Day
1 : Arrive Delhi
Day
2 : Delhi to Leh
Reach
Leh by Indian Airlines flight. Leh is main Centre of Ladakh.
With the inhabitants of 50,000, Leh is located in small valley
just the north of Indus valley. The tourists are advised to
take complete rest for the proper acclimatization to the high
altitude atmosphere.
Day
3 : Local Sight Seeing, Leh to Lamayuru, Likir / Alchi &
Ule Tompo
Whole
day is dedicated for the local sight seeing, Lamayuru : After
exploring villages around the area, it comes as a surprise to
find that Lamayuru is a scruffy little place. The gompa, is
the completely overshadowed and most famous spectacular
monastery in Ladakh. Alchi and Likir Monasteries : These two
monasteries are located near Saspol on the Srinagar-Leh road.
They house many gigantic clay statue of Buddha in various
forms. The primary attraction of these monasteries is ,
however, their 1000-year old wall painting which make a visit
more than worthwhile.
Day
4 : Alchi to Leh
on
the way back sight seeing of Rizong and Spituk, 7 hours
After the night stay at the Ule Tompo, on the way back, the
tourists are visiting the few more gompas.
Rizong
: About six kms along a steepish, rocky track from the
main road is the starts of the area with the nunnery of
Julochen and the gompa of Rizong. The gompa, belong to the
Gelukpa.
Spituk
Monastery :
Just
before Leh on the Srinagar-Leh road on the hilltop overlooking
the Indus, the Spituk monastery boasts not only of some prized
tankha, but also a chamber with enormous statue of Kali, whose
faces are unveiled but once a year. The chamber contains an
ancient collection of face masks too. It is recommended that
you visit the monastery on the Puja day. It is 10 kms from Leh
and houses of 135 yellow capped monks.
Day
5 : Shopping and Cultural programme
in
the evening (Ladakhi Dance, Depending upon the strength of
group). The whole day is dedicated to the shopping and to
discover some interesting things about Ladakhi art and
cultural by the visiting the Tibetan refugees camp Choklamsar,
Library and Ecological Development etc.
Day
6 : Local Sight seeing
Leh
Bazaar, Leh Palace and Sankar gompa The women's vegetable
market in the afternoon and some interesting place to visit.
And the evening the Sankar monastery.
Leh
Gompa :It is situated
above the Leh Palace and was built in 1430. It contains a 13.7
metres high statue of the Buddha which the Ladakhi call Chamba.
According to the Lamas this splendid statue is the future
Buddha. A butter burns day and night in front of this statue.
Sankar
Gompa : Just 3 kms from
Leh is this monastery that has a formidable collection of
miniature of pure gold and a number of exciting painting. It
is well lit and may be visited in the evening as well.
Day
7 : Optional : Leh to
Khardung-la top, Two more days will be added if group want to
go Nubra valley The tourists will visit the Khardung-la. It
Takes you to the highest motorable road of in the world
Khardongla (18,380 feet or 5,578 m). Nubra Valley lies in the
north of Leh. Apart from unparalleled trekking opportunities,
the valley has several Buddhists monasteries such as Sumor,
Tigar and 350 years old Diskit monastery.
Day
8 : Leh to Delhi
Fly back to New Delhi by the Indian Airlines or Jet Airways
flight and transfer to the hotel in Delhi.
Day 9 : Depart Home
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