Day 2: Delhi to Leh, Reach Leh by Indian Airlines
or Jet Airways flights. Leh is
main Centre of Ladakh. With the
inhabitants of 50,000, Leh is
located in small valley just the
north of Indus valley. The
tourists are advised to take
complete rest for the proper
acclimatization to the high
altitude atmosphere.
Day 3: Leh to Hemis Monastery
for the festival (48 km) Just after the breakfast,
the group will visit the Hemis
monastery for the festival and
about 3 p.m. in the afternoon
the group will move back to Leh
and on the way, the group will
visit two more famous
monasteries i.e Shey and Thiksey.
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
headquarter 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, is a big tourist
attraction. Masked dances are
held on that day. 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.
Day 4: Leh to Lamayuru (124
kms) The whole is dedicate to for
the local sightseeing 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. On the way
the group can also visit the
Alchi and Rizong monasteries.
Alchi monastery is famous gompa
for the 1000-year old wall
painting, which make a visit
more than worthwhile. Rizong
monastery about the six kms
along a steepish, rocky track
from the main road is the starts
of the area with the nunnery of
Julochen and the gompa of Rizong
belonging to the Gelukpa
factions.
Day 5: Local Sight seeing,
Leh Bazaar, Leh Palace and
Sankar gompa 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. 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 of this statue.
Sankar Gompa: Just 3 kms from Leh is this
monastery that has a formidable
collection of miniature of pure
gold and a number of exciting
painting. It is well lit and may
be visited in the evening as
well.
5th Day: Leh to Delhi Tourists
will fly back to Delhi, by the
Indian Airlines flight.
Day 6: Leh to Delhi Tourists will fly back to
Delhi, by the Indian Airlines
flight.
Day 7: Depart Home
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