DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: Visiting Heaven on hearth - Kashmir, ride in chikara, houseboat stay.

On your arrival to Srinagar, meet our represantative and enroute to dal lake for a pleasant stay in a wonderful Houseboat. For getting to a houseboat, you will sit in a beautiful CHIKARA and this beautiful lake ride on a lovely chikara will take you to your houseboat. Relax for a while, soak the weather, you may enjoy the floating activity and an awesome view of Dal & Nagin lake. After taking your lunch you leave for a city excursion ride in which you will be taken to Mughal Garden, one of the famoust tourist places in Kashmir also famous for its varied breed of Roses. After than Nishat and Shalimar Bagh. By the dawn enjoy a short walk to boulevard. After a wonderful day at kashmir, transfer back to hotel. take your dinner, and stay overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Journey to Shargol via Sonmarg, Sindh Valley, Kargil, Zoji la pass, meenmarg

After a wonderful day in Kashmir and a pleasant stay in Houseboat wake up early as you will be leaving today for SHARGOL/MULBEKH. Take your breakfast, after which we will leave for Sonmarg which is also called as Meadow of Gold, soon enough we will enter Sindh Valley. Leaving behind Sonmarg we will enter Kargil at a height of 11,575 ft via zoji la pass. Visit Vijay Samarak which is a memorial placed after Kargil War and also the legendary Tiger Hill.

The place is also famous for THE BATTLE OF TOLOLING. The Tololing is a vital link, a dominant position overlooking Srinagar and Leh Highway. After a wonderful journey you will reach Shargol, a beautiful camp awaits your stay. The camp is set at a beautiful place just beside the river which offers a beautiful view of the river and surrounding. Check it at the camp, relax for a while as evening is free at leisure, however we recommend you to go out take a short walk, get in touch with local villagers and induldge in their culture. Return back to camp, as a delicious dinner is waiting for you. Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 3: Mulbekh,  Hall of fame museum, Lamayuru Monastery

Today we leave for LEH. Take your lunch and get ready for a wonderful journey to Leh via Shargol and mulbekh. Mulbekh is very near from shargol. Mulbekh is quite famous for Gompas and a huge statue of Buddha. The statue is 30ft long and is made from limestone rock. The total height of statue is 9mts. The main motive of this sculpture was to spread Buddhism. The buddhist sculpture was carved by ladakhi missionaries. After crossing Photola and namikala we will reach Lamayuru Monastery, famous for it's wall paintings, statues of buddha and other deities in many forms, thangkas, murals. It is one the famous and oldest monastery in ladakh. It is located on a mountain near Bodhkharbu and Kha-la-che. lamayuru is 127 kms from leh.

On your arrival to Leh, you will visit HALL OF FAME, a glorious museum dedicated to brave soldiers who gave their lives in India-Pakistan war. It is a honour to be here. The museum beholds the memories of those brave soldiers, their pictures & biography and amenities of pakistani force. It also showcases many other items which relates to ladaki culture, it's history etc. After this we recommend you to take your lunch as we will leave for Leh, you may enjoy your food in Lamayuru monastery itself as they offer some good dishes in traditional style.

On the way to leh you will visit Pathar Sahib Gurdwara. We will reach Leh by evening time. Leh is one of the second largest distrint in India and is capital of Ladakh. Leh is situated at an altitude of 11,562 ft.

Check in at the hotel, relax for sometime, and then we leave for a delicious dinner at Changspa road. The Changspa area is a beautiful road, which have a very beautiful road market. After a pleasant journey and a day, stay overnight at hotel.

Day 4: Leh Excursion

After breakfast,drive and explore the scintillating Leh. We will be taking you to SHANTI STUPA. This place holds a white domed buddhist sculpture in chanspa. Many visitors visit this place regularly and spread the buddhist culture. The location is very beautiful and surrounding views are just amazing.

After this we will visit LEH PALACE. This palace is a nine storey high palace whose top floors are reserved for royal family. The palace is huge and provides a fantastic view of Stok Kangri mountain and Indus valley in south.

After a Royal palace visit we will visit Stok Monastery and surrounding villages. The stok kangri is the Highest mountain in stok range of Himalayas in northwest India. It is one of the most famous destination despite being a high altitude area, people visit here and do trekking activities.

After excursion of Leh, reach back hotel by afternoon, you may go outside and take your lunch. After relaxing for a while, go outside and try your hands on shopping as evening is free at leisure. Reach hotel by the dawn, tak your dinner and stay overnight at hotel.

Day 5: Arrive to famous Pangong Lake  

Walk up early, take your breakfast and we will leave for beautiful Pangong lake which is at a height of 14,500ft via giant changla pass (17,350 ft), changla pass is the world's third highest motorable road in World. Pangong lake is very long and narrow. It is 134 km long and most part of this lake lies in Tibet. After reaching Pangong lake you will check in at a beautiful camp. Enjoy your lunch near the banks of lake as rest of the day is leisure, enjoy the sunset view from this lake as it is one of most amazing experience. Enjoy this color changing lake, take your dinner and stay overnight at hotel.

Day 6: Returning to Leh via Thikse Gompa

Wake up early, breathe in the fresh air, you may meditate for a while (if you know how to do it) and enjoy the sun rise on the lake. Take your breakfast and drive back to Leh. The road from Pangong lake to Leh is 140 kms. On the way to Leh you will visit the beautiful THIKSE MONASTERY it is also called as THIKSE GOMPA. We will stop at thikse monastery, you may go around and enjoy the beautiful scenic beauty, we recommend you to take your lunch and expedite further. We will reach leh by evening, rest of the day is at leisure. You may go out and shop some handmade handicraft from the local market. Take your dinner and stay overnight at hotel.

Day 7: Leh to Delhi (13 KMS/30mins)

Take your breakfast once you wake up. After a wonderful excursion of kashmir and leh, enjoying the wonderful indian food, collecting bag full of memories, we transfer you to the airprt for your flight to delhi. 

PER PERSON PACKAGE PRICE
VALIDITY: 15th June 2013 - 15th October 2014.

VALIDITY: 15th June 2014 - 15th October 2014

* The USD$ prices are suggestive only calculated @ Rs 55: 1US$ (as on 17th July 2013). As the rate of exchange fluctuates, to keep transparency & honest prices, that days rate may be used for calculating the trip cost based on INR prices. The INR prices are fixed and accurate.

What's Included

• Twin sharing accommodation in best selected A class Guest House, Hotels or camp as applicable to the itinerary.
• Meals as per the itinerary
• Arrival assistance
• Exclusive transportation, sightseeing & excursions.
• Wildlife fee for Pangong Lake and Nubra Valley.
• Inner line permit for restricted areas of Nubra, Pangong, Tsomoriri and Dha-Hanu areas, you need to carry original and photocopy of your identity proof, with photograph.

What's Excluded

• Visa and visa extension fees.
• Air tickets.
• Meals that are not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Travel/Medical insurance.
• Personal medical kit.
• Expenses for personal nature
• Emergency evacuation cost
• Any kinds of transfers other than those mentioned in the itinerary

USEFUL TIPS: 

• When meeting and thanking people in Ladakh say “JULLEY” as it means "NAMASTE" AND "THANKS" both. 
• Kindly avoid using polythene bags in ladakh as it's banned their. 
• Kindly take off your shoes while you eter in any monsatery chapel. 
• You might need to take permissoion from monks or other staff while taking photographs inside monastery.

Extra

• 3.09% Govt. Service Tax will be applicable on total invoice value.

CANCELLATION POLICY

• The package price will be deducted as per the following conditions strictly. No refund will be entertained without receiving a cancellation request effective from the date of receipt of letter.
• Notice less than 45 days: 15% cost will be deducted
• Notice less than 30 days: 25% cost will be deducted
• Notice less than 15 days: 75% cost will be deducted
• No refund will be given to people who are unable to complete the trip or abandon it due to any reasons.

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