11 Day Leh & Ladakh with Amritsar Experience

• Day 01 Reach Amritsar

  - Reach Amritsar at least by 02:00 pm and check-in at the hotel on your own.
  - Orientation meeting with your tour escort at the hotel lobby at 03:00 pm.
  - Afternoon visit to Wagha Border.
  - Evening visit Golden Temple for night ceremony.
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)

  Wagha Boarder - Just 28 Kms from Amritsar, separated from Attari in Pakistan by thin ribbon of road. Each evening as buglers sounds the post, two splendidly uniformed guards on either side of the boarder goose step across to the flagpoles to lower their respective national flags. Their steps are matched so perfectly that it is like watching a mirror image of the same exercise. The Ceremony which attracts crowds of spectators on both sides is poignant reminder of the partition of 1947 when Punjab was divided between two nations.

  Golden Temple - The Golden Temple or 'Hari Mandir', situated in Amritsar, Punjab, is the most sacred temple of the Sikhs. The site of the temple was sacred to the Sikhs since the time of the 4th guru, Ram Das. It is a symbol of the magnificence and strength of the Sikh people all over the world. All Sikh people try to make a visit to the temple and take bath in holy tank of the temple.

• Day 02 Amritsar - Pragpur (175 Kms/ 4-5 hrs)

  - Early morning visit Golden Temple once again at sunrise.
  - Breakfast
  - Move to Pragpur
  - Lunch break en-route (Not Included)
  - Afternoon visit the heritage Village of Pragpur
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)

  Paragpur - Experience the local flavour of India’s first UNESCO Heritage Village. Where you will walk down streets dressed with cobblestone that retains the medieval essence. Sun-baked houses stand in close harmony to the wooden facades of the colonial style buildings. The architectural wonders emit a strong aesthetic statement with undertones either historical, cultural, religious, architectural, archaeological or antiquarian significance. The village has retained its traditional character and charm. Visits to weavers can be very satisfying. Excellent shawls and blankets are hand woven with the wool that is available in the village market. Local silversmiths offer a variety of handcrafted trinkets. Handloom and other fabric can be quickly “Block Printed” to your choice.

  Heritage Village Pragpur are the Lala Rerumal Haveli built in 1931 by a Rais of Pragpur, which has a Mughal style garden, pleasure terrace and a large water reservoir. Butail Mandir, Chaujjar Mansion, courtyards of the Sood Clans, an ancient Shakti Mandir and atiyalas or public platforms are the pride of this heritage village. There are many silversmiths in the market selling traditional trinkets and curios. The village is known for its cottage industry. The inhabitants in the area are mostly craftspeople, weavers, basket makers, silversmiths, painters, musicians and tailors. One can purchase hand-woven blankets, shawls and hand-block printed clothes.

• Day 03 Pragpur - Manali (240 Kms/ 7-8 hrs)

  - Move to Manali
  - Lunch break en-route (Not Included)
  - Enjoy the views of Kullu valley.
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)

  Manali - One of India’s most famous hill stations, derives its name from Manu and Alaya, who came here for the renewal of the life after battling a deluge for forty days and nights. Manali (2050 mts.) is situated left bank of river Beas on the National Highway to Leh. This is the main town in the Kullu valley which is famous for its apples.

• Day 04 Manali

  - Breakfast
  - Sightseeing (Hadimba Temple, Vashishtha hot spring, Old Manali and Mall road)
  - Lunch Break (Not included)
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)

  Hadimba Temple/Doongri Temple:Dedicated to the local deity Hadimba built in 1553 AD, and having four-tiered pagoda shaped roof and a front doorway carved with figures and symbols. Legend has it that the ruler who built this temple did not wish its carving to replicated, so he had the right hand of the artiest. It is believed that here Bhim, the great Pandava of the Mahabharata Epic killed the strong and cruel demon, Hadimb and married his sister Hadimba. Hadimba expurgated her all sins by performing a great Tapa, and consequently began to be worshipped as a goddess. A major festival is held here in the month of May.

  Vashisth Hot Water Sulphur Spring - This is 3 km away from Manali and known for its pyramidal temple dedicated to Vashishta Muni, and natural hot water sulphur springs with two separate bathing tanks for gents and ladies.

  Old Manali/Manu Temple - Talk on Hinduism at Manu Temple, interact with the local peoples of Manali village, walk inside the old village in small lanes to the life of a villager and see the mix culture of Hinduism and Buddhism.

  This is an original settlement with few old houses made of wood having slate roofs. There is also the Manu Maharishi Temple, dedicated to Manu, who was the creator of human race on the earth.

• Day 05 Manali - Sarchu (175 Kms/ 7-8 hrs)

  - Breakfast
  - Move to Sarchu
  - Visit Atal Tunnel
  - Cross Lahoul valley
  - Lunch break en-route (Not Included)
  - Dinner at camp (Included)

  Manali to Sarchu Drive - Manali to Sarchu via Atal Tunnel 177 Kms. Begins the spectacular drive to Leh crossing the Atal Tunnel to enter the Lahoul Valley and driving further the beautiful settlements of Keylong. Lahoul, the open valley of very hard-working tribe that claim for the highest per capita income and maximum top administrative posts, is a real mixture of Hindu and Buddhist culture and religion under similar roofs. Free flowing Chandra and Bhaga rivers from Lahoul assure the prosperity of Pakistan where it finally reaches. Different costumes, innocent faces, lamas and monasteries of Lahoul and a wonderful landscape is worth visiting. Keylong is the headquarter for the district, a quaint village once one of the important stops on the erstwhile trade route between India and China/Tibet.

  The road moves flat till Darcha, from Darcha the road again begins a steady climb to the Baralacha Pass (4830 Mt). A steep climb to a spur on the hillside brings you face to face with picturesquely situated Darcha- Sumdo village, across the Bhaga River. At the top of Baralacha La, there are lakes and ponds, where migratory Siberian birds alight on way to and from sanctuaries in India. The landscape changes dramatically from green mountain slopes to bare-back mountainsides, beige and brown.

  Atal Tunnel -Atal Tunnel is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern PirPanjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh. With a length of 9.02 km, it is said to be the longest tunnel above 10,000 feet in the world. Named after the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

• Day 06 Sarchu - Leh (250 Kms/ 8 hrs) - Packed lunch will be served

  - Early Breakfast
  - Move to Leh
  - Enjoy Views of Zanskar range & Pang valley
  - Lunch break en-route (Packed lunch will be served)
  - Evening visit Leh bazaar
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)

  Sarchuto Leh Drive - Early morning drive to Leh gives you a feeling of being in the high Tibetan Plateau. One climbs a series of Galta loops consisting of 32 hairpin bends on the way up from Sarchu and come out in Pang valley. It is here that one can divert to the right and visit the huge high-altitude lakes of Tsokar and Tsomoriri. Cross to the other side of the Pang, Tzanspo River to continue drive up to yet another plateau for a long traverse on the legendary Moore plains. The highest of the Tibetan Plateau at 4200 Mts. Continue driving Tangling La (5360 Mts.) the second highest motorable pass in the world that commands breath taking views of the Zanskar range. A pleasant drive about 20 Kms brings you to the Ladakhi hamlet, Gya, heralded by prayer flags. After crossing few more villages, one reaches the great Indus River.

  Leh & Ladakh The mountain of Ladakh is not spectacular. As even the valleys are at an altitude of 3,500 mt. the summits are only 3,000 mt. higher. Because it is desert there is little snow on them and they look like big brown hills. They are dry and dusty, with clusters of willows and desert roses along the streams, yet Ladakh is a completely magical palace, remote with delightful, gentle, un-grasping people.

  Land: 04 mountain ranges cross Ladakh – Gt. Himalaya Zanskar, Ladakh and Karakoram – as do the Indus and its tributaries, Zanskar, Shingo and Shyok. Ladakh also has the world’s largest glaciers outside the Polar Regions, and the large and beautiful lake Pangong Tso, 150 kms long and 4 kms wide at a height of 4,000 mt.

  People: There are four main groups; The Mons, nomads of Aryan stock, are usually professional entertainers, often musician; the Dards are found along the Indus valley, many converted to Islam, though some remained Buddhist; Tibetan from the bulk of the population in Central and Eastern Ladakh, though they have assumed the Ladakhi identity over generations; the Baltis with Central Asian Saka origins, mostly live in the Kargil region.

• Day 07 Leh - Khardung-la - Nubra Valley (150 Kms/ 5-6 hrs) - Packed lunch will be served

  - Breakfast
  - Move to Nubra Valley
  - Cross highest motorable road Khardungla Pass
  - Enjoy View of Indus Valley and Zanskar range
  - Lunch break en-route (Packed lunch will be served)
  - Visit Diskit Monastery
  - Evening village visit and interaction with local villagers.
  - Dinner at camp (Included)

  Leh to Nubra Valley drive - Nubra valley which 145 km and takes 6 hours. Today you cross the highest motorable road Khardungla 5602 Mts.(18380 ft). From the top of the pass one can see the great view all the way south or the Indus valley to the seemingly endless peaks and the ridges of the Zanskar range. The villages are large and quite prosperous and have thick plantation of Willow and Poplar. The altitude is a little less than Leh varying in Between 10,000 feet to 10,600 feet. The Shayok and Siachan River flows in the middle of the valley. After 06 hours’ drive will reach Deskit village the headquarter of Nubra Valley.

  Evening we visit a village and interact with local villagers.

  Your guide will familiarize you with the basics of the economy, society and culture of rural Ladakh.

  In the village we’ll take a walk around to see the typical structure and layout of houses, cattle sheds, etc. We will see the village shop, livestock grazing and feeding, and the drying of cow dung fuel cakes. We'll walk through the beautiful fields and see the seasonal crops growing.

• Day 08 Nubra Valley - Pangong Lake (150 Kms/ 6-7 hrs) - Packed lunch will be served

  - Breakfast
  - Move to Pangong
  - Check-in at camp
  - Enjoy the colour changing lake and the sunset on the banks of lake.
  - Enjoy Vies of Indus Valley and Zanskar range
  - Lunch break en-route (Packed lunch will be served)
  - Afternoon a walk around the lake +village visit and interaction with local villagers.
  - Dinner at camp (Included)

  Enjoy the landscape in the back drop of the Lake. This famous blue brackish Lake of Pangong is 5/6 Kms wide and over 144 Kms long with half of it’s running the other side of the "INDO CHINA BORDER". One rarely feels so close to nature and environment and the scenery is unforgettable.

• Day 09 Pangong - Changla Pass - Leh (145 Kms/ 5-6 hrs)

  - Early morning enjoy the picturesque sunrise view on lake
  - Breakfast
  - Move to Leh
  - Cross Changla Pass.
  - Lunch with Local Buddhist family at Leh (Included)
  - Dinner at hotel (Included)

  Leh Town - (above 3505 mts.) is the headquarter of the Leh District and is the the largest town of Ladakh with an area of 45110 Sq Km. Town is bounded by Pakistan occupied Kashmir in the West, China in the north and eastern part, and LahulSpiti of Himachal Pradesh in South East. In the ancient times the present Leh district was a part of Greater Ladakh spread over from Kailash Mansarover to Swaat (Dardistan). For a long time Leh remained the capital of the Rajas of Ladakh. Leh became an important centre for trade in Central Asia. It opened for foreigner in 1974 and since then Leh became an important destination in India. The most attractive feature of the landscape of Ladakh is the Buddhist monasteries.

• Day 10 Leh

  - Breakfast
  - Visit Leh town
  - Visit Thiksey monastery, Leh Palace and few other places.
  - Lunch break (Not Included)
  - Dinner at hotel (Included- A farewell dinner)

  Thiksey - This is one of the most imposing monasteries in the Indus valley, Thiksey was part of the original Delgupta order in the 15th century. The monk’s quarter’s stretch right the way along the hillside beneath the main assembly hall. The library at Thiksey is supposedly one of the finest in Ladakh and a multi - denominations Gompa has recently been constructed - proof indeed of the continuing vitality of Buddhism in Ladakh.

  Shanti Stupa - Shanti Stupa at Changspa on the hilltop built by Japanese who harboured the ambition of spreading Buddhism across the world, in 1985 and was inaugurated by Dalai Lama in 1985.

  Leh Palace - The Leh Palace, known as “LhachenPalkhar” was built by Singey Namgyal in 1600 AD. It has 9storeys. It was the home of the royal family until they were exiled to Stok in the 1830s. There are Buddhist wall paintings, centuries old 'tankas' or painted scrolls in the palace.

• Day 11 Leh - Departure

  Tour ends after breakfast at hotel

Guaranteed Departure Dates :

Cost Includes

• 10 nights’ accommodation on a Double/ Single sharing basis at hotels mentioned.
• Daily Breakfast and Dinner.
• Packed lunches will be served on Day 6, 7 and 8.
• Lunch with a Buddhist family in Leh on Day 9.
• All land transfers using AC vehicle in plains and Non-AC vehicle in the hills.
• Entry fees, monuments fees, Parking fee, road taxes, village visits and local sightseeing as per programme
• Heritage walk tour in Pragpur
• Services of accompanying English-speaking escort throughout the tour
• GST

Not Included

• Any Camera/Video Camera Fees
• Any Insurance
• Any Airfares / train fares
• Any expenses of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beverages, snacks or refreshment, room service orders, mini bar usage, conveyance, porterage etc apart from those clearly mentioned above.
• Any other expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances
• Any change / new tax imposed by the Government
• Any other services not mentioned in the "package include" section

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