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.
