DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 01- Delhi-Leh by flight

Arrive Leh airport. Our representative will transfer the guests to their hotel in Leh. Rest of the day free for acclimatization. In the evening take a walk through the Old town of Leh. In the pages of history, the ancient capital of Leh, bookmarks one of the greatest cross-cultural crusades of its time. We have mapped out a trajectory that shadows time, seeking out all that it left behind. This historical trail traces revered palaces and forgotten forts, it visits the quiet courtyards of ancient museums and cafes rooted in romanticism… all of it, illustrating history that once existed on a grand scale!

Return to Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 02- Leh

After an early breakfast at the hotel Leave for monastery tour visiting Shey Palace, Thiksey gompa and Hemis Monastery. Continue drive to Stok Village for lunch with a local family. Enjoy the local cuisine which is very hard to find these days in Leh. After enjoying your time with the family visit their 300-year-old house which is now converted to a private museum. Also visit Stok Palace, where the current king lives. Drive back to Leh in the evening (12 Kms) for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 03- Leh- Uletokpo

After breakfast drive to Uletokpo (85 Kms / 03 hrs) Enroute visiting Spituk Monastery, Magnetic Hill, Likir monastery, which houses one of the biggest open air statue of Maitriya Buddha. Continue drive to Uletokpo, with a stopover visit to 1000 year old Alchi monastery. Arrive Uletokpo around lunch time. Post lunch hike to Mangyu Village (02 Hrs one way). Arrive Mangyu village and visit a local household for evening tea and snacks. Spend the evening with the family interacting about their livelihood and the way of life. Dinner and overnight stay at Uletokpo.

Day 04- Uletokpo –Lamayru-Leh

After breakfast drive to Lamayuru monastery (40 Kms / 01 hr.) after visiting the monastery drive back to Leh (120 Kms / 03 hrs)   On the way back visit a local Amchi (Himalayan Herbal Medicine practitioner) To see the ancient way of practicing medicine. Learn about some of the rare herbal medicines still being used to cure some of the most common and un-common ailments. Reach Leh in the evening and relax at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at Leh.

Day 05- Depart Leh

After breakfast drive to Lamayuru monastery (40 Kms / 01 hr.) after visiting the monastery drive back to Leh (120 Kms / 03 hrs)  On the way back visit a local Amchi (Himalayan Herbal Medicine practitioner) To see the ancient way of practicing medicine. Learn about some of the rare herbal medicines still being used to cure some of the most common and un-common ailments. Reach Leh in the evening and relax at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at Leh.

End of Tour