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                                                                       MAY-SEPTEMBER / AREA : LEH

Day 01 : DELHI - LEH: Flight from Delhi to Leh. Afternoon free.

Day 02 : LEH - SANKAR MONASTERY - LEH: Visit to Sankar Monastery in the morning. visit Leh Palace.

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.  

Day 04 ; LEY/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. The Hemis Gompa 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 biggest thangkas (religious icons painted or embroidered on cloth) are displayed every twelve years by the Hemis Gompa.

Day 05 : LEH - LIKIR - ALCHI: Leave for Alchi. via Likir. This 14th Century monastery belongs to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) Sect. The Alchi monastery was built in the 11th Century by a famous scholar, Rinchen Zangpo. This 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). 

Day 06 : ALCHI - RIZONG - LAMAYURU - ALCHI: Visit Rizong Monastery with packed lunch. Chomoling is 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.

Day 07 : ALCHI - DA HANA - ALCHI: Drive back along the Leh-Srinagar highway towards Da Hana. This Dardi village is very close to the Indo-Pakistani border. The Dard tribesmen are purest Aryan tribes in the region.

Day 08 : ALCHI - PHYANG - SPITUK - LEH: Drive 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 - LA/LEH: A two & a half hour drive to the second highest motorable pass in the world. 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.