| Day 01 |
Leh (3600 m) |
| Arrival Leh: After breakfast Visit monastery in the town: Shanti stupa at hill behind the Leh town: and old fort dominating the town of Leh.: Lunch break and afternoon stroll in town. O/N in hotel. |
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| Day 02 |
Visit Shey, Thiksey, Hemis monasteries.50 kms. |
| Full day sight-seeing: Early morning departure to join the morning puja at Thiksey monastery and further to Shey and Hemis monastery. Back to Leh for overnight stay. |
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| DAY 03 |
Leh to Lamayuru via Likir (3500m) 80km. |
| Leave to the west of Leh: reached Likkir: Visit Monastery located on the top of village. After visiting monastery continue to Lamayuru : visit monastery:: one can participat the evening puja in monastery: night in guest house at Lamayuru. |
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| DAY 04/05 |
Lamayuru to Dah-Hanu -71 kms. |
Drive along the Indus river: afternoon reach at Dunkhar: later visit village: night in Local house/Guest house:
DROKHPA AREA: Is along the Indus river. Main villages are Dhunkar, Tirit, Skurbuchan, Hanudo, Biama, and Dha on the road to Baltistan. Inhabitants called Drokhpa, belong to the purest Aryan race. They are tall, handsome and hospitable. Drokhpas are belived to have migrated to this area via Gilgit around thousands years ago from central Asia. They are different with a large, beautiful eyes, sharp,equiline nose. The men, women and children wear heavy metallic earrings.
Most of these villages are dominated by Muslims with colorful mosques and a very few Buddhist houses with small Gompas.Stroll in Biama and 2 kms. trek to Dah : Afternoon cross the Indus to Balrase village. Leave to Dah enroute visit several villages Skurbuchan with apricot orchards:Achinathang and Biama famous for pashmina: sheep breeding: handicrafts center.. night in guest house or in family house. |
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| DAY 06 |
Dah-Hanu to Leh via Alchi and Phyang: 140 kms. |
| Vist the oldest monastery of LAdakh: further drive to Leh via visiting the phyang monastery: night in hotel at Leh. |
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| DAY 07 |
Leh to Diskit via Khalsar: 145 kms. Nubra Valley. Over Khardungla pass |
Uphill drive to reach on the top of highest motor able pass: This scenic highest point of the tour is the gate way to the Nubra valley and further to Siachin: descend to Khalsar and to Diskit a district headquarter of Nubra valley.Visit monastery and town: O/N in guest house or fix camp.
NUBRA: Lines up to its name as evinced by the numerous orchards of apple and Apricots. It is reached by crossing the Khardung-la pass.Many adventurer crossed it over, by cars, buses, jeeps and by mountain bike for the sake of adventure. The beautiful fertile valley once was an important halting place for the caravans of old silk route. There are two main rivers through the valley: Shyok and Nubra. Climate is much better than Leh. 90% of the population is Buddhist and rest are Muslim community people. |
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| DAY 08 |
Diskit to Panamik ( 3232 mtrs )120 kms. |
| Drive early to Panamik: on the way visit Tirit village, a centre of handicrafts, wool and jewellery Continue to a large settlement at the bank of the Nubra ( Panamik ),Visit Panamik, the hot sulpher spring water, On can take bath: Visit the 250 years old Samour gompa: O/N in guest house or camp. |
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| DAY 09 |
Panamik to Leh: 185 kms. |
| Same way back: afternoon free to explore the town or at leisure . O/N in hotel. |
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| DAY 10 |
Leh to Lukung: Pangong (4298 mtrs.) 154 kms. One way |
| Drive via Taru: Tangtse and Changla pass ( 5183mtrs. ).back to leh O/N in hotel. Pangong lake : This lake is situated in Nyoma region of Tchang-Thang in the eastern sector of Ladakh. from Leh across Changla pass ( 5183 mtrs. ) this lake is one of largest and most beautiful natural brackish lakes in the country. It is around 120 kms long: one third of its portion lies in Indian territory and rest in Chinese Occupied Tibet. |
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| DAY 11 |
Leh |
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Day at leisure: stroll in the town: night in hotel |
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| DAY 12 |
Leh/Delhi (Flight) |
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Transfer to Leh airport for your onward flight. |
