Chadar Frozen River Trek and Markha Valley Trek for Adventure Lovers

Ladakh during the winter is very attractive for the trekkers and the adventure lover. Moreover, this is because of ‘Chadar’ which is actually the Zanskar River in Ladakh and which is covered with the thick blanket of the frozen ice during the winter. Thus justifying its local name, that is ‘Chadar’, which means the blanket. And this place is a resourceful place for the Ladakhis and the adventure lovers too because one get too much of things from this place, the excitement of crossing the blanket of ice and halting and staying in the caves are the few examples. Now let’s see how your trip to Chadar can be planned.

The Chadar Frozen River Trek Trip

The ‘chadar’ means in English the blanket; in Ladakh the Zanskar River is covered with the blanket of snow and all the routes, through which the cars and the caravans pass, are closed due to heavy rainfall. Thus, one has to use this frozen river to move from one place to another. Thus, the Chadar frozen river trek attracts the adventure lovers more than anything else.

Journey From Delhi To Tilat Do- You have to start your trip to Chadar from Delhi and after you have board the flight in Delhi, your next step will be visiting Leh. Visit Chilling, a village in the valley, and after travelling through a rough road from Chilling, you will halt at Tilat Do. It will be a first place for your camp, for the night. This is also the confluence of river Zanskar and Khurna rivers.

Journey From Tilat Do To Leh- After you have reached Tilat Do you have started your trekking and now you can feel the ice of the Zanskar River. Now from Tilat Do your next destination will be Paldar Sumdo, here the local Zanskaris can be of great help to you because it is a bit unsettling. Now you should move to Nerak Pallu and then to Hanumur and then to Pishu. Pishu is actually a very charming Zanskaris village and from there you should visit Karsha and then to Padam. From Padam you could visit Zangla, which is a seat of the ruler of Zanskar, and then again return to Padam and from Padam to Leh. From Leh you board the flight to Delhi.

The Markha Valley Trek Trip

The people who love the huge canyon walls and high alpine meadows they should definitely visit the Markha Valley in Ladakh. As this valley has all these things and not only that it actually brings out that stark nature of the valley. Thus, the Markha Valley Trek is for those to whom the nomadic shepherds and the stark valley are the most attracting things.

Journey From Leh To Zingchan- This is an 8-day trek, which starts from Leh and from Leh you should visit Spituk a village in the valley. And from there you should visit the Zingchan valley. Here the Rumbark Rivers actually meet the Indus River.

Journey From Zingchan To Markha- In the way to Markha there are numerous things you will see that you will encounter, such as the blue and the snow leopard, when you will halt at Markha. From Markha you can visit places like Thachungtse, Nimaling and Shang Sumdo via Kongmarula, as site seeing places.