Glimpse of Ladakh
DURATION: 03 Nights / 04 Days.
HIGHLIGHTS: Monastery Tour, Sindhu
Darshan and Jeep Safari to World's highest motorable road - Khardungla.
OPERATIONAL:
This tour can be undertaken round the year.
Day 01: Arrival Leh
Arrival Leh, Wisdom representative will meet, greet, assist and
transfer you to Hotel in Leh. Rest of the day free to acclimatize to the high altitude
of Ladakh. In the evening take a walk to the local bazaar in Leh. Visit . Overnight
at Hotel in Leh.
Day 02: Monastery tour and Sindhu Darshan (90 Kms round trip)
Morning
after breakfast, drive to Thiksey village, visit Thiksey monastery and drive to Shey
Village to visit Shey Palace and Gompa. Continue drive to Hemis monastery to visit
one of the most famous monasteries of Ladakh. Later on the way back to Leh get down
at the Sindhu Ghat for Sindhu Darshan and walk along the river. After spending some
time at the river come back to Hotel and relax. You can carry a picnic lunch or come
back to hotel for a late hot lunch. (Please check the buffet timings at your hotel
in case of hot lunch) Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Leh.
THIKSEY GOMPA: 19
Kms from Leh, spectacularly sited, Thiksey is one of the largest and architecturally
most impressive Gompas. There are several temples in this Gompas, containing images,
stupas and wall paintings of Buddha, which are exquisite.
SHEY PALACE AND GOMPA: Situated
on a hillock 15 Kms upstream from Leh, it was once the residence of the royal family.
According to tradition, it was the seat of power of the pre-Tibetan kinds. A 7.5
mts high copper statue of Buddha, plated with gold and the largest of its kind, is
installed here.
HEMIS GOMPA: 40 Kms from Leh, it is the wealthiest, best known and
biggest Gompa of Ladakh. Its popularity stems from the major annual festival held
here in summer. The festival is in honor of Guru Padma Sambhava's birth anniversary.
It also has the largest Thanka in Ladakh which is unfurled once in 12 years Hemis
was built in 1630 during the reign of Singge Namgyal, an illustrious ruler of Ladakh.
It flourished under the Namgyal Dynasty for the royalty favored the Drugpa sect,
which is managed the monastery. It is divided into two, the assembly hall on the
right and the main temple on the left. The hall (Dukhang) is also used as "green
room" by the dancers during the festival. The temple is known as Tshogkhang. The
verandahs have a surfeit of frescoes, among them the Buddhist "Wheel Of Life" (Kalachakra)
and the lords of the four quarters, besides the prayer wheel.
SINDHU GHAT: The Sindhu
Ghat at Choglamsar village at the bank of River Indus has been inaugurated on the
1st of June 2001 by Hon'ble Minister for Home Shri L. K. Advani. Every year Sindhu
festival is held on this bank of river, forges bonds of unity between communities.
The festival is an ideal opportunity for travelers from all over the country and
the world to visit this wonderful region and to savour its rugged beauty and charm.
Day
03 : Excursion to Khardungla Pass (78 Km round trip)
After breakfast prepare yourself
for the ultimate adventure of your life. We will drive upto the Kardungla Top to
have a magnificent view of the surrounding valleys. After spending some time there
come back to Hotel and relax. You can carry a picnic lunch or come back to hotel
for a late hot lunch. (Please check the buffet timings at your hotel in case of hot
lunch) Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Leh.
KHARDUNGLA PASS:
The road journey
to Nubra valley leads through Khardung La pass (The highest Motorable road in the
world) 18,390 ft. around 39 Kms. Away from Leh. There are two checkpoints on the
both sides of the pass. Khardong is the first village of Nubra valley at higher altitude
than Deskit and other villages.
Day 04 : Airport Departure
Leave on time for Leh airport
to board your flight to Delhi.
TOUR ENDS:
Includes:
1. Accommodation in Standard room at : " 03 nights stay at specified hotels
in Leh with attached bath.
2. All meals starting from breakfast on day 01 till dinner
on day 03. Meals will be buffet breakfast and dinner at hotel and lunches while drives
and sightseeing will be picnic style (Packed).
3. Transportation by NAC Quails /
Tavera / Scorpio for arrival / departure transfers, sightseeing as per the itinerary.
4. Assistance
at the airport while arriving and departing.
5. Entrance fee and Mics. charges are
inclusive like
" All monastery entrance fees.
" Inner-line permits " Potareges at
hotel and airport " All applicable luxury/ road taxes
Cost per person on twin sharing basis
Single Pax Rs. 13828.00
Min 02 Pax Rs. 7986.00
Min 04 Pax Rs. 6731.00
Min 06 Pax Rs. 6313.00
07 – 10 Pax (Using two vehicles) Rs. 6911.00
Single supplement Rs. 4582.00
Extra Bed Rs. 4234.00
Not include:
· Airfares train fare.
· Any Joy ride or rafting.
· Medical expenses
(apart from first aid) and insurance of any kind.
· Tips, laundry, liquors, wines,
mineral water, telephone charges, camera fee and items of personal nature.
· Transportation
is not on disposal basis. It is strictly as per the programme, any extra running
will be charges extra.
· All the arrangements for the tour are preplanned and prepaid.
In case of not completion of the tour due to any reason whatsoever there will not
be any refund for any unutilized services. Any extra expense due to the same has
to be paid extra.
· Any expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like flight
delay / cancellation / hike in fare, strike or any other natural calamities or any
emergency evacuation expenses.
· Any other item not mentioned in the cost includes
section.
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