Snow Leopard Trek
Trek Difficulty
Moderate-Difficult
Trek Duration
8 days
Highest Altitude
13,500 ft
Suitable For
12-62 years
Highlights Snowleopard Trek
- Wildlife: As the main purpose of Snow Leopard Trek or Hemis National Park trek is spotting the rare Snow leopards. Their sights become the main highlight of the trek. You also encounter some other animals like Himalayan blue sheep, Tibetan wolf, Eurasian Brown bear etc.
- Monasteries: Along the trek, you will see some centuries older than the time. Few of them are Hemis Monastery, Thiksey Monastery, Rumbak Monastery, and Stok Monastery. If your itinerary includes visiting them, then you can halt here and explore them in just 1-2 hours. Since the best time of the trek is in winter, a festival called “Dosmoche” is celebrated in Thiksey Monastery. If you are lucky, you might attend it.
- Photography: Be it nature photography or wildlife photography, you can engage in both on snow leopard trek. The scenery is spectacular and you see various species of animals too. You can click amazing shots.
- Cultural Impact: You can talk to local tribes like Changpa found there. Get an insight into their lives, traditions and culture.
- Himalayan Peaks: Hemis National Park is surrounded by snow-laden mountains that form a striking background. They are as mighty as the sky and higher.
Itinerary Of Snow Leopard Trek
- Time:5hrs
- Distance:15.7km
- Elevation gain /loss: +375m / -161m
Note: Take a tour of Spituk monastery before you leave for the snow leopard trek. You must the Indus river’s south bank until you reach our destination of Zingchen.
- Time:2-3hrs
- Distance:6.5km
- Elevation gain / loss: +555m / 0m –
On this day you will go into the Hemis National Park. You will be traversing the slim gorge that leads to Rumbak village – You will have s homestay for the night stay.
These are the days you will be looking for snow leopards. These are the days of patience and a long wait for the view of this Himalayan cat and other varied birds and animals. On these days our expert guides will lead you to different spots where the chances of viewing the animals are more and quite bright.
- Time: 3hrs
- Distance: 7km Elevation gain / loss: 0m / -555m
This is the last day of your snow leopard trek. You will have a short walk until you reach Zingchen and then you will drive to Leh. Cherish the unforgettable memories of the Snow leopard trek for your life.
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