Duration: 11 Nights / 12Days
Destination: Delhi-Leh-Hemis-Thangyar-Aggyum-Hotong-Rongjuk-Khalsar-Panamic-Hunder-Leh-Delhi.
Day 1 arrival at delhi :
Assistance on arrival at delhi airport and transfer to the pre-booked
hotel. Over night stay at hotel.
Day 2 : delhi-leh:
Early morning transfer to domestic airport for flight to leh departure
at 05:40 hrs and arrival at leh at 06:55 hrs. The spectacular, one-hour,
mountain flight over the mighty himalayas brings you to leh, the capital
of the ancient buddhist kingdom of ladakh . Transfer to ladakhi style
hotel. A day of complete rest to acclimatize to the arid high altitude
of leh (3100 mts). Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 3 : leh:
After breakfast, set off on a half-day sightseeing trip to the 200 years
old shankar monastery, which contains a plethora of impressive ../ladakh-images,
wall paintings and a huge statue of aloketesvara - with 1000 arm & heads.
Next stop is the japanese built peace pagoda (shanti stupa); crowned
with a massive dome, this stupa is a reminiscent of nalanda and rajgir
stupas. Our last stop is the ruined leh palace, a replica of the patola
palace of lhasa. The palace was strategically built on the hilltop in
the 18th century and offers fabulous views of the indus valley below.
Afternoon, visit a ladakhi buddhist family and share a cup of butter
tea, tsampa (roasted barley) and tschang (fermented barley beer), and
see their way of living. Evening free. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 4 : leh-hemis (45 kms.):
Full day of sightseeing, visiting the three most important monasteries
of ladakh - hemis gompa, thiksey gompa and shey palace. Hemis is one
of the largest and wealthiest monasteries in ladakh and houses about
150 monks; it also stages the annual hemis festival. The gompa, nestled
in a gorge and surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery, was built in
the 18th century and houses a wide range of beautiful frescoes, thankas,
buddha statues and an excellent library. On the way back to leh, we
visit the superbly situated, 16th century, thiksey gompa, which is perched
on a hill top. The gompa houses an important collection of tibetan-style
books, a huge buddha statue and some excellent works of art. Last stop
is the ruined shey palace, once the summer palace of the pre-tibetan
kings. The palace monastery houses a large, bronze, blue haired buddha
statue. Back to leh hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 05 thangyar-aggyum (5 hours)
The 5 hours walk would be easy one, which is along the green valley.
In between you will find a bridge towards khungru village and after
2 hrs walk reach the camp.
Day 06 aggyum-hotong (4 hours)
Just after crossing the river and walk for hrs you will meet shayok
river and walk along the river shayok for about 3 hrs.
Day 07 hotong-rongjuk k (9 hours)
About 3 hrs walk which is an easy trek along the river to rongjuk. It
is village and you will camp in a greenery garden.
Day 08 rongjuk-khalsar (3 hours)
Nearly 3 hrs treks from the camp reach khalsar or from khalsar you can
drive to panamik. Camp at panamik is more enjoyable which is a hot spring.
Day 09
panamic to hunder [geep]
Day 10
hunder to leh
Day 11 leh to delhi [flight]
Trnasfer to airpot for delhi flight deparutre at 7:35 hrs and arrival
delhi at 8:50 hrs. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing to old delhi
- visiting the red fort and the jama masjid, built in the 17th century
by the great mughals. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 12 delhi-your own destination.
Transfer to airport and departure by flight for your own destination.
