Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Delhi
Delhi- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (Deventure Sarovar Portico, Patel Nagar)
Optional Activities
- Explore Delhi independently
- Day 2
Delhi to Leh
Delhi to Leh- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Sera Courtyard)
Included Activities
- Flight to Leh
- Optional orientation walk through Leh's local market
Landmarks Leh - Day 3
Leh
Leh- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Sera Courtyard)
Included Activities
- Phyang Festival - masked Chham dances and Thangka display
Landmarks Phyang Monastery - Day 4
Leh - Indus Valley Monasteries
Leh - Indus Valley Monasteries- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional vegetarian Ladakhi meal at Gyab Thago Heritage Home, a 200-year-old family house, including momos (steamed dumplings), chutagi (hearty Ladakhi soup), and barley tea)
- Accommodation
- Guesthouse (Sera Courtyard)
Included Activities
- Visit Thiksey Gompa (19km from Leh) and see the 15-metre Maitreya Buddha statue
- Visit Shey Palace (15km from Leh) and view the two-storey copper gilded Buddha Shakyamuni statue
- Visit Hemis Gompa (48km from Leh), the largest monastery in Ladakh
- Visit Stok Buddha statue
- Lunch at Gyab Thago Heritage Home, a 200-year-old family house, with traditional vegetarian Ladakhi meal including momos and chutagi
Optional Activities
- Spend a second day at the festival under own arrangements
Landmarks Thiksey Gompa Shey Palace Hemis Gompa Stok Buddha statue Stok village - 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 with its 10th-11th century Kashmiri Buddhist artwork
Optional Activities
- Explore Alchi independently in the afternoon
- Relax at hotel in the afternoon
Landmarks Leh Palace Gurudwara Pathar Sahib Alchi Petroglyphs Alchi Choskor Gompa Indus River - Day 6
Alchi to Lamayuru
Alchi to Lamayuru- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (The Legacy Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Yungdrung Tharpaling Monastery in Lamayuru
- Photo stop at lunar landscape formations
- Visit Tingmosgang Palace Monastery
- Visit Ridzong Chulichan Nunnery
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
- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (Hunder Retreat)
Included Activities
- Cross Khardung La Pass
- Visit Maitreya statue in Diskit
Optional Activities
- Visit Hunder sand dunes in the evening
Landmarks Khardung La Pass Maitreya statue Hunder sand dunes - Day 8
Hunder
Hunder- 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
- Lunch with local family
- Butter tea (gur gur cha) tasting
- Visit Diskit's local market
Optional Activities
- Walk around Hunder village in the afternoon
Landmarks Diskit village - 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)
- Cross Wari La Pass (5,312m) and Shyok River
Optional Activities
- Visit Chemday Monastery (if group chooses)
Landmarks Daktok Cave Monastery Wari La Pass Chemday Monastery Khardung La Pass Indus River - Day 10
Leh to Delhi
Leh to Delhi- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel 3* (Deventure Sarovar Portico, Patel Nagar)
Included Activities
- Flight to Delhi
- City tour of New Delhi - see President's Palace, Lok Sabha (Parliament), India Gate, and Rajpath
- Visit Chandni Chowk Bazaar in Old Delhi
- Rickshaw ride to Jama Masjid Mosque
- Pass by Red Fort
Landmarks President's Palace Lok Sabha (Parliament) India Gate Rajpath Chandni Chowk Bazaar Jama Masjid Mosque Red Fort - Day 11
Delhi
Delhi
