Beautiful 5 Days 4 Nights leh, nubra and pangong lake Holiday Package

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: Leh Airport - Leh (Main Bazar, Leh Palace , Tsemo Gompa & Shanti Stupa) : Stay Leh This morning, soar to the “roof of the world” on an amazing flight over the Himalayas. After an hour and a half, you reach Leh, the capital of Ladakh. Transfer to your hotel and proceed with the check-in. Leh is located at an altitude of 3,500 metres above sea level so you need to take it easy at the beginning to give time to your body to adjust to this altitude. Drinking plenty of water and walking at a slow pace are the two important recommendations to remember. Stroll the main market and have lunch where you like. There are many eating options and you could try local dishes too. Start exploring Leh with the visit of the Leh palace. The king of Ladakh built this nine-storey edifice rising above the old town during the first half of the 17th century. Inside, a museum exhibits a collection of jewellery and ornaments belonging to the royal family. From the palace, a winding path leads to Namgyal Tsemo gompa. This Buddhist mud-brick monastery dominating the city of Leh was founded in 1430 and it houses a three-storey-high statue of the Future Buddha. Thousands of fluttering prayer flags connect to the nearby Victory Peak. The next destination is the white-domed chorten known as Shanti Stupa. Japanese monks at the summit of a rocky peak constructed the monument and it is the best place in Leh for sunset. From here, you can contemplate magnificent views of the whole of city and the surrounding villages. After sunset, go back down to the city center and spend some time in the Main Bazar, a bustling market where women in traditional Ladakhi dress sell fruits and vegetable

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Leh – Khardung La – Dikshit – Hunder : Stay Hunder This morning, drive to the Khardung La pass, the world’s highest motorable road at an altitude of 5,602 metres above sea level. From the top, there is a stunning panorama of the Karakoram mountain range. The dramatic Nubra valley (“the valley of flowers” in Ladakhi language) actually comprises two parts: one part along the Nubra river (Sumur, Panamik) and another part along the Shayok river (Diskit, Hunder, Turtuk). Rising above the village, the Diskit monastery is was founded by Changzem Tserab Zangpo in the 15th century. It is the largest and oldest gompa in the Nubra valley. A few hundred metres away, the impressive 32-metre-high statue of Maitreya Buddha was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in 2010. From Diskit, follow the Shayok river for 10 km to reach Hunder village where you can spend the night.

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Hunder –Shyok – Tangste – Pangong Lake : Stay Pangong Lake After breakfast, ride on a camel’s back through the rolling Hunder sand dunes. The double- humped Bactrian camels were brought from the Gobi desert in Mongolia when the Nubra valley was a stopping point for the caravans travelling on the Silk Road between Central Asia and India. Then, drive to head to Pangong lake via Shayok, a scenic drive through isolated valleys. The breathtaking Pangong lake is located at an elevation 4,250m. It is 140 km in length and 70% of it lies in Tibet. This is where the final scene of the movie “3 Idiots” with Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor was shot. Pangong lake is an important breeding ground for migratory birds such as brahmini ducks, seagulls and bar-headed geese.

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Pangong Lake – Chang La – Hemis – Thikshey – Shey – Leh : Stay Leh Walk along the shore of Pangong lake and enjoy the surreal beauty of the shimmering blue water surrounded by barren mountains in the morning light. Then, start driving back towards Leh. Cross one of the highest drivable mountain passes in the world, Chang La (5,360m), before dropping down into the Indus valley. Next, head to Hemis located 43 km from Leh on the left bank of the Indus river. Hemis monastery is the largest and wealthiest monastery in Page 4 of 7 Ladakh, it belongs to the Drukpa order. The gompa houses numerous shrines and an 8-metre- high statue of Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. From Hemis, follow the Indus river towards Leh and stop at Thiksey monastery. Built on the side of a rocky hill, the monastery resembles the Potala Palace in Tibet. One of the temples enshrines an enthralling 14-metre-high statue of Maitreya Buddha with a finely-decorated headdress. The last visit before reaching Leh is the Shey palace, located just 5 km from Thiksey. The Shey palace was used as a summer palace until the middle of the 19th century by the royal family of Ladakh. Inside, there is a beautiful temple with a 12-metre-tall copper statue of Shakyamuni Buddha gilded with approximately 5 kilograms of gold.

Leh – Leh Airport : Take the morning flight from Leh to Delhi. From the window, contemplate once more the beautiful Himalayan Mountains, bid farewell to this beautiful region of Ladakh