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Day 01:
Arrival – Leh:
Arrival on Leh
Airport you will be met our representative and transfer to hotel.
Mysterious dust –covered Leh sits in a fertile side valley of the
Indus, about 10 km from the river. Encircled by stark awe-inspiring
mountains with the cold desert beyond. It is the nearest experiences
of Tibet in India. Leh developed as a trading post and market,
attracting a wide variety of merchants from Yarkand/,Kashgar, Kashmir,
Tibet and North India. Day at leisure for acclimatization. Overnight
stay at hotel in Leh.
Day 02: Leh – Local
Sightseeing in Leh:
Morning visit to
Samker Gompa & Leh Bazaar. Samker Gompa is little up in the valley, 3
Kms from Leh Town, which is open to visitors in the morning and
evening only. The Gompa belongs to Yellow Sect & was founded in 18th
Century. The Gompa is the seat of the Head Lama of Ladakh & founder of
yellow sect, Tson-Kha-Pa. The temple walls have recent painted of
figures including Sakyamuni, Avalokiteshwara, Padmasambhava, Tson-Ka-pa
and green Tara. After Samker, visit Leh Monestry/Shanti Stupa. & Walk
back or Drive to Leh. Afternoon free for personal activities.
Overnight stay at hotel in Leh.
Day 03: Leh – Hemis
/Shey/Thiksey:
Morning, precede
for full day city tour, visiting Shey, Thiksey & Hemis. Shey – it was
the ancient capital of Ladakh and even after Singge Namgyal built the
more imposing palace at Leh, the kings continued to regard Shey, as
their real home. The importance which was attached to Shey - the seat
of Ladakh's heartland - is attested by the enormous number of Chorten
about the village, particularly around the palace complex and barren
plain to the north of the road. Thiksey – is one of the largest and
most impressive Gompas. There are several temples in this Gompa
containing images, stupas and exquisite wall paintings. It also houses
a two - storied statue of Buddha which has the main prayer hall around
its shoulder. Hemis – which is dedicated to Padmasambhava, what a
visitor can observes a series of scenes in which the lamas, robed in
gowns of rich, brightly coloured brocade and sporting masks sometimes
bizarrely hideous, parade in solemn dance and mime around the huge
flag pole in the center of the courtyard to the plaintive melody of
the Shawn. The moan of the eleven feet horns, the boom of drums and
the clash of Cymbals. Hemis was found in the 1630's by Tsang-ras-pa
under the royal patronage of Singe Namgyal, Hemis is the largest and
richest of the Ladakh Gompas. It nestles into the mountain side a
little way up a glen in the mountains of Zanskar range Overnight stay
at hotel in Leh.
Day 04: Leh –
Uleytokpo :
Drive to Uleytokpo Camp en-route visiting Spituk and Alchi. Spituk
monastery standing on a conical hill with three chapels was founded in
the 11th century but the buildings in a series of tiers with
courtyards and steps date from the 15th century. The Yellow-Hat
Gelukpa monks created the precedent in Ladakh of building on
mountain-tops rather than valley floors. You can have a good view of
the countryside around. Alchi Gompa, the most beautiful Gompa of
Ladakh also called Jewel among the central Ladakh's religious sites.
It's known as Chos-Kor, or religious enclave. It comprises five
temples which are noted for its massive Buddha statues and lavish
woodcarvings and art work its Murals dating from 11th to 12th
centuries, pre - date the Tibetan style of painting that is present in
all other Gompas. Continue drive for Uleytokpo. On arrival in
Uleytokpo, check in at Camp.
Day 05: Uleytokpo -
Lamayuru – Uleytokpo:
Morning, proceed
for full day excursion to Lamayuru which is 55 kms from Uleytokpo.
The 11th century monastery, one of the earliest seats of lamaistic
learning and most picturesque monastery in Ladakh. The oldest
monastery of Ladakh. The Lamayuru “Yungdrung” Gompa is remarkably
built on a: rock around 125 kms west of Leh on the Leh Srinagar
highway. It belongs to the Dringungpa order of Tibetan Buddhism. The
history of the monastery begins with the visit of Arahat Nimagung to
this place, when there was merely a lake here. It is said that Arahat
made a prophecy that a monastery will come up at this spot and he made
offerings (prayer with grains of corn) to the Nag serpent spirits.
The corns mixed with the earth and formed in the shape of Swastika (Yungdrung),
later it came to be known as Yungdrung Monastery. The Great translator
Rinchen Zangpo constructed a temple here in the 11th century. Naropa
also visited Lamayuru and meditated here. Gelukpa or Kadampa school
of Tibetan Buddhism initially looked after Lamayuru but later it was
taken over by Dringungpa order. Its monastic festival is called Yuru
Khabgyat, takes place on 17th and 18th of 5th month of the Tibetan
Calendar. Overnight at camp at Uleytokpo.
Day 06:
Uleytokpo – Leh:
Early morning, proceed to visit Rizong Monastery. It has a monastery
and a nunnery, which accommodates lady monks or Nuns locally called as
“Chomos”. After visiting Rizong Monestry drive towards Leh en-route
visiting Likir Monastery. Likir was built during the reign of Lachen
Gyalpo who installed 600 monks here, headed by Lhawang Chosje. The
Gompas was invested with a collection of fine images, Tangkhas and
murals to vie with those at Alchi. The present buildings date mainly
from the 18th century since the original were destroyed by fire. Likir
was converted to the Gelupa sect in the 15th century. The head lama,
the younger brother of the Dalai Lama, has his apartments here, which
were extended in the mid 1990s. Before arriving into Leh, visit to
Phyang Monastery, this is 17 Kms from Leh, built by Tashi Namgyal in
16th century A.D. and belongs to the Red Cap Sect of Buddhists. On
arrival in Leh, check-in at hotel.
Day 07
Leh – Departure: In time
transfer to airport to connect the flight for Delhi. Meeting and
assistance at Leh Airport on Departure
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