Highlights
Embark on an off-the-beaten-track Himalaya adventure visiting remote villages
Discover colourful Buddhist monasteries
Climb Dzo Jongo East
Itinerary
Step into the high-altitude wilderness of northern India with the "Peaks of Ladakh Trek." Spanning 16 days from New Delhi, this strenuous journey invites seasoned trekkers to conquer not one, but two Himalayan summits and cross seven dramatic passes. After acclimatizing in Leh, you’ll traverse wild gorges, alpine plains, and shepherd settlements, culminating in optional climbs of Vatseri Peak and the quieter, panoramic Dzo Jongo East. Along the way, you’ll experience Ladakh’s rich Tibetan culture and remote beauty, often far from any crowds. Award-winning guide Valerie Parkinson leads select departures, ensuring expert leadership and deep local insight. With all tour package inclusions—accommodation, meals, and transport—taken care of, you can focus entirely on the adventure. The USP: the chance to summit a 6,000m Himalayan peak on less-trodden trails, unveiling Ladakh at its most awe-inspiring.
day 1Adventure starts in Delhi
Our adventure begins in Delhi, a colourful and chaotic city full of architectural masterpieces.
Around 6pm, say namaste to your tour leader and fellow travellers, when we gather as a group for the first time to get to know each other and learn more about the adventures ahead.
Your tour leader then ensures a big welcome by arranging a group dinner at a nearby restaurant.
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day 2Fly to Leh; afternoon orientation walk
day 3Sightseeing in and around Leh
day 4Acclimatisation walk; optional jeep ride to Khardung Pass
day 5Drive to Stok; trek to Mankarmo
day 6Cross the Matho La to Ganpoche
day 7Cross the Shang La to Shang Phu
day 8Cross the Gyuncho La to Chuskurmo
day 9Cross the Gongmaru La to Nimaling
day 10Trek to Dzo Jongo Base Camp, ascend Vatseri Peak (5,640m)
day 11Rest and acclimatisation day at base camp
day 12Climb Dzo Jongo East
day 13Cross the Lalung La and Chaksang La to Riyul Sumdo
day 14Trek to Lato; drive to Leh
day 15Fly to Delhi
day 16Adventure ends in Delhi
What's Included
What's Excluded
Customer Reviews
Fantastic!
A great trip. I had been most looking forward to achieving my first 6000m summit ( which I did 😊), but the trek itself was absolutely stunning. Fantastic coloured landscapes, very exciting river crossings, great array of alpine flowers (never seen so many eidelweiss in one place!), amazing food and crew. Would highly recommend this trip.
Great trip
Great trip with fantastic guide (Valerie Parkinson)
A satisfying challenge
Wonderful landscapes and trekking over the high passes gives a real sense of the geography of the place.
Valerie - An exceptional leader in Ladakh
An excellent trip led by an excellent and extremely knowledgeable leader. In country guides and staff were all excellent. Some good challenging trekking at altitude making this a great trip if you wish to extend your achievements at altitude.
A Proper Adventure
This was a remote trek in a tough mountain environment south west of Leh. After three days acclimatising in Leh, we spent around 10 days climbing high passes, crossing rivers in full flood and seeing few people outside our own little group. Every day was challenging. We experienced a range of weather from blizzard to heat wave, rain to frost and always a cold breeze at the top of every pass. And every day I would lie back in my tent after dinner and know I’d pushed myself and feel really good about it. We experienced unseasonable weather which forced changes to the itinerary, which our crew and leader were more than capable of dealing with. Heavy snow on the mountain prevented us from summiting Dzo Jongo but we reached the top of Konga Ri in brilliant sunshine and pristine white snow. Such was the nature of the trek that I was not left feeling disappointed at not getting the big mountain, as the whole experience was a proper adventure.
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