Explore Ladakh Trek

Regions : North India
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Leh - Ladakh - Phyang- Alchi - Ridzong - Lamayuru - Likir -Khardong La - Hundar - Leh - Delhi

Duration : 12 D / 11 N


Day 01 : Delhi

Arrive New Delhi International airport.
On arrival, the guest will be met by our representative and transferred to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 02 : Delhi - Leh

Delhi - Leh (3500 m) by plane. Afternoon at leisure. We can visit the palace and the gompa of Leh and the Stock royal palace.

Leh : Leh has nonetheless retained a tranquil side, and is a pleasant place to unwind after a long bus journey. Attraction in and around the town itself include the former palace and Namgyal Tsemo gompa, perched amid strings of prayer flags above the narrow dusty streets of the old quarter. A short walk north across the fields, the small monastery at Sankar harbours accomplished modern Tantric murals and a thousand-headed Avalokitesvara deity. Leh is also good base for longer day-trip out into the Indus valley. Among the string of picturesque villages and gompas within reach by bus are shey, site of a derelict seventeenth-century palace, and the spectacular Tikse gompa

Day 03 : Ladakh

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.

Day 04 : Tibetan Camp

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

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

Afternoon Pickup from airport and transfer to hotel and evening rest and shopping.

Day 12 : Delhi

Full Day Free and Rest in Hotel

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