Cox and Kings
‘EXPLORE LADAKH - DELUXE’ 08 Days / 07 Nights
ITINERARY IN DETAIL Day01
Arrive Leh Welcome to your 'Explore Ladakh Deluxe' tour! On arrival at the airport in Leh, you will be met and transferred to the hotel. Leh is in the abode of the rocky paradise of Ladakh depicting eternal beauty and wrapped in the most beautiful design of mighty Himalayas. Spend the rest of the day acclimatizing to the climate of Ladakh.
Day02
In Leh Visit Shanti Stupa, Sankar monastery and the Leh Palace (Private). This morning, after breakfast, proceed to visit Shanti Stupa built by Japanese monks to promote world peace. This large hilltop stupa has brightly colored reliefs on its mid-levels and is topped by a spired white hemisphere (smoking is prohibited here). Visit the eye-catching Sankar Gompa monastery. Lastly, visit Leh Palace, dilapidated yet interesting, which was built in the 17th century in the grand tradition of Tibetan architecture. Pickup
Duration
From Time
Hotel
06:00 hrs
9:00 AM
The rest of the day is at leisure. Day03
Leh - Nubra Valley This morning, drive to Nubra Valley, popularly known as Dorma or "the valley of flowers" via Khardungla Pass - the world's one of the highest motorable road (5602 mts). On arrival, check in to the camp. Explore the Diskit Monastery and white sand dunes at Hunder (Private). Later in the afternoon, visit the Diskit Monastery and the giant statue of Maitreya Buddha which is the tallest Buddha statue in Ladakh. Later, visit the white sand dunes at Hunder where you can enjoy the Double Humped Bactrian camel ride (ride on direct payment basis).
Day04
Pickup
Duration
From Time
Hotel
05:00 hrs
2:00 PM
Nubra Valley - Leh Transfer from camp in Nubra Valley to hotel in Leh, en route visit Khardung-La Pass (Private). After breakfast, drive back to Leh. En route visit Khardungla Pass which is 39 kms away from Leh (Mountain Pass at 5578 m / 18300 ft.). Khardung-La which means 'Pass of Lower Castle,' is major caravan route from Leh to Kashgar in Central Asia. Pickup
Duration
From Time
Hotel
NA
9:00 AM
The rest of the day is at leisure for various activities. Day05
In Leh Explore Leh on a city tour (Private). This morning, after breakfast, embark on a city tour of Leh which includes a visit to the Alchi Monastery which houses astonishing miniature paintings dating back to 990 AD; also visit the Magnetic Hill that defies gravity and the Indus and Zanskar river sangam.
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