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Day 01
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DELHI - LEH
Departure by early morning flight from Delhi to Leh.
Transfer from Airport to hotel in Leh. Leh is dominated
by the nine-story Palace, a building in the grand
tradition of Tibetan architecture, said to have inspired
the famous Potala Palace in Lhasa. Lunch. Full day
free for acclimatization at an altitude of 3500m or
11500 feet. Dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 02
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LEH
Early Breakfast. Walk to the Shankar Gompa. Shankar
is a small complex, the monk's dwelling surrounding
three sides of a courtyard, which the fourth is made
up of the Du-kang and other temples. Their wall paintings
are fresh and bright and the whole Gompn has a pleasantly
clean and well-maintained appearance. Return walk
towards your hotel enroute visiting the Ladakh Ecological
Centre. Lunch. Afternoon visit Shanti Stupa on top
of a hill commanding a nice view of the Leh and green
suburbs of the town. Dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 03
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LEH : SHEY - THIKSEY
- HEMIS
After breakfast visit
Hemis (45 km), the most important gompa, situated
on the other side of the Indus river. The gompa has
an excellent library, particularly well preserved
wall paintings and large statues of Buddha and Padmasambhava.
Continue visit of Thiksey (17 km from Leh). The monastery
is very picturesque and superbly sited on n hilltop
overlooking the village and the Indus. Proceed to
Shey - the old summer palace of the kings of Ladakh.
Built nearly 600 years before, the Palace is in ruins
but the Gompa has a 12-meter high seated Buddha image.
Just close to the palace are five Buddhas of Meditation
carved on rock. Return to Leh by evening. Dinner and
overnight stay.
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Day 04
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LEH : KHARDONG LA
After breakfast drive to Khardong La, the highest
mountain pass with motor ble road in the world at
18380 feet. The view from the top of the pass is amazing.
One can see all -the way south over the Indus volley
to the seemingly endless peaks and ridges of the Zanskar
range, and north to the giants of the Saser massif.
Picnic Lunch at Khardong La. Return to Leh by afternoon.
Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.
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Day 05
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LEH
Breakfast. Lunch. Full day free. (Various options
like visiting monasteries, River rafting on Indus
or walk around the Bazaar, observing the varied crowd
and peering into the curio shops. A particularly charming
sight is the line of women from nearby villages sitting
along the edge of the footpath with baskets of fresh
vegetables brought for sale to the townspeople). Dinner
and Overnight stay at Hotel.
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Day 06
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LEH - DELHI
Early morning transfer
to Airport for flight back to Delhi. Breakfast on
board the flight.
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