Ladakh Lake Langour
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Ladakh
Lake Langour:
Tour
Code:
LLL12
Duration: 11
Nights / 12 Days
Package Tour Itinerary: Arrival at Leh Airport - Leh (2 Nights) - Ulleytokpo (1 Night) - Leh (1 Night) - Nubra Valley (2 Nights) - Leh (1 Night) - Pangong Day Visit, Overnight at Leh (1 Night) - Tso Moriri (2 Nights) - Leh (1 Night) - Check out for morning flight to New Delhi or onward destination. Places of additional interest in this Ladakh circuit: Leh Palace, Namgyal Shemo Gompa, Shanti Stupa, Hemis, Thiksey, Shey, Khardungla, White Sand Dunes, Deskit, Hunder, Sumur Village, Samtenling, Panamik Hot Springs, Ensa Gompa, Hall of Fame, Magnetic Hill, Likir, Indus/Zanskar Sangam, Alchi, Lamayuru, Lunar (Moon) Landscapes, Changla, Nomad Villages at Tso Moriri, Chumathang, Tso Kar, TanglangLa. For more information on the above places please click here. Depending upon time available you can choose and visit the places which appeal to you. Phone: +91-9953818074, 011-46593564, 46593565. E Mail: thecaravan@airtelmail.in |
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Day 01:
Fly
into
Leh;
3505 meters / 11567
feet.
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Leh, a
historic town that served as the royal capital of the Old Kingdom.
It is
dominated by the nine-storey Leh Palace built in the 17th century
in the grand tradition of Tibetan architecture.
However, it is now
dilapidated . Shanti Stupa: 3 km from Fort Road, Leh, it is a magnificent white-domed structure and located on the hilltop at Changspa. Namgyal Tsemo Gompa: Was founded around 1430 AD. It stands atop the crag behind Leh Palace and offers the most splendid visuals of Leh town. One of the most treasured possessions of the monastery is a three-story high solid gold idol of Maitrieya Buddha. |
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Day 02: Overnight in Hotel (Category A) at Leh. |
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Hemis Monastery,
40 km southeast of Leh, is the biggest and best-known 'Gompa' of Ladakh.
Hemis is also associated with the Hemis National Park, also the abode of
the snow leopard, Tibetan kiang, ibex, serow, Tibetan antelope
and avian fauna population found are the snow
partridge and golden oriole. Thiksey Gompa was built 600 years ago, consists of 12 levels ascending a hillside, 10 temples and a large Buddha statue. |
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Day
03:
Drive west of Leh to Alchi (3300 m / 10000 ft)., Ulleytokpo 68 kms one way from Leh. After breakfast, drive via Spituk, Hall of Fame (which has a museum of the Kargil War memorabilia), Pathar Sahib Gurdwara, Magnetic Hill upto Alchi and then further on to Lamayuru Monastery (the oldest in Ladakh) and the mesmerizing Moon or Lunar Landscapes. Then drive back to reach Alchi / Ulleytokpo for the night. Overnight in deluxe camps / cottages at Alchi, Uleytokpo. |
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Alchi is a small village in the Indus Valley, 67 kms west of Leh. Abandoned
centuries ago the
gompa or monastery
is known as Chos-kor, or religious enclave and comprises of five
temples. Its murals, dating
from the 11th century, pre-date the Tibetan style of painting seen in
all the other gompas of the region. Unlike other
monasteries, Alchi is at ground level and is nestled in the shade of a
garden. Likir Gompa is set on an isolated ridge. Numerous thankas hang from the columns and walls in the Assembly Hall. |
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Day 04:
After breakfast explore Likir village and monastery and Basgo Castle.
Later drive back towards Leh enroute
meeting the sangam of Zanskar and Indus rivers near Nimu.
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Lamayuru
Monastery. This is believed to have been a sacred site for the pre-Buddhist religion known as Bon. The main image is a large Vairocana (the Teaching Buddha) seated on a lion throne with a garuda (mythical bird) and sea monsters surrounding his head. Lamayuru is 125 kms west of Leh at an altitude of 3510 m / 11600 feet. |
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Day 05:
On this leg of the Ladakh tour package drive north of Leh to Nubra Valley, 120 kms one way (6 hours). Exciting experience at Khardung La, 39 kms from Leh. (Mountain Pass at 5578 m / 18300 ft.). Here is supposed to be the highest motorable road in the world. In Nubra Valley (also known as Valley of Flowers), visit Diskit gompa, the white sand dunes and take a short camel safari on the double humped Bactrian Camels. Drive upto Hunder village. Overnight in deluxe camps / guest-house at Nubra Valley. |
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The name Nubra Valley is applied to the region comprising the valley of the river Nubra and that of the Shayok, both above and below their confluence. The route north
of Leh crosses over Khardung-la. From the top, one can see all the way south over the Indus valley to
the seemingly endless peaks and ridges of the Zanskar range, and north
to the giants of the Saser massif.
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Day 06:
Visit Sumur village and Samtenling Monastery. |
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The altitude varies between 10,000 ft (3,231 m) at Hunder, and 10,600 ft (3231 m) at Panamik. Summer temperatures vary between 15oC and 28oC. Panamik, the last village on this circuit, is a sleepy village. On the mountainside, hot water bubbles out of the earth in thermal springs, reputed to have therapeutic qualities. |
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Day 07:
Drive
back to Leh, passing Khardung La once again. |
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Leh Bazaar: The places for shopping for local goods are the Ladakh Art Place in the old town, the Ecology Center and some shops behind the Main Bazaar road. In the colored streets of Leh Bazaar, pashmina shawls, pearls, Chinese cutlery and beautiful Ladakhi wooden handicrafts and clothes can be purchased. |
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Day 08:
Make an early start and drive east of Leh via Chang-la Mountain Pass (18,000 ft / 5,475 m) to Pangong Lake, (4267m / 14000 ft.), 145 kms / 5 hours one way. The views all around Chang La are simply spectacular. Mesmerizing vistas with the changing hues of the waters of the lovely Pangong Lake. Drive back to reach Leh by evening. (Night stay at Pangong Lake can be offered at extra cost). Overnight in Hotel (Category A) at Leh. |
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Pangong Lake,
is 6 to 7 kms (4.5 miles) at its widest point, and over 130 kms (80
miles) long. Above Spangmik are the glaciers and snow-capped peaks of the Pangong range. It presents a spectacular view of the mountains, their reflections shimmering in the ever-changing blues and greens of the lake’s brackish waters. Spangmik is the summer home of Chang-pa, the nomadic herdsmen of Ladakh. |
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Day
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Tso Moriri, Rupshu Valley: |
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Day 10:
Explore Korzok monastery, nomad Chang-pa camp and the migratory birdlife. Overnight in deluxe camp at Tso Moriri. |
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Korzok, situated at 15,000 ft (4,572 m) is the only permanent settlement in Rupshu. In Rupshu the animal most likely to be spotted is the Kyang, the wild ass. The lakes are breeding grounds for numerous species of birds. |
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Day 11:
Drive back to Leh
via Tso Kar, Tanglang la
(5359 m / 17700 feet). |
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Day
12:
Check
out
from Leh hotel and transfer to airport to board
the
morning flight to New Delhi
or onward destination,
feeling blessed for the stolen moments spent in Ladakh. |
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Lasting Impressions:
Dear Achal - We completed our trip to Leh on 29th May, 09.
The tour was very well organised and fantastic.
~ Anupam Gupta, New Delhi. |
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This webpage
details information on Ladakh with a twelve day
tour package to Leh, Khardong-La,
Nubra Valley, Changla, Pangong
Tso, Tso Moriri, Tso Kar, Alchi, Uleytokpo. |