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Zanskar Gorge Day Run

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The Monsoon Ledger
Runs this trip
5 Days · 4 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Leh Residency
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
White-water rafting
Five days in Ladakh with a 25 km grade III-IV run
High Intensity
Travelers can expect 6-8 hours of challenging high-altitude trekking
Group size on request
Ages 14+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 14

Where this operator goes

5 days · 12 stops

Itinerary

5 days, planned by The Monsoon Ledger

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atLehLeh, Ladakh
Reporting time06:00 - 12:00
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Leh Residency

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 1–2

Nimmu Residency

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 3

Lamayuru Retreat

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 4

What you'll eat

4 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 5 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 5.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–4
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–5
  • LunchServed on day 3

9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

One other operator runs this stretchThe same stretch, at their own price, group size and refund window.Sleeper Class Co.₹22,399See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
The jacket and the helmet are not optional
A licensed operator will not put you on the water without both, and neither will a river guide who intends to keep their licence. If anybody offers you a boat without them, that is the whole answer about that operator.
You do not need to be able to swim
A properly fitted life jacket floats you whether you can swim or not, which is why the age limit is a rule and swimming is not. What matters far more is staying calm in cold water for thirty seconds.
If you go in: feet first, on your back
Point your feet downstream so they take the rocks instead of your head, lie back, and hold on to your jacket. Do not try to stand up in moving water — a foot wedged between rocks is how people drown in rivers they could have floated down.
The guide's commands are not suggestions
Forward, back, get down, high side — these come a second or two before they matter and a raft only works if everyone moves together. Listen to the safety talk even if you have rafted before; the rapids differ.
Nothing to drink beforehand
Alcohol and cold fast water are a genuinely dangerous combination, and any operator worth booking will refuse you.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
The Monsoon LedgerVerified

“India on licensed guides and heritage stays”

Based in Jaipur Running treks since 2011
Rating
4.4(16 reviews)
Response time
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About The Monsoon Ledger

Licensed guides in every city and heritage properties where they exist. Named after the ledgers Rajasthani havelis kept, which is where several of the stays came from.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 16 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.8/5
Guide
3.9/5
Itinerary
4.3/5
Transport
4.1/5
Accommodation
4.1/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Elena Petrova – Singapore2026-03-05 · Verified booking

Visibility was excellent and the boat ran on time every morning. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Solid operator.

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Owen Clarke – Dublin2026-03-05 · Verified booking

Boat was crowded. Fine for the diving, less fine for the surface intervals.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Daniel Okafor – Berlin2026-03-05 · Verified booking

Conditions were poor for two of the days, which nobody can control, but the schedule wasn't adjusted. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Daniel Okafor – Berlin2026-03-05 · Verified booking

Instruction was patient — I came in nervous and finished wanting to book the next level. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Would send friends their way.

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Carla Mendes – Berlin2025-12-01 · Verified booking

Conditions were poor for two of the days, which nobody can control, but the schedule wasn't adjusted. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Mumbai2025-12-01 · Verified booking

Great few days in the water. Briefings were clear and nobody was pushed beyond their level. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Good value for what's included.

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Sofia Marchetti – Singapore2025-12-01 · Verified booking

Instruction was patient — I came in nervous and finished wanting to book the next level. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Solid operator.

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Laura Whitfield – Lisbon2025-12-01 · Verified booking

Visibility was excellent and the boat ran on time every morning.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Questions people ask

Around 8 °C — it is glacier melt. Full wetsuits are issued and a swim is genuinely shocking rather than merely unpleasant. People do come out of the raft.

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