Ladakh - Land of Lamas

Day 1: Arrival Delhi

• Arrival in Delhi with the intercontinental flight. After customs formalities, baggage claim, and meeting with the representative of MoreIndia travels transfer to hotel (check-in at 1200).

Day 2: Delhi-Leh - Ht. 11309ft

• You are met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. While the town has come a long way from the days when polo was played on its main street, Leh still retains a pleasant traditional quality. 
• Rest of the day to rest and for high altitude acclimatization.
• Dinner & overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Leh – Thiksey – Shey & Shanti Stupa

• After breakfast at the hotel drive to Thiksey Monestry, One of the most beautiful monasteries of Ladakh, it belongs to the Gelukpa Order of Buddhism.
• Sherab Zangpo of Stod got the Thikse Monastery built for the first time, at Stakmo. However, later Spon Paldan Sherab, the nephew of Sherab Zangpo, reconstructed the monastery in the year 1430 AD. The new monastery was sighted on a hilltop, to the north of Indus River. Thiksey Gompa serves as the residence of approximately eighty monks. It has been served, for quite a long time, by the successive reincarnations of the Skyabsje Khanpo Rinpoche. After lunch, visit Shey Gompa. The main image inside the Shey Monastery is that of Buddha Shakyamuni. It is a huge image of the seated Buddha and is considered to be the biggest metal statue and the second largest Buddha statue in the Ladakh region. Copper sheets, gilded with gold, make up this amazing Buddha statue. Later visit of Shanti Stupa, the Stupa was constructed by a Japanese Buddhist organization, known as 'The Japanese for World Peace'. The aim behind the construction of the stupa was to commemorate 2500 years of Buddhism and to promote World Peace. His Holiness, the Dalai Lama inaugurated the Shanti Stupa in the year 1985.
• A magnificent white-domed structure, the Shanti Stupa of Leh Ladakh offers spectacular views of the sunset. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 4: Leh-Uletopko - By Surface -65 Km, 3-4 Hr).

• Morning drive to Uletopko. Enroute visit the Alchi monastery. There are great temples,
• Caves and stupas built in Ladakh by Rinchen Zangpo. Alchi Choskar is the largest and
• Most famous of all of them. Alchi Choskar was constructed by RinchenLhakhang.
• Evening free to explore the surroundings. Dinner & overnight in Hotel.

Day 5: Uletopko-Lamayuru-Leh

• After breakfast drive to visit the 11th century Lamayuru Monastery, one of the earliest seats of lamaistic learning and most picturesque monastery in Ladakh.Enroute visit Likir Monastery.
• It was built during the 5th King of Ladakh Lhachen Gyalpo as the monastery was offered to Lama Duwang Chosjer.
• Evening free to rest and relax.
• Dinner & overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Leh-Nubra

• After breakfast drive to Nubra Valley crossing the Khardungla pass 18300ft (the highest motorable road of the world). Afternoon you can also see the double hump baterian camel and can try a short ride on them.
• Dinner & overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Nubra – Pangong Lake

• Morning visit Diskit Monastery, drive to Pangong Lake 14435ft east of perhaps one of the most amazing lakes in Asia which changes its color 4 – 5 times a day.
• Dinner & Overnight at the Tents.

Day 8: Pangong - Leh

• Drive back to Leh crossing through Chngla Pass (17500ft) and drive via the Durbuk and Tangtse villages in the Changthang region of Ladakh. Afterwards there will be free time for last-minute shopping.
• Dinner & overnight in Leh

Day 9: Leh-Delhi – By Air

• In time transfer to the airport to board your flight for Delhi, upon arrival transfer to hotel & day on leisure for rest or shopping activities.
• Transfer to Aiport or stay overnight (Depending upon flight booked)