| Delhi - Kulu - Manali - Jispa - Sarchu -
Leh - Delhi |
| Day 01 Welcome Delhi ` |
Welcome by presentable representative of Recreation Travels with
marigold garland with cheerful smile & Transfer to hotel. Overnight
stay.
Morning city tour of New Delhi drive through the Raisina
Hill- India Gate, Parliament House & President House, Qutab Minar &
Himayun Tomb. Afternoon tour Highlight is Shah Jahan's Red Fort, the
bustling market place of Chandni Chowk, Raj Ghat, the cremation site of
Mahatma Gandhi. Evening return to the Red Fort to watch the
"Son
et Lumire" show which is an interplay of colorful lights and sound
tracing the history of monument till date. at Red Fort. Overnight stay.
| DAY 03 DELHI-KULLU-MANALI
(575 kms) |
Depart for Kullu by air. On arrival at Bhuntar Airport, transfer to
Manali.
| DAY 04 MANALI-JISPA (10 hrs)
|
Start on road journey from Manali to Jispa by jeep, passing the
Rohtang Pass en Route. Drive down the other side of the pass into a more open
valley through which flows River Chandra. Lunch near the village of Sissu.
After a few kilometers, drive on valley floor and start climbing the
hillside to come to Keylong, a quaint village, once an important stop on the
erstwhile trade route between India and Chine/Tibet.
| DAY 05 JISPA-SARCHU (10 hrs) |
Depart for Darcha, only 6 km from Jispa, a meeting point for many
Trans-Himalayan trails. Proceed towards Baralacha. A steep climb to a spur
on the hillside brings you face to face with the picturesquely situated
Darcha-Sumdo village, across the Bhaga River. Continue driving to Bhagsu
from where it is a torturous up-hill drive, rising about 1,000 meters in
about 30 km. Patches of snow and ice, perennial at these altitudes, appear
by the roadside. Arrive on top of the Baralacha Pass and a spectacular
awe-inspiring panorama of snow-capped peaks and ranges and blue skies
emerges. There are lakes and ponds where migratory Siberian birds stop on
the way to and from sanctuaries in India. The landscape changes
dramatically, from green mountain slopes to bare mountain slides, beige and
brown, oxidized granite and streaks of lime and slate. After an hour's drive
you come to the vast Sarchu plains, at an altitude of about3,900-odd meters.
| DAY 06 SARCHU-LEH(240 km/11
hrs) |
another circuitous drive up to the famous Galta loops, consisting
of 32 hairpin bends, and come out in Pang Valley. Cross to the other side of
Pang, Tzanspo river to continue drive up to the other plateau for a long
traverse on the legendary Moore plains, the highest of the Tibetian plateaus
at 4,200 meters. Continue driving to Tanglangla, the highest pass on the
journey that commands breathtaking views of the Zanskar range. A pleasant
drive of about 20 km brings you to the Ladakhi hamlet, Gya, which is
heralded by prayer-flags. Pass by a few more villages and you reach the
great Indua river. Further, the drive towards to Leh brings to view many
monasteries. The Kanglachen, 6,020 meters, soars up into the blue sky,
dominating the triangular valley of Leh.
Morning free. Afternoon half-day city sightseeing tour including
Shankar Gompa, Spituk and Phyang Monasteries. Evening visit Ladakhi home.
Full day excursion to Shey, Thicksey & Hemis Monasteries.
Depart for Delhi by air.
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