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Day 01
: Delhi - Leh
Flight
from Delhi to Leh. Assistance & transfer to hotel. Afternoon free
for acclimatisation
Day 02
: Leh - Sankar Monastery - Leh
Visit to Sankar Monastery
in the morning. This monastery belongs to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat)
Sect. In the afternoon visit Leh Palace. Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 03 : Leh - Stok - Matho - Leh
Visit to Stok and Matho
Monasteries. When monarchy was abolished in Ladakh, the royal family
was compensated by the palace in Stok. The palace, built in 1814,
houses rare royal ornaments in its museum. The last king of Ladakh
died here in 1974. Return to Leh. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 04 : Leh - Shey - Thiksey - Hemis
Shey was the former summer palace
for the kings of Ladakh. Shey houses the 12 m tall Sakyamuni statue
built during the reign of Senge Namgyal.
45 kms south of Leh lies the most famous monastery in Ladakh, the
Hemis Gompa. The monastery belongs to the Drukpa Kargyud order of
Tibetan Buddhism. Every year the Hemis festival commemorates the
birth of the Indian sage Guru Padmasambhava. The festival is held
from the 9th-11th days of the fifth Tibetan month (usually sometime
between June and July). The biggest thangkas (religious icons
painted or embroidered on cloth) are displayed every twelve years by
the Hemis Gompa. The next event is scheduled in 2004.
Day 05
: Leh - Likir - Alchi
Leave for Alchi in the
morning, via Likir. The name Likir is a distortion of the word
Klu-Kkhyil or "spirits of the water.This 14th Century monastery
belongs to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) Sect. Also known as the
Choes-kor or "religious enclave", the Alchi monastery was built in
the 11th Century by a famous scholar, Rinchen Zangpo. The abandoned
monastery is maintained by monks from the Likir Gompa. Alchi has
murals which predate the Tibetan style of painting, along with Tabo
(Spiti Valley) and Phugtol Gompa (Zanskar Valley). The murals are
the sole survivors of a style of painting prevalent in the first
millennium.
Day 06
: Alchi - Rizong - Lamayuru - Alchi
Half an hour to Rizong
Monastery with packed lunch. Nearby is Chomoling, an exclusive
village of nuns. Drive on to Lamayuru. Situated on a drained lake
the monastery at Lamayuru is known for its scenic beauty. The
monastery is the oldest in Ladakh, dating before the 10th Century,
and is built on a sacred Bon (:the pre-Buddhist religion) site.
Lamayuru used to be an asylum for criminals, though not any longer!
Day 07
: Alchi - Dahana - Alchi
Drive back along the
Leh-Srinagar highway towards Da Hana.This Dardi village lies very
close to the Indo-Pakistani border. The Dard tribesmen are one of
the purest Aryan tribes in the region.
Day 08
: Alchi - Phyang - Spituk - Leh
Drive back to Leh. En
route visit the picturesque Phyang Gompa.
Day 09
: Leh - Taktak - Chimre - Leh
Drive along the Leh-Manali
road to Chimre Gompa.Taktak is a Nhyingma (Old Sect) monastery. Guru
Padmasambhava is said to have meditated in a nearby cave. Return to
Leh.
Day 10
: Leh - Khardung - Leh
A two & a half hour drive
to the second highest motor able pass in the world. On a clear day,
one can enjoy the scenic beauty of the Karakoram range. Return to
Leh.
Day 11
: Leh - Delhi
Transfer to Leh airport &
assistance on arrival in Delhi |
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