ITINERARY - DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1 : DELHI Arrive at Indira Gandhi International airport -Delhi. You will be met by an Indian Safaris & Tours representative and transferred to a city hotel. One overnight in a city hotel in a twin bedded room with ensuite facilities. Accommodation is on room only basis. Day 2 : DELHI/LEH Early this morning you will be transferred to the domestic airport for flight to Leh (approximately one hour flight).On arrival in Leh you will be transferred to a city hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Three overnights in a city hotel in a twin bedded room with ensuite facilities. Accommodation is on full board basis. Day 3 : LEH Morning a guided tour through the ancient bazaar and alleys of Leh town. In the afternoon visit to Sankar Monastery Your visit to the pagoda will time in such a way that you will enjoy a spectacular and panoramic view of the sun-drenched Indus Valley before the sunset. Day 4 : LEH After a leisurely breakfast, we drive to visit Hemis Monastery situated 45 kilometers west of Leh, after passing through the Chortens and Mani walls to enter the complex through the East Gate. Later we will visit the Shay Palace and the Thiksey monastery. Day 5 : DRIVE LEH TO ULEYTOKPO CAMP via Basgo palace, Likir monastery, Alchi and Rizong Nunnary After breakfast, we depart for Alchi, en route visit Basgo monastery, situated on hilltop along the Srinagar highway; we pass through Spituk monastery. We continue our drive to visit Likir monastery followed with the drive to Alchi and visit the world's famous monastery built in the 11th century. After lunch we will visit the Rizong Nunnary and the Rizong monastery. We then return to our camp. Three overnights at Uleytokpo Camp on full board. Day 6 : ULEYTOKPO CAMP TO MANGYU VILLAGE - A Day's walk Today after breakfast, we are driven to Gera village after which we walk to the Mangyu village. On reaching Mangyu village, we visit amongst the most ancient monasteries built by the same founder Rinchen Zangpo. After that you will also have an opportunity to visit the outskirt of the village to see the locals farming. After that we break up for lunch, after lunch we gradually start walking back and then return to our tented camp Day 7 : ULEYTOKPO to DAH HANU TO ULEYTOKPO Today after early breakfast, we are driven to Dah Hanu (Aryan Village) .The Dard village lies lower, and the region has two harvest as we can see the tomato fields, a thousand varieties of flowers, apricot trees, walnut trees, grape vines climbing over poplar trees, green fields. The main attraction of the Aryans are their dress simple but enriched with strange peculiarity. All the men and women wear a flowerily headgear. Later we return to our camp. Day 8 : ULEYTOKPO TO LAMAYURUR TO LEH After breakfast, we will drive on Srinagar-Leh highway and then continue to drive to Lamayuru.In Lamayuru we will visit the Lamayuru Monastery followed by a brief visit to Lamayuru village. We then return to Leh taking the same Srinagar-Leh highway. One overnight in a city hotel in a twin bedded room with ensuite facilities. Accommodation is on full board basis. Day 9 : LEH TO ORACLE LADY TO SABOO VILLAGE (Home Stay) After early breakfast, we drive to have an audience with the Oracle Lady, who is considered to have a healing power and speaks out the future. (Please note that this will be performed with suiting her dates and availability). We then drive to Saboo village. On arriving Saboo village you will be traditionally welcomed by the family members to have lunch with them in traditional, after lunch you will be taken on an introductory tour of Saboo village on foot. One overnight in a home stay with meals. Day10 : LEH TO STOK PALACE Today after breakfast, we will visit the Stok Palace, former residence of the Royal family of Ladakh. The Palace consists of formidable collection of the family's heirlooms and relics are displayed, a poignant evocation of Ladakh's vanished past as an independent kingdom. We then return to Leh for Lunch. Rest of the day is at leisure. One overnight in a city hotel in a twin bedded room with ensuite facilities. Accommodation is on full board basis. Day11 : LEH/DELHI This morning transfer to the domestic airport for flight to Delhi. On arrival you will be met by an India Safaris & Tours representative and transferred to a city hotel. One overnight in a city hotel in a twin bedded room with en suite facilities. Accommodation is on room only basis. Day 12 Transfer to the international airport for your flight back home. Our services end at 12 noon today.
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