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.