Go India: Cultural & Classical Tours


MOONLAND, MONKS AND MONASTERIES



MONKS AND MONASTERIESI


Four mountain ranges of the Himalayas cross Ladakh, the Greater Himalayas, Zanskar, Ladakh and the Karakoram and so does the mighty Indus river. It is magical and remote moonscape and its mountains spectacular, the people delightful, gentle and ungrasping, it's religion ancient and its monasteries unaltered over the period of time. This land of wilderness and overwhelming natural beauty beckons the more intense and adventurous traveller.

DELHI/ LEH / STOK / LAMAYURU / LEH / DELHI

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Moonland, Monks & Monasteries

Day 1. DELHI
/ LEH :

Morning flight to Leh. Transfer to class A hotel.Day at leisure to acclimatize to The high altitude. Overnight Leh.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. LEH / ULEYTOKPO: 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.


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

Monks
6. ULEYTOKPO / LEH : Drive to Leh. Day free for exploring the town and The bazaar Overnight Leh.

7. LEH / DELHI: Transfer to airport to board morning flight to Delhi.

OPTIONS AND EXTENSIONS:

1. River rafting on the Indus.

2. The Nub Valley.

3. PANGONG TSO LAKE (POSSIBLE INTERESTING VARIATION) Pangang Tso Lake is the highest in the region and is famous for colourful stones, fossils and wildflowers. 3/4th of this lake is in China and 1/4 Thin India. You will experience The ever changing moods of the lake from glorious dawn to spectacular sunset.
Leh I Thak Thak - Lukung - Pangong Tso - Leh (3 days).

4. TSO MORIRI LAKE (POSSIBLE INTERESTING VARIATION)
Located at 14000 ft this beautiful lake is full of migratory birds, yaks, wild horse and nomads (3 days).
5. KHARDUNGLA PASS ( Day return excursion).Highest pass in the world (18360 ft). This road carries on to the famous Slachen glacier.

6. Seeour "Great Indian Adventure" brochure for more tours.

BEST TIME: May to October.

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