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Note : The itinerary is tentative and subject to change.
Day 1: Leh - Acclimatizing
rest day
Complete rest to acclimatize to the arid high altitude of Leh (3100
mts). Evening walk around Leh colorful market overnight in Guest
house.
Day
2: Leh Sight Seeing
Sight seeing to Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace, Leh Fort, Army and Navy
Museum, Spituk monastery, Leh Monastery, etc.
Day
3 : Rafting from Phey - Nimo route
This route passes through astoundingly beautiful mountains, many
of them with tiny hamlets and imposing old monasteries nestling
among the valleys. Starting from Phey Village, about 12 Kms from
Leh and ends Indus-Zanskar confluence at Nimo, about 36 kms from
Leh.
Drive back to Leh and overnight in guest house.
Day
4: Pangong Tso visit, via Changla pass
Pangong Tso can be reached in a five-hour drive from Leh, most of
it on a rough and dramatic mountain road. The road traverses the
third-highest pass in the world, the Changla pass, where army sentries
and a small teahouse greet visitors.
Overnight in Guest house.
Day
5: Pangong Tso sight seeing
Two thirds of the length of this lake falls in the People’s
Republic of China. It is 5 km wide at its broadest point. In winter,
the lake freezes completely despite being salt water. Drive back
to Leh.
Day6:
Nubra Valley – Khardungla pass visit – Camel Safari
Leh - Nubra (6 hrs. drive): After breakfast, drive to the mystical
Nubra Valley over the exhilarating Khardungla Pass (5600m.), the
highest point of our journey. The views from the top are spectacular;
extending, to the south, across the Indus Valley to the seemingly
endless peaks and ridges of the Zanskar range. To the north, the
views of the mighty peaks of the Saser Massif are amazing.
visit Hunder sand dunes where Bactrian doubled humped camels are
waiting for you to explore the sand dunes nearby. These shaggy,
double humped animals, were once used as pack animals on the central
Asian trade routes. On camel back, we pass through this dramatic
high altitude desert, with its rolling sand dune and barren landscape,
dotted with lush, green, and river valleys. Overnight in Guest house.
Day
7: Hunder-Diskit Monasteries, Hot springs
Visit Diskit monastery. Drive back to Leh via - Samur - Samstaling
– Panamik
Day
8: Monasteries visit
Full day of sightseeing, visiting the three most important monasteries
of Ladakh - Hemis Gompa, Thiksey Gompa and Shey Palace. Hemis is
one of the largest and wealthiest monasteries in Ladakh and houses
about 150 monks; it also stages the annual Hemis festival. The Gompa,
nestled in a gorge and surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery,
was built in the 18th century and houses a wide range of beautiful
frescoes, thankas, Buddha statues and an excellent library. On the
way back to Leh, we visit the superbly situated, 16th century, Thiksey
Gompa, which is perched on a hill top. The Gompa houses an important
collection of Tibetan-style books, a huge Buddha statue and some
excellent works of art. Last stop is the ruined Shey Palace, once
the summer palace of the pre-Tibetan kings. The palace monastery
houses a large, bronze, blue haired Buddha statue. Back to Leh.
Day
9: Early morning flight
Leh to Delhi
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Note : The itinerary is tentative and subject to change.
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