DROK PA AREA

An expedition to this area takes the trekker to the picturesque villages of the Drok Pa people. Though Buddhist in religion, they are distinctly different, both racially and culturally.

Possibly early Aryan settlers who came in from the Gilghit area, the Drok Pas have preserved ancient traditions that resemble Bon- chos, a pre-Buddhist religion.

Two of their villages Dah and Biama may be visited. The route following the Indus after Khalaste goes past the attractive villages of Domkhar, Skurbuchan and Achinathang, set amidst fields of ripening crops and orchards of fruit trees.