Ladakh Cultural Explorer - 13 Days
This
journey will take us on the ancient silk road, through the Ladakh and the Nubra
valleys, a crossroad for commercial activities between India, Tibet and Central
Asia. In the ancient kingdom of Sham, we will discover the main Ladakhi monasteries
and the wonderful sites surrounding them: Shey, Thiksey, Hemis, Spitok, Phyang,
Lamayuru and Alchi.
The second valley was an important stage for caravans following the Silk Road
, which where swapping their mules for the famous camels of Bactriane. It is
only since 1995 that the restricted area of the Nubra opened its doors to foreigners.
Lying approximately 400m lower than Leh, Nubra sports a much milder climate,
which enables its inhabitants to cultivate more extensively, as compared to
their counterparts in the main Indus valley. The highlights of this tour are
the crossing of the Khardong La pass (5400 m), on the highest motorable roads
in the world and a Bactriane camel safari.
Places to See : Delhi - Leh - Ladakh - Tibetan Camp - Leh - Phyang -
Alchi - Ridzong - Lamayuru - Likir - Leh - Khardong La - Hundar - Leh - Delhi
Duration : 12 Nights / 13 Days
Day 01 : Delhi
Delhi. Airport - hotel transfer.
Day 02 : Delhi - Leh
Delhi - Leh (3500 m) by plane. Afternoon at leisure. We can visit the palace
and the gompa of Leh and the Stock royal palace.
Day 03 : Ladakh
Visit of the high Indus valley's monasteries.
* Shey houses the old summer palace of the kings of Ladakh. Its gompa shelters
an amazing Buddha, 12 m high.
* The picturesque Thikse monastery is perched on top of the hill overhanging
the Indus.
* And Hemis gompa is one of the largest in Ladakh.
Day 04 : Tibetan Camp
Visit Stok royale palace, Spitok monastery and the Tibetan Camp of Choglamsar
(Car). These two days of visit are an excellent opportunity to get acclimatized
for the Khardong La.
Day 05 : Leh - Phyang
(3600 m) - Alchi (3400 m) in 3 h. 24 km away from Leh, on the way to Srinagar,
we will visit Phyang monastery and its picturesque village. We continue onwards
to Alchi monastery, famous for its massive statues of Buddha, its wood carving
and Cashmere wall paintings.
Day 06 : Alchi - Ridzong
(3450 m) - Lamayuru (3420 m) in 3 h. En route, visit of Ridzong monastery, set
into stunning surroundings and hidden among the hills. We continue to Lamayuru
and visit it monastery perched at hill side.
Day 07 : Lamayuru - Likir
(3600 m) - Nié (3800 m) - Leh in 6 h. En route, visit of Likir monastery,
one of the oldest in Ladakh. Near Nie and after an hour walk through an arid
and bare land, the trail comes across Basgo, dominated by impressive ruined
fortresses. A quite stroking succession of shortens, sanctuaries and a palace
line the path.
Day 08 : Leh - Khardong La
(5400 m) - Hundar (3020 m) in 5 h. The road winds its way through mineral landsacapes
and is very desert like. From the pass, the view is superb. The Nubra valley
seems to be an island of green lost in the desert.
Day 09 : Hundar
Camal safari. It is almost incredible to see camels in these parts of the
world! The Bactriane camels were used for caravans crossing the immense deserts
of Central Asia : Taklamakan and Gobi. We can organize an extra camel safari
day.
Day 10 : Hundar - Leh
We retrace our way to cross the Khardung La and come back to the Indus valley.
Afternoon at leisure, we can spend some time shopping in the bazaar.
Day 11 : Leh - Delhi
(by plane).
Day 12 : Delhi
Day at leisure. Safety day for your international flight.
Day 13 : Delhi
Hotel - airport transfer.
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