Search for Snow Leopards with Valerie Parkinson

Hoogtepunten

• Chance to see the rare, elusive snow leopard
• Wonderful winter walking in mountainous Ladakh, when it is cut off from the rest of the world
• Visit ancient monasteries and most departures attend a colourful monastic festival with masked dancers
• Enjoy a homestay night and traditional meal with a friendly Ladakhi family
• Look for lynx, blue sheep, wolves, bearded vultures, red foxes, Himalayan griffin vultures and golden eagles

In prijs inbegrepen

• All breakfasts are included and all food is included in Ladakh. In Leh, the food is a mix of Indian, Tibetan, Chinese and Continental. On trek, we provide a full breakfast including porridge, cereals, eggs and toast and a choice of hot drinks. Lunch is a packed hot lunch consisting of rice and chapattis, vegetables, tuna and cheese, which is carried for us. Dinners are mostly pasta, rice or potato based and a mixture of Indian, Continental and Chinese cuisines. In the afternoon, hot drinks and biscuits are served and, in the daytime, camp staff bring us hot drinks while we are out spotting. Drinking waterStaying hydrated is important when undertaking any physical activity. However, we strongly encourage you not to buy bottled water as this contributes to the growing problem of plastic pollution in IndiaOn trek, the cooks collect and boil drinking water from the mountain streams and fill up your water bottles for you, but you may need to collect water during the day and may wish to use your own water purification treatment as well. Purification tablets can be an economical way to treat your water, most taking between 30 minutes to one hour to purify one litre of water and are easy to used in water bladders/hydration packs. Purification tablets which contain chlorine dioxide are reported not to leave an obvious taste as other tablets may. We suggest you may like to bring a reusable bottle with a wide opening and use a Steripen to treat any non-boiled water. A Steripen is a handheld UV water purifier – small, lightweight and battery powered, so easy to pack. It’s quick to use, far more effective than purification tablets, and the water is ready immediately. It’s fine to use a Steripen on non-boiled water so long as it isn’t cloudy or full of sediment (which is uncommon in these regions). Steripens are widely stocked on Amazon, outdoor shops and other online retailers; look for the latest models but avoid USB charging ones. Models that take lithium batteries are best as they last longer, especially in cold conditions.
• All breakfasts, 10 lunches and 10 dinners
• All accommodation
• All transport and listed activities
• Tour leader throughout
• Free arrival and departure transfers for everyone (in Delhi)
• Specialist wildlife guide

NIET in de prijs inbegrepen

• Travel insurance
• Single accommodation (available on request)
• Visas or vaccinations

Reisaanbieding

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