Tia to Dhomkhar Trek

Tour Details
Duration of Trek:	04 Days.
Sightseeing:	02 Days
Best Time:	June to September
Highest Point:	Sedchan-la 4095 m
Focus:	Monasteries, Monks, People Villages
Highlight:	Monasteries, Villages and Landscape
Physical Challenge:	Moderate overall

Itinerary

Day 01: Leh to Tia

After Breakfast drive to Tia en route visit Liker, Alchi and Rezong monasteries. Overnight stay in Tent or Guest House.
Day 02 : Trek Tia to Skindiyang, 8 hrs.

Starting from Tia. You can do some sightseeing at Tingmosgang Nunnery, Gompa, Lotsava Lamdon School as well as Tia Nunnery, Tia Gompa and Khatsa Gompa. So it is advisable to arrive a day earlier (or you continue from Tingmosgang and plan a whole day for the 2 hours walk from Tingmosgang toTia to do all the sightseeing and enjoy the village life). One follows the village to the northwest and continues to ascend a 4.070 m high pass. Going down one can get a glimpse of green fields and trees of Skindiyang, a friendly village connected with Khaltse by road. It is located at 3.530 m.
Day 03 : Trek Skindiyang to Yarma Dok, 4 hrs.

Enjoy the village life and then start the climb for Sedchan-la, a 4.095 m high pass. First you’ll head to the north and then take a turn to a valley climbing up to the west. Going down one might see some grazing animals from Skindiyang. Yarma Dok is a shepherd's place with some greenery. Camp in the upper part, where there is also some fresh water. Yarma Dok is 3.620 m high.
Day 04 : Trek Yarma Dok to Smolchang, 3 hrs.

One has to cross a pass again today, the 3.830 m high Lamamo-la. From there, the path keeps getting higher so it is a great pleasure to walk while getting some great mountain-scenery around. At 3.580 m height, there is a small patch of greenery called Smolchang. It is surrounded by nice rocks for bouldering. You just relax and enjoy being in the mountains.
Day 05 : Trek Smolchang to Dhomkar 4 hrs.

Again one has to climb a pass, which is the Samun-la at 3.845 m. After that it goes down, through quite a narrow gorge and it gets quite steep, so one has to be careful and watch one's steps. At 3.380 m the houses of Upper Dhomkar appear and a car can reach up there. But one can also decide to continue through the village and reach the car where the road crosses the valley. The main road is at 2.970 m. Around the corner is the Rock Art of Dhomkar with very old petroglyphs.
Day 06 Dhomkar to Dha to Leh

After Breakfast drive to visit Dha-hanu and post the visitation, drive back to Leh