Places Covered :
Delhi - Leh - Ultopoko - Lamayuru - Khardung - Nubra - Shey -
Thiksey - Hemis, Duration : 09 Nights / 10 Days
Travel the cold desert
of India - Ladakh and get the most unique travel experience
of your lifetime. The land of jagged peaks and barren
landscape is at once alluring and awe-inspiring. Hidden
behind this harsh and forbidding facade, is an ancient
civilization and its captivating people. The Moonland of
Ladakh is enriched with towering mountains and Buddhist
monasteries (Gompas) which are attracting the travellers
from all over the globe.
Highlights
- Sightseeing at Leh
(Day 3)
- Stok Palace Museum
(Day 4)
- Luxury Camp
Accommodation (Day 5)
- Alchi Monastery
(Day 6)
- Khadungla Pass
(Day 7)
- Nubra (Day 8)
- Thiksey (Day 9)
- Hemis (Day 9)
- Rafting on
River Indus (Day 9)
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01 : Delhi
Fly from your country to New Delhi, you will be greeted &
assisted upon arrival. Transfer to Hotel The Park / similar
for overnight stay.
Day 02 : New & Old Delhi
Breakfast at Hotel and then leave for full day sightseeing
of Old and New Delhi visiting Jamia Masjid, enjoy rickshaw
ride in narrow alleys of old Delhi through Kinari Bazaar and
400 years old Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Crematory of Mahatma
Gandhi, Birla Temple, Parliament House, Presidential House,
India Gate, Government buildings & Qutab Minar. Welcome
dinner will be organized at Village Restaurant Bistro with
Indian Cultural dances.
Return Hotel for overnight stay.
 Day
03 : Leh ( By Flight )
Early morning fly from New Delhi to Ladakh, perhaps most
fascinating flight over Himalayas. Its landscape, sky,
shooting stars, silence, wizened faces, dragons and Zen –
everything makes Leh a quite place to visit. Arrive in Leh
and you will be transferred to Hotel Kanglachan / similar
for overnight stay. Leh is on 3300 MSL, it is necessary to
acclimatize for a day. Evening take a stroll to a nearby
village known as Chengespa, where you can see one of the
oldest chorten.
Overnight at Hotel with all meals.
Day 04 : Leh
Breakfast at Hotel and leave to visit Stok Palace Museum,
the Queen of Ladakh still lives in this Palace. Leh, the
capital of Ladakh is a beautiful destination with so many
attractions and is the center of Tibeto-Buddhist Culture for
ages. Its colorful gompas have attracted the devout
Buddhists from all over the globe. Besides, it is also a
favorite hiking locale and is known for some of the best
hikes in the country. More than palace it is the surrounding
views of Barron Mountains and formation which are
extraordinary. Return back to Hotel en route SOS children
camp of Tibetien and finally time to roam in the bazzars of
Leh. Afternoon a walk to the fort of ladakh.
Overnight at Hotel with all meals.
Day 05 : Leh - Ultopoko
Breakfast at Hotel and leave to Ultopoko enroute visit
Monestry Rizong, the school where young lamas are taught
Buddism finally arrive at your Uletopko camp site. For sake
of words this is a camp site however, location of this camp,
site and facilities puts this camp in many ways better than
a Hotel. You are surrounded by peaches an apple trees and
you are right on a Hill cliff over the river Indus.
Overnight at camp with all meals.
Day 06 : Uletopko - Lamayuru - Leh
Breakfast & leave to Lamayuru, another ancient monestry
believed to be made by sowing a seed of barley in a pond.
However, your journey to this place allows you to travel
over Jelebi Mods ( serpentine road ) and once you reach at
the top a photograph of the road you traveled up is
something you cherish to posses. In front of the Lamayuru
you will believe why the name of this tour is Moonland.
Exactly the same formations of Land is visible as on the
moon. Visit lamayuru monastery and afterwards drvie back to
Leh via Alchi Monestry has murals dating back to 11th
century and is perhaps one of the oldest monestry in Ladakh.
Continue your drive towards Leh and another stop will be
Pyang Monestry and finally at Spituk Monestry.
Arrive back at Leh & check in your Hotel for overnight.
 Day
07 : Leh- Khardung - Nubra
Morning leave for Nubra via Caravan , silk route all that
what you have heard and read & reach to worlds highest
motorable pass Khadungla - La at the altitude of 5800 MSL.
Continue your drive to Nubra, arrive & check in at deluxe
tented accommodation with all meals.
Day 08 : Nubra - Leh
Morning visit one of the oldest monastery in greater
Himalayas at Dixit. Nubra is located near the strategic
Siachen glacier, on the Indo-Pak border. The Khardungla
Pass, the highest motor able pass in the world is located
nearby. Nubra has been thrown open to tourism only recently,
and offers some spectacularly beautiful landscapes. One of
the peculiarities of Nubra that make it a special place is
the co-existence of water, mountain and desert!
Arrive & overnight at Hotel.
Day 09 : Leh - Shey - Thiksey - Hemis - Leh.
Breakfast & drive to Shey, the summer Palace of royal
family, a lake in front of it. In front of it His Holiness
Dalai Lama has also his Ladakh residence. A small drive
ahead takes you to Thiksey where you can see the biggest
Buddha statue. Finally to the most revered and richest
monestry of Ladakh The Hemis, this monestry is nestled
between two mountains and has many a things of great
importance.
Return back to Hotel for overnight stay or
Note : On the Banks of River Indus - We have a small
camp which organizes River Rafting - There is no worry if
you know nothing about River rafting. Our expert Staff has
all the experience & equipments to teach you basics and make
you complete a two hours soft rafting on River Indus, try
this, we recommend.
Day 10 : Leh - Delhi ( By Flight )
Breakfast & time to say Good By to this Land of Lamas & Moon
Land, you will be transferred to airport to board flight for
New Delhi. Arrive Delhi & explore few hours in the busy
markets & after farewell dinner transfer to International
airport to board flight back to your country.
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