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 – Manali – Rohtangpass (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 – Leh – Monasteries 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 – Sonmarg – Zoji 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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Lamayuru - the moon land

Lamayuru

Lamayuru has a mystique that no other Ladaki monastery can equal. Spectacular setting of moon landscape; rugged cliffs and scree slopes that surround its towering mud-brick pile, a lost Shangrila amidst the stark mountains. This may be due to its location that is remote and isolated but not secluded, a stopover point in Ancient times for travelers on the Kashmir road.

If you plan to visit the monastery you have an option of taking the Kargil bus that leaves Leh early in the morning; the journey takes the better part of the day.

Lamayuru and village and its fields lie below the monastery, sprawling across the slopes and floor of the corrie that encloses the area and through which Drogpo, a stream, flows. The terrain all around is amazing: the cliff on which the monastery stands, a promontory-like spur, is heavily eroded, ites sheer sides jagged and bare. The ancient chortens and mud-brick houses, village homes and, higher up, monks’ quarters, blend seamlessly with it all, almost as though they aren’t manmade but part of the nature landscape.

There is mythical story that the Lamayuru corrie was once a great lake and this may well be true; the ‘Moonland’ depression close by, geologists believe, was certainly one. The great sage Arhat Nyimagong, the story goes, used his spiritual powers to open a crack at the side of the basin and drain the lake. Prophesying that a monastery would come up above the depression, he planted corn on its edges that ripened in the shape of swastikas. That, it is said, is why the Lamayuru monastery is properly called Yang-drung Gompa, yang-drug being the Tibetan word for swastika.

Some historians however see in the name indications that Lamayuru was once a religions centre of the ancient Bon faith of Tibet. Yang-drung is how an orthodox faction of the Bon religion is referred to; it flourished once in the lands to the west of Tibet, so Lamayuru could fit the bill. There are no remains now of the Bon temples that may have existed but Lamayuru’s Buddhist antiquity is in little doubt.

There is lot more to discovery at Lamayuru… Join us on our Ladakh Adventure. We are leaving Mumbai on May 29, 2009 evening by Rajdhani train.

Juley to the land of Lama

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Ladakh Expedition - How high is your Lakshya?

How high is your Lakshya?

You have trekked the Sahyadris
Tried Nilgiri Hills
Experienced Himalayas
Now live your Dream Adventure
A Trans-Himalayan Expedition in Ladakh

Trek to Stok Kangri with Nature Knights.
Hoist the flat of your destiny sky high over 20,000 feet.

For details check us out at www.natureknights.com

A Trans-Himalayan Bag Packing Journey

A Trans-Himalayan Bag Packing Journey

An Expression of Independence
Experience
The Prayers, The People; The Place..
With Nature Knights in the Land of Lama
Express Yourself

Don’t forget your Bag; Diary and Camera..
You will be forgiven to leave your Mobile behind

Few Hi Lights

Explorations of Moon Land (Numbra Valley)
Highest Motorable pass in the world – 18400 feet
The Rare Bacterian Camel Safari at Hundur
Monastries (Alchi, Liker etc)
Basgo Palace and Leh fort where time seems to stand still
Magnetic Hill (see the amazing miracle of nature)
Exploring the villages Deskit and Hundur
The People and the Cluture

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