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Arrive Leh and transfer to the hotel. After welcome drink / breakfast take complete rest for acclimatization to the high altitude and rarefied air of Ladakh. In the late afternoon proceed on an orientation tour of the old city centre where you will take leisurely walks through the markets & lanes of this historic town which once served as the Caravan Centre for the central Asian & Silk Route traders. Wind up the tour with a visit to the Shanti Stupa, perched upon a hillock with panoramic views of the city and the valley. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast drive up the Indus Valley to visit Thiksey Monastery (20 kms), an impressive complex of neatly painted building blocks rising in 12 levels along a hillock overlooking the valley. Returning from Thiksey, you may like to walk up the palace hill at Shey to visit Shey Palace to view the gigantic copper- gilt statues of the Buddha installed there during the 17th century. Another popular site on this tour route is the Druk Padma School at Shey, famously called Rancho School featured in the super hit Bollywood film Three Idiots. Post lunch,drive to visit Sangam(confluence of Indus &Zanskar Rivers), en-route visiting Hall of Fame(museum of military heritage),GurudwaraPathar Sahib & Magnetic Point. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast leave for Nubra Valley, driving across Khardong-la (alt: 18,380 ft.), highest motor-able pass in the world. From the pass one can have spectacular views of the peaks and ridges of the Zanskar range across the Indus Valley in the south, and of the Saser massif in the north. Reach Deskit / Hunder in the afternoon and check-in at your camp / hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure to explore Hundar and the white Sand Dunes where you can also take a short camel Safari on the double-humped Bactrian camel found here (optional service). Overnight at a deluxe camp or hotel.
After breakfast, explore Deskit (headquarters of Nubra valley) and then drive up the hillside to visit the dramatically located 15th century DeskitMonastery perched high on a rock promontory above the village. On way to the monastery, you can stop to admire the gigantic image of Maitreya Buddha (32 mtrs) seated out on a hillock. Later drive back to Leh via Khardongla, reaching in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, leave for Pangong Lake, driving upstream the Indus River tillKaru and then along the winding road up the Ladakh range and crossing the Chang-la pass, 3rd highest motor-able pass in the world (alt: 17370 ft. / 5486 meters). Pangong Lake (alt: 14,500 ft.), largest brackish water lake of Asia, is about 4-5 kms wide and about 135 kms long, of which some two-third portion lies on the other side of the Indo-China border. Spend rest of the day admiring the spectacular setting of the area and sightseeing around the lake. Later check into a camp near the lake.
After breakfast, leave Pangong Lake and retrace the road to Leh via Chang-la pass. Upon reaching Karu, take a short side trip across the Indus to visit the 17th century HemisMonastery, the biggest monastery of Ladakh and the principal centre of the Drukpa-Kargyut monastic order in the region. Later drive back to Leh, reaching in the late afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.
Early morning transfer to the airport for taking the flight back home.
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