Elegant Tours India

Elegant Tours India

Glimpses of Ladakh Tour

08 Nights / 09 Days

Destinations :  Leh – Nubra Valley – Khar – Dungla Pass – Pangong – Warila – Leh

Inclusions
Day 01 Arrive Leh

On arrival at Leh airport, meet and transfer to hotel. Check in at hotel. Rest of the day free for relax and acclimatisation as this is necessary for getting acclimatised at the high altitude. Evening visit the colourful market of Leh. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02 Leh – Shey – Thiksey – Hemis

After breakfast, sightseeing tour to some ancient monasteries of Leh. Also visit Shey Gompa, Thiksey Gompa and Hemis monastery.

Shey Gompa is about 15 kms from Leh. It used to be the summer palace of the kings of Ladakh. There are lots of Stupas and Gompas built around the palace. Shey Gompa was built in the beginning of 17th century AD by Deldan Namgyal. One of the major attractions in Shey is the 12m Shakyamuni Buddha statue located inside the Dresthang Gompa.

Thiksey Gompa is located close to Shey and is about 17 kms from Leh. This monastery is considered to be one of the most beautiful monasteries in Ladakh and belongs to the Gelukspa order.Hemis monastery is about 45 kms south of Leh. It is one of the most famous and largest monasteries in Ladakh. This beautiful monastery belongs to the Drukpa order and was founded in the early 17′Th century. The setting is perfect with the monastery cradled in a lovely valley, surrounded by streams and fronted by long Mani walls.

Later return back to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 03 Leh – Pangong Lake (145 kms per way)

After early breakfast, drive to Pangong Tso Lake. From Leh, we will reach Karu, an army camp on Leh – Manali road and then turn left and cross Changla Pass (17500 ft) to finally reach the Pangong Lake. Half of the lake’s part comes under china and rest half in India. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 04 Pangong Lake – Leh

After breakfast, drive to Leh. On arrival at Leh, check in at the hotel. Evening free at leisure or to visit the local market. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 05 Leh – Likir – Alchi – Lamayuru (125 kms approx)

After breakfast, drive to Lamayuru to see the magnificent confluence of Zanskar and Indus River. En route, we will visit Gurudwara Pathar Sahib, Magnetic hill, Likir Monastery and Alchi Monastery. Evening, we will arrive at Lamayuru. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 06 Lamayuru – Leh

After breakfast, visit the Lamayuru monastery and be a part of the morning religious ceremony. Here one can have a soothing and spiritual experience among those warm and friendly monks. On the way back to Leh, we can visit Basgo monastery, which is famous for its statue of Buddha. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 07 Leh – Upshi – Tso Moriri (215 kms/7-8 hrs)

After early breakfast drive along Indus River into the Rupshu Valley. It will be a nice wilderness drive up to Tsomoriri Lake. Arrive reaching Tsomoriri by late noon, check-in at the camp. In the evening relax and enjoy an overnight at the tented Camp in the Karzok village by lake side. Karzok is the only village and one of the most high altitude settlements in Ladakh.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 08 Tso Moriri Lake – Tsokar Lake – Tanglang La Pass – Leh

After breakfast, drive to Tsokar via Puga by covering 75 km long stretch in about 3-4 hours. Tsokar Lake (47wQbNPTDJp9hMYdvogK2hAUiHsGeiybwaWe36bwtRQ3UTpYV7YuZ8FV5j9nauFCWwcjM6dTzpL5s2N79Rp5unwdMvc8ZKUnorthwest of the Tsomoriri Lake. Tsokari is so salty that salt extracted from its margins are still sold all over Ladakh. Later, we will continue our drive and reach the Manali-Leh highway. Later, we will drive down towards Leh via Tanglang la (5415 m), the 2nd highest motorable road in Ladakh. En route, we will drive and passes through many beautiful villages of Rumptse, Gya, Miru and Lato. On arrival in Leh, check into the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 09 Leh – Delhi- Departure

After breakfast, transfer to the airport to catch the flight to Delhi.

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