Morning flight to Leh. Transfer to hotel. Day at leisure to acclimatize to the high altitude. Overnight Leh.

Full day sightseeing tour of the monasteries - Hemis, Shey and Thikse. The Hems gompa is the highest monastery in Ladakh and contains gold statues, Stupas decorated with precious stones and many priceless old Thankas. Shey gompa is situated in the ruins of The old palace of The kings of Ladakh. Thikse gompa is built on the model of the Potala palace in Lhasa in several levels of construction. It contains The Three storeyed statue of The Maithriya Buddha,The future Buddha. Overnight Leh.

Morning sightseeing of Leh palace,Shanilstupa and Shankar gompa. Afternoon drive to Stok across the river Indus to see the Stok palace. Evening free to explore The bazaar. Overnight Leh.

Drive to Uleytokpo (2 hrs), enroute visit Likir and Phyang monasteries. Uleytkpo is famous for its apricot orchards. Camp/hotel is set on the banks of the river Indus in The apricot orchards.

Day return excursion via local villages to Aichi monastery- one of The oldest. Overnight hotel.

Drive to Leh. Day free for exploring the town and the bazaar. Overnight Leh.

Transfer to airport to board morning flight to Delhi.

Room with breakfast + air-conditioned car with driver + English speaking/language guide/naturalist for all sightseeing & safari, all meals at Uleytokpo.