Lamayuru Alchi Trek Tour (165274),Holiday Packages to Bethlehem

Package Overview

Departure Date
31 May - 30 Sep

duration
9 Days 8 Nights

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11

maximum Seats
10

this Beautiful Ladakh Trek Will Take You Across Some of the Oldest and Most Famous Monasteries in Ladakh, Founded Around 11th Century By Lotsawa Rinche Sangpo. Lamayuru, Wanla, and Alchi are Too Important to Be Missed Because of Their Historical Value. This Trek is Totally Offbeat as It Offers An Opportunity to See Not Only the Many Natural Beauties of Ladakh, But also Some of Its Most Famous Monasteries.

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Day wise Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrival Leh

Upon arrival at Leh Airport you will met by Mountain trails representative and Welcome in traditional Ladakhi style and transfer to our pre–arranged hotel, rest of the day at leisure to acclimatize. Overnight stay at hotel Leh City: The capital of Ladakh, at one time was a major stop on the Asian “Silk Route”. A stroll along the main bazar, observing the varied crowd and peering into the curio shops, is an entrancing experience. Chang Gali, behind the main bazar is less bustling but has intriguing little shops selling curios and jewellery like pearls, turquoise, coral, malachite, lapis and many other kinds of semi–precious stones, as well as curiously carved Yak–horn boxes, quaint brass locks, china or metal bowls etc. Evening we visit Shanti Stupa A magnificent white–domed structure, The Japanese for World Peace built the Shanti Stupa, at Changspa, on the hilltop, and was inaugurated by Dalai Lama in 1985. Its state of the art work attracts a lot of tourists to Ladakh and is spectacular to watch. From there one can see the nice spectacular view of Leh town. The stupa looks best at night, when it is beautifully illuminated with glittering lights. A large number of tourists come to Ladakh every year to visit this amazing stupa.
Day 2 : Leh

Excursion to Shey, Thiksey, Hemis Today we proceed for Indus Valley monastery tour. We start with a visit to Shey the ancient capital of Ladakh. The monastery here has a huge gold–gilded statue of Buddha Sakyamuni with a large silver lamp burning in front of the statue, built in the memory of King Singee Namgyal by his son lDeldan Namgyal in 1633 A.D. It is the only kind of statue made of Gold, Gilt and copper in entire Ladakh. Then we visit Thiksey Gompa an impressive complex rising tier upon tier on a hill above the village. The monastery has a beautiful 30 m high gold–plated statue of Maitreya Buddha, the Buddha of the future is one of the most beautiful monasteries of Ladakh,. Drive further to visit the famous Hemis Gompa, This is the largest monastic foundation of Drukpa Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism. Most of the other Drukpa monasteries are the branch monasteries of Hemis. It was built during early 17th century with the blessing of Lama Stagtsang Raspa (Shambunatha), by famous Namgyal dynasty king Singee Namgyal. The two–day festival of monastic dance in June–July has raised the reputation of Hemis particularly high. The festival is dedicated to Guru Padmasambhava, popularly known as second Buddha and responsible for spreading Buddhism in the Tibetan world.
Day 3 : Leh –Lamayuru – Wanla 3250 M

We drive from Leh in the morning towards Lamayuru (3 hrs.) along the Indus River through Sham valley. Lamayuru monastery was founded by Rinche Zangpo in the 10th century. This gompa is located amidst the massive mountains. The spectacular setting of this gompa and its renowned collection of carpets, thangkas and frescoes has been attracting many people over a long time. It is believed to be the oldest in central Ladakh. After visiting the Lamayuru Monastery, we pack our backpacks, watch the horses get ready and set off for our first day’s trek. After following the stream for sometime, we will gradually move up to the small Pass of Prinkti La (3750m). We will the walk down a narrow gorge to the small village of Shilla, and the last 3 km will take us to Wanla (3250m).
Day 4 : Wanla –Base Of Tarla 4200 M

Today we will follow the dusty road along the river’s left bank and arrive at the small village of Phenjilla (3410 m). From Phenjilla, we will follow the left side of the valley along a small stream for around a hour and arrive at the scattered Ursi village .We will walk a little further to arrive at our campsite.
Day 5 : Base Of Tarla –Tar

The trail from the camp is clear but challenging, as we will have to trek up and down a few times before reaching the Tarla (5250 m). Our hard labour will be rewarded with the splendid view of the mountains around. Climbing down is difficult due to a mass of fallen rocks strewn about. It takes 3–4 hrs. for us to reach our campsite at the village of Tar.
Day 6 : Tar –Mamg Gyu

From Tar, the path heads up along the mountainside to a small Pass. We will have a easy descent to Mang Gyu village ,where there are traditional Ladakhi houses and a Ancient monastery worth visiting. It is believed that the monasteries of the Mang Gyu and Alchi were built on the same day.
Day 7 : Mang Gyu –Alchi (Trek) – Leh

We will end our last day by walking down a very beautiful arrow valley covered with rosebushes all along the path. We will reach the village of Gera, where we’ll find our vehicle waiting to take us back to Leh. But before that we will visit the beautiful and famous monasteries of Alchi and Likir. Alchi, is Ladakh’s most loved monastery. Over a century old, its wall paintings are very similar to those of the Tabo gompa in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. Unlike other monasteries which are usually on a cliff top or cling to a mountainside, Alchi is at ground level an is nestled in the shade of a garden. Later we drive to Likir and visit Likir gompa situated atop a windy cliff top overlooking the beautiful village of Likir. It was founded in the 12th Century although the present construction dates back to the 18th century as the original one was destroyed by fire. In its courtyard is yellow–coloured 3–storey high mammoth statue of the Lord Buddha, which was constructed by a resident monk. The top floor has an impressive museum containing old thangkas and weapons used many centuries back. We reach Leh by evening. Upon arrival in Leh we check in at our pre–arranged hotel for Two nights stay.
Day 8 : Leh

Complete day at leisure to explore the beautiful leh city on your own and time free for last day shopping. Or one can take an optional excursion to (No Suggestions) (the highest motorable road in the world) at 18,390 ft., around 39kms from Leh. Or Pangong Lake is situated at 14,000 feet (4,267 m). A long narrow basin of inland drainage, hardly six to seven kilometre at its widest point and over 130km long, it is bisected by the international border between India and China.
Day 9 : Leh Depart

Tour concludes. Transfer to Domestic Airport to catch the flight for your onward Destination.

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