Places
Covered : Delhi - Leh - Ultopoko - Lamayuru
- Khardung - Nubra - Shey - Thiksey - Hemis
Duration : 09 Nights / 10 Days Tour
Highlights Detailed Itinerary Booking Information
Local Presence, Globally Known, Perfect Handling
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.