Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Delhi
Delhi- Start point
- Inside Ghee Mandi Gate, Golden Temple Rd, Amritsar, Punjab 143001, India (Treebo Dee Intercontinental, Hotel reception, 15:00)
- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (Deventure Sarovar Portico, Patel Nagar)
Optional Activities
- Airport transfer from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
- Day 2
Delhi to Leh
Delhi to Leh- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Sera Courtyard)
Included Activities
- Flight to Leh
- Optional orientation walk through Leh's local market (if tour leader leads)
Landmarks Leh - Day 3
Leh
Leh- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Sera Courtyard)
Included Activities
- Hemis Festival visit including masked dances (chhams)
Landmarks Hemis Gompa Hemis Festival - Day 4
Leh
Leh- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional vegetarian meal at Gyab Thago Heritage Home with local Ladakhi dishes including momos (steamed dumplings), chutagi (hearty Ladakhi soup), and barley tea)
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Sera Courtyard)
Included Activities
- Visit Thiksey Monastery (Thiksey Gompa) with 15-metre Maitreya Buddha statue
- Visit Shey Palace with copper-gilded Buddha Shakyamuni statue
- Visit Stok Buddha statue
- Traditional vegetarian lunch at Gyab Thago Heritage Home with local family
Optional Activities
- Spend a second day at the festival under own arrangements
Landmarks Thiksey Monastery (Thiksey Gompa) Shey Palace Stok Buddha statue Gyab Thago Heritage Home - Day 5
Leh to Alchi
Leh to Alchi- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (The Legacy Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Leh Palace
- Visit Gurudwara Pathar Sahib (Sikh shrine)
- Visit Alchi Petroglyphs (time permitting)
- Visit Alchi Choskor Gompa
Optional Activities
- Independent exploration of Alchi village
- Relax at hotel
Landmarks Leh Palace Gurudwara Pathar Sahib Alchi Petroglyphs Alchi Choskor Gompa - Day 6
Alchi
Alchi- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (The Legacy Hotel)
Included Activities
- Yungdrung Tharpaling Monastery visit in Lamayuru
- Lunar landscape viewing
- Tingmosgang Palace Monastery visit
- Ridzong Chulichan Nunnery visit
Landmarks Yungdrung Tharpaling Monastery Lamayuru Lunar Landscape Tingmosgang Palace Monastery Ridzong Chulichan Nunnery - Day 7
Alchi to Nubra Valley
Alchi to Nubra Valley- Meals
- Breakfast (Early breakfast)
- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (Hunder Retreat)
Included Activities
- Khardung La Pass crossing and viewing
Optional Activities
- Hunder sand dunes visit with Bactrian camels
Landmarks Khardung La Pass Maitreya statue, Diskit Hunder sand dunes - Day 8
Hunder to Diskit
Hunder to Diskit- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch with local family including butter tea (gur gur cha))
- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (Hunder Retreat)
Included Activities
- Half-day hike from Hunder to Diskit village
- Visit Diskit local market
- Lunch with local family
- Butter tea tasting
Optional Activities
- Walk around Hunder village
Landmarks Hunder village Diskit village Diskit local market - Day 9
Nubra Valley to Leh
Nubra Valley to Leh- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Sera Courtyard)
Included Activities
- Visit Daktok Cave Monastery (Ningma sect of Tibetan Buddhism)
Optional Activities
- Visit Chemday Monastery
Landmarks Daktok Cave Monastery Chemday Monastery Wari La Pass Khardung La Pass - Day 10
Leh to Delhi
Leh to Delhi- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (Deventure Sarovar Portico, Patel Nagar)
Included Activities
- Flight to Delhi
- Hotel transfer
- President's Palace viewing
- Lok Sabha (Parliament) viewing
- India Gate viewing
- Rajpath viewing
- Chandni Chowk Bazaar visit
- Jama Masjid Mosque visit
- Red Fort viewing
Landmarks President's Palace Lok Sabha (Parliament) India Gate Rajpath Chandni Chowk Bazaar Jama Masjid Mosque Red Fort - Day 11
Delhi
Delhi- End point
- 8/7, W.E.A. Karol Bagh, Opp. Ramjas School Pusa Road, Between Metro Piller No 87-88, New Delhi, Delhi 110005, India (Hotel Good Times, Hotel reception, 09:00)
