Markha Valley
You ford an icy river at dawn, walk through ochre canyons all day, and fall asleep in a Ladakhi family's mudbrick home with Kang Yatse glowing pink outside the window.
Duration
9 days
Max altitude
5,200 m
Grade
Moderate
Best season
Jun–Sep
Range
Zanskar Range
From
₹95,000 pp
Why you’ll never forget it
Ladakh's signature trek — river crossings, ochre canyons and nights in village homestays, finishing over Kongmaru La with Kang Yatse overhead.
You move in a team of no more than eight, led by a guide born in this range. We carry the permits, the logistics, the safety and the thousand small details — your only job is to walk, breathe, and look up.
See it before you go
What this trek looks like
Markha Valley — the route
Markha Valley — on the trail
Markha Valley — the high country
Markha Valley — camp life
Markha Valley — the people
Markha Valley — the payoff
Walk it in your head first
Your journey, day by day
This is the shape of the trip — where you wake, what you walk toward, and the moments that make it. Picture yourself in each one.
- 1
Day 1
Arrive & meet the crew
Land in the gateway town, meet the team over the first proper meal, run a full gear check, and feel the altitude in the air for the first time.
- 2
On the trail
Kongmaru La
One of the days you came for. Cameras out, jaws down, nobody in a hurry.
- 3
On the trail
Village homestays
The trail earns it — a long climb, then a view that rearranges what you thought a mountain could be.
- 4
On the trail
Hemis National Park
Quieter than you'd expect. Just boots, breath, and something enormous on the horizon.
- 5
5,200 m · the high point
The reason you came
The pre-dawn start, the cold that bites, the slow rhythm of breath and step — and then the top, where the whole range opens up and time stops.
- 6
Final days
Down, and changed
Drop back into thicker air and hot showers, with a last night of stories and a quiet realisation that you're already planning the next one.
They've stood where you're about to
Real people, real Markha Valley mornings
“I trained for months and still cried at the top. The crew read my altitude like a book and got me there safe. Best thing I've ever done.”
“Small group, unreal food, guides who felt like family by day three. Every detail was handled — I just had to walk and stare.”
“Booked solo and nervous. Came back with a new family and photos I still can't believe are mine. Already planning the next one.”
The essentials
Sorted, so you don't have to be
What’s included
- All in-country ground transport & domestic transfers
- Permits, restricted-area & national-park fees
- Experienced local lead guide and support crew
- Twin-share teahouse / expedition-camp lodging on the trail
- All meals while trekking
- Group safety kit — oxygen, pulse-ox & satellite comms on high routes
Not included
- International flights to the gateway city
- Travel & evacuation insurance (mandatory)
- Entry visa fees
- Personal trekking gear & clothing
- Tips for your guides and crew
- Anything of a personal nature
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Markha Valley · Jun–Sep
The mountain's not going anywhere. But the dates fill up.
Eight to a group, and the good departures go first. Send your dates and we'll hold you a spot while we sort the details.
- Free cancellation up to 60 days out
- Best-price guarantee
- Financially protected
- No hidden fees, ever
Markha Valley
from ₹95,000 / person4.8