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Diversity of Ladakh - 07 Nights / 08 Days |
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| Tour code: JTL 05 |
High lights: Leh city, Shey, Thiksey, Hemis, Pathar sahib, magnetic hill, hall of fame, khardungla pass k top.
Travel and transport: car & driver for the complete tour as per itinerary only Starts & ends in Leh (Ladakh). |
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A thrilling early morning flight to Leh. The crisp air of Leh when you disembark from the airplane welcomes you to this unpolluted Himalayan destination. You will be welcomed and escorted to our hotel where room has been booked for your ready occupancy. A little briefing on the day’s program and a |
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breakfast, you are advised to rest for the first half of the day. After lunch we will go for an easy and relaxed orientation drive of Leh market.
Overnight in the hotel. |
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AM:
Excursion Spituk & Hall of Fame
PM: Excursion to Sankar Gompa & Shanti
Stupa
Post breakfast we depart
for AM Sightseeing tour to Spituk
Spituk monastery which was founded
by Old Led, in the 11th century AD. In those days the Gompa King Dragspa Bum idle, |
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when Lama Lhawang Lotus restored the monastery & Hall
of Fame (war museum).
Later we drive back to hotel on time
for lunch.
Later in the afternoon, guided belonged to the Kadampa
School but Gelukpa order was introduced during the
region of sightseeing tour visiting the Sanker
Gompa, which is towards the north of the Town,
it has an impressive). Later visit Shanti
Stupa, The Japanese for World Peace built
the Shanti Stupa, at Changspa, on the hilltop, and
was inaugurated by Dalai Lama in 1985. Its state of
the art work attracts a lot of tourists to Ladakh and
is spectacular to watch. From there one can see the
nice spectacular view of Leh town.
Overnight stay at hotel in Leh.
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Excursion to Shey, Thiksey, Hemis, Stok
Today we proceed for Indus valley monastery tour. we start with a visit to Shey the ancient capital of Ladakh. The monastery here has a huge gold-gilded statue of Buddha Sakyamuni with |
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a large silver lamp burning in front of the statue.
Then we visit Thiksey gompa an impressive complex rising tier upon tier on a hill above the village. The monastery has a beautiful 30 m high gold-plated statue of Maitreya Buddha, the Buddha of the future. Drive further to visit the famous Hemis gompa founded in 1630's by stag-tsang-ras-pa under the royal patronage of Sengge Namgyal.
Hemis is one of the largest and richest gompa of Ladakh. The two-day festival of monastic dance in june-july has raised the reputation of Hemis particularly high. the festival is dedicated to guru Padmasambhava, popularly known as second Buddha and responsible for spreading Buddhism in the Tibetan world.
Stok palace; which is currently a museum was built in 1840 to house the Ladakhi royal family after the Dogra army had exiled them.
Later in the evening we drive back overnight stay at hotel in Leh.
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04: Leh – Alchi (via Phyang , Likir & Basgo) |
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After breakfast we drive to Pahang, located 22 kms from Leh. The monastery is remarkably built on the hilltop, similar to the Likir monastery. This monastery belongs to the degungpa order. And we drive further to Likir and visit Likir gompa situated atop a windy cliff top overlooking the beautiful village of Likir. It
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was founded in the 12th century although the present construction dates back to the 18th century as the original one was destroyed by fire. in its courtyard is a yellow-colored 3 storey high mammoth statue of the lord Buddha, which was constructed by a resident monk. The top floor has an impressive museum containing old tangk has and weapons used many centuries back.
Basgo, the seat of power of a branch of the Namgyal family. It is here in 1680 a.d. that invading Mongol and Tibetan armies were held in check over a three year long seige. Original 16th century murals and other arts of Basgo are well worth a visit.
Then we drive and cross the river Indus and reach Alchi, Ladakh’s most loved monastery. Over a century old, its wall paintings are very similar to those of the tabo gompa in Spiti, himachal Pradesh. Unlike other monasteries, which are usually on a cliff top or cling to a mountainside, Alchi is at ground level and is nestled in the shade of a garden.
Overnight stay at camp. |
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05: Alchi - Lamayuru – Dha hanu |
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After breakfast start early morning drive to Lamayuru, and Dha hanu Lamayuru lower Ladakh its also called as sham. Lamayuru gompa: the oldest holy site in Ladakh, it was a bon shrine prior to the advent of Buddhism. Also known as young Drung (swastika) it is sited on a high promontory overlooking |
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the village and valley. For sheer spectacle value no other gompa can match Lamayuru.
Dha-hanu is situated at an altitude of 10000 ft. it is the land of the "drok-pa "and indo Aryan race. Only two villages Dha & biama are open for tourists. Their cultural and religious practices are totally different from the rest of Ladakh. Bon-chos believe in an ancient pre-Buddhist animist religion known as "bon-chos". These people abstained from bathing all their lives saying that “if you wash yourself your luck goes away" but since the last few years this practice is beginning to fade away. it has much to offer to scholars in the field of ethnology & social anthropology.
Overnight stay at the guest house / tented accommodation. |
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06: Dha hanu – Rizong – Leh |
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Post breakfast we drive to Rizong gompa: there is no road to Rizong gompa hence one has to walk to the monastery which is deep into the mountains. Rizong gompa is known as the paradise for meditation. Guru Padma sambhava is believed to meditate here for years. One can still find the small caves |
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where lamas used to meditate for years cutting themselves from the rest of the world except for a one feet square outlet window from where they accept the one time meal of the day. After Rizong visit we drive back to Leh and check in.
Overnight stay at hotel in Leh. |
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Complete day at leisure for own activities and last day shopping Transport provided on extra cost ( optional).
Overnight stay at the hotel. |
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Departure Transfer to Leh Airport. |
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| Our Services for above tours will include |
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| Deluxe cost per person on twin sharing |
| Type |
02 pax
one vehicle |
04 pax
one vehicle |
06 pax
one vehicle |
08 pax
two vehicles |
10 pax
two vehicles |
12 pax
two vehicles |
extra person same room |
Deluxe |
22024/- |
16714/- |
14944/- |
16714/- |
15652/- |
14944/- |
8893/- |
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| Budget cost per person on twin sharing |
Type |
02 pax
one vehicle |
04 pax
one vehicle |
06 pax
one vehicle |
08 pax
two vehicles |
10 pax
two vehicles |
12 pax
two vehicles |
extra person same room |
Budget |
18820/- |
13510/- |
11740/- |
13510/- |
12448/- |
11740/- |
7676/- |
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| Deluxe accommodation: Leh: The Kaal / the Ladakh Sarai / similar / Alchi / Ulleytokpo: Ulley ethnic camp, Alchi camp / Dha Hanu: Aryan camp. |
Budget accommodation: Leh: Leh meadows guest house /similar
Alchi / Ulleytokpo: Ulley ethnic camp, Alchi camp / Dha Hanu: Aryan camp. |
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Inclusions
- Accommodation on twin /dbl sharing as per deluxe/ budget package in standard rooms/camps
- Meals : all meals ( bf + l + d) ( most of lunches are packed )
- Transfers, excursions and sightseeing as per detailed tour itinerary in non air-conditioned Scorpio/Qualis /similar as per program me only
- Entry tickets to monuments as per Itinerary
- Inner line permits
- All taxes included
Exclusions
- Any flight ticket
- Any guide service
- Any emergency evacuation
- any expenses incurred due to road blocks, landslides, weather conditions or any natural calamities guest has to make payments for all such extra expenses
- no refunds on unutilized accommodation / meals/ excursions/sightseeing
- river rafting charges
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