Ladakh
Cultural Tour LADAKH
CULTURAL AND RAFTING TOUR
In this program we have covered
the most important classical sightseeing’S in & around Leh ,
9-Days MARKA VALLEY TREK. It Should be a very good combination...
First
Departure from Delhi has been fixed from SunDay
Places
to See :- Delhi, Leh, Spitok, Jingchan, Yurutse, Skiu, Markha, Thachunche,
Nimaling, Shang, Shumdho, Hemis, Alchi, Basgo
Day : 1 Delhi : meeting & assistance on arrival at delhi airport followed
bytransfer to hotel near the airport for a short night sleeps.
Day
: 1 - Delhi - Leh : early morning having the b/f fly to leh on arrival transferred
by rep. Rest Day free for acclimatization Overnight.
Day : 2 Leh
FullyDay Sightseeing : (shey, thiksey, hemis): -shey was the old capital and
the home of the kings of ladakh before the new capital became established in leh
the palace sits in a strategic position on a spur jutting out into the indus valley.
The main temple contains a large buddha statue sculpted by nepalese craftsmen.
Thiksey, this large gompa is an impressive sight, situated on top of a craggy
hill while the rest of the complex sprawls down beneath it. It was founded in
the 15th century by gelukpa monks. Stok, this has been the royal palace since
the king was dethroned by the dogras and is now the home of the last king’s
widow. Then proceeding towards the famous gompa in this area, around 35 km far
from leh, this monastery has become famous because of its spectacular annual festival.
This is the largest and richest of ladakh’s monastery the gompa was founded
in the 17th century and is sometimes called chang chubb sang ling, the solitary
palace of the compassionate ones’ it belongs to the kagyupa sect inside the
monastery you see the impressive image of guru padmasambhava which is in a temple
behind the dukhang. Overnight.
Day
3 : Leh Fullday Sightseeing : fullday sightseeing of spitok, shanti, sankar
gompa, spituk was the first gelukpa (yellow hat) monastery to be established in
ladakh. Richen zangpo predicted that a monastery would be founded here that would
set and example to the other monasteries in the land. As it is situated on top
of a small hill there is good view over the indus valley.shanti stupa visible
from most of the town this new stupa was officially opened in 1985 the peace pagoda
is part of the legacy of the japanese fuji guru. Overnight
Day
4 : Leh - Spitok - Jingchan : (11,154 FT/3380 M) - the trek begins
on this Day. The car will drive you spitok village about 15 minutes drive 7 kms
from leh. Start trek from spituk to jingchin for the first two hours you will
be walking on flat surface which is good for acclimatization later you will enter
into the jingchin valley following the river on the left bank up stred jinchen
is small village with one family divided into three houses. Afternoon to explore
around jinchen & acclimatization. Meal & overnight camp.
Day 5 : Jingchan - Yurutse (13520 FT/4,120M) : the trek after breakfast start
trek, the initial part of the trail gradually ascends it is one of the beautiful
walks & is also know as the snow-leopard area & you may come across lot
of wild life on this Days walk. At the end of the gorge you will reach rumbak
village & from here on the trail continues on the right to the tiny settlements
on yurutse.camp is set a little beyond this at the foot of gandhala.
Day 6 : Yurutse - Skiu (9900FT/3145M): the trek the climb to gandhala
(16,097 ft/4,878m) is not as steep as that of the previous Day’s to stokla,
but it is longer from the pass a spectacular panorama of white fringed mountains
merging into distant tanges os the karakorakm, is revealed. The trail descends
steadily to the head of the skiu valley where a number of rivulets join to from
a small stream. The broad grassy shoulders of the upper valley where sharply to
the pinched waist at sumdho with its few houses and fiends at the junction of
a small stream with skiu nala. From here the river swoops exuberantly down a tight,
narrow gorge choked with willow and wild rose with the trail leaping from bank
to bank all the way to village of skiu on banks of lower markha and the campsite.
Sinne skiu is only at about 9,900-ft/3,000 m and the markha valley is quite narrow.
The temperature is higher here. At dusk just as the evening shadows begin to envelop
the valley it is worth walking back along the trail where the skiu nala meets
the markha to visit a small monastery cared for by an old nun who comes here every
morning and evening to light the butter lamps at the alter of "chambha"-the
future buddha.
Day 7 : Skiu - Markha (13,078 FT/4,878M) : A
very pleasant walk up one of the loveliest sections of the markha valley. Markha
is one of the biggest in this valley. The way through woody bushes thickly along
the river which is a spanned by several small bridges over which the trail marches
to thinlespa. The camp is set after thinlespa 1 n half hrs we set the camp beneath
the markha village the land scap is very nice evening we enjoy and drink local
wine with villager’s .the camp along with markha river.
Day
8 : Markha - Thachunche (14,862FT/4,878M) : The trail continues eastwards,
climbing steadily up the valley through the picturesque village of markha and
its interesting monastery, which is worth visiting. Coming in from the south is
the trail from rubering la one of the routes to zangla in zanskar, from markha
the country changes and the and the warm relatively heavily wooded section of
the lower markha is left behind the camp below the twin villages of lower and
upper hankar is distinctively cooler than at thinlespa. Between the two villages
is a ruined fort the wall of which climb sharply up a crag to an eerie of a lookout
tower worth visiting for those with an exceptionally good head for heights.camp
after 3 kl from hankar village. En route we pass some small villages you can say
that houses. This trek is little bit ascending and we watch the wild animals like
himalayan marmot, deer. And white tail hare. Over night stay near by a small stream.
That one comes from the base of kansyatse.
Day 9 : Thachunche - Nimaling
: 16,097FT/4,878 M) The trek from thachunche camp joins the normal trail back
to nimaling past villages seemingly poorer than those of lower areas do. The nimaling
plain is a broad undulating meadow which slopes upward to the base of ice clad
kangyatse, which dominate the area. Nimaling with tiny ponds and rivulets flowing
all over its meadows, you find numbers of animals like yak, dzos, sheep, goats,
horses and himalayan marmots and white tailed hares are seen.
Day
10 : Nimaling : toDay we have the rest Day explored the beautiful area.
Day
11 : Nimaling - Shang Sumdho (13,230-FT/3,973 M) : 7-8 hrs. Crossing to the
north of markha begins the climb up to the highest of the 03 passes kongmarula
(17,409-ft/5,274 m). The trail descends steeply to the head of martselang valley
pasty the sulphur springs of chuskyurmo and follows the martselang stream to the
village of sumdho at the confluence of the shang nala and the martselang. Overnight
in camping.
Day
12 : Sumdho - Hemis - Leh (11,200 FT/3,400 M) : 3-4 hrs an easy descent mainly
along the true left bank of the martselang to where it broadens into the valley
of the indus at the village of martselang. The jeep waits for you at the village
of martselang and drives you hemis monastery. Hemis is one of the most important
monasteries in ladakh. The largest and wealthiest. It is popularly known for the
famous fair in ladakh.
Day 13 : Leh - Alchi - Basgo : 5-6 hrs
drive, toDay we visit the famous painting monastery. This monastery built in the
11th century it is a treasure trove of early buddhist art in the kashmiri tradition
a style quite different from the tibetan art found in ladakh's other monastery.
Also unlike other gompas it is hidden down by the river rather than in the more
usual elevated position, this may explain why It wasn't destroyed by the various
invaders who have passed by through-out the centuries. After visit alchi we proceeding
to the basgo village this is a small village we enjoy the local food n local culture
with the villagers. Overnight at local house.
Day
14 : Basgo - Leh : having b/f we drive to leh en route visit the likir and
phyang monastery. Over night hotel at leh.
Day 15 : Leh : after
breakfast half-Day white water rafting trip on he indus river. Return to leh in
to time for lunch at the hotel. Rest of the Day free to explore the local market
and shopping. Overnight at hotel.
Day 16 : Leh - Delhi : early
morning transfer to airport for flight to delhi. Meeting & assistance by our
staff at delhi airport, optional local sightseeing can be arranged this Day.
Day 17 : Delhi : Day free for individual activities. Check out .
Day 18 : Dep. Delhi : in time transfer to international airport for
flight to onward destination.
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