India Tours

4WD - Shimla to Leh
Duration: 20 nights / 21 days
Destinations Covered: Delhi, Kalka, Shimla, Sarhan, Sangla, Chitkul, Sangla, Pooh, CPooh, Tabo, Kaza, Dankar, Kaza, Manali, Jispa, Sarchu, Rumtse, Leh, Delhi

Day 01: Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to the hotel. Afternoon sight seeing tour of old Delhi. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02: Delhi - Kalka - Shimla
In time transfer to new Delhi Railway station to board train for Shimla (2114 mtrs.) on arrival at Kalka railway station transfer to Kufri resort. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03: In Shimla
Day at leisure at Shimla. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Shimla - Sarhan
Drive from Kufri to Sarhan (2300 mtrs) via Narkanda (2690 mtrs) Visit Bhim Kali temple at sarhan meals and overnight at tourist bungalow.

Day 05: Sarhan - Sangla - Chitkul
After breakfast drive to Sangla valley to chitkul (3436 mtrs). Overnight at camp.

Day 06: Chitkul - Sangla - Pooh
Drive from chitkul to pooh (3200 mtrs). Enroute visit the huge village with Buddhist prayer flags fluttering. Pooh is in the rain shadow area. Meals and overnight in camp at Pooh.

Day 07: Pooh - Tabo
Drive from Pooh to Tabo (3200 mtrs). Enroute visit Nako where a beautiful artificial lake is located and a beautiful village where people still have preserved their oldest culture and tradition. Visit Tabo monastery. This 12 century old Buddhist Monastery, is said to have been established as a seat of learning by Padmasmbhawa, the profounder of Tantric Buddhism. It is also known as the Ajanta of Himalayas. Meals and Overnight in camp at Tabo.

Day 08: Tabo - Kaza
Drive from Tabo to Kaza, enroute visit Dankhar Monastery. Meals and overnight in camp at Kaza.

Day 09: Kaza - Dankar - Kaza
Drive to Kibber Monastery (4424 mtrs). {erja[s the jogjest vo;;age om wpr;d. enroute visit Kyi Monastery. Return to Kaza (total 35 kms) meals and overnight at Kaza.

Day 10: Kaza - Manali
After an early breakfast drive to Manali over Kunzum La pass and Rohtang pass (3978 mtrs). Evening arrive Manali and check in at hotel for meals and overnight stay.

Day 11: In Manali
Day at leisure or one can explore the surroundings. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 12: Manali - Jispa
After an early breakfast drive for Jispa. The road leaves Manali and climb upto the 3978 mtrs. High rohtang pass. The pass invariably windy and the chilly. The lush green valley and the hills of Kullu are replaced by barren hill down to the valley floor supporting the civilization of a few crops in the summer, here one can find tiny villages skirted with field of Potato, Barley and Kuth, a medicinal herb. The trees one can find are mainly popular and willows of stunted growth.

Once across the pass, the road leads down into the valley of Lahaul, by the afternoon the district capital of Lahaul - the town of Keylong is reached. Here after a high tea a short walk around the town, the journey continues onwards to a tiny hamlet, where a delightful camping site waits you on the bank of the river Bhaga. The actual hamlet of Jispa is a little further on, so camp is held a few kilometers before. Meals and overnight at camp.

Day 13: Jispa - Sarchu
After an early breakfast drive over to Baralacha pass (4908 mtrs) and enter to the high altitude, cold and mountain desert land comparable to the moon scape. The landscape slowly charges, from green field bellow barren mountain and the terrain becomes slightly rough. The scenery becomes more and more spectacular, as the road continues into a small GREF camp at Sarchu. At the days end, we camp at Sarchu located right at the beginning of the spectacular lingti plains. Overnight at camp.

Day 14: Sarchu - Rumtse
Morning we leaveteenchanting composite of Sarchu-lingtiplains, the road climbs higher and suddenly mountainscape encounter so far. Continuously drive over the Lapchungla pass 95066 mtrs) to be followed by the drive through the most remarkable sekyunehothang plains at the end of Tanglangla pass (5328 mtrs) considered as one of the highest motorable mountain pass in the world. We camp at rumtse located at the foot of the mighty tanglangla pass after driving over the pass. Meals and overnight at camp.

Day 15: Rumtse - Leh
After breakfast drive to leh. Afternoon arrive leh and check into hotel. Meals and overnight at hotel.

Day 16 & 17: In Leh
Leh-situated at 3100 mtrs. Has changed a little since the days when polo was played in the main street, but it retains much of its cultural and historical fascination. In its quanit markets the lovals in their coral necklaces and turquoise headgear will charm you into buying their wares, and you will be made welcome in the fine monasteries. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 18 & 19: Leh - Delhi
In time transfer to airport to fly back to Delhi. On arrival transfer to hotel. Rest day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.

Day 20: Delhi
Day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.

Day 21: Delhi Departure
In time transfer to International airport to board flight for onwards destination.

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