Kinnaur - Spiti - LadakhDay 01 :
DelhiArrive Delhi. Met upon arrival and transfer hotel for
overnight stay.
Day
02 : Delhi/ Shimla (Jeep)Early morning after breakfast drive about
7hrs. to Shimla (2030 M). Met on arrival in Shimla and transfer to hotel for
overnight stay.
Day 03 : ShimlaAfter
breakfast leave for excursion to Kufri, Chail and wildflower hall. Return to
Shimla. Afternoon free at to explore on your own or visit the famous Mall
Road. Overnight in hotel.
Day 04 : Shimla/Sarahan
(Jeep)Morning after breakfast start jeep safari to reach Sarahan
(1920 M) via Narkanda (2690 M). Sarahan is a beautifully located township
Amid mountains with Shrikhand Mahadev Peak (5155 M) Looming as a backdrop.
Visit Bhimakali temple, a rare combination of Buddhist and Hindu
Architecture. The main idol of the goddess is about 200 years old. Overnight
stay at hotel.
Day 05 : 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 stay in tents.
Day
07 : Puh/Kaza (Jeep)Morning after breakfast start safari to reach
Kaza (3450 M). En-route 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 : KazaMorning 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 stay in the
tent.
Day 10 : Batal/Jispa (Jeep)Morning
after breakfast start safari to reach Jispa (3142 M) stop just after Batal
to photograph Bara Shigri Glacier (3657 M). 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. Stop for photographs 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)Morning 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. En-route stop for a while at
Lachulang-La (5065 M) and Tanglang-La (5360 M) the 2nd highest pass in the
world with the metalled road. Arrive and check into the hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 13 : LehMorning 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 : LehMorning 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 stay at hotel.
Day 15 : Leh/Delhi
(Flight)Morning after breakfast transfer to airport to board flight
for Delhi. Met upon arrival and transfer to hotel for day use only. Late
evening transfer to International airport for flight back to home country.
Day 16 : Delhi/Europe fly.Just past
midnight fly back to your home country.