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Ladakh
Trekking & Monastery Tour (10Nigts /
11 Days):
 DAY 01 ARRIVE DELHI
Arrival to Delhi and check in the hotel
for overnight stay in Delhi.
DAY 02 DELHI - MANALI
Drive to Manali. Check in the hotel and
overnight stay in Manali.
DAY 03 MANALI
Sightseeing and overnight stay at the
hotel in Manali.
DAY 04 & DAY 05 MANALI - LEH (Manali
to Leh Jeep Safari)
Two days drive from Manali to reach Leh
on Day 5. Overnight stay in the hotel at
Leh.
(Considered as one of the highest roads
in the world, Manali-Leh highway is the
most popular and spectacular approach to
Ladakh. From the months of end June to
October this highway is open. It’s a
very scenic route, full of adventure and
rugged beauty. The road was closed for
the civilian use till 1990, but now the
adventure and nature lovers worship it,
for this road gives closest contact with
nature and thrill of being on the top of
the world is enormous.
DAY 04
First day we cross Rohtang Pass (3978
m), Keylong (3350 m), Baralacha Pass
(4890m) with overnight stopover at
Sarchu (4253 m), border of the states of
Himachal Pradesh (Lahaul) and Jammu &
Kashmir (Ladakh). In Sarchu, we stay
overnight in tented campsite.
DAY 05
On Day 5, the road from Sarchu crosses
high mountain Passes of Namika La and
Lachalung La to reach the army camp in
the Pang valley. The dry barren
mountains around Pang are eroded in very
spectacular way. They look like giant
fortress like structures with spires,
pinnacles and windows. From Pang, the
road climbs up and reaches a different
world altogether. Here is the flat high
desert of More Plains, 50-60 km of road
bisecting it. This is Rupshu, an
extension of Changthang plateau of
Tibet. The road then climbs for Tanglang
Pass (5415 m), the second highest
mountain Pass in Ladakh and then finally
reaches Leh. This 475 km Himalayan
journey is a visual delight with not one
moment of boredom en route. )
DAY 06 LEH
After breakfast proceed for Indus Valley
monastery tour. We start with a visit to
Shey, the ancient capital of Ladakh. The
monastery here has a huge gold-gilded
statue of Buddha Sakyamuni with a large
silver lamp burning in front of the
statue. Then we visit Thiksey Gompa, an
impressive complex rising tier upon tier
on a hill above the village. The
monastery has a beautiful 30 m high
gold-plated statue of Maitreya Buddha,
the Buddha of the future. Drive further
to visit the famous Hemis Gompa, founded
in 1630's by Stag-tsang-ras-pa under the
royal patronage of Sengge Namgyall.
Hemis is one of the largest and richest
gompas of Ladakh. The two-day festival
of monastic dance in June-July has
raised the reputation of Hemis
particularly high. The festival is
dedicated to Guru Padmasambhava,
popularly known as second Buddha and
responsible for spreading Buddhism in
the Tibetan world. Later we visit the
Stok Palace, the Royal residence of the
King of Stok & the Museum that has a
rich collection of Ancient Ladakhi
artefacts including old Thangkas,
precious stones, arms and armoury, the
Queen’s necklace and the crown of the
King of Ladakh among others. Overnight
stay at the hotel in Leh.
DAY 07 LEH - LIKIR - YANGTHANG (2 hrs
drive to Likir / 5 hrs trek)
After breakfast drive from Leh to Likir
for 2 hours. At Likir you will meet all
your trekking staff and ponies. One can
visit Likir monastery situated on a hill
towards the village. Start your trek
through a barley field to cross a small
stream and then to village Sumdo. Then
gradually trek to village Yangthang to
camp overnight.
DAY 08 YANGTHANG - HEMIS SHUKPACHAN
(5-6 hrs trek)
Trek to Wulle valley and then ascent for
one hour to Shemchan La and then descent
towards Hemis Shukpachan, the highest
village in this route. It’s a big
village and is famous for Cedar trees
found in plenty here, hence the name of
village. We will visit a family house
and have some butter tea and Ladakhi
chang (the local beer) There is a small
but beautiful monastery just outside the
village that we can visit. Camp for
overnight stay.
DAY 09 HEMIS SHUKPACHAN - TIMOSGAM -
KHASLTSE - LAMAYURU (5-6 hrs trek & then
drive to Lamayuru)
Trek through the Apricot rich village of
Ang and reach Timosgam, the historical
village, where one can visit the
monastery and the Palace. This valley
has warm weather as compared to Indus
valley and hence conducive to thick
vegetation and hence there are plenty of
apricots, apples and nuts making it one
of the richest valleys in Ladakh. Since
people are rich they have beautiful
houses with wonderful interior. From
Timosgam we drive to Khasltse and
Lamayuru.
Lamayuru monastery was founded by
Rinchen Zangpo in the 10th century. This
gompa is located amidst the massive
mountains. The spectacular setting of
this gompa and its renowned collection
of carpets, thangkas and frescoes has
been attracting many people over a long
time. It is believed to be the oldest in
central Ladakh. Overnight stay in tented
camp in Lamayuru.
DAY 10 LAMAYURU - ALCHI - LEH
In the morning visit the Lamayuru
monastery to be part of the morning
religious ceremony. It’s a very soothing
and spiritual experience to be there
among these warm and friendly monks.
Then drive for Alchi and cross the River
Indus and reach Alchi, Ladakh's most
loved monastery. Over a century old, its
wall paintings are very similar to those
of the Tabo gompa in Spiti, Himachal
Pradesh. Unlike other monasteries which
are usually on a cliff top or cling to a
mountainside, Alchi is at ground level
and is nestled in the shade of a garden.
On the way to Leh visit the Basgo
monastery, famous for its Buddha statue.
In Leh overnight stay in the hotel.
DAY 11 LEH - DELHI
Intime transfer to the airport to board
the flight to Delhi. On arrival,transfer
and check in the hotel in Delhi.
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Ladakh is a land of vastness and strange
beauty. Ever changing scenery of rugged
mountains, deep gorges & sprawling
plateaus. We visit the incredible
monasteries, Nubra Valley, the world's
highest lake - Pangong and the world's
highest motorable pass - Khardungla!
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