DELHI – LEH

TRAVEL ITINERARY

Day 1

Arrival At Leh

You will be received and greeted by our representative cum Chauffer:

Reach Leh and Check in at the hotel. Take rest to acclimatize. In the evening, proceed for Local sightseeing of the town and Shanti Stupa, Leh City Palace and Monastery.

Dinner and Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 2

Two options- Anyone can be done or both can be done over two days

The idea is to stay at the same altitude to ensure you have acclimatized well before taking on to the higher altitudes. It is very essential and worth staying to keep you comfortable. Not many spend sufficient time at Leh and usually cut short their stay at Leh, thereby being vulnerable to what we call “AMS”- Altitude Mountain Sickness.

Option 1- Rafting at Zanskar River- 32kms (apx)

Spend your day taking on the adventure side of the trip. Enjoy a day out rafting at Zanskar River. Rafting would be a whole day venture and return to hotel by evening.
In the morning after breakfast, you will be taken for a Rafting Expedition.
Our vehicle will pick you and drive you to the rafting pickup point. From there, you will be drive in a group to the rafting site. Lunch will be served post rafting and you will be dropped at the point where dropped or en-route to your hotel.
You can take a leisure walk back to your hotel (which would be less than a kilometer).
Evening at leisure. Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Leh.

Option 2- Alchi and Sham Valley Site Seeing- 70km

After breakfast we proceed for the sightseeing of 1000 year old Alchi monastery the only Gompa in Ladakh region on flat ground. Thereafter proceed to the Liker Monastery to visit the splendid three storey Dharma Wheel Gompa. Here youll be awestruck with the sight of the massive Buddha statues.
See the Indus & Zanskar river Sangam, drive along the Indus river visiting, Pathar Sahib Gurdwara and Magnetic Hill (where the cars defy gravity).

Dinner and Over Night at the Hotel in Leh.

Day 3

Leh to Pangyong Lake- 175 kms

Leave after breakfast for full day excursion to Pangong Lake (Pangong Tso).

Start early morning for Pangyong Lake. A drive of 175 Kms. You will be passing through mysterious roads leading you through Changla- Third highest motor-able pass of the world.

Visit the world famous Pangong Lake.

Overnight homestay / Camp by Pangyong Lake

Facilities at Camp

Well-appointed Camps on Twin Sharing Basis
1 breakfast, 1 lunch & 1 dinner per person served at the Camp (Non Veg Meal served during the dinner) – (Lunch would depend upon the time of your arrival)
Evening Snacks and Morning Tea
Complimentary Evening bonfire

Day 4

Pangyong to Leh – 175 kms

Check out of Pangyong, enjoy the morning streaks of the Lake, it is this time from 6am to 11am, during which the lake is at it’s best. The color of the lake and surrounding mountains change as the sun progresses overhead.

Enjoy your moment at the Lake and capture fascinating moments in your camera.
Drive back to Leh. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.
Evening at Leisure. Next Morning, you will be taking on to the highest motor able road of the world- Khardung-la.

Day 5

Leh To Hunder – 125 kms

Early morning prepare to leave for Hunder via Zanskar valley and Khardungla- The highest Motor-able pass of the World. Visit one of the largest statue of Lord Buddha in Ladakh at Diskit.

Enjoy Camel Safari on Double humped Camel on the Sand Dunes of Hunder Desert.

Dinner and overnight at Hunder

Day 6

Hunder to Leh – 125 kms

Next Morning, check out of the hotel and drive back to Leh.

With another stopover at Khardung-la and enjoying the most fascinating views that you will see along the way.

Overnight stay at Leh. Evening is free for Leisure and shopping.

Next day, you will be checking out and flying back to home. Take a nostalgic tour of the city if you wish to.

Day 7

Check out of the hotel according to your flight timing

Prepare for your return journey to Delhi. Tour concludes with a drop at Leh Airport.

Package Includes:

.Rooms at hotels, which are always and usually above the base category rooms offered by the hotels, most of the packages offer the basic category of rooms in their properties.
.Accommodation on Twin Sharing MAP Basis (Accommodation+ Breakfast + Dinner)
.All inland transportation By Xylo or Innova which will be exclusive for your services. (Taxi not at disposal-and are to be used as per itinerary)
.Additional Three Lunch- One on the day of arrival at Leh, one if you chose to go for Rafting and one at Pangong Lake on the day of check in.
.Toll taxes & Parking fee, Driver Reward.

Honey Moon Inclusions- Candle Light dinner with Cake.

Flight tickets for the couple in Economy Class (Onward and Return).
Airport pickup and drop at Leh.

COST DOES NOT INCLUDE:

.Any meals other than those mentioned above.
.Any portage at airport and Hotels tips, Laundry, Mineral water, Telephone charges, Camera fee and all items of personal nature and meals and drinks not specified in the inclusions.
.Any services not specifically mentioned in the inclusions.
.Guide & Entry fee during sightseeing, Horse ride, Portages, Laundry, Food, Tips and Liquor expenses, local transportation or market visit etc.
.Any other items not specified in the section “Cost includes”.

Please Note the following detailsspecific to J&K

.A recent Government notification requires guests to present proof of identity at the time of check in. All guests are requested to carry with them the required document during their travel.
.No refund will be made for any unused accommodation, missed meals, transportation segments, sightseeing tours or any other service. Such unused items are neither refundable nor exchangeable. Room allocation is done by the hotel depending upon availability at the time of check-in.
.It’s a normal practice in Leh for Taxi Operators to end their services by 7pm. If possible, kindly free the taxi by 7pm or prepare return so that the taxi can be freed by this time. This is to ensure enough rest to the driver.

Some- Not So Evident Advantages Of Booking WithUs:

· BaseCategory rooms +1 level up: We avoid offering the base category of hotelsunless circumstances force us to. Generally guests look at hotels, not thecategory of rooms offered.

· Exclusivetransportation- Vehicle stops and moves as per your consent and convenience.Keeps you in control

· Directcontact person of your tour operator- Suppose, there are any concerns, we arereachable directly and your concerns will be addressed directly.

· Nohidden charges- Cost includes everything mentioned, even taxes.

· Flexibilityto move timing accordingly- you can co-ordinate with the taxi driver forpickup-drop according to your consent and as per his suggestion, Makes it a loteasier makes your experiences of travelling better.

· Personalizedservices even at your hotel- that is for you to observe when you actually checkin.

· OurTransparency- We’d rather lose a customer, if they disagree with us overanything by informing them in advance, rather than imposing it on them afterthey have confirmed by an advance.

· Deeperpenetration of the vehicle up to Spagmik (when you visit Pangong Lake)- almost5 kms more and to more serene place than most of the other packages offer.