Rumtse To Tsomoriri Lake

The trekking adventure of Rumtse to Tsomoriri Lake will start from Rumtse village that is 70 km away from Leh on the way to Leh- Manali highway. This 10 nights and 11 days trek gives you the opportunity to interact with Tibetan nomads settlers, opportunity to explore Tsomoriri Lake and also more chance to watch wild animals and wild birds of Ladakh. There are around eight passes in this trek and the highest pass is Kyamayuru La (5400m) in altitude, because of higher altitude you need to acclimatize properly before doing this trek.

Duration
10 Nights / 11 Days
Places covered
Leh- Rumtse- Kyamar -Tisaling - Ponganabu- Nuruchan- Gyama Barma - Gyamar - Korzok -Leh.

Day 1
Leh
Arrive at the Leh airport from where you shall be assisted by our representative and escort you to the hotel. Grab some rest after a tiring journey. Overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Day 2
Leh
After breakfast we shall drive to visit some of the famous monasteries of Ladakh like Thiksay, Shey, Hemis and Stok Palace. Pack lunch will be served. Arrive at the hotel in the evening.

Day 3
Leh- Rumtse- Kyamar
Early morning, we shall depart from Leh and drive toward Rumtse and start strolling from Rumtse to Kyamar. Overnight stay will be at Kyamar.

Day 4
Kyamar - Tisaling
After breakfast, we shall begin our journey with gradual ascent towards Kamur La (4800 m), which gives a spectacular view of the Changthang range. From the pass, we descend down. Here we might come across nomads with their herds. We then climb towards Mandalchan La (4850 m) and then easy slide down to campsite of Tisaling.

Day 5
Tisaling - Ponganabu
The third pass is Shibuk La (4900 m). From the top of the pass, we have an incredible view of the surrounding mountains and Tsokar Lake. It's approximately a 4 hrs walk to the Tsokar Lake. Overnight stay will be at Ponganagu.

Day 6
Ponganagu - Nuruchan
We follow the jeep road towards Tsokar Lake. Along the salty shores of the lake, we have the opportunity to see some of the endangered migratory birds of the world. We walk straight to the right of the lake, until we reach Nuruchan.

Day 7
Nuruchan- Gyama Barma
After breakfast we shall continue our tour and gradually ascends towards Horlam Kongka La (4900 m). From the pass an easy descends to Rajungkaru, we will have the opportunity to encounter several Tibetan nomad settlers. We will continue to ascend towards Kyamayuru La (5410 m). From the pass we descend gradually to the valley towards our campsite at Gyamar Barma (5150 m). Night temperature can be freezing due to high altitude campsite.

Day 8
Gyama Barma - Gyamar
After breakfast, we head to our next pass, Kartse La (5300 m). We then slowly ascending towards Gyamar la and enjoy beautiful views of snow-capped mountains. The trail descends down towards the valley of Gyamar.

Day 9
Gyamar - Korzok
After breakfast we shall ascend towards the highest pas Yalung Nyaulung La (5450m). From the pass we have beautiful view of Tsomoriri Lake. We stroll down to the Korzok Phu, the summer pasture of the Korzok people and then to Korzok (Tsomoriri lake) Overnight at Tsomoriri Lake.

Day 10
Korzok - Leh
After having breakfast we explore Korzok Village and then driven back to Leh.

Day 11
In morning we shall drive to leh airport for return journey.