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Ladakh Cultural Explore in 13 days

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Trek Program : 12 Nights / 13 Days
Places Covered : Delhi - Leh - Ladakh - Tibetan Camp - Leh - Phyang - Alchi - Ridzong - Lamayuru - Likir - Leh - Khardong La - Hundar - Leh - Delhi

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Day 01 : Delhi
Delhi. Airport - hotel transfer.

Day 02 : Delhi - Leh
Delhi - Leh (3500 m) by plane. Afternoon at leisure. We can visit the palace and the gompa of Leh and the Stock royal palace.

Day 03 : Ladakh
Visit of the high Indus valley's monasteries.
* Shey houses the old summer palace of the kings of Ladakh. Its gompa shelters an amazing Buddha, 12 m high.
* The picturesque Thikse monastery is perched on top of the hill overhanging the Indus.
* And Hemis gompa is one of the largest in Ladakh.

Day 04 : Tibetan Camp
Visit Stok royale palace, Spitok monastery and the Tibetan Camp of Choglamsar (Car). These two days of visit are an excellent opportunity to get acclimatized for the Khardong La.

Day 05 : Leh - Phyang
(3600 m) - Alchi (3400 m) in 3 h. 24 km away from Leh, on the way to Srinagar, we will visit Phyang monastery and its picturesque village. We continue onwards to Alchi monastery, famous for its massive statues of Buddha, its wood carving and Cashmere wall paintings.

Day 06 : Alchi - Ridzong
(3450 m) - Lamayuru (3420 m) in 3 h. En route, visit of Ridzong monastery, set into stunning surroundings and hidden among the hills. We continue to Lamayuru and visit it monastery perched at hill side.

Day 07 : Lamayuru - Likir
(3600 m) - Nié (3800 m) - Leh in 6 h. En route, visit of Likir monastery, one of the oldest in Ladakh. Near Nie and after an hour walk through an arid and bare land, the trail comes across Basgo, dominated by impressive ruined fortresses. A quite stroking succession of shortens, sanctuaries and a palace line the path.

Day 08 : Leh - Khardong La
(5400 m) - Hundar (3020 m) in 5 h. The road winds its way through mineral landsacapes and is very desert like. From the pass, the view is superb. The Nubra valley seems to be an island of green lost in the desert.

Day 09 : Hundar
Camal safari. It is almost incredible to see camels in these parts of the world! The Bactriane camels were used for caravans crossing the immense deserts of Central Asia : Taklamakan and Gobi. We can organize an extra camel safari day.

Day 10 : Hundar - Leh
We retrace our way to cross the Khardung La and come back to the Indus valley. Afternoon at leisure, we can spend some time shopping in the bazaar.

Day 11 : Leh - Delhi
(by plane).

Day 12 : Delhi
Day at leisure. Safety day for your international flight.

Day 13 : Delhi
Hotel - airport transfer.



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