Day 1: Fly to Leh

Air route is the only way to reach Leh during blood-jamming winters. All flights reach Leh in the morning, before noon strikes. Do not forget to look at the awe-striking surge mountain range, covered by a snowy blanket as soon as your plane enters the Ladakh region, which is 11,800ft higher than trekking area.Also, put on all warm clothes like the jacket, cap and gloves to face the always-negative temperature and never-ending cold weather of the place. You will get to see white layers of snow, which sometimes convert to bulky sheets of ice.

Keep an eye on your foot to prevent sliding or falling. Don’t keep your shopping pending for Leh as the city is kept partially closed during the winters. Only the shops, fulfilling the primary needs stay opened. Location’s temperature will be around -10°C in day duration and below -16°C in nights. So, try staying at hotel rooms at dawn, instead of roaming out in the cold breezes.

Day 2: Drive to Chilling (3 hours), and trek to Tilat Sumdo (1-2 hours)

Enjoy the most beautiful bus journey of your lifetime to Chilling on the Leh-Srinagar highway amidst the frozen clod desert. We will cross the confluence point of Indus and Zanskar River and drive further along side of the Zanskar River till our trekking point. We can see the Chadar while sitting on the vehicle as we will travel almost 40 kilometers along side of the frozen river. The last part of the road is not paved properly and it is very narrow and dusty. Today’s trek will make you learn many things like how to walk on rock solid slippery ice. Today’s destination Tilat Sumdo (Sumdo means confluence of 2 rivers) will come after 1.5 hours of trekking and we will have our campsite in this place.overnight in Tent.

Day 3: Tilat Sumdo to Shingra Koma (6-7 hours)

We will have to trek for 9 to 10 KM to reach our destination Shingra Koma. We will start our trek early in the morning by 8 am. Today you will get to know where to walk and where not to. You can see various forms of Chadar forming. The view will be quite similar as last day, there’s a high chance spot the foot mark of Snow Leopard on the snow while trekking. overnight in Tent.

Day 4: Shingra Koma to Tibb (7- 8 hours)

Today’s trek will be a longer trek than the previous days as we will cover around 15 kilometers of distance. We will find many frozen waterfalls today on the way and one of them is really huge. You will also get to see a waterfall on your left side, which never freezes during winter and produces a lot of water. If time permits you can take a small hike from the River Bed to see the source of this waterfall. Overnight in Tent.

Day 5: Tibb to Nerak (7 hours)

Today we will trek for around 12 kilometers to reach our pinnacle point in this trekking expedition, called Nerak. We will see the very famous Nerak wooden bridge before reaching our campsite in Nerak. You can see the Nerak frozen waterfall, which is considered as the biggest frozen waterfall during entire trek. Nerak frozen waterfall is the major attraction in Chadar trek, so don’t forget to capture it in your camera. Nerak village is a really cold place and situated almost 2000 feet above from the river bed. You can visit the village which takes about 1.5 hours of up-hill hike from our camp site. Nerak village is small high altitude villages. If you are visiting this village then don’t forget to drink a cup of tea in a tiny village shop. This village has a satellite phone connection which you can use it by paying the charges. Don’t forget to return back to our campsite before dark as it is a steep downhill trek. Overnight in Tent.

Day 6: Nerak to Tibb

We will cross the Nerak frozen waterfall while returning to Tibb. Take as much as snaps you wish, if you missed it while going. Return on the same trail to Tibb but you will find the trail becoming different within 2 days as the fresh snowfall and the different forms of Chadar make it look different. Overnight in Tent.

Day 7: Tibb to Shingra Koma

Return to Shingra Koma on the same trail with typical Zanskar view. Overnight in Tent.

Day 8: Shingra Koma to Tilat Sumdo and drive back to Leh

Today we will trek back to Tilat Sumdo and return back to Leh after a lifetime adventure. Take rest in our hotel after a tiring journey. Overnight in hotel/guesthouse.

Day 9: Departure

The trip is over and you can check out by morning. If you wish to explorer the Cold Ladakh you can spend few more days.