guide to clients ratio.
As Ladakh Markha Valley is at the Markha protected and restricted territory, the our company by provide you a permit of protected area (PAP) and restricted area permit (RAP).
The Inner Line permit issued by the DC government office of Leh is required to enter area of Markha valley, which is at the our company provide you a (ILP) permit too.
Our company provides wages, clinical, equipment, and insurance for all elaborate camping trekking staffs.
We provide first aid medical kits for the group and the staff, taking care of your trekking and health safety.
The above offer package includes our official charges and government taxes and vat.
We want to offer you to have dinner with us before you departed from Leh. It will be an opportunity for you to see and learn about Ladakhi culture and tradition.

Cost Exclusion

Leh is a city in the Indian Union territory of Ladakh. It is the largest city and the joint capital of Ladakh. and since this city's offers high quality and delicious food from different countries and groups, we were hoping you could taste the meals you like. For that reason, during your stay in Leh, you will have to arrange meals.
Suppose you want to take any packed food, snacks, drinks, energy drinks, mineral water, and carbonated soft drinks, any types of alcohol, cigarettes, chocolates, and nutria-bars during the trek. In that case, you have to buy it yourself.
Expenses incurred towards usage of Items of personal trekking equipment, laundry expenses, tips, Landlines, mobiles, phones, and the internet service exclude in the package.
Trekking is an adventurous activity that always takes place in remote areas. So, safety is the primary factor for us. Therefore, you have to have your travel insurance covering the cost of emergency rescue, medical treatment, medical tests, and hospitalization before you arrive for the trip to Ladakh.
The package cost offered above does not include your international flight ticket and India's tourist visa, so that you have to pay for your international flight ticket and tourist visa yourself.
Any extra expenses arising out of various/unforeseen situations like natural disasters, landslides, political disturbances, changes in government regulations exclude.
The short sentence, "The services we provide in the above package cost inclusive," will cost extra if you want more than additional services you have to pay extra.
Those Employees who are involved in your trekking are hoping for tips, gifts, or something at the end of the trip, which is an opportunity to say how happy you are with our staff and what kind of service you have rendered.
Therefore; your staffs will expect the tips according to the international system in the camping or homestay package for your information.

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Details Itinerary

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You can send your enquiry via the form below.

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Trekking Region

Frequently Asked Questions

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