Your journey day by day :
Day
01: Arrival
Delhi
Reception at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight in
hotel.
Day 02:
Delhi – Leh (3500m)
Transfer to domestic airport. Flight to Leh. Transfer to
hotel. Afternoon
visit to the monastery, Shanti Stupa and
old fort in Leh.
Day 03:
Around Leh
Full day sightseeing with a visit to Shey, Thiksey and
Hemis
monasteries. Return to hotel for the night.
Day 04: Leh
- Phyang (3600m) and Taru
(3700m) TREK 1
Leave for
Phyang. We visit the monastery and continue on to Taru.
This pleasant
and short day trek is
necessary for acclimatization. Night in camp.
Day
05:
Taru - Taru La
(4200m)
- Nyemo
(3700m)
TREK
2
The trail climbs steeply to the first pass of the trek,
and descends to Nyemo Village.
Day 6: Nyemo - Nie (3800m) TREK 3
The route crosses Basgo, dominated by impressive ruined
fortresses. A striking succession of chortens, sanctuaries
and a palace line the path.
Day 7: Nie - Likir (3600m) TREK 4
We come to an arid and bare landscape and
visit the Likir Monastery, one of
the oldest in
Ladakh.
Day 8: Likir -
Yangthang (3600m) trek 5
The
route goes through two low passes, the Phobe La (3700m) and the
Charatse La (3800m),
opening to beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.
Day
9: Yang-
Thang to
Hemischukpachan ( 3600m/6 hrs)
over
Chermentsela
(3750m) TREK
6
Leave for the big village of Schukpa (Cidar). A two-hour
climb brings
us to the pass, followed by a long descent
to the village. We visit the gompa
and explore the village.
Overnight at a beautiful campsite.
Day
10: Hemischukpachan to
Themisgam (3200m) over Meptekla (3750m/5.30
hrs)
TREK 7
The trail passes
through
flat pastureland to the Meptekla, taking about
2.30 hours. It descends to Ang Village,
and goes on to the
Shyok Valley. Thirty minutes later we reach Temisgam, the
richest valley of Ladakh. Lots of Appricot, Apple and nut trees here with a
beautiful
village and gompa. Camp here for the
night.
Day 11: Themisgam to Khaltse- Lamayuru (2995m) over
Bonbbongla (3850m/5 hrs)
TREK
8
Last day of the
trek. We leave the beautiful valley and do an easy
climb to
Bonbonbla (1.30 hrs). We follow a long gentle slope to Khaltse, the
highway between Leh and Srinagar. Drive to guest house in Lamayuru.
Day
12: Lamayuru
to Dah-Hanu (71 kms)
Drive
along the Indus River and reach
Dunkhar in the afternoon. Later visit the
village. Night in
a local house or guest house.
Day 13: DROKHPA AREA – This area is along the
Indus River. The main villages are
Dhunkar, Tirit,
Skurbuchan,
Hanudo, Biama, and Dha on the road to Baltistan. The inhabitants are
called Drokhpa, an Aryan race. They are tall, handsome and hospitable,
with
large, beautiful eyes and a sharp, equiline nose.
Men, women and children wear
heavy metallic earrings.
Drokhpas are believed to have migrated to this area from
central Asia via Gilgit, thousands of years ago. Most
villages here are dominated by Muslims, with
colorful
mosques and a few Buddhist houses with small Gompas.
Take a stroll in
Biama and a two-kilometer trek to Dah. In the afternoon,
cross the Indus to Balrase Village. Leave for Dah, with several
villages on the way including Skurbuchan with
apricot orchards. Achinathang and Biama
are famous for pashmina wool, sheep
breeding and handicrafts. Night in a guest house or in a local family
house.
Day 14: Dah-Hanu to Leh via Alchi (140 kms)
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Drive
back to Leh via Alchi, the oldest
monastery in Ladakh. Reach Leh in the
afternoon. Rest
and free time. Night in hotel.
Day 15: Around Leh
Visit Stok Palace and museum. Stroll in the
village and visit Spituk Monastery. Afternoon leisure time and night in
hotel.
Day 16: Leh – Delhi flight
Transfer to Leh
airport. Flight to Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Leisure
afternoon. Overnight in hotel.
Day 17: Sightseeing in Delhi and Departure
Sighseeing in Old or
New Delhi. Evening transfer to International Airport,
for onward flight to destination.
Document required to obtain the entry
permit for Dah-hanu
- copy of Visa
- copy of passport
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