Day 1 – Delhi – Shimla Over night journey Delhi to Shimla vai 2/2 deluxe coach
Day 2 – Shimla (Full day sight seeing) After breakfast leave for excursion to Kufri, Chail and wildflower hall.
· Return to Shimla.
· Afternoon at leisure (can visit the Mall Road ).
· Overnight in hotel.
Day 3 - Shimla – Narkanda – Sarahan
After breakfast start jeep safari to reach Sarahan (174Km , 1920 M) via Narkanda (2690 M).
· In Sarahan visit Bhimakali temple, combination of Buddhist and Hindu Architecture.
· Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 – Sarahan - Sangla (Jeep) · Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Sangla (2680 M).
· Arrive and camp on the bank of river Baspa. Sangla has houses on a slope built one upon another with Kinner Kailash Peak (6660 M) dominantly situated in the background.
· Visit the nearby Kamru Fort, now dedicated to Kamakshi Temple .
· Overnight stay in tents.
Day 06 - Sangla - Chitkul Pass - Puh (Jeep) · Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Chitkul pass (3436 M/26 kms.).
· Arrive and spend some time over the Sangla pass to have Panoramic view of surroundings. This pass opens routes to Garhwal Himalayas.
· After lunch drive to Puh (3200 M). Close to Tibetan border Puh lies in rain shadow region. Situated on the confluence of Spiti and Sutlej , it is famous for grapes, wood carving and Deodar trees.
· Overnight in tents.
Day 07 – Puh - Kaza (Jeep) · Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Kaza (3450 M).
· Enroute visit Tabo Monastery (3200 M). Apparently it is an ordinary mud structure but inside it has beautiful Frescoes which earned Tabo the Epithet of Ajanta of Himalayas.
· Reach Kaza in the evening.
· Overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 08 - Kaza · After breakfast excursion to visit Kye Monastery (4116 M/11 kms). The Monastery of Spiti with rare painting and scriptures. The scriptures are written in Bhoti languages the mother tongue of Bhoti as who came from Tibet to Spiti to spread Buddhism in the area.
· Further drive to Kibber village (4400 M/9 kms) the highest village in the world. Here you can interact with the local people.
· Return to Kaza for overnight stay.
Day 09 - Kaza - Batal (Jeep) · After breakfast drive to Batal (3960 M) via Kunzum pass (4551 M). Arrive Batal in the evening.
· Overnight in the tent.
Day 10 - Batal - Jispa (Jeep) · Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Jispa (3142 M).
· Enjoy the view of Bara Shigri Glacier (3657 M) from Batal
· En-route visit Khardong Monastery at Keylong (3350 M). Keylong is an "Oasis of greenfields".
· Reach Jispa in the evening and camp beside river Bhaga for overnight stay.
Day 11 - Jispa - Sarchu (Jeep) · Morning after breakfast continue the jeep safari to Sarchu (4253 M) via Baralacha pass (4892 M). The word Baralacha means "A pass with cross road". The pass has roads coming from Zanskar, Ladakh, Spiti and Lahaul.
· Enjoy photography at "Suraj Tal" (4800 M) a Serene Lake and source of river Bhaga.
· Reach Sarchu in the evening and overnight stay in the tents.
Day 12 - Sarchu - Leh (Jeep) · After breakfast start safari to reach Leh (3523 M) via Kyungshu plains stretched along the road for 45 kms. Here the sheep like animal Kyung could be seen.
· Enjoy at Lachulang-La (5065 M) and Tanglang-La (5360 M) the 2nd highest pass in the world with the metalled road.
· Arrive Leh and check into the hotel.
· Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 - Leh · After breakfast city sight-seeing of Leh.
· Visit Sankar Gompa, King's palace, bazaar etc.
· Afternoon visit Spituk and Phyang Gompas.
· Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 - Leh · Morning proceed for sight-seeing of Shey, old summer palace with 12 feet statue of Buddha: Thikse, the superbly situated Monastery on a hilltop overlooking the village and the Indus river and Hemis Monastery the richest and the largest Monastery of the area.
· Afternoon at leisure.
· Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 - Leh/Delhi (Flight) · After breakfast transfer to airport to board flight for Delhi.
· Arrive Delhi, transfer to hotel overnight at hotel. |