If the changes in the following conditions have been clearly communicated in writing to the client before the conclusion of the contract and they are properly provided for in the program;
Any changes subsequent to the conclusion of the contract are subject to prior agreement of both the agency and the client, except as provided in the "impossibility of comply" clause.
These general conditions comply with the provisions of Decree-Law 61/2011 of May 6th, as amended by Decree-Law 199/2012 of August 24th.
The general conditions, which refer to an organized trip described in this program, along with the specific conditions provided to the client in the travel documentation at the time of booking, constitute the travel contract that binds the agency and the client.
The technical organization and sale of the activities included on this website are the responsibility of Papa-Léguas, a travel and tourism agency, with home office at Rua Manuel Assunção Mestre, nº22, 7780-199 Castro Verde, registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon with Taxpayer Identification Number 504163590. It has a share capital of €99,759.60 (ninety-nine thousand, seven hundred and fifty-nine euros and sixty cents). Papa-Léguas is also registered with the National Registry of Travel Agents and Tourism Operators (RNAVT) nº2275 and the National Registry of Tourist Animation Agents (RNAT) nº67/2014.
At the time of registration the client must deposit 30% of the service price, paying the remaining 70% up to 21 days before the service begins. If the registration takes place 21 days or less before the service begins, the total price of the service must be paid at the time of registration. Papa-Léguas, Agência de Viagens e Turismo Lda. reserves the right to cancel any booking that has not been paid for under the conditions mentioned above. Reservations are subject to the obtaining of a confirmation from suppliers for all services.
The prices of tours are presented per person and based on the occupation in a room shared by two people. The organizing agency will group clients who sign up individually for the same tour in pairs, by gender, and in chronological order of registration. Clients who are singled out must pay the respective individual supplement, when required by the service provider.
INFORMATION UNDER LAW N.º 144/2015 OF SEPTEMBER 8:
According to Law No. 144/2015 of September 8th, we inform that the customer may resort to the following Alternative Consumer Dispute Resolution Entities:
i) Customer Authority of Travel and Tourism Agencies at provedorapavt.com;
ii) Arbitration Commission of Tourism in Portugal at turismodeportugal.pt;
iii) Or any of the entities indicated in the list provided by the Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs at http://www.consumidor.pt, which we recommend consulting.
Complaints will only be considered if submitted in writing to the agency within a maximum period of 30 days after the completion of the services.
In the event of a complaint regarding non-compliance with contracted services, the customer may activate the Travel and Tourism Guarantee Fund provided for in DL 61/2011 of May 6, in its current wording, by submitting the respective complaint:
i) To the Customer Authority, as Papa-Léguas, Travel and Tourism Agency Ltd., is a member of the Customer Ombudsman for Travel and Tourism Agencies at www.provedorapavt.com. To benefit from this service, you must submit your written complaint within 20 business days after the end of the trip. Agencies are bound to comply promptly with any decisions issued by this entity.
ii) To Tourism of Portugal I.P. at www.turismodeportugal.pt within 30 days after: (i) the end of the trip; (ii) the cancellation of the trip attributable to the agency; (iii) the date of knowledge of the impossibility of its realization due to the agency; (iv) the closure of the establishment.
iii) To any of the entities listed on the website of the General Directorate for Consumer Affairs at http://www.consumidor.pt.
1) The agency is responsible for the luggage in the legal terms;
2) The Client has the obligation to complain to the service provider at the moment of subtraction, deterioration or destruction of luggage.
3) In international transport, if the luggage is damaged, the complaint must be made in writing to the carrier immediately after the damage is verified, and no later than 7 days after delivery. If the luggage is merely late in delivery, the claim must be made within 21 days from the date of delivery.
4) The presentation of such a claim will be an essential basis for Papa-Léguas, Agência de Viagens e Turismo Lda. to hold responsible the entity providing the service.
The responsibility of the agency will be limited to the maximum amount that can be demanded from the service providers, in accordance with the Montreal Convention of May 28, 1999, on International Air Transport, and the Bern Convention of 1961, on Rail Transport.
Regarding maritime transport, the liability of travel agencies, concerning their clients, for the provision of transport services or accommodation, when applicable, by maritime transport companies, in the event of damages resulting from their willful misconduct or negligence, will be limited to the following amounts:
a) € 441,436, in case of death or physical injury;
b) € 7,881, in case of total or partial loss of baggage or its damage;
c) € 31,424, in case of loss of a motor vehicle, including the baggage contained therein;
d) € 10,375, in case of loss of baggage, whether accompanied or not, contained in a motor vehicle;
e) € 1,097, for damages to baggage resulting from the damage to the motor vehicle.
Where applicable, the liability of travel agencies and tourism for the deterioration, destruction, and theft of baggage or other items in tourist accommodation establishments, while the client is staying there, is limited as follows:
a) € 1,397, in total;
b) € 449 per item;
c) The value declared by the client regarding the items deposited under the custody of the tourist accommodation establishment.
The agency's liability for non-bodily damages may be contractually limited to an amount corresponding to five times the price of the service sold.
For each reservation the following will be charged:
Reservation Expenses:
Alteration Expenses:
For each alteration (names, dates, type of apartment or room, travel, etc) : 50€ (fifty euros). Please note that the acceptance of such changes depends on the acceptance by the respective suppliers.
The client must have their personal or family documentation in good order (identity card, military documentation, authorization for minors, visas, vaccination certificates, and any other documents that may be required). The agency disclaims any responsibility for visa refusal or the client's denial of entry into a foreign country. The client is solely responsible for any costs incurred as a result of such a situation.
Travel in European Union:
Travel outside the European Union:
If the travel suppliers involved allow it, whenever a customer who is registered for a particular trip wishes to change their registration to another trip or the same trip with a different departure date, or any other changes, they must pay a fee as alteration expenses. However, if the change takes place 21 days or less before the departure date of the trip for which the customer is registered, or if the service providers do not accept the change, the customer will be subject to the expenses and charges specified under the “cancellation (termination)” section.
Once the trip has started, if a request is made to change the contracted services for reasons not related to the agency (e.g., extending the number of nights of stay, changing the flight), the prices of the touristic services may not correspond to those published on the website that prompted the contract.
The customer may transfer their registration by being replaced by another person who meets all the required conditions for the trip, provided that they inform the selling agency at least seven days in advance and such transfer is possible under the applicable air transport regulations. In the case of cruises and air travel, the prescribed period will be fifteen days in advance.
The transfer of the registration makes both the transferor and the transferee jointly responsible for the payment of the trip price and any additional charges incurred.
Whenever there are external reasons that justify it, the organizing agency may change the order of the itineraries, modify the departure times, or substitute any of the planned hotels with others of similar category and location. The agency must inform the client of such changes as soon as they become aware of them.
When the tour is dependent on a minimum number of participants the Agency reserves the right to cancel the organized tour if the number of participants reached is less than the minimum. In such cases, the Client will be informed in writing of the cancellation within 15 (fifteen) days.
The prices in the program are based on the costs of services and exchange rates in effect on the date of printing of the program, and are therefore subject to change resulting from variations in the cost of transportation or fuel, duties, taxes, fees, and exchange rate fluctuations up to 20 days prior to the date of departure.
Once the tour has begun, no refund is due for services not used by the client due to unforeseeable circumstances or for reasons attributable to the client, except for refunds by the respective suppliers. Failure to provide services foreseen in the travel program for reasons attributable to the organizing agency and if it is not possible to replace them with equivalent ones, entitles the client receive a refund for the price difference between the originally anticipated services and the services actually provided.
If, prior to the start of the journey and due to circumstances beyond the control of the organizing agency, it becomes unable to fulfill any essential service included in the travel program, the client has the right to cancel the trip and immediately receive a refund of all amounts paid, or alternatively, accept a modification and possible price variation.
If the aforementioned circumstances beyond the control of the organizing agency result in the cancellation of the trip, the client may choose to participate in another organized trip of equivalent price. If the proposed replacement organized trip is of a lower price, the client will be refunded the price difference accordingly.
The client or their companions are free to cancel the trip at any time.
i) Such cancellation implies that the client is responsible for the payment of all charges arising from the beginning of the fulfillment of the contract and their withdrawal, as well as a percentage that can go up to 15% of the price of the trip.
ii) If applicable, the client will be refunded the difference between the amount paid and the aforementioned amounts.
iii) The cancellation of travel services/organized trips whose reservation has been made using the voucher issued under Decree-Law No. 17/2020 of April 23rd is subject to a cancellation fee equal to the price of the service, in order to prevent simulated or fraudulent reservations made solely with the intention of anticipating the receipt of the voucher-entitled values.
If for reasons not attributable to the client, the agency has to cancel the organized tour before the departure date, the client can choose to:
i) Being immediately refunded all amounts paid;
ii) Optionally, choose to participate in another organized tour and be refunded for any difference in price.
The liability of the travel agency organizing the trips included in this program and arising from the assumed obligations is covered by a civil liability insurance policy with Fidelidade Insurance Company, under policy number 9257343, for an amount of 75,000€ (Seventy-five thousand euros), in accordance with the applicable legislation.
The prices mentioned in this program already include the Value Added Tax at the current rate of 23%
This program is valid from 01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022
Arrival or departure times:
Departure and arrival times are stated in the local time of the respective country of destination and according to respective airline schedules at the time of printing this program, and may therefore be subject to change.
Hotels / Apartments:
Apartments - In case the accommodation is contracted in apartments, the client is responsible for informing the number of people that will occupy the apartment. If there are more people than booked, the apartments may refuse admittance.
Hotels - The prices shown are per person and are based on double occupancy. Not all hotels have triple rooms and usually an extra bed is placed in the room, which may not be of equal quality. In rooms equipped with two beds or a double bed, the triple may consist only of those beds.
The list of hotels and apartments in the program is indicative, as is their category, which is based on local criteria and classifications that are sometimes different from those used in Portugal.
Meals:
Unless otherwise indicated, the prices shown for the Half Board and Full Board supplements do not include drinks.
On arrivals at the hotel after 7PM the first meal service will be breakfast the next day, on the last day and except for the possibility of late check-out, the last service of the hotel will be breakfast.
Check-in and check-out times:
The check-in and check-out times on the first and last day, will be defined according to the first and last service. As a rule, without binding character, the rooms can be used from 2PM on the day of arrival and should be left free by noon (12PM) on the day of departure.
In the apartments, the entry takes place generally at 5PM on the day of arrival and must be left free by 10AM on the day of departure.
Special conditions for children:
Given the conditions applied for children (destination and provider) it is recommended to always question the special conditions that may apply to the tour in question.
Insurande:
The agency offers the sale of insurance that can be purchased depending on the tour to guarantee assistance situations and cancellation expenses.
The maximum age limit, for the insurance, is 75 years-old.
See our full Data Protection and Privacy Policy here.
TRAINING: Participants are expected to be in good physical shape. This trip is undoubtedly demanding in terms of physical preparation. Therefore, it is advisable for participants to prepare in advance for this expedition. The primary focus should be endurance training, achieved by running twice weekly (50 minutes per session) and by completing a weekend hike of more than 6 hours with a minimum of 8 kg of weight in your backpack. Cycling or swimming at a similar intensity are excellent substitutes for those unable to run due to injury.
For this trip, Papa-Léguas provides a “group flight.” Transfers are included for travelers who book the “group flight” (whether purchased through Papa-Léguas or online).
Travelers with a different schedule from the “group flight” may request an additional transfer from Papa-Léguas.
– During the mountain period, group menus are fixed, and not every day will include meat or fish.
Before departure, Papa-Léguas will create a WhatsApp group to facilitate simple and fluid interaction between travelers and the leader. If you do not agree with this initiative, please let us know.
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We will explore monasteries and ever-changing landscapes in the Markha Valley, which, being inaccessible during many winter months, also harbors some of the rare wildlife species of the Himalayas.
The snow-capped peak of Kangyatse, rising majestically above the Markha Valley, is one of the most beautiful mountains in the region. It offers a unique opportunity for Himalayan mountaineering, reaching an impressive 6200 m in the Himalayas.
This trip is accessible to anyone who is physically fit (or who trains for it) and is used to hiking in a mountain environment.
Travel leader and mountaineer João Garcia accompanies you on this magnificent adventure
Flight from the origin city - Delhi (with stopovers).
Arrival early morning the next day.
Depending on the domestic flight, we will either check in for the domestic flight or have to change airports (at the traveler's expense) to catch the flight to Leh (flight is about 1:30 hours long). Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and rest.
Leh is at an altitude of 3500m, so it is necessary to rest and drink plenty of fluids to acclimatize well.
In the afternoon you can visit the Leh bazaar and its surroundings.
In the morning, we walk to the Shati Stupa Peace Pagoda, built by a Japanese monk in the 1980s. It is situated on top of a mountain and offers beautiful views of the city and the surrounding mountains. From here we can continue to the Sankar Monastery, one of the few monasteries built on flat ground. The monastery is recent and is home to about 30 monks.
In the late afternoon, you can walk to the Tsemo temple to enjoy the panoramic view of the city in the afternoon light.
Today we visit some of the oldest and most famous monasteries in the Indus Valley.
From Leh, we drive to the Chemre monastery, founded in the 17th century, the monastery is perched majestically on a hill with the monks residences below.
From Chemre, we proceed to Hemis, the largest and perhaps most famous monastery in Ladakh. This monastery has been a center of attraction for visitors and residents alike since it was founded in the 17th century, especially during the summer for its festival known as Hemis Tsechu.
On the way back, we visit the Thikse Monastery, built majestically on a hill overlooking the upper parts of the valley.
Night in Leh.
Today we leave early by jeep to Spiuk and continue on a dirt road.
After about an hour's drive, we will enter the Zingchen valley, where the Rumbak River flows into the Indus, which flows down a gorge. Further down the valley is the pretty village of Rumbak, inhabited by 15 families. From Rumbak, we will take a hike to our camp, but a very important one in terms of acclimatization.
A day with 5 hours of walking.
A gradual but long climb will take us into the lap of Ganda La. Stupas and prayer flags mark the top of the lap, where wild animals such as blue sheep, marmots and arghali can be glimpsed. The views of the towering Zanskar Range and the distant Himalayan Mountains are spectacular.
A gradual descent will take us to the small village of Shingo, inhabited by only 2 families. This will be our camp for the night.
A day of about 6 hours of walking.
Soon after leaving the camp, we entered a narrow canyon with spectacular colors and rock formations. We continue down the gorge until it opens up into the lush green valley of Skiu. In this idyllic village stands an ancient monastery and ruins of an ancient castle, where the royal family used to stop on their way to Srinagar.
After resting for a while, we continue to Hamurtse, a green pasture near the Markha River.
A day of about 6 hours of walking.
The path continues along the Markha River, with a few crossings in the way.
We pass the remains of the ancient hermitage caves high up on the opposite cliffs. Inside, there are remains of small caves where the lamas sat in meditation, platforms carved out of rock.
After about 5 hours of walking, we reach the village of Markha, the largest village in the valley and inhabited by 20 families. After resting, we continue along the Markha River and soon find a mountain that houses the auspicious monastery of Techa.
The half hour climb up to the monastery, is very steep, but worth the visit. From here, in a short walk we reach Umlung.
A day with 5 hours of walking.
Note: To cross rivers, it is advisable to bring trekking poles and sandals or neoprene socks.
The path continues along the Markha River, passing some old stone mills, a ruined castle and the village of Hankar, the last in the valley.
After leaving the village of Umlung, we will have our first view of snow-capped peaks above Nimaling, which will remain in view until we cross Chaktsdang La.
Our camp today will be in the lovely green pasture of Thachungste.
A day with 5 hours of walking.
The route from Thachungtse to the base camp is short, but steep, and in some places you will probably feel the effect of the altitude.
After about 2 hours of climbing, we reach the beautiful plateau of Nimaling, where the people of the Markha valley bring their animals to graze during the summer months. From Nimaling, it is a gradual climb toward the base camp.
A day of about 4 hours of walking.
After breakfast, we take an acclimatization hike up a little higher.
By noon, we are back at base camp and enjoy a hot meal for lunch. We spent the afternoon resting and preparing the necessary material.
We leave early in the morning for the summit.
The first part of the mountain is usually snow-free in August and we hike on rocky terrain, but at about 5500m, we hit snow and put on our crampons. The climb is fairly straightforward and easy, however, as you climb it gets steeper.
Once at the summit, we have spectacular views of the Himalayan mountain range to the south and Karakoram to the north. After enjoying the view and placing prayer flags at the summit, we descended to the base camp.
A day of about 10 to 12 hours of walking.
After a short hike from the base camp, we gradually climb toward Kongmaru La, the highest pass of the hike in the Markha Valley. Once at the top, we have beautiful views of Kangyatse and the surrounding peaks.
The descent is quite steep in some places, but gradually stabilizes as we enter the Shang gorge, with colorful and fascinating rock formations.
A few river crossings bar our way before we reach the small village of Chogdo. Here, we said goodbye to our horses and drove back to Leh.
Free day in Leh.
In the morning we fly to Delhi and have free time until the flight time back home.
Arrival and end of the Papa-Léguas services.
Note: the arrival/departure dates may vary, depending on your origin city. If you have any doubts, contact Papa-Léguas for further clarification.
