Ladakh
Tour Packages
Leh Ladakh Tour
DAY
01: Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Assistance on arrival, transferred to hotel . Rest of
the day is a leisure to recover from the flight.
DAY
02: Fly Delhi - Leh
Early this morning, you will be transferred to the domestic airport
in Delhi for your trans-Himalayan flight to Leh. Upon arrival, you
will be met by your Guide and transferred to your hotel. We recommend
you relax and undergo minimal exertion to enable yourseles acclimatize
to rarefied air of this remote region ensconced in the high himalayan
plateau. Overnight at Hotel.
DAY
03: Leh - Half day tour
After breakfast, your guide will accompany you as you explore the
ancient town of Leh on foot. After a couple of hours, return to your
hotel for lunch. After lunch you are driven west to visit the Shanti
Stupa, inaugurated in 1983 by H.H.Dalai Lama, the peace Pagoda, whose
sides are decorated with gilt panels depicting episodes from the life
of Buddha, is one of the several monuments errected around India by
peace sect of Japanese Buddhists. Following that, you are driven to
Sankar Monastery nestled amid the shimmering coppices & terraced
fields of Barley. Sankar monestry: The Gompa (Monestry in local language),
contains a formidable collection of miniature stattues of pure gold
and ancient paintings(called Thangkas) also done with gold. We return
to our hotel in the evening.
DAY
04: Leh -Hemis - Thiksey - Shey
After breakfast, we visit the Hemis monastry, the biggest and the wealthiest
in Ladakh. You walk past the Chortens and the Mani walls to enter the
complex through the east gate. From Hemis, you are driven westwards
to Thiksey monastry, located on a hilltop with formidable views of the
Indus valley. After visiting the interiors of the monestry the tour
continues to Shey the former summer palace of the King of Ladakh. Finally
we drive back to Leh to our hotel.
Day
05: Leh - Alchi
After breakfast, we start our drive to Alchi, 70 kms west of Leh, south
of the village of Saspol . On arrival at Uletokpo camp, we check-in
and followed with lunch. After lunch, we drive back to visit Alchi village
& the monestry. Alchi's large temple complex founded in the 11th
century is regarded as one of the most important Buddhist centres in
Ladakh and a jewel of monastic skill. You will also have an opportunity
to witness villagers using primitive methods to grind the wheat along
the road side. After our visit to the Alchi monastry, we drive back
to our campsite.
DAY
06: Alchi - Lamayuru - Alchi
After early breakfast, we drive towards west to Lamayuru.We visit
the Lamayuru Monestry founded, properly called Yung-drung(Swastika)
founded in the 11th centuary perched on a spur high above the valley
bottom just off the main road, it is one of the most spectacularly
picturesque gompas(Gompa means Monestry in local language) in central
ladakh, as it descends from the Fa-tula to KhalatsesetLamayuru, properly
called Yung-drung(Swastika) is believed to be the oldest in central
Ladakh and to have been the holy place of the Bon-chos the advent
of Buddhism. Afternoon picnic lunch at the Lamayuru village. After
Lunch, explore Lamayuru village on foot, then we drive back to Uletokpo
camp.
DAY
07: Uletokpo Camp - Leh enroute Likir Monestry
After a early tea/coffee, we drive to visit Ridzong Monestry. The
track to Ridzong leaves the main road along the Indus at Uletokpo,
between Saspol and Nyurla and follow the valley of a tributery stream,
we leave the vechile and set on foot a kilometer upthe valley to Ridzong
Monestry. Ridzong is is the only Nunnery Monestry in Ladakh. After
that we descend, to drive back to our campsite, followed with breakfast.
After breakfast we start our drive to Leh, enroute visit the Likir
Monestry set up on a hill top of a low hill, it was re-founded in
the 15th century by the Gelupa Sect(Yellow Sect). After that we continue
our drive on the left bank of the Indus river to Leh. Lunch at the
hotel. Afternoon/Evening at leisure.
DAY
08: Leh - Saboo - Leh
After breakfast, we drive to Saboo village to see the village life of
Ladakh. We visit the Local Buddhist house to see the private chapels
and also visit the traditional Kitchen and get a demonstration of preparing
Gur Gur tea(Local tea mixed with milk, butter & salt). Afternoon
picnic lunch at a local house, then continue to drive back to Leh. Evening
free to exlore the local market of foot / at leisure.
DAY
09 : Leh - Stok - Tibetan Handicraft
After breakfast, we drive to visit the Stok palace, the former residence
of the Royal family of Ladakh. We visit the museum in which the family's
heirlooms and relics are displayed, a piogant evocation of Ladakh's
vanished past as an independent kingdom. Ladakh well known as SOS Village.
We visit the Tibetan Handicraft Centre / Tibetan school. After that
we continue our drive to Leh. We then drive to Choglamsar, which is
the largest settlement of Tibetan refugee, Village in Afternoon free
to explore/at leisure.
DAY
10: Leh
After breakfast, being the last day optional visit to the local market
.
DAY
11: Fly, Leh - Delhi
After early breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport in Leh
for your flight to Delhi. Upon arrival in Delhi, you will be met by
our representative and transferred to a hotel. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon
at leisure
DAY
12: Delhi
DAY
13: Delhi
After breakfast, we set of for a tour of Old & New Delhi. Lunch
at the hotel.
DAY
14: Depart
