Six nights at 4,500 m with a proper acclimatisation ramp and the thinnest air on the platform.
From, per person
$3,960
No charge today · free changes until 14 days out
Forecast for these nights
Sonam Dorje
High-altitude guide, Hanle
Two nights in Leh at 3,500 m before we go anywhere near Hanle — altitude sickness ruins more of these trips than weather does. Once you are up, the reward is an atmosphere a third thinner than sea level and a village that has switched every light to shielded amber.
Rest night at 3,500 m. Short naked-eye session, early sleep, hydration protocol.
Light session with binoculars only while your blood chemistry catches up.
Transfer to the plateau, equipment setup, short first session with an early finish.
Full night. Faint galaxy groups that simply do not show from lower sites.
High-magnification work on Saturn and Jupiter while the seeing holds after midnight.
Daytime tour of the Indian Astronomical Observatory, then an open final night.
Level
Advanced
Long imaging sessions, technical targets, cold nights.
“The sky is not going anywhere. Spend the first night sleeping, not observing.”