Towards the western end of the Himalaya between Lahaul and Ladakh, a series of continuous mountain ridges comprises of 6000m peaks. Leh, the capital of Ladakh is at an altitude of 3505 meters, lies at the base of Khardung La on the north of the Indus River. Leh - Lamayuru - Darcha is a trekking route offers world’s classic trekking experiences and great challenges which links Lamayuru in Ladakh, Padum in Zanskar and Darcha in Lahoul. During the trek, one will visit Phuktal Monastery which is built under a huge cave, Sani Gompa, Mani Gompa, Burdan Gompa, Karsha Gompa, Lingshed Gompa and Lamayuru Gompa and as one crosses old pack horse trail, sheperds track, and ancient route you will reach as high as 5100m through several passes - Shingo La (5100m), Perfi La, Hunuma La (4800m), Sengge La (5060m), Sirsir La and Prinkiti La also comprising of crossing of rivers of Chandra, Bhaga, Tsarap, Doda, Zanskar and Indus.