LEH LADAKH
The peaks of snow mountains on bright mornings part the dense clouds and soar into the skies. Beneath the skies like a world submerged, lies a lost kingdom. Ladakh, the roof of the world opened to tourists only in the last decade. At an awesome altitude, this highland is the bridge between the earth and the sky! Part fantasy, part reality... Ladakh, is where, the forces of nature conspired to render a magical unrealistic landscape... a landscape of extremes... desert and blue waters, burning sun and freezing winds, glaciers and sand dunes,primeval battleground of the titanic forces which gave birth to the Himalayas.
Ladakh is a region in India totally isolated from the modern world. An authentic land, it is faithful to ancestral customs where life is characterized by intense spirituality. Even an Indian traveler will probably find no similarities in the land and people between the ones he leaves behind and those he encounters in Ladakh. Rich traditions of Mahayana Buddhism still flourish in the purest form in this region, which has often been referred to as Little Tibet.
Ladakh means "land of high passes". Until the coming of the aircraft, the only access into this remote, high Trans-Himalayan kingdom was across several high pass crossings. Ladakh's landscape has more in common with the lunar landscape than any other place on earth. Being in a complete rain-shadow region, cut off from the monsoon clouds by the Great Himalayas and a host of subsidiary ranges, it is a cold high altitude desert where the wind, water from the minimal winter snows, and chemical reactions within the rocks themselves, have carved a fantastic, sometimes grotesque, landscape.
LEH –LADAKH Duration :- 07 Nights / 08 days
Places Covered : Leh-Local Sightseeing-Pangong Lake-Nubra Valley
Day 01:- Arrival - Leh
Warm well-come and arrival assistance at Leh Airport and transfer to Hotel. A complete day to acclimatization which is 3500 mtrs known as small Tibet. In the evening walk around vegetable market/ Leh Bazaar.
Day 02:- Leh - Local sightseeing
Full day Tour of Shankar(A relatively modern Monastery,it is closely associated with the Spituk Monastery and serves as the residence of the head priest ).Enroute visit Hemis and Thiskey Monastery and Shey Palace. Arrive Leh by evening overnight Hotel.
Day 03:- Leh - Nubra Valley
After breakfast leave for 5/6 hrs drive (120 kms) will take you to Nubra Valley, passing through Ganges village, the roads then rises to reach Khardongla pass (5600mts) the worlds highest motorable road, which finds its way in Guiness book of world records. Then pass through a bridge laid on Glaciers will lead you to Deskit, Check in at camping. Afternoon short drive will take you to panamic, which is famous for its hot sulphur springs. Explore Deskit, Hunder villages and Camel safari in sand Dunes In the evening return back to the camp.
Day 04:- Nubra valley - Leh
After breakfast visit Deskit Monastery and drive back to Leh by same route, crossing Khardongla pass. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 05:- Leh - Pangong Lake
Full day excursion to Pangong Lake (approx. 300 kms round trip, located on the Indo-China Border), via Chang-la pass (alt: 17370 ft.) After sightseeing and lunch at the lakeside, drive back to Leh, reaching in the late afternoon / evening.
Day 06:- Pangong Lake - Leh
Post breakfast , drive back to Leh via same route . Overnight at Hotel
Day 07:- Leh - Alchi Leh
After breakfast drive for full day sight seeing to the Likir, Alchi Monastery, Pathar Sahib Gurudwara, Hall of Fame museum and Sangam (Confluence of Zanskar & Indus River). Back to Leh by evening. Overnight Hotel
Day 08:- Leh - Departure
Early morning depart to leh airpot for onward destination.