Ladakh Tour – Hemis festival and Kalachakra

Leave your work and worries behind as you board a comfortable AC Volvo at 6pm on Friday evening (from Connaught Place in Delhi) to start your delhi to ladakh jeep safari.

Arrive in Manali at 9 am, leisure day in Manali, chill out at hot spring waters in Vashishtha Village, hang out at various cafes in Old Manali, or just chill by a lonely stretch of the Beas river.

The real jeep safari of this delhi to ladakh tour starts today as we drive for Jispa (5–6 hours drive via Rohtang Pass, where landscape changes from lush green Manali side to arid, rugged peaks of Lahaul & Chandra Valley). The afternoon is free to explore. Night rest at guest house in Jispa.

Today is one of the longest days of your delhi to ladakh package wherein we cross the high altitude passes of Baralachala & Lachangla, then the mighty Skyangchu thang (Biggest & highest plateau on earth on a stretch of 42 Kms). After crossing the mighty Tanglalng la we start descending towards the Indus Valley. We will check–in to the Guest House in Leh by late evening.

One of the biggest and most famous festivals of Ladakh opens today at Hemis Monastery – watch Cham dances, night stay in Leh. Discover the monasteries of Indus Valley including Thiksey & Shey. Spend the evening discovering the local culture of Leh.

Today in the delhi to ladakh package you drive towards the ancient Silk Route via the highest motorable road on earth (Khardungla 18384 feet). Visit the famous Deskit Gompa of Nubra Valley. Walk on the sand dunes and ride the double humped camel (Bactrian camels brought to Ladakh by ancient Silk Route traders). Night Stay in Nubra.

By late afternoon we come back to Leh and chill or roam around Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace & Leh Monastery.

Discover the myriad colours and shades of Pangong lake. Leave Leh in the morning and crossthe third highest motorable pass (Changla) on earth today in this delhi to ladakh package. Spend good 3–4 hours by the great Pangong, 2/3rd of which lies inside the China border. Overnight at Camps by the Pangong Lake.

Wake up calls by the migratory birds this morning. Indulge in the walk beside the lake or go for your photography splurge. Arrive at Leh in second half. Evening free. Overnight in Leh.

Visit to the 33rd Kalachakra ceremony presided by his Highness Dalai Lama. The iniciation ceremony takes several days, the first day is for the preparations followed by two or three days of actual empowerment.

Alas ! Your Delhi to Ladakh package comes to an end today as you are transferred to the airport for your flight back to Delhi.