Himalayan Tour
Delhi-Leh-Ladakh - New Delhi. 9 Days
Ladakh exhibits best the Himalayan terrain in which it is situated. The scape is a cold desert with interesting wildlife. The Karakoram Range in North India and Great Himalayan Range in south encapsulates this land of Buddhist monastries.Two Ranges parallel to each other Ladakh Range and Zanskar Range traverse the pace.
Ladakh is a high altitude cold desert and totaly barren. The Himalaya range act as barrier for the monsoon. Rupshu
and Chushul still exhibit the extensive water bodies that once esisted here and in basins or lakes of Tso-moriri, Tso-kar and Pangong-tso. Hence now snow in winters is the main source of water.
Dras, Zanskar and Suru Valley on the Himalaya's Northern flank receive lot of
snow in winter time. The settings are spectacular and enchant the tourist with its panaramic grandeur.
The altitude here ranges from 9,000 ft (2,750 m) at Kargil to 25,170
ft (7,672m) at Saser Kangri. The latter lies in the Karakoram Range. Summer temperatures remian below 27C, in winter temperature goes down to - 20C
including Leh. .
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| Day 1 |
Arrive Delhi. Tour operator executive will be at the airport to greet you and assist in transfer to the hotels in New Delhi. .
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| Day 2 |
Early morning take a flight
to Leh. Leh is the capital of Ladakh
at 11,500ft. Spend the rest of the day lazing around and getting used to rarefied atmosphere. At noon take brief introductory tour of the town. Your
stay is at the Lharimo Hotel.
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| Day 3 |
The Sankar Gompa houses a relics
of Avalokitesvara. As per Buddhist belief he ts god of compassion. Then drive on to the Spitok Gompa 5 15th century hil top monastry.
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| Day 4 |
Take part in early morning Puja (Prayers) at the
enchanting and utmost beautiful Tikse Gompa monastry. Then visit Hemis Gompa famous for Tse-Chu festivals of
festive dances and amazing ritual. Turn back for more sightseeing in the road to Leh.
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| Day 5 |
Visit to
Lekir and Alchi monaster is the highlight today go around the spectacular monastry and enjoy equally spectacular lnadscape.
With luck see a snow leopard the elusive ghost.
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| Day 6 |
Pay a visit to Mankarmo villageand then turn back for lunch at Leh. At noon stroll around the local bazaar. Buy shawls, carpets, painted scrolls
and jewellery. Enjoy the colors of life at Mankarmo and exotic dress code of the rustic women there. |
| Day 7 |
In the morning return to Delhi by air, and transfer to Hotel. The rest of the day
is at leisure.
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| Day 8 |
Full Day Delhi sight
seeing. Overnight hotel.
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| Day 9 |
Transfer to International Airport for your onward journey.
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- Area: 97,000 sq kms.
- Population: Approx. 2.40 lakh in the 2 districts of Leh & Kargil.
- Languages: Ladakhi including Balti / Purgi, Shina or Dardic, Urdu / Hindi.
- People: Mongoloid/Tibetan, Dardic and assorted Indo-Aryan elements.
- Altitude: Leh 3505 m, Kargil 2750 m
- Temperature: Summer 25 deg C. Minimum: 8 deg C
- Winter (-) 5 deg C (-) 20 deg C
- Rain-fall: 15 cm, 6" (annual average)
- Clothing: Cotton & light woolens in summer and heavy woollens
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