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Ladakh Culture and Adventure

LADAKH is a land like no other, as it’s Historical background, Art, Rich Culture, Colorful people reflects. Ladakh has been an important trade route linking the Mediterranean to China. Traders came from Tibet in the east, Kullu in the south, Muslims from Balti valley in west and caravans from Central Asia in the north.

Ladakh has been to evolve and inherit a rich culture, which survives even today as a living heritage to the western Himalayas. This heritage finds manifestation in the regions monuments, monasteries, art and oral literature, fairs and festivals and in the time honored tradition of collective celebrations of various events. Among the many social and cultural events of LADAKH, the annual festival held in monasteries constitute the most important part of the regions living heritage. The colorful gompas are one of the main source of attraction for the tourist visiting ladakh. Festivals provide the people an opportunity for socializing, trading and general entertainment.

Ladakh has been a place of attraction for travelers from different corners interested in Culture & Adventure mainly besides other attracting places, brackish Pangong lake, Tsokar lake, Tsomoriri lake, Khardongla Pass 5600m. Nubra Valley.

For more than a decade we have been actively involved in the safe rendering of adventure lovers to the most exhilarating adventure sports with experienced mountain guides, cooks and Pony men, our emphasis is to provide you a crew with good understanding and teamwork.

Ancient Kingdoms of Ladakh

'The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.'

The region, once explored by the old explorers in search of better trade, a route to forbidden Lhasa and unimaginable wealth, today challenges us with high passes to cross and rivers to negotiates, and rewards is with a taste of 'old Tibet'. The program takes you to some of the most famous monasteries, ,villages around Leh by Jeep, walking & rafting & different scenic beauties.

Leh & the Indus Valley.
Takes you to Valleys, Villages & gompas by Jeep, Walking & Rafting.
Traditional Ladakhi life style, Culture
Snow caped mountains, incredible Himalayan scenery
Beautiful campsites & villages.
Time of Travel: Mid May. to Mid Sep
Trip profile: : 04 days jeep tour, 02 days walking & one day rafting.
Duration: 10 days.
COST:- Send us a request at: ajazradhu@gmail.com; tsomori@yahoo.com
Group & Staff:- Min: 4 persons. Max: booking:- 8 persons plus guide & appropriate local staff.
Our Service Includes:
Airport transfers.
Hotel in Leh (twin sharing rooms with breakfast & dinner).
Group transportation by private vehicle


Our Service Excludes:
Travel or travel health insurance, India visa, flights, equipment rental, alcohol and bottled drinks, laundry, tipping and other items of a personal nature/monastery fees.

DAY01:  Arrival at Leh airport. Received by our representative and transfer to Hotel.  Complete rest for acclimatization must. Welcome tea/coffee will be served.  Overnight Hotel. NO ACTIVITY.

Day 02: Day tour to the monasteries around (98 Kms). After breakfast drive to visit Shey, Thiksey & Hemis  monasteries and Stok Palace Museum. Lunch you can take at Hemis / Thiksey, there are restaurants with basic facilities. Start around 9AM & return to Leh by evening. Over night Hotel.

Day 03: Leh to Nubra Valley (120 Kms); After early breakfast drive to Nubra Valley via Khardungla 5600m (Highest Motorable road in the world). Start around 8AM. Check in to your hotel. In evening visit INSA ,Sumur village and monastery. Overnight Hotel / Camp at Sumur. [CHECK-OUT LEH HOTEL].

Day 04: After breakfast Visit Diskit & Hundar villages / monasteries. One can do camel safari in Sand Dunes between Deskit  and Hunder Village or hike (optional). Drive to TURTUK village. Overnight Camp. Turtuk is the village which was under Pakistan until 1972.

Day 05: Nubra Valley to Leh (120 Kms) After Breakfast explore the village and drive back to Leh by same Route, crossing Khardungla Pass. Overnight Hotel.

Day 06: After breakfast leave for YANGTHANG village. village, around 54 kms from Leh, Start your trek to HEMIS-SHUKPACHEN A tranquil village with a small gompa, green pastures and bubbling brook. Find some mature cider trees giving it the name (shukpa means cider). En-route visit Basgo & Likir monastery. Over night camp / Home stay.
[CHECK-OUT LEH HOTEL].

The route descends to the tree-lined Uley –Tokpo (stream)and then climbs the other side of the valley. Cross over the pass Sermanchen-la 3750mts. To reach Hemis-Shukpachen. Around 3-4 hrs trek.

Day 07: After an early breakfast start your trek ; Hemis-Shukpachen  to Temisgam. It's of around 04 - 05hrs. Cross by a small pass Meptek-la 3750m and a beautiful village of Ang to reach Temisgam. Villages get more prosperous and fertile the further west you travel along this route. With its beautiful fields & trees Ang is a fine example. In 14th & 15th century the lower kingdom was controlled from BASGO and TEMISGAM. Over night Camp/ Home stay.

Day 08: After breakfast Leave around 8:30 AM for Chilling were the rafting starts from. Chilling is around 60kms. Rafting duration is of around  03hrs. and is of rapid 03+ and one does not require any past experience. You finish at confluence of Indus & Zanskar river at NIMU. Hot lunch will be served. Over night Hotel.

Day 09: In Leh. Explore the town by walk and buy souvenirs back home. Over night Leh.

Day 10:  06,00 hrs. Transfer to the airport and fly back to Delhi with Sweet Memories of Ladakh.

ADVENTURE & CULTURE TOUR

A Ladakhi Proverb; The land is so barren and the passes so high that only the best of friends or fiercest enemies would want to visit us.
Despite the arrival of plane-loads of tourists, Leh has managed to retain most of its charms. The people of ladakh have lived for centuries in barren, inhospitable terrain. Many people stay at leh, visit monasteries and enjoy barrenness. But we would like you to take you through some remote villages, monasteries of Ladakh with some sort of adventure. Our idea is to provide you a package with an amalgamation of culture, adventure & sightseeing in your short visit.
A visit to the village served as the capital city when Ladakh was temporarily divided in 15th century. The remains of temples & forts of that period reflects their brief glory. Few days of hiking takes you to the village of craftsmen producing best metal work of ladakh. When we enter the nomadic region of Karnak & Rupshu, we will hear the shrill calls of Ladakhi nomads herding their Pashm goats, sheep and yaks. And have salt-butter tea, fresh yogurt and dried apricots with the nomads, many of them old friends.

Leh, & the Indus Valley.
Takes you to Valleys, Villages,  & gompas by  Jeep, Walking & Rafting
Traditional  Ladakhi, Nomadic life style, Culture
Snow caped mountains, incredible Himalayan scenery
Beautiful campsites & villages.
Time of Travel: End May. to Mid Sep

Trip profile:  06 days  jeep tour,  01 day walking & 01 day rafting. Duration 10 days

COST:- Send us a resquest.. ajazradhu@gmail.com; tsomori@yahoo.com

Group & Staff:-Mini: 4 persons.  Maxi: booking:- 8 persons plus guide & appropriate local staff.
Our Service Includes:
Airport transfers.
Hotels  in Leh (twin sharing rooms with breakfast & dinner).
Group transportation by private vehicle
Our Service Excludes:
Travel or travel health insurance, India visa, international flights, equipment rental, alcohol and bottled drinks, laundry, tipping and other items of a personal nature/monastery fees.

DAY01:  Arrival at Leh airport. Received by our representative and transfer to Hotel.  Complete rest for acclimatization must. Welcome tea/coffee will be served.  Overnight Hotel. NO ACTIVITY.

Day 02: Day tour to the monasteries around (98 Kms). After breakfast drive to visit Shey, Thiksey & Hemis  monasteries and Stok Palace Museum. Lunch you can take at Hemis / Thiksey, there are restaurants with basic facilities. Start around 9AM & return to Leh by evening. Over night Hotel.

Day 03: Leh to Nubra Valley (120 Kms); After Breakfast drive to Nubra Valley via Khardungla 5600m (Highest Motorable road in the world). Start around 08AM. Check in to your Guest House / camp. Visit Diskit monastery and Hundar Village for Camel ride / ATV bike ride [optional]. [CHECK-OUT LEH HOTEL].

Day 04: After early breakfast drive to TURTUK village. Turtuk is the village which was under Pakistan until 1972. Overnight in a Camp at Turtuk.

Day 05: Nubra to Pangong Lake via Shayok river. After early Breakfast leave for Pangong Lake (14,500 ft), Pangong, is the highest salt water Lake in the World, shared by two countries India & China. Enjoy the beauty of the lake and appreciate the changing Colors and fascinating high altitude of the Lake. Lunch can be taken at the lake were you can find restaurants during summer season. Overnight Camp at the lake. One can hike along the lake and enjoy the rugged beauty of Ladakh.  ADVISE: [please do not litter, be ecological].

Day 06:  After Breakfast Leave for Tsomoriri Lake via Tsagala approx distance 235kms. You require Inner Line permit from Commssioners office. The route is rough but breath taking. Major part of this remote but most beautiful route of Ladakh in Changthang, runs on a dirt track due to absence of any road. Lukung – Spangmik – Man – Merak – Chusul – Tsaga does not have any road at all and have some really bad sections where getting through with low ground clearance is very difficult, especially before Tsaga La pass. Over night at Korzok. Camp Tsomoriri. ADVISE: [please do not litter, be ecological]
At the Lake to enjoy the scenic beauty & hike around.  The true beauty of the region lies in its vast untamed space, wildlife & nomadic inhabitants. Brackish Tsomoriri (4500m.) lake is surrounded by snow-topped barren mountains. This unique habitant attracts many migratory water birds including brahminy ducks and black-neck cranes and the rare bar headed geese.

Day 07: At Tsomoriri lake, explore the area, hike around and enjoy the rugged beauty of Changthan. Over night Camp.

Day 08: Tsomoriri to Leh Via TSOKAR Lake around (305 Kms) Dep. 0800 Hrs. After  breakfast to Tsokar  lake and drive back to Leh.  Overnight Hotel. Tsokar is small salt lake with beautiful snow caped mountains surrounding.

Day 09: In Leh..after long tiring tour of Nubra and Changthang a day of for relaxing and leisure, Over night hotel.

Day 10: Rafting at ZANSKAR river. Leave around 8:30 AM for Chilling were the rafting starts from. Chilling is around 54kms from Leh. Rafting duration is of around  03hrs. and is of rapid 03+ and one does not require any past experience. You finish at confluence of Indus & Zanskar river at NIMU. Hot lunch will be served. Over night Hotel.

Day 11:  06,00 hrs. Transfer to the airport and fly back to Delhi with Sweet Memories of Ladakh.

Valley of Brokpas

This 08 days jeep tour allows you to explore the rich & diverse culture of Ladakh. The unique culture and amazing natural environment of Ladakh have drawn travelers to this region for centuries.
Downstream from KHALSI to the north-east of Leh along the lower Indus region is inhabited by a distinctive group of Dard people known as Brokpa. They have preserved their unique form of Buddhism, which is mixed with the pre-Buddhist animistic religion, BON. They are a fascinating people who are a very different from other Ladakhis, with their strong Aryan looks, language and clothing.
Apart from this you visit some of the famous monasteries on this side of Ladakh and visit a village, which is famous for producing some of the best metal work in Ladakh. The Monastery at Lamayuru is one of the most immediately striking in Ladakh. Its position on top of a beautifully eroded crag, complete with rock pinnacles and caves, gives it an almost fairy-tale quality as it stands over the small village below.
Alchi built in the 11th century is a treasure trove of early Buddhist art in the Kashmiri tradition. A style quite different from the Tibetan art found in Ladakh’s other monasteries.

 Leh, & villages of Brokpas along Indus Valley.
Takes you to Valleys, Villages,  & gompas by  Jeep, Walking
Traditional  Ladakhi, Brokpa Culture
Snow caped mountains, incredible Himalayan scenery
Beautiful campsites & villages.
Time of Travel:  May. to Mid Sep

Trip profile:  08 days  jeep tour..Duration 09 days

COST:- Send us a resquest.. ajazradhu@gmail.com; tsomori@yahoo.com

Group & Staff:-Mini: 4 persons.  Maxi: booking:- 8 persons plus guide & appropriate local staff.
Our Service Includes:
Airport transfers.
Hotels  in Leh (twin sharing rooms with breakfast & dinner).
Group transportation by private vehicle
Our Service Excludes:
Travel or travel health insurance, India visa, international flights, equipment rental, alcohol and bottled drinks, laundry, tipping and other items of a personal nature/monastery fees.

Day 01: Arrival at Leh airport. Received by our representative and transfer to Hotel.  Complete rest for acclimatization must. Welcome tea/coffee will be served.  Overnight Hotel. NO ACTIVITY.

Day 02: Day tour to the monasteries around (104 Kms). After breakfast drive to visit Shey Palace, Thiksey & Hemis monasteries and Stok Palace Museum. Lunch you can take at Hemis / Thiksey, there are restaurants with basic facilities. Start around 9AM & return to Leh by evening. Over night Hotel.

Day 03:  After breakfast leave for DHA-HANU. Along the lower INDUS live a unique group of people know as BROKPA's. They are fascinating people who are very different from other ladakhis, with their strong ARYAN looks, language and clothings. These people are variously described as descendants of the wandering troops of Alexander of Macedonia, or the direct descendants of a pure Indo-Aryan tribe. O/N Camp / Guest House. Being a remote place have limited option for accommodation.

Day 04: After breakfast leave Kargil via Batalik sector. During KRGIL war this was one the places were our enemies had infiltrated. Overnight at Kargil.

Day 05: After breakfast drive to visit SURU valley, heartland of kARGIL district. It's one of the most beautiful regions of LADAKH nestling along the foothills of the great HIMALAYAN wall. Overnight at Kargil.

Day 06: After breakfast drive to visit Drass another village of Brokpa community . Start early morning.  Have a glimpse of TOLO_LING, TIGER HILLS and Mushkoo Valley. These are places were the 1999 kargil war was fought. Drass has played critical roles in passage of trade and cultural influences between Kashmir & Ladakh and on to Tibet and central asian through centuries. Over night at Kargil.

Day 07: After breakfast leave for Leh via Lamayuru. Mesmerizing Moon landscapes. The gompa is one of the most immediately striking in Ladakh. It's position on top of a beautifully eroded crag, complete with rock pinnacles and caves, gives it an almost fairy-tale quality as it stands over the small village below. Drive back to leh.  Overnight hotel.

Day 08: Leh to Pangong Lake & return is around (280 Kms). After early Breakfast leave for Pangong Lake (14,500 ft), via Changla Pass 17,350 ft. it is the third highest motorable road of world. Pangong, is the highest salt water Lake in the World, shared by two countries India & China. Enjoy the beauty of the lake and appreciate the changing Colors and fascinating high altitude of the Lake. Lunch can be taken at the lake were you can find restaurants during summer season.  Overnight Camp.

ADVISE: [please do not litter, be ecological]

Day 09: Drive back to Leh by the same route. After breakfast hike along the lake and explore the area, enjoy the rugged beauty of LADAKH. Arrive at Leh by afternoon. Overnight Hotel. En-route visit Thiksey & Hemis.
Day 10: Transfer airport. Fly back with sweet memories.

KASHMIR – LADAKH TOUR

Kashmir, “HEAVEN ON EARTH” is a land of sparkling rivers and placid lakes, meadows of flowers and saffron fields, snow caped mountains with pine trees and the mighty chinars.
After crossing the over ZOJI-La pass, we enter western parts of LADAKH. You can see the whole transformation of nature, culture, language every village you cross by. Drass, 3230m a small town on Srinagar-Kargil highway, locally called HEMBABS (snow land) is renowned as the second coldest inhabited place of the world because of intensely cold winters and heavy snowfall. SURU valley, one of the most beautiful regions of Ladakh is the heartland of KARGIL district. Nestling along the northern foothills of the great Himalayan wall are beautiful places like SANKOO, PANIKHAR, RANGDUM before reaching ZANSKAR, the most isolated valley of all the Trans-Himalayans. Rafting on Zanskar river is a life time experience. You do not require any past experience but still it’s a challenging one & is of grade 3+.
Without a tour of LEH town your tour of LADAKH is incomplete. You spend one day in the town and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of this little piece of old Tibet, King Tashi Namgyal's 15th century Himalayan capital. There is lots to explore in this wonderful Central Asian town, the fort and palace, colorful gompas, the mosque, alleys with steaming Muslim bread and tiny antique shops tucked away, colorful bazaars and even a polo field ... And, of course, we'll show you the bakeries, cafes and tandoori restaurants with cold beer for our dinners together!
When we enter the nomadic region of Karnak & Rupshu, we will hear the shrill calls of Ladakhi nomads herding their Pashm goats, sheep and yaks. And have salt-butter tea, fresh yogurt and dried apricots with the nomads, many of them old friends.

Srinagar, Suru & the Indus Valley.
Takes you to Valleys, Villages, mosques & gompas by  Jeep, Walking, Shikara &
Traditional  Ladakhi life style, Culture
Snow caped mountains, incredible Himalayan scenery
Beautiful campsites & villages.

Time of Travel: End May. to Mid Sep

Trip profile:  10 days  jeep tour in which one day walking/shikara ride . Duration 12 days.
COST:- send us a request at: ajazradhu@gmail.com; tsomori@yahoo.com
Group & Staff:-Mini: 4 persons.  Maxi: booking:- 8 persons plus guide & appropriate local staff.

Our Service Includes:
Airport transfers.
Hotels / House Boat in Srinagar & Leh (twin sharing rooms with breakfast & dinner).
Group transportation by private vehicle
Our Service Excludes:
Travel or travel health insurance, India visa, international flights, equipment rental, alcohol and bottled drinks, laundry, tipping and other items of a personal nature/monastery fees.

DAY01:  Arrival at Srinagar airport. Received by our representative and transferred to Hotel/ House boat. Welcome tea/coffee will be served. After lunch Shikara ride at Dal.

Day 02: After  breakfast leave for GULMARG, world famous hill station with best ski slopes in the world [56-km South West Of Srinagar]. The valley of Gulmarg, a large meadow about 3-sq-kms in area, stands at 2,730 metres, 56-km south west of Srinagar . The name means 'Meadow Of Flowers' and in the spring it's just that, a rolling meadowdotted with countless colourful Bluebells, Daisies, Forget Me Not's and Buttercups. The valley itself is about 3-km long and up to a km wide.

Day 03: After breakfast Visit to Mogal Gardens.
Shalimar Gardens or Shalimar Bagh was laid out by Emperor Jehangir for his wife Nur Jahan in 1616. Shalimar Gardens are the magnum opus of Srinagar's many gardens and parks.
Nishat Bagh is smaller than Shalimar Garden, but is more movingly beautiful. Nishat Bagh was built by Asaf Khan, Empress Nur Jahan's brother. Nishat is celebrated for its stately chinar (plane) trees, imported to Kashmir from Persia by the Mughals. Among these, many of the giant chinar trees have been planted by the Mughal Emperors.
Cheshma-shahi, Laid out by Shah Jehan,  so named because of a mountain spring that waters it. The gardens include three terraces, an aqueduct, waterfalls and fountains. Leave after breakfast around 10 AM. Over night Hotel /House boat.

Day 04: After Breakfast leave for LADAKH region. Start around 07AM. The drive is of around 07hrs to KARGIL. En-route visit Sonamarg, Drass. Have a glimpse of TOLO_LING, TIGER HILLS and Mushkoo Valley. These are places were the 1999 kargil war was fought. Drass has played critical roles in passage of trade and cultural influences between Kashmir & Ladakh and on to Tibet and central asian through centuries. Over night Hotel at Kargil. In Kargil accommodations are basic, please do not expect much.
Day 05: After breakfast leave for SURU valley, heartland of kARGIL district. It's one of the most beautiful regions of LADAKH nestling along the foothills of the great HIMALAYAN wall. Cross by beautiful villages of SANKOO, PANIKKHAR, PARKACHIK. Approx 140kms drive both ways. Overnight hotel.

Day 06:  Leave for Leh after breakfast around 09 AM. Around 05 hrs drive to Uley-tokpo. En-route visit Mulbek Chamba, a 09m high rock sculpture of future  Buddha [maitreya]. Lamayuru monastery is one of the most immediately striking in Ladakh. It's position on top of a beautifully eroded crag, complete with rock pinnacles and caves, gives it an almost fairy-tale quality as it stands over the small village below. Over night at Uley-Tokpo camp.

Day 07: After breakfast Start late around 11AM drive towards Leh. En-route visit Confluence [Indus & Zanskar river], Magnetic hill, Gurdawara Pather Sahib, Hall of Fame. Over night Hotel.

Day 08: After a long strenuous journey from Srinagar rest for 1st half day. After lunch leave for local sight seeing around Leh. Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace & Stok. Over night Hotel.

Day 09: Leh to Tsomoriri Lake (240 Kms.) After breakfast drive to Tsomoriri lake passing Chumathang  (Hot Spring) along the Indus river. The drive is of around 07hrs. En-route visit to Thiksey & Hemis monastery.
At the Lake to enjoy the scenic beauty hike around.  The true beauty of the region lies in its vast untamed space, wildlife & nomadic inhabitants. Brackish Tsomoriri (4500m.) lake is surrounded by snow-topped barren mountains. This unique habitant attracts many migratory water birds including brahminy ducks and black-neck cranes and the rare barheaded geese. Overnight Camp. Accomodation at such remote area is basic, so do not expect much.

[CHECK-OUT LEH HOTEL].  ADVISE: [please do not litter, be ecological]

Day 10: At Tsomoriri lake, explore the area, hike around and enjoy the rugged beauty of Changthan. Over night Camp.

Day 11: Tsomoriri to Leh Via TSOKAR Lake around (305 Kms) Dep. 0800 Hrs. After  breakfast to Tsokar  lake and drive to back to Leh.  Overnight Hotel. Tsokar is small salt lake with beautiful snow caped mountains surrounding.

Day 12:  06,00 hrs. Transfer to the airport and fly back to Delhi with Sweet Memories of Ladakh.

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