Day
01: 27th June:
LEH
On arrival at Leh airport, the representative at the
 airport
and escort you to Hotel, which is
just 15 minutes, drive from the
airport will meet you. Complete
day for the acclimatization, which
is 3500 Mtrs above sea level. In
the evening short walk around Leh
bazaar. Overnight at Hotel.
Day
02: 28th June:
LEH – HEMIS MONASTERY
Leave after early breakfast one and half hours drive
(45 Kms) will take you to the famous
monastery Hemis that is one of the
most famous monastery of the Ladakh
region. Hemis is one of the most
famous and largest of all monasteries
in Ladakh founded in 17th
century belongs to the Drukpa order.
Stagsang Raschegn who was invited
to Ladakh by King Singee Namgyal
founded the monastery. The king
offered him religious estates and
attended him as his principal guru.
Hemis Tsche (festival) assemble
annually from 9th to
11th day of the 5th
Tibetan month. Its resident Lamas
perform sacred masked dances leading
to the destruction of the sacrificial
offerings. Masks worn by the Lamas
represent various guardian divinities
of the Drugpa order, of which Hemis
is the leading establishment in
region.
The gompa has well preserved
Thankas and copper gild statue of
the Lord Buddha, various stupas
made of gold and silver and many
auspicious objects. Afternoon drive
backs to Leh and hot lunch at Hotel.
Afternoon short drive to
Saboo which is the famous for the
Oracles. In the evening return back
to the hotel. Dinner and overnight
at Hotel.
Day
03: 29th June:
LEH – HEMIS –SHEY – THIKSEY
Leave after breakfast and continue drive to Hemis.
Enjoy the second day festival at
the monastery. Leave afternoon and
drive to Thiksey gompa which is
situated on the top of the hill
and part of Gelukpa order the disciple
of Jangson Tsongkhapa, Sherab Zangpo
of stod, first built the temple
of Stagmo Lakchung at the top of
Stagmo Lakchung at the top of Thiksey.
On the way back to Leh visit Shey
Palace which was constructed by
the first king of Ladakh, Lhachen
Palgyigon and of successive kings.
Around 12 feet Shakyamuni Buddha’s
statue made by cooper guilt is the
largest in the region. In the evening
return back to Leh. Dinner and overnight
at Hotel.
Day
04: 30th June:
LEH – KHARDONGLA TOP - NUBRA
Leave after breakfast 5/6 hours drive (120 Kms) will
take you to Nubra Valley, passing
through Gangles villages the road
than rises to reach Khardongla pass
( 5600 Mtrs) the worlds highest
motorable road. The road then passes
through a bridge laid on Glacier,
which finds its way in Guiness book
of world records. Check in at Camping
and lunch at Camp. Afternoon short
drive will take you to Panamic,
which is famous for its hot sulphur
spring. In the evening return back
to the Camp. Dinner and overnight
at Hotel.
Day
05: 1st July:
NUBRA VALLEY
After breakfast leave and visit interesting places
of the Nubra valley visiting Sumur
monastery, which is 265 years old.
Diskit is the headquarter of the
present administration set up of
Nubra Valley but from the historical
and tourist point of view diskit
is famous for its 515 years old
Buddhist monastery situated on a
hill top giving panoramic view of
the valley. Short drive will take
you to Hunder to enjoy the sand
dunes and bacterian camels. One
can have Camel ride on the availability
of the camels. In the evening return
back to the Camp. Dinner and overnight
at Hotel.
Day
06: 2nd July:
NUBRA – LEH
Leave after breakfast and drive back to Leh by the
lunchtime you will reach into the
hotel. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon
free for personal activities.
Day
07: 3rd July:
LEH – DAH HANU – ULETOKPO
 Same
as per program 1 Leave early in the morning and three hours drive will take you to Khaltsi.
The area
along the Indus between Khaltse
and the Shayok Indus confluence,
live people known as Drokhpa belongs
to the purest of Pure from Aryan
race. They are tall, handsome and
hospitable. Drokhpas are believed
to have migrated to this area via
Gilgit around 1000 year ago from
central Asia. They are different
with large, beautiful eyes, sharp
aquiline noses. They are culturally
distinct from the rest of the Ladakhis.
The greatest attraction in this
area are the villages of Biama and
Dah. The route follows the Indus
down from Khaltsi which is just
66 Kms passing the village of Domkhar,
Skurbuchan and Achinathang, along
a fairly good road. In the gorge
of the Indus the sun’s heat, reflected
off bare rocks and cliff is a frequently
nit. The same heat makes it possible
to take two crops every year from
the fields, fruit is also grown
apricots and apples. The special
interest of this region is less
the landscape than its Drokhpa inhabitants,
their features are pure Indo Aryan,
and they appear to have preserved
their racial purity down the centuries.
Camp at Biama which is the beautiful
place for the camping. Afternoon
visit to Dah to see the real Aryan
village. It is quite interesting
to spend some time with the inhabitants
of this region. In the evening return
back to the camp.
Day
08: 04th July:
ULETOKPO – LAMAYURU – ULETOKPO
Leave after breakfast and two hours drive will take
you to the Lamayuru. The view on
the way to Lamayuru is the most
spectacular
view known as Moon Land.
The history of the monastery begins
with the visit of Arahat Nimagung
to this place, when there was merely
lake here. It is said that Arahat
made a prophecy that the monastery
will come up at this spot and he
made offerings (Prayer with grains
of corn) to the Nagaserpent spirits.
The corns mixed with the earth and
formed in the shape of Swastika
(Yungdrung) later it came to be
known as Yungdrung monastery. The
great translator Rinchen Zangpo
constructed a temple here in eleventh
century. Visit the monastery and
enjoy the festival, which is celebrated
for two days but the first day is
the most interesting and enjoyable.
In the evening return back to the
Uletokpo. Overnight at Camping.
Day
09: 05th July:
ULETOKPO – ALCHI – LIKIR – LEH
Leave
after breakfast and short drive
will take you to Alchi
monastery, which is the only
monastery in the Ladakh on flat
ground. Largest and most famous
of all of them temple and built
by the particularly Kashmir influences.
The monastery comprises of Dukhang
(Assembly Hall) visit the Alchi
monastery and its surrounding areas.
Continue drive to Likir monastery
belongs to the Gelukspa Order. The
Alchi monastery is also a branch
of Likir. This monastery was founded
in 1065 AD by Lama Duwang Chosje
during the reign of king Lhachen
Gylapo, which was named Klu Khil
Ga Ldan Dar Rgyas Ling and a monastic
community was introduced. Another
53 Kms drive will take you to Leh,
which will take nearly 2 hours,
drive from Likir. By the lunchtime
you will reach Leh. Afternoon free
for personal activities. Dinner
and overnight at Hotel.
Day
10: 06th July:
LEH
After early breakfast, transfer in time to the airport
to connect onwards destination flight.
Tour ends here.
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