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Discover Ladakh
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16 Nights/ 17 Days |
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Destinations Covered |
Delhi,
Manali, Keylong, Hemis, Pangong
Lake, Tso Moriri Lake, Thiksey, Shey
palace, Sankar gompa, Lamayuru,
Likir, Alchi, Srinagar |
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Day 1: Arrive Delhi
Day 2: Delhi to Manali
Drive the taxi to Manali, by
passing through the an important
junction on the salt route to
Tibet, Mandi is the gateway to
the Kullu valley. Moving through
the Mandi, tourists will see the
impressive Pandoh Dam diverts
water from the Beas River two 12
tunnels to Baggi. The beautiful
view of the mountains can be
enjoyed moving through the Sainj
valley. On the way to Manali,
there are interesting things to
see long both sides of the 42
kms valley. Like, Vaishno Devi
Temple-a small cave with the
Vaishno Devi Temple. And other
interesting places to discover
is Katrain, Patlikuhl, Nagar and
Roerich Gallery.
Day 3: Manali to Keylong
Drive the taxi toward Leh,
after the local sight seeing of
Manali: At the northern end of
the Kullu Valley, is the main
resort in the area. Its
beautifully situated and there
are many pleasant walks around
the town, as well as a large
numbers hotels and restaurants.
Attraction of Local sight
seeing.
Hadimba Temple: The
temple of the goddess Hadimba,
who plays such a major part in
Kullu's annual festival, is a
sombre wooden structure in a
clearing in the dense forest.
Old Manali Village: The
current town of Manali is
actually a new creation that has
superseded the old village, a
couple of kms from away. Follow
the road across the cascading
Manalsu stream, from where you
can climb up to this interesting
little village, which is
becoming a popular place.
Tibetan Monastery: The
colourful, pleasant new Tibetan
Monastery has carpet-making
operation.
Vashisht : Vashisht is
picturesque little place,
clinging to the steep hillside
about three kms out of Manali.
On foot the distance is a bit
shorter since you can follows
paths up the hillside, where
cars have to wind up the road.
The journey will begin toward
Leh in the afternoon, Rohtang
Pass 3978 metres not high, but
treacherous all the same-starts
the ascent to Leh. Keylong is
the first town of any size on
the journey to Leh.
Day 4: Keylong to Hemis
The tough journey will begin
toward Leh, Darcha is the major
tent site on this road. While
next move is the Baralachala,
which is 4883 metres means
crossroads pass. Just after this
pass tourist are entered to the
another tent site called Sarchu.
The journey becomes more
adventurous and interesting
while passing the Lachlung La,
5060 metres, is the second
highest pass on the Manali-Leh
road. The next destination is
the Pang, just the tourists are
moving through the Taglang La,
the second highest motorable
road of the world, 5328 metres.
On the descent tourists are
entering in to the Ladakh region
and the first village is the
Upshi and one can enjoy the
beautiful landscape and
magnificent valley views.
Day 5: Hemis to Pangong Lake/
Tso Moriri Lake
In the morning visit the
Hemis monastery. The travellers
have the option to visit either
of the Lakes. Hemis Monastery :
This is biggest and the most
important monastery in Ladakh.
It is situated 49 kms to south
of Leh, a little off the main
Leh-Manali road. It was built in
the 17th century by Chapgon
Gyalshas and ever since has
enjoyed the patronage of the
royal family. Hemis is the
headquater of the Drukpa order
and all the monasteries
throughout Ladakh are
administered by it. It also
trains Lamas for the royal
monasteries at Leh, Shey and
Bazgo. In the 19th century it
faced a siege by general Zorawar
Singh. The Gompa was saved to
the skillful handing of the
situation by the head Lama. In
1956 the head Lama Hemis Gompa
disappeared mysteriously never
to be seen again. A 12 years old
boy was brought from Dalhousie.
In 1976 to be appointed as head
Lama. He will assume authority
after his training period is
complete. The monastery contains
quite a few gold statue and
stupas decorated with precious
stones. It has a superb
collection of tankhas, including
one which is supposed to be the
largest in existence and is
exhibited only once every 11
years. The monastery has annual
festival which falls in June/
July and is a big tourist
attraction. Masked dances are
held on that day. In the
afternoon the caravan will move
towards the Pangong Lake/ Tso
Moriri Lake.
Tso Moriri lake
is situated in the middle of
the elevated district of Rupso.
It name is characteristic of its
situation. Nestle in the midst
of 20,000 feet, peals which
completely shut the lake. A
kilometres ahead is a
picturesque village of Korzok
consisting of about a hundred
families. Visiting the monastery
on the top of the village,
belonging to the yellow sect and
has about 35 resident monks. The
night camp along the side of
Lake.
Pangong Lake
The main attraction Changla
region is the Pangong Lake
situated at 14,500 feet (4,297
m) a long narrow basin of inland
drainage, hardly six to seven
kilometres at its widest point
and over 130 kms long, it is
bisected by international border
between Indian and China. The
farthest point to which
foreigners are permitted, is
only some seven kilometres along
the southern shore from the head
of the lake. Another attraction
of this lake is sight os eastern
cranes and other migratory black
necked cranes birds. Drive back
toward Leh and camp overnight at
Tangtse village.
Day 6: Pangong Lake/ Tso
Moriri Lake to Leh,
on the way back sight seeing
of Thiksey and Shey palace
Thiksey Gompa:
En route to Hemis Gompa, the
Thiksey monastery is a most
imposing structure providing a
panoramic view of the green
Indus valley from its vantage
atop a hill. It has chambers
full of statues, stupas and
tannkhas.
Shey Palace and Monastery:
Also on the way to Hemis
Gompa and 15 kms from Leh is the
summer palace of the erstwhile,
Raja of Leh, set upon a hill
sitting Buddha wrought with
copper and gold that leaves one
lama before hand. Many chortens
can be seen to the east of the
monastery. After the Shey
tourists reach to Leh, Main
Centre of Ladakh. With the
inhabitants of 50,000, Leh is
located in small valley just the
north of Indus valley.
Day 7:
Rest Complete rest in the
hotel in Leh
Day 8: Local Sight seeing
Leh Bazaar, Leh Palace and
Sankar gompa. The women's
vegetable market in the
afternoon and some interesting
place to visit. And the evening
the Sankar monastery.
Leh Gompa:
It is situated above the Leh
Palace and was built in 1430. It
contains a 13.7 metres high
statue of the Buddha which the
Ladakhi call Chamba. According
to the Lamas this splendid
statue is the future Buddha. A
butter burns day and night in
front
Day 9: Leh to Khardung-la top
The tourists will visit the
Khardung-la. It Takes you to the
highest motorable road of in the
world Khardongla (18,380 feet or
5,578 m). Nubra Valley lies in
the north of Leh. Apart from
unparalleled trekking
opportunities, the valley has
several Buddhists monasteries
such as Sumor, Tigar and 350
years old Diskit monastery.
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Day 10: Shopping and Cultural
programme
The whole day is dedicated
to the shopping and to discover
some interesting things about
Ladakhi art and cultural by the
visiting the Tibetan refugees
camp Choklamsar, Library and
Ecological Development etc.
Day 11: Local Sight Seeing
Leh to Lamayuru, Likir and
Alchi and night halt at Lamayuru.
Whole day is dedicated for the
local sight seeing.
Lamayuru:
After exploring villages
around the area, it comes as a
surprise to find that Lamayuru
is a scruffy little place. The
gompa, is the completely
overshadowed and most famous
spectacular monastery in Ladakh.
Alchi and Likir Monasteries:
These two monasteries are
located near Saspol on the
Srinagar-Leh road. They house
many gigantic clay statue of
Buddha in various forms. The
primary attraction of these
monasteries is , however, their
1000-year old wall painting
which make a visit more than
worthwhile.
Day 12 : Lamayuru to Kargil,
The caravan move toward the
Kargil and the Way Passing
through Following Place
Mulbekh:
There are two gompas on the
hillside above the village of
Mulbekh. As in other villages,
it is wise to Enquire if the
gompa is before making the
ascent. Just beyond Mulbekh is a
huge Chamba statue, an image of
a future Buddha, cutting to the
rock face beside the road. It's
one of the most interesting
stops along the road to kargil.
Shergol:
Between Kargil and Shergol
you cross the dividing line
between the Muslim and Buddhist
areas. The small village of
Shergol has a tiny gompa perched
halfway up the eastern slope of
the mountain. In the afternoon
tourists will reach to Kargil.
Kargil:
the valleys of Suru, Drass
Wakha and Bodkarbo lie midway
between the alpine valleys of
Kashmir, and the fertile reaches
of the Indus valley and Ladakh.
The region is politically part
of India, ethnically part of
Baltistan and geographically and
integral part of Ladakh.
Geographically, there is little
doubt that one has crossed the
Himalayan watershed. The steep
barren hills now stretch to the
snow line. As the snows melt,
the waters flow freely down into
the heavily irrigated valleys.
Here Tibetan-style settlements
thrive. Whitewashed mud and
stone houses contrast with
deep-green barley fields.
Day 13: Kargil to Srinagar
Drive the taxi toward
Srinagar, by passing the Zoji-la
and picturesque Sonamarg,
entering to the Kashmir valley.
Drass:
Drass 3230 metres, 60kms
west of Kargil on the road to
Srinagar, are a small township
lying in the centre of a valley
of the same name. It has become
famous as the second coldest
inhabited place in the world by
virtue of the intense cold that
descends upon the valley along
with repeated snowfall during
winter. Winter temperature is
sometimes known to plummet to
less than 40 degree Celsius.
During the spring and summer,
however the valley around the
township becomes very
picturesque as the gently
undulating hillsides turn into
lush green pastures splashed
with a variety of fragrant wild
flowers. Its inhabitants are
mainly of Darad stock, an Aryan
race believed to have originally
migrated to the high valleys of
the Western Himalayas from the
Central Asian steppes. They
speak Shina which, unlike the
Tibetan-originated Ladakhi
dialects spoken elsewhere in
Ladakh region, belong to the
Indo-European linguistic family.
Their ancestral sport, Horse
Polo, which the Darads play with
particular zeal, resembles our
modern polo. The Drass vallley
starts from the base of the
Zojila pass, the Himalayan
gateway to Ladakh. For centuries
its inhabitants are known to
have negotiated this formidable
pass even during the most risky
period in the autumn or early
spring, when the whole sector
remains snowbound and is subject
to frequent snow storms, to
transport trader's merchandise
across and the to help stranded
travelers to traverse it. By
virtue of their mastery over the
pass they had established a
monopoly over the carrying trade
during the heydays of the
Pan-Asian. A hardy people
enduring with fortitude the
harshness of the valley's
winter, the inhabitants of Drass
can well be described as the
guardians of Ladakh's gateway.
Day 14 : Srinagar, Local
sight seeing
Dal Lake:
Much of Dal Lake is maze of
intricate waterways rather than
a simple body of open water. The
lake is divided into Gagribal,
Lokut Dal and Bod Dal by a
series of causeways. Dal Gate,
at the city end of the lake,
controls the flow of the lake
water into the Jhelum River
canal.
Hazratbal Mosque:
This shiny, modern mosque is
on the north west shore of Dal
Lake. The mosque enshrines hair
of the prophet, but to
nonbelievers it is most
interesting for its stunningly
beautiful setting on the shores
of the lake with snow capped
peaks as backdrop.
Shalimar Bagh:
Set some distance back from
the lake but reached by a small
canal, the Shalimar gardens were
built for Nur Jahan, light of
the world, by her husband
Jehangir in1616. During the
Mughal period the topmost of the
four terraces was reserved for
the emperor and the ladies of
the court.
Day 15 : Srinagar to Jammu
On the Srinagar to Jammu
route are the hill resorts of
Batote, Panitop and Kud, before
Jammu region tourists will move
through about 3 km long tunnel
Jawarhar Tunnel. On the way
tourists can visit the famous
shrine of Vaishno Devi and night
halt at Jammu city.
Day 16 : Jammu to Delhi
Final day of the discovery
trip and the farewell will be
given at Karnal. What tourists
have discovered? o Tanglang-la
17,469 ft. o Pangong Lake ( 14,
469 ft) o Chang-la (17,350 ft) o
Famous monasteries of Ladakh o
Traditional culture and
life-style of Ladakh on 11,000
ft o Khardung-la, highest
motorable road of world 18,380
ft o Drass, second coldest place
of world o Zoji-la o Srinagar o
vaishno Devi Amenities Taxi
Hotel Food Travel Corporation of
Ladakh will make other important
arrangements.
Day 17 : Depart Home
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