Photographing Himalayan Brown Bear in Ladakh Region

Meals: On own
Accommodation: Mahey Retreat or similar

Arrive in Leh. You will be met and transferred to the hotel. Spend the rest of the day acclimatizing to the environment. 

Overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mahey Retreat or similar

Today, you will have another day to rest and acclimatize, as well as possibly doing a little light sightseeing in Leh.

Overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: In the hotel

After breakfast, check out and drive to Kargil. Arrive at Kargil and check in at the hotel.

Dinner and Overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation: The Drenmo Lodge, Drass

Start early morning from Kargil and drive to Drass. Later, we will walk along the Mushkow River. Here we try spotting the bears in the mountains/valleys around. On a good day you will be able to spot over 30 varieties of resident and migratory birds. This area has some great walks amidst blooming tulips and other wildflowers through the summer.

Lunch can be a picnic depending on the weather conditions and sightings. During the day, we will visit the nearby Shina villages towards Goshen or Pandrass. This valley also boasts of other wildlife such as marmots, Ibex, Foxes and Wolves.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation: The Drenmo Lodge, Drass

Early Start to the day at 5 am. Depending on the snow conditions, we will hike up or use ponies to reach the adjacent hillside, which provides a good vantage point to scan for bear movements in the area. Also, our spotters will accompany us and with their trained eyes and tracking skills help us get to find and see this magnificent ani sawmill. 

Again, depending on sighting situations, the naturalist/spotters will decide for lunch as a picnic or back at Lodge. Morning and evening Brown Bear tracking. Depending on the sightings in our base valley, we can drive to other adjacent valleys such as Umba La (based on snow levels at that time of the year) Pandrass, Matayen, Shimsha Kharbu, Suru, or the apricot orchards in the beautiful village of Karkitchu.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mahey Retreat or similar

Sadly, all journeys come to an end. Today, we bid adieu to Drass today and head back to Leh, signaling the end of this amazing journey en route by visiting the Hundurman border museum (near LOC) or Silk Route Museum in Kargil, if possible as per the time available.

Overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: None

Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

Tour ends.