Ladakh Cultural Explorer - 13 Days
This journey will take us on the ancient silk road, through the Ladakh and the
Nubra valleys, a crossroad for commercial activities between India, Tibet and
Central Asia. In the ancient kingdom of Sham, we will discover the main Ladakhi
monasteries and the wonderful sites surrounding them: Shey, Thiksey, Hemis,
Spitok, Phyang, Lamayuru and Alchi… The second valley was an important
stage for caravans following the Silk Road , which where swapping their mules
for the famous camels of Bactriane. It is only since 1995 that the restricted
area of the Nubra opened its doors to foreigners. Lying approximately 400m lower
than Leh, Nubra sports a much milder climate, which enables its inhabitants
to cultivate more extensively, as compared to their counterparts in the main
Indus valley. The highlights of this tour are the crossing of the Khardong La
pass (5400 m), on the highest motorable roads in the world and a Bactriane camel
safari.
Day 01 : Delhi. Airport - hotel transfer.
Day 02 : Delhi - Leh (3500 m) by plane. Afternoon at leisure. We can
visit the palace and the gompa of Leh and the Stock royal palace.
Day 03 : Visit of the high Indus valley's monasteries.
* Shey houses the old summer palace of the kings of Ladakh. Its gompa
shelters an amazing Buddha, 12 m high.
* The picturesque Thikse monastery is perched on top of the hill overhanging
the Indus.
* And Hemis gompa is one of the largest in Ladakh.
Day 04 : Visit Stok royale palace, Spitok monastery and the Tibetan Camp
of Choglamsar (Car). These two days of visit are an excellent opportunity to
get acclimatized for the Khardong La.
Day 05 : Leh - Phyang (3600 m) - Alchi (3400 m) in 3 h. 24 km away from
Leh, on the way to Srinagar, we will visit Phyang monastery and its picturesque
village. We continue onwards to Alchi monastery, famous for its massive statues
of Buddha, its wood carving and Cashmere wall paintings.
Day 06 : Alchi - Ridzong (3450 m) - Lamayuru (3420 m) in 3 h. En route,
visit of Ridzong monastery, set into stunning surroundings and hidden among
the hills. We continue to Lamayuru and visit it monastery perched at hill side.
Day 07 : Lamayuru - Likir (3600 m) - Nié (3800 m) - Leh in 6 h.
En route, visit of Likir monastery, one of the oldest in Ladakh. Near Nie and
after an hour walk through an arid and bare land, the trail comes across Basgo,
dominated by impressive ruined fortresses. A quite stroking succession of shortens,
sanctuaries and a palace line the path.
Day 08 : Leh - Khardong La (5400 m) - Hundar (3020 m) in 5 h. The road
winds its way through mineral landsacapes and is very desert like. From the
pass, the view is superb. The Nubra valley seems to be an island of green lost
in the desert.
Day 09 : Hundar. Camal safari. It is almost incredible to see camels
in these parts of the world! The Bactriane camels were used for caravans crossing
the immense deserts of Central Asia : Taklamakan and Gobi. We can organize an
extra camel safari day.
Day 10 :
Hundar - Leh in 5 h. We retrace our way to cross the Khardung La and come back
to the Indus valley. Afternoon at leisure, we can spend some time shopping in
the bazaar.
Day 11: Leh - Delhi (by plane).
Day 12 : Delhi. Day at leisure. Safety day for your international flight.
Day 13 : Delhi. Hotel - airport transfer.
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Ladakh Cultural Explorer can be customised / combined with other
destinations of India. Please ask us to customise your tour according to your
prefences, location, destination, travel themes and travel styles"
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