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Discover Ladakh Tour
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New Delhi >> Leh >> Ulley >> Nubra >> Ladakh |
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Ladakh is a land like no other. Bounded by two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram, it lies athwart two other, the Ladakh range and the Zanskar range.
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In geological terms, this is a young land, formed only a few million years ago by the buckling and folding of the earth's crust as the Indian sub-continent pushed with irresistible force against the immovable mass of Asia. Its basic contours, uplifted by these unimaginable tectonic movements, have been modified over the millennia by the opposite process of erosion, sculpted into the form we see today by wind and water.
Yes, water! Today, a high -altitude desert, sheltered from the rain-bearing clouds of the Indian monsoon by the barrier of the Great Himalaya, Ladakh was once covered by an extensive lake system, the vestiges of which still exist on its south -east plateaux of Rupshu and Chushul - in drainage basins with evocative names like Tso-moriri, Tsokar, and grandest of all, Pangong-tso. Occasionally, some stray monsoon clouds do find their way over the Himalaya, and lately this seems to be happening with increasing frequency. But the main source of water remains the winter snowfall. Drass, Zanskar and the Suru Valley on the Himalaya's northern flank receive heavy snow in winter; this feeds the glaciers whose meltwater, carried down by streams, irrigates the fields in summer. For the rest of the region, the snow on the peaks is virtually the only source of water. As the crops grow, the villagers pray not for rain, but for sun to melt the glaciers and liberate their water. Usually their prayers are answered, for the skies are clear and the sun shines for over 300 days in the year.
Ladakh lies at altitudes ranging from about 9,000 feet (2750m) at Kargil to 25,170 feet (7,672m) at Saser Kangri in the Karakoram. Thus summer temperatures rarely exceed about 27 degree celcius in the shade, while in winter they may plummet to minus 20 degree celcius even in Leh. Surprisingly, though, the thin air makes the heat of the sun even more intense than at lower altitudes; it is said that only in Ladakh can a man sitting in the sun with his feet in the shade suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time!
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| | | Day 1 : Delhi – Leh |  | On arrival at Leh, met by our representative at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Full day at rest to acclimatize yourself completely to the high altitudes of Ladakh which is must. Evening at leisure followed by overnight hotel stay. | | | | Day 2 : Leh - Indus Valley Tour | | Today enjoy full day tour of monasteries and palaces on the Indus Valley, driving along River Indus. Also visit the former summer Palace of the kings of Ladakh i.e. Shey Palace, mini potala like Monastery in Ladakh i.e. Thiksey Monastery which also enshrines the most beautiful statue of Maitrey Buddha and later the largest and the richest monastery in Ladakh i.e. Hemis Monastery. Back to Leh by evening and free at leisure. O/N at the hotel. | | | | Day 3: Leh – Alchi | | Morning drive to Alchi, en route visit the magnificent Basgo Castle and the sangam of Indus & Zanskar rivers which are the two largest rivers in Ladakh. Afternoon on arrival in Alchi village checkin at the hotel and later visit the 1000 years old mufrals/paintings of Alchi monastery. Leisure evening followed by O/N stay. | | | | Day 4: Ulley – Lamayuru – Stok | | | This morning visit to Lamayuru monastery & the Lunar like landscapes near Lamayurur village. By later afternoon arrive at Stok Village and check-in at Skittsal Resorts. Later, visit the Royal Stok Palace Museum followed by O/N at the hotel. | | | | Day 5: Stok to Pangong | | Early morning full day excursion to Pangong Lake, driving via Durbuk and Tangtse villages in the Changthang region of Ladakh and perhaps one of the most amazing lakes in Asia which changes its color 4 – 5 times a day. Leisure evening, followed by O/N at the hotel. | | | | Day 6 : To Nubra Valley | | After breakfast, drive to Nubra valley via Khardongla Pass- world's highest motorabble pass. On arrival in Nubra visit the white Sand Dunes near Hunder and Diskit Monastery. O/N in deluxe camp. | | | | Day 7 : Nubra - Leh | | | Morning after breakfast at leisure and later drive back to Leh via the same route. Evening free in Leh Bazaars for shopping etc. | | | | Day 8: Leh – Delhi. | | Early morning transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.
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