India Tours

Classical Ladakh Travel
Duration: 13Nights/14Days
Destinations Covered: Delhi-Ladakh-Leh-Uletokpo-Alchi-Thicksey-Shey-Hemis-Korzok

Day 01: Delhi
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Morning visit to Moghul styled Red Fort, the Jama Masjid Mosque and the various bazaars like Chandy Chok where one can find everything from antiques to silver jewelry. Hotel

Day 02: Ladakh
Early flight to the ancient Ladakhi capital of Leh. Day free for acclimatize to high altitude. Leh Hotel.

Day 03: Leh
Visit the ancient city of Leh, with its winding streets, bazaar and hundreds of little shops. Leh lies near the Indus River in a fertile valley. The city is dominated by a 400 year old King's Palace and surrounding buildings as well as Buddhist gompas, stupas and cloisters. Leh Hotel.

Day 04: Ladakh
Visit the Oracle of Sabu in the village of Ayu followed by Shey Palace and on to Thiksey Gompa which is one of the largest and best endowed monasteries in Ladakh. Leh Hotel.

Day 05/06: Leh - Ladakh
Drive into the Indus Valley and visit ancient Dardic villages that were among the first to inhabit this area. Dards remain today animist and wear clothing very different from others in the area. We later move to the Dha Hnu.where we will camp for overnight stay.

Day 07: Uletokpo
Follow the Indus River to Lamayuru and to the Yung-drung monastery that dates to the 11th century. Continue driving to Uletokpo for overnight Camp.

Day 08: Alchi
Drive down a small river valley to Alchi Gompa that dates to the 6th century. Aftervisiting monestary continue driving to Leh. Overnight at Hotel..

Day 09: Thicksey-Shey-Hemis-Leh
Today visit ancient gompas of Thicksey, Shey and Hemis and Leh area. Leh Hotel.

Day 10/11: Korzok
Drive to Changthang region on the way to Tso Morari Lake. This is a different world of high altitude landscapes, mountains and little vegetation. It is also the home of nomads who live here. We camp at near Lake Thazang at the village of Korzok. Camp.

Day; 12 Leh
Return to Leh through some of the most wild regions seeing a few scattered nomad settlements. Leh Hotel

Day 13-14: Delhi
Early morning flight to Delhi, or in the case of a flight cancelation, we will spend the day around Leh. The extra day in Delhi can be spent with an optional sightseeing of Delhi Hotel or Leh Hotel.

Day 15
Transfer to airport for flight home.


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