Duration : 14 Nights / 15 Days
Places Covered : Delhi - Chandhigarh - Dharamsala
- Mandi - Manali - Jispa - Sarchu - Leh - Delhi
Season of Operation : June to September
Day 1 -- »
Arrive Delhi
Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to
hotel. Afternoon sightseeing of New and old Delhi.
In New Delhi, visit Qutab Minar, Humayun's tomb Moghul
Emperor, India Gate and the Parliament House. In old
Delhi, see the Red Fort; the Raj Ghat and jama Masjid.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 2 -- »
Delhi - Chandhigarh
By Train 0740/1100hrs.
Chandhigarh - Dharamsala
235kms Approximately 6-7hrs. Transfer to Railway Station
in time to board train Shatabdi Express for Chandhigarh.
Meeting and assistance on arrival and leave by car
/coach for Dharamsala. On arrival, check in at hotel.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 3 -- »
in Dharamsala
Morning , visit the Namgyal Monastery and Tsechokling
Monastery. Afterwards, walk down to Tscholing Monastery.
Afternoon, drive to Tibetan Medical Center, visit
Tibetan Library for introduction on Buddhism and museum
of ancient articraft and scroll. Also visit the Nechung
Monastery'' Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 4 -- »
Dharamsla - Palampur
55kms. Approximately 2-3hrs.
Leave Dharamsla by car / coach for palampur. On arrival,
check in at hotel. Later visit the Bir Village ( Tibetan
settlement center ) and the tashi jong Monastery famous
for its young reincarnate Lama. Overnight stay at
the hotel.
Day 5 -- »
Palampur - Manali
165kms. Approximately 8-9hrs
Leave by car / coach for Manali. On arrival, check
in at hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 6 -- »
in Manali
A visit around Manali town includes old Manali, Hadimba
Devi temple Bashisht, Dhungri Village and Tibetan
Monastery. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 7 -- »
Manali - Jispa
141kms. Approximately 8-9hrs
Leave Manali by jeep for jispa. Start on a road journey
from Manali to jispa. A few kms after Manali, one
gets the first Sight of Himalayan snow as the ascent
to the imposing Rohtang pass (3978mtrs) begins with
the conifers giving way to grasslands. The descent
across the pass leads to an open valley through which
flows the river Chandra. Drive through the valley
and climb through the hillside to reach Keylong ,
once an important stop on the erstwhile trade route
between India/Tibet and China. On arrival in jispa,
check in at hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 8 -- »
Jispa - Sarchu
75kms Approximately 8-9hrs.
Leave Jispa by jeep for Sarchu. From Darcha the road
makes a steep ascent to Baralacha pass (4,892m). Atop
the pass one can have a stunning view of the snow
covered over 6,000 meters Peaks like Chandrabhaga;
Mulkila, barashigri. Below the Baralacha lies a jewel
of lake, called Suraj tal (lake of the Sun) which
is also one of the sources of the river Bhaga. Further
on from Baralacha, the landscape changes from the
green mountain slopes to the bare mountain sides.
An hour;s drive from the pass brings you to the vast
Sarchu plains and the site for the overnight stay
at the tented camp. On arrival check in at camp. Ovvernight
stay at the hotel.
Day 9 -- »
Sarchu - Leh
253kms. Approximately 10-11hrs.
Leave Sarchu by jeep for Leh. The drive through the
Sarchu plateau brings you to the foot of lachungla,
from where another circuitous drive start up to the
Galta loops with 32 hairpin bends coming out in pang
valley Continue driving to Tanglangla (5,328meters)
the highest pass on the journey with breathtaking
view of the Zanskar Range of mountains. A drive through
few more villages brings you down to the great indus
River with view of many monasteries atop the hillocks
and mountain sides leads you to Leh. On arrival, check
in at hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 10 --
» in Leh
Proceed for sightseeing tour including Shankar Gompa
followed by excursion to Spituk and phyang. Monasteries.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 11 --
» in Leh
Morning, proceed for full day visit to Thiksey, Hemis
Chemrey and trak- Thok.
THIKSEY : The 500- year old Thiksey monastery,
perched on a hill high above the lndus, has about
100 yellow cap monks. The outside of gompa is painted
red and is visible from far away. If you gate to the
gompa by 6 -- » 30am, you can witness the daily
prayer, preceded by long mournful sounds from the
horns on the roof. HEMIS -- » The Hemis gompa
(45km from Leh) is famous far beyond the borders of
ladakh for its festival (Hemis Setchu or mela of the
Hemis gompa). Hemis gompa is the largest and one of
the most important in ladakh. Quite apart from it's
annual festival. It was founded about 360 years ago
by Stagtshang Raspa, who was invited to Ladakh by
king Singe Namgyal who also established the monasteries
of chemre, Hanle and Themisgm.
CHEMREY : The monastery of Chemrey was founded
under the direct patronageof members of the ruling
Namgyal dynasty. Hemis monastery was established at
the instance of king Singge Namgyal his widow founded
Chemrey as a posthumous act of merit for him. Both
these belong to red Hat (Kargyud-pa) sect of Tibetan
monasticism.
TRAK - THOK :Trak Thok gompa represents the
smaller but much older Nyingma-pa monastic sects respectively.
Trak Thok situated at the foot of the many caves in
the Himalayas where the Indian Buddhist apostle padmasambhava
is said to have rested and meditated on his journey
to Tibet. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 12 --
» in Leh
Full day visit Likri and Alchi monasteries
Day 13 --
» Leh - Delhi
By Air
Transfer to airport in time for flight to Delhi. Meeting
and assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight
stay at the hotel.
Day 14 --
» in Delhi
Day free. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 15 --
» leaves Delhi
Transfer to airport in time for flight to onward destination.
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