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Day 01 -
Arrive Delhi
On arrival you
will be met by a Group Tours to India representative and
transferred to hotel, where we will be holding the rooms
on ready occupancy basis. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 02 -
Delhi
Morning
excursion to the city included visiting Laxmi Narayan
Temple - the Place of Gods, India Gate - the memorial to
the soldiers who laid down their lives in the World War
I., Parliament House. Afternoon tour of Old Delhi covering
Jama Masjid - the largest mosque in Asia, Red Fort - the
red stone magic, Gandhi Memorial - The memoir of father of
the nation. Also enjoy the sound & light show in the
evening. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 03 -
Delhi / Leh
Transfer to
the Delhi domestic airport for your flight to Leh, the
capital of Ladakh. Dep. 0540 Arrive 0655. Leh is situated
among the hills on the north side of the Indus Valley.
Upon arrival in Leh, you will be met by your guide and
transferred to your hotel. Day complete rest to
acclimatize yourself to high altitude. Evening walk to
Lehbazaar at a slow pace. You are advised not to run or
exert. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 04 -
Leh
Embark on a
day sightseeing of Thiksey, Shey and Hemis monasteries
with packed lunch. Overnight stay at the hotel.
SHEY PALACE
AND GOMPA: Located on a hillock 15
Kms upstream from Leh, it served as the residence of the
royal family. You can see a copper statue of Buddha,
plated with gold and the largest of its kind.
THIKSEY
GOMPA: 19 Kms from Leh, Thiksey is one of the largest
and architecturally most imposing Gompas. This Gompa
houses several temples, containing images, stupas and wall
paintings relating to Buddhism, which are exquisite.
HEMIS GOMPA:
Located 40 Kms from Leh, Hemis Gompa is the best known,
wealthiest and biggest of Ladakh. Its other claim to fame
is that it is home to a major annual festival held here
every summer to commemorate Guru Padma Sambhava's birth
anniversary. It also has the largest Thanka in Ladakh,
which is unfurled once in 12 years (nest in 2004) Built in
1630 during the reign of Singge Namgyal, the Hemis Gompa
continued to receive patronage from different dynasties.
It is divided into two, the assembly hall on the right and
the main temple on the left. The hall (Dukhang) is also
used as "green room" by the dancers during the festival.
The temple is known as Tshogkhang. The verandahs have a
surfeit of frescoes, among them the Buddhist "Wheel Of
Life" (Kalachakra) and the lords of the four quarters,
besides the prayer wheel.
Day 05 -
Leh-Likir
Drive from Leh
to Likir (60 Kms.) on the Leh-Srinagar Highway. Pay a
visit to the monastery. Overnight camp at Liker.
Day 06 -
Likir to Yangthang (3,700M) 05:30 Hrs.
After taking
breakfast at the camp, start the trek towards south
through trail behind the monastery, amidst wheat fields.
After a walk for 20 minutes, you come down to the rough
motorable road to Hemis Shukpachan. Ignore the road and
walk through the trail down the road along with Stupas
westward.
As the easy
ascent starts from here, you can go to the top of "Chagatse
La" pass (3,700M). Again skip the road on your right and
walk through the trail down and up to the road. From here
you can glimpse a hamlet named Saspotse. Start walking
towards the village leaving the road on your right hand
side. You have to cross a river to reach the village. Take
the trail behind the village through a small gorge, which
leads you to "Phobe la" pass (3,849M). You can have the
glimpse of Yangthang village from here.
After a walk
for 10 minutes arrive at the camping site. The two camping
sites; one near the school which has beautiful view of the
village and the peak. The next one is near the river
amidst poplar plantation.
Day 07 -
Yangthang to Hemis Shukpachan-Rizong (3596 M)-05 Hrs.
Take s short
walk if you want to camp at Hemis Shukpachan village. You
can also walk up to Temisgam or village of Ang before
Temisgam, which takes around 6-7 hrs. As soon as you cross
the river, the climb of the Phobe La (4,000 M) starts,
which takes around 01 hour to reach the top of the pass.
After another hour or half you reach Hemis Shukpachan,
trek to Rizong. Drive back to Leh. Overnight stay at the
hotel at Leh.
Day 08 -
Leh: (Excursion to Khardung-la pass)
Excursion to
Khardung-la pass; world's highest Motorable road.
Afternoon at leisure to explore the Leh town to buy
souvenirs or individual activities. Overnight stay at the
hotel at Leh.
Khardungla
pass: The road journey to Nubra valley leads through
Khardung La pass (The highest Motorable road in the world)
18,390 ft. around 39 Kms Away from Leh. There are two
checkpoints on the both sides of the pass.
Tour to Leh
SOUVENIRS & SHOPPING IN LEH - In Leh you can buy Pashmina
Shawls, handicraft Items such as Tibetan or Kahsmiri
carpets, wooden masks, wall paintings, wooden dragons for
wall hangings, Ladakhi wooden table carved and painted,
etc. You can also buy Tibetan and Ladakhi artifacts from
the Tibetan market or antique shops. You can also buy
local apricot Jam or dry apricots.
Day 09 -
Leh/ Delhi-Agra
Departure
transfer to the Leh airport. Fly Leh -Delhi
Dep. 0735 Arr. 0850. On arrival you will be met by our
representative. Drive to Agra. Arrive Agra. Check in at
the hotel. Later embark on a half-day city tour covering
Taj Mahal, Red fort, Itmad-ud-daula's tomb. Overnight stay
at the hotel.
Day 10 –
Agra-Delhi
Afternoon
drive to Delhi en-route visiting Akbar's Tomb at Sikandara.
Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Day free to relax.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 11 -
Departure back home
Transfer to
the International airport to connect flight for
departure back home.
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