Fascinating Tours

Duration:16 Nights/ 17 Days
Destinations Covered:Delhi - Chandigarh - Manali - Jispa - Sarchu - Karzok Village - Tsomoriri - Tsokar - Leh - Nubra Valley - Diskit - Hunder - Panamik - Nubra - Basgo - Alchi - Lamayuru - Drokhpa Area - Biama - Dha - Basgo or Ney - Leh - Delhi

Day 01: Arrive at Delhi
On arrival at Delhi, our representatives will meet you and help you with transfer your. Stay overnight at Delhi.

Day 02: Delhi - Chandigarh
Breakfast in the hotel. Check out and drive to New Delhi Railway Station. Board the Shatabdi Express for Chandigarh. Our representatives at Chandigarh will receive you at Chandigarh Railway Station. Proceed to Manali by bus. En-route pass through Mandi. Late evening arrival at Manali. Check into the hotel for an overnight stay at Manali.

Day 03: Manali
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a daylong tour of the beautiful hill station of Manali. Visit the 16th century AD Hadimba Temple, Hot Spring at Vashisht and Hippy Enclave in Manali. Later in the day, visit Naggar, a picturesque hamlet 28 km from Manali; Roerich Art Gallery developed by the late husband of film actress Devika Rani; 12th century AD Gauri Shankar Temple and Chatur Bhuj Temple.

Return back to the hotel for an overnight stay at Manali.

Day 04: Manali - Jispa
Breakfast in the hotel. Check out and drive to Jispa through the Rohtang Pass.

Relish the arresting sight of the snow peaks and glaciers at Snow Point in Rohtang Pass. En route visit Keylong situated on the Manali-Leh Road and visit some of the famous Buddhist monasteries like as Tayul, Khardong, Gemur and Sha-Shur.

On arrival at Jispa, check in at the hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure to explore the Jispa village. Overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 05: Jispa - Sarchu
Breakfast in the hotel. Check out and drive to Sarchu. Pass through the Darcha village and Lamayuru via Zanskar valley. Verify your passports and another documents at the check post near the village. Cross the Barlacha Pass (4650m) to reach Sarchu situated on the bank of the Bhaga River. Stay overnight at the tent.

Day 06: Sarchu - Karzok Village
Breakfast in the tent. Drive to Pang, a small but exceptionally beautiful village on Leh-Manali Road. Look out for the Earth Pillar, which you may find interesting. Continue driving for 60 km till the base of Tanglanla (5400m) is reached. Before Tanglanla, take a right turn to reach at Karzok village (4267m). Visit the Gompa at Karzok village built around 1850 and inhabited predominantly by women. Rest of the day at leisure to explore the village. Stay overnight in a camp.

Day 07: Karzok- Tsomoriri - Tsokar
Breakfast at the camp. Enjoy a daylong excursion to Tsomoriri (4573m) stupendous pearl shape village and Tsokar. Visit the beautiful lake at Tsomoriri and a small gompa at Tsokar. Return to the camp for an overnight stay.

Day 08: Karzok - Leh
Breakfast at the camp. Drive to Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Visit the local markets in the morning. Spend the time at leisure till afternoon. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Shanti Stupa, Shankar Gompa and Namgyal Tsom in the afternoon. Overnight stay at a hotel in Leh.

Day 09: Leh
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a daylong sightseeing tour of Shey, Thiksey, Hemis and Stok Palace at Leh. Overnight stay at a hotel in Leh.

Day 10: Leh - Nubra Valley
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and proceed to Nubra Valley via Khardongla Pass (5580m), the highest motorable road. Nubra Valley is popularly known as Ldomra or the Valley of Flowers. Visit the Diskit Gompa, Samstanling Gompa and Palanmik Hot Spring. Also enjoy a Safari of the Double Hump Camel, River Rafting, Trekking and Sunbath at Hunder.

Overnight stay at the Camp.

Day 11: Diskit - Hunder - Panamik - Diskit
Breakfast at the camp. Enjoy a daylong excursion of the Nubra valley. Stay overnight at the camp.

Day 12: Nubra - Basgo
Breakfast at the camp. Drive to Basgo.

Visit the ruins of a Fort at Basgo and Ser Zung Temple known for its great frescoes and an enormous gold and copper statue of the Maitreya Buddha. Have dinner and local wine with a local family along with an entertainment program of local folk dance and song. Overnight stay at the camp.

Day 13: Basgo - Alchi - Lamayuru
Breakfast at the camp. Drive to Alchi village. Visit the 11th century Alchi Gompa known for a massive Buddha statue. Later drive to Lamayuru, the gateway to the Zanskar valley. Visit the oldest known gompa in Ladakh, dating back to the10th century or even before. Observe the evening pray in the gompa

Overnight stay near the monastery.

Day 14: Lamayuru - Drokhpa Area
After the breakfast, drive to Drokhpa area. Drokhpa area lies along the Indus River comprising of Dunkhar, Tirit, Skurbuchan, Hanudo, Biama and Dha villages. Explore the Biama and Pashmina villages

Overnight stay at camp.

Day 15: Biama - Dha - Biama
Breakfast at the camp. Explore Biama, famous for its handicrafts and shawls and Dha, a place where children are trained in shawl weaving and local handicraft. Enjoy a daylong visit to the rural area.

Overnight stay at a camp at Biama.

Day 16: Biama - Basgo or Ney
Breakfast at the camp. Drive to Basgo. En route visit the beautiful Rizong Gompa Monastery. Continue drive to Ney. Stay overnight at a monastery or in a local house in Nay.

Day 17: Leh / Delhi
After an early morning breakfast, drive to Leh airport to board a morning flight to Delhi. On arrival at Delhi, check in at the hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure. Transfer to the airport, late in the evening to board a flight for your onward journey or way back home.