Plan a day furthermore to attend at the beginning of festivals

Festivals :

We can propose you some fixees dates of departure to attend the debut of festivals in this region.
In that case the duration of tour will be one day more than the actual itinerary.

o Hemis festival
o Phyang festival
o Ladakh festival

Your journey day by day :
DAY 01: Arrival in Delhi
Transfer to and O/N in hotel.

DAY 02: Delhi – Chandigarh - Dharamsala, 4h by Train and 6h by road
Transfer to railway station, train to Chandigarh. then road for Dharamsala " small Lhasa ". Recording and at night in the hotel.

DAY 03: Visit of Dharamsala,
A former colonial village, Mac Leod ganj, situated in the feet of majestic chain of Dhauladar, is world famous since it became in 1959 the residence of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. Baptized " small Lhasa ", it is indeed essentially frequented by Tibetans, Buddhist pilgrims, and western tourists in search of mysticism …
Of traditional architecture, the Namygal monastery is surrounded with mills with prayer and shelters Buddha's big images, Padmasambhava and Avalokhteshwara. If we have time, visit of the center of small business crafts. At night in the hotel.

DAY 04: Dharamsala - Manali (1950 m), 250 km
Departure early in the morning. We pass by Mandi who is an important city of Himachal Pradesh and the front door of the valley of Kullu, called also " the Valley of Gods ".
We shall have the opportunity to see of numerous temples in this valley. Visit famous aesthetic temples in the style shikhara. We continue our visit by several small typical villages. Evening to Manali. At night in the hotel.

DAY 05: Discovery of Manali
Visit of the former temples of Manu in the old man Manali, the temple of Hadimba in the middle of a forest of deodards cedars, in warm springs of Vashisht and its Indian temples, Jagatsukh and the castle of Nagar. As Manali is one of the most famous cities for its freshness, we shall stroll afternoon in the “mall” where we can merge in crowd of the Indian tourists. At night in the hotel

DAY 06: Manali - Sarchu 225 km. (4253 m) by Rothang path (3950m) and Baralacha la (4800 m), 115 km
We roll along the river Beas then begin the long ascent of the pass of Rothang (3950m), front door between Lahoul and valley of Kullu. We cross several villages of Lahoul. The road is magnificent: waterfall, suspended glaciers, turquoise blue lakes and mountains covered with eternal snows accompany us throughout this day. Long rise in the pass of Baralacha in a lunar landscape then redescente towards the magnificent plateau of Sarchu. At night in a luxury camp.

DAY 07: Sarchu – Tsokar -160 km.
We leave the vast plateau of Sarchu, by a road which brings us up to the pass of Namkila (4950m), then the pass of Lachulangla (5090m). Redescente in the rocky gorges of Gangla Jal to Pang. From then on, we are in the region of Tchang-Thang, High plateaus, where Nomad ( Changpas) is with their herds (according to the season). We investigate the village and its gompa. Small stroll by the lake salty, at Night in a luxury camp.

DAY 08: Tsokar - Tsomoriri (Karzok) 4450 m, 90 km
The road crosses the valley of Puga, runs(roams) stop (ruling) to the village of Sumdo. We go up the pass of Namshangla, then we come down towards the Lake Thaksang karu. By coming down, you have a magnificent view on Lake Tsomoriri. It appears as a piece of turquoise in the middle of the mineral mountains. At the end of afternoon arrival to Karzok. Visit of the village populated with nomads " Changpa " and with its monastery then we shall have a walk by the lake.
At night in a luxury camp.

DAY 09: Tsomoriri - Leh. 240 km 7 h.
The morning, the return by the same road until Sumdo. Then we join the valley of the Indus to Mahe. We follow the river the Indus until Leh. At nights in the hotel.

DAY 10: Leh – Stok - Choglemsar, 30 km (round trip) Trails round in the village of Spituk.
Have breakfast at 7 am. At 8 am, we set off in the direction of Stok to take advantage of the beautiful light of the sunrise on the big wall of the mountain range (chain of Stok) which dominates the Palace and the Village of Stok
Visit of the Palace and the museum which contains precious objects. We have a walk in villages to observe the everyday life of ladakhi. We shall visit a family to drink a cup of tea and discuss their lifestyle.
Return to Choglamsar. Have lunch in a Tibetan restaurant. Later the lunch visits of a camp of Tibetan refugees. Visit of the monastery of Spituk, close to Leh and stroll in the village. At the end of evening, return to Leh. At night in the hotel.

DAY 11: Nubra valley : Diskit (3 144 m - 120 km)
Morning departure and rise up to the pass of Khardungla (5 600 m) on the highest tarred road of the world. Check comment of check of passports just after the pass. Descent in the valley of Nubra to Khalsar (3 018 m), then, routes until Diskit: recording and installation in an inn or a camp.
Ballad on ensablées banks of the river Shyok (possibility of rise on the back of a camel) up to the beautiful village of Hunder, nested in the middle of trees near the water.
This village is overhung by its accessible monastery by a stiff and rocky path. Return to Diskit and visit of the village and the biggest gompa (with monks' hundred) and the most former of Nubra. At night in the inn or in camp.

DAY 12 and 13: Diskit – Panamik (3 183 m) – Samur (3 096 m) – Leh (3 505 m)
We continue up to the big village of Samur. (95 km). We visit the site of a former stopping place of caravans on the banks of Nubra where are warm and sulphurous sources. It is less our arrival to the sources than the impression to have reached the end of the valley and the natural beauty of the places that motivates this visit. Afternoon, return to Samur and visit of the complex of 7 temples of the 200-year-old Samstelling Gompa old man (beautiful frescoes and Tankhas) before returning to Leh by going back by the fantastic environment around Khardungla. At night in the hotel to Leh. (126 km)

DAY 14: Leh-Delhi
Flight for Delhi. On arrival, our colleague will accompany you to the hotel. Recording will be made from noon. Meanwhile, have breakfast in the restaurant, then half day of visit. Temple of the lotus and the grave of Humaun. At night the hotel in Delhi.

DAY 15: Exploring Delhi and Departure
The morning visits of the Old district of Delhi by Rickshaw, bare of the market in spices and the General store colored. Visit of the Strong red and the Big mosque. Lunch and spare time in the center. In the evening, transfer has the airport for the flight of return.

Departure : From two persons onward
Size of the group: minimum 2 persons, maximum 14 persons.

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