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SUGGESTED PROGRAM FOR
ADVENTURE TOURS:
TRANS HIMALAYAN JEEP SAFARI
Duration :
14 nights / 15 days
Cities covered : Delhi – Leh – Hemis - Meru –
Tanglangla - Sarchu – Baralacha - Darcha - Rehtang – Manali -
Dharamsala - Delhi
Highlights : Discover the incredible beauty
of Himalayan ranges with four wheel drive vehicles transporting
you over the high Himalayan passes and perhaps no other place in
the Himalayas can boost of being driven on its highest motor
able road other than through this tour.
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[Best suitable for minimum
6 travelers]
Day 1 - DELHI
Arrive Delhi. Meeting and transfer to hotel.
(Check-in time 12 noon)
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 – DELHI / LEH
In time transfer to airport to board flight for Leh.
Arrive and transfer by Jeep/car to hotel. Lunch at hotel. Rest
of the day free for acclimatization.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 3 - LEH
Morning after breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour
the Shankar Gompa which has innumerable statues of pure gold and
a number of interesting paintings. Also visit the Leh Palace.
Drive to the Spituk Monastery, which contains a large collection
of Tankhas and old masks. Thereafter, visit Phyang Monastery and
return to the hotel.
Lunch at hotel. Afternoon free. Dinner and Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 - LEH
Morning after breakfast depart by Jeep/Car for a full
day excursion to Shey, Thiksey and Hemis with box lunch. Shey
was once the residence of the royal family and is famous for its
7.5 meter high gilded statue of Buddha. Thiksey is one of the
largest and most impressive monasteries famous for its various
images, stupas and exquisite wall paintings. It also houses a
two storey statue of Buddha. Hemis, the biggest and richest of
them all is well known for its festival in summer.
Return t the hotel in Leh. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 5 - LEH
Morning after breakfast depart by Jeep/Car for a full
day excursion to Alchi. 70 Kms from Leh, on river Indus, is
Alchi Gompa dating a thousand years back. One f the walls
feature thousands of miniature-sized pictures of the Buddha.
Three large sized images of clay and painted brightly are its
focal attractions. It is no longer an active religious center
and is looked after by monks from the Likir monastery.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 6 - LEH
Morning after breakfast time free to explore the Leh
town on your own. Lunch at hotel.
Afternoon free. Evening visit to a Ladakhi home. Dinner and
overnight at hotel.
Day 7 – LEH / MERU
After an early breakfast depart for Meru, the first
night camp non the way to Manali. After lunch a stroll to the
small village of Meru. Dinner and overnight at camp.
Day 8 – MERU / TANGLANGLA / SARCHU
Morning after breakfast depart for Tanglang - la pass
(5328 mts), the highest road pass in world.
Lunch en route after the pass near a fresh water stream.
Thereafter, proceed to Sarchu. After dinner and overnight at
camp.
Day 9 – SARCHU / BARALACHA / DARCHA
After an early breakfast drive to Baralacha. The
gradual ascent to Baralacha pass is covered with perennial snow.
The descent (1000 mts) top other side is fairly steep but
thrilling. Lunch near an open valley by the Bhaga River.
Continue to camp near the confluence of three rivers at Darcha
or at Jispa 5 Kms beyond Darcha.
Dinner and overnight at camp.
Day 10 – DARCHA / ROHTANG
Morning after breakfast depart for Manali. You come
across a gradual change in the landscape, the MANALI physiognomy
and attire of the inhabitants. Before starting the drive up a
brief stop at Koksar checkpost. After the passport formalities
precede to Rohtang pass which presents a romantic setting with
the ever billowing mists and wisps of clouds hovering the pass.
Drive straight to Manali.
Arrive and check in at hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 11 – MANALI / DHARAMSALA
(265 Kms)
After an early breakfast depart for Dharamsala, a small
beautiful township, headquarters of his holiness the Dalai Lama.
En route lunch. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 12 - DHARAMSALA
Morning after breakfast proceed for sightseeing
visiting Talnu View point near Naddi village which is one of the
convenient spots for admiring the raw grandeur of Dhauladhar
mountains. The Buddhist monastery at McLeodganj and Bhagsunag
Temple about 2 Kms away are important religious sites and the
Kangra Art Museum.
Lunch at hotel. Rest of the day free. Dinner and overnight at
hotel.
Day 13 – DHARAMSALA / DELHI
(14 Kms)
In time transfer to Gaggal airport to board flight for Delhi
(subject to operation).
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
(Alternate transfer to Pathankot - 90 kms to board overnight
train for Delhi).
Day 14 - DELHI
Morning combined city tour of Old and New Delhi
visiting Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Raj Ghat - Cremation site of
Mahatma Gandhi. In New Delhi visit Qutab Minar, India Gate - War
Memorial and also see Government Secretariat and Parliament
House.
Day 15 – DEPART DELHI
In time transfer to International airport to connect
flight for onward destination.
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