Thursday, March 25, 2010

Ladakh - Rustic Ramble Safari.

The Adventure The Journey, Once in a life time adventure with people who know Ladakh.

Ladakh the land of contrast. High passes and deep gorges, arid landscapes without blade of grass and green valleys. You might get frostbitten and sunburnt at the same time. Ladakh is a land filled with warm people and colourful festivals, in contrast to its harsh climate, forcing even the most seasoned nomadic tribes to be on the move, for survival. 'Ladakh' means the land of many passes (La: a mountain pass; dhak; many).


Batch 1 - The Journey is more important than the destination.. Experience the Trans-Himalayan Adventure with people who know Ladakh Best.
Mumbai – Delhi – ManaliRohtangpass (3980 m) – Koksar – Sissu – Thandi (2573 m) – The confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga Rivers to form Chandrabhaga river - Keylong – Baralachla (4892 m) – Camp at Sarchu in middle of nowhere (4253 m) –  Lachung La (5065 m) – Pang (4630 m) – Debring (4500 m) – Tanglangla – Upshi – LehMonasteries and Temples (Shey, Thiksey, Hemis,  Pather sahib, Basgo Palace – Spitul – Lamayuru) – Exhotic destinations – Pangong Lake Highest Lake in the world – Magnetic Hill Moon Landscapes Kargil (Passing under enemy observation)  – Mulbek (10600 feet 30 ft statue of Maitreya), Namkila Pass (12,205 ft) - The Fatula Pass (13,479 ft, highest pass between Leh and Kashmir) - Drass (The place of famous Indo-pak war and also the second coldest habituated place on the earth)  - Also passing Baltal – SonmargZoji La Pass (11,250 feet) – Gumra (11,250 feet) – and finally reaching heaven on earth Kashmir – Stay and enjoy Kashmiri hospitality in Luxury House Boat – Experience Shikara Ride
Schedule
 09 July Mumbai to Delhi Over night Train
10 July Delhi Arrive and Transfer to Delhi Airconditioned guest house . Evening transfer to Coach terminal for over night coach to Manali
11 July Arrive Manali by 11 am approx , transfer to the hotel Rohtang Pass Acclamatisation drive to Rohtang pass . Over night in Manali  L / D
12 July Manali to Sarchu B/PKD L / D
13 July Sarchu to Leh B/PKDL / D
14 July Shey Thiksey Hemis Local Tour B/PKD L /D
15 July Leh Pangong Leh B/PKD L / D
16 July Leh to Magnetic Hill – Pathar Sahib -    Basgo Palace –  Spituk – Moon Landscape – Lamayuru – Kargil – Long day with lots of driving involved  Over night in Kargil B/PKD L /D
17 July Kargil Srinagar – evening shikara ride. Over night in Srinagar B/PKD L / D
18 July Srinagar Transfer to the Airport Tour ends


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