08 nights – Kashmir & Ladakh ( 01N SXR, 01N Kargil, 4N Leh, 1N Nubra, 1N Pangong)

Desert Himalaya > 08 nights – Kashmir & Ladakh ( 01N SXR, 01N Kargil, 4N Leh, 1N Nubra, 1N Pangong)

DURATION :              08 Nights / 09 Days.

HIGHLIGHTS :          Mughal Gardens, Dal Lake, Trance Himalayan Jeep Safari from Srinagar to Leh. Magnetic Hill, Gurudwara, Monastery tour, Leh surroundings, Jeep Safari to Nubra Valley over Khardungla pass and Jeep Safari from Nubra to Pangong lake via Shayok River Valley.  Complementary adventure ride at Desert Himalaya Adventure Park in Nubra Valley.

COST VALIDITY :     Valid from 15th May 2021 to 15th Oct 2021. Valid for Indian Nationals only

ITINERARY – :

 

Day 01 :        Arrive Srinagar

Arrive Srinaghar airport, Wisdom representative will meet, assist and escort the guests to their hotel / houseboat in Srinagar. Later visit Mughal Gardens and Dal Lake. You may take a Shikara ride on the lake (on direct payment basis) return to your hotel / houseboat for overnight stay.

 

Day 02 :        Srinagar –  Sonmarg –  Kargil. (205 Kms / 07 Hrs drive)

After an early breakfast, Pickup from Srinagar Hotel / houseboat and drive to Kargil, enroute stops include Sonamarg and Baltal hamlets, famous for rugged snow peaked meadows. Past Baltal cross over Zoji-La Pass (11,500 ft). We are in Drass valley with strikingly different landscape dotted with remote mud huts giving an impression that you really have traveled back in time. Lunch will be at midway (on own). After a ID checks we continue on to Kargil. Dinner and overnight in Kargil.

 

Day 03 :         Kargil – Lamayuru – Leh [230 Kms 08  Hrs drive]

Early morning after b/fast drive to Leh. This drive normally takes about 6-7 hrs nonstop, but we will be stopping at Lamayuru monastery for sight seeing. Later continue our drive to Leh enroute visiting Alchi, Sangam, Gurudwara Patthar Sahib and Magnetic hill. Reach Leh in the evening and check in hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

 

LAMAYURU GOMPA: The oldest holy site in Ladakh, it was a bon shrine prior to the advent of Buddhism. Also known as Yung Drung (Swastika) it is sited on a high promontory overlooking the village and valley. For sheer spectacle value no other Gompa can match Lamayuru.

 

ALCHI GOMPA: 70 Kms from Leh, on the banks of the Indus, is the Alchi Gompa dating a thousand years back. One of its walls features thousands of miniature sized pictures of the Buddha. Three large sized images made of clay and painted brightly are its focal attractions. No longer an active religious center, it is looked after by monks from the Liker monastery. This is the only monastery amongst 34 monasteries, which is not located on a hilltop.

 

LADAKH HALL OF FAME : The Hall of Fame is a glorious museum constructed by the Indian Army. It is worth a visit for every citizen. You can see the memorabilia, eminent defense personalities with biographies, images and  weapons used during the Kargil and other key strategic battles fought in Ladakh.  And belongings of the enemy soldiers found at war site. All the martyr and the gallantry awards…

 

“Here’s something that you will be proud of our defense personnel who sacrificed themselves so that we could live in peace.”

 

GURDWARA SHRI PATTHAR SAHIB: The Shrine known as Gurdwara Patthar sahib is situated about 25 kms. Short of Leh town on the Leh-Srinagar road. Built in the everlasting memory of Shri Guru Nanak Deve Ji the great prophet who sanctified the place by his sacred visit during the year 1517 while on his second missionary tour (2nd Udassi 1515-1518). The Guru reached here via Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet Yarkand and Leh after having spiritual discourses with the sidhas at Mount Sumer (Central Himalayas). On the hill features across the road, there used to live a wicked demon that terrorized the people of the area. Their miseries multiplied day by day. As their miseries became unbearable they prayed for divine help. It is said that the Great Guru heard their woes and came to their rescue. The Guru settled down on the bank of the river flowing nearby. The people sought for help and the Guru blessed the people and became very popular in the area. The locals called him as Nanak Lama. The Demon got enraged and started making plans to kill Guru Nanak. One morning, when the Guru was sitting in meditation, he rolled down a big boulder from the hilltop with the aim of killing the Guru. But on the very touch of Guru’s body, the solid rock melted like wax and Guru’s back got embedded on it like a cushion. The Guru kept on sitting in meditation undisturbed. Thinking that the Guru must have been killed, the demon came down but was taken aback on seeing the Guru in meditation, undisturbed. With a rage of anger he tried to push the rock with his right foot but the rock had already became like wax his foot also got embedded into it. On this , he realized his folly and powerlessness as compared to the spiritual power of the Great Guru. He fell on the feet of Guru and humbly prayed to be pardoned. The Guru advised him to get rid of his wickedness and lead the life of a nobel person, in the service of humanity. This changed the life style of demon and he started serving the people. The Guru there after continued his Holy journey towards Srinagar and Kashmir via Kargil.The boulder having imprint of the Guru’s back is lying in the Gurdwara to this day.

 

MAGNETIC HILL : Defying the Law of gravity. This place is close to the Gurdwara Shri Patthar Sahib. It has been noticed that when a vehicle is parked on neutral gear on this metallic road the vehicle slides up-hill that’s the Believe it or not of Ladakh!

 

CONFLENCE OF THE ZANSKAR & INDUS : On way to Sham Valley before Nimu village one can have this magnificent view of two rivers in wed-lock! In seasons they have different colors and flow and wildness.

 

Day 04 :         Leh Acclimatization and sightseeing

Today after breakfast half day free to acclimatize and to relax after the long journey from last previous days. Post lunch visit Leh Palace and Shanti Stupa. The car will drop you to Leh market for shopping. Return to your hotel in Leh for overnight stay.

 

LEH PALACE : The Palace overlooks Leh town and is modeled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. The palace was built by King Sengge Namgyal in the 17th century, but was later abandoned when Dogra forces took control of Ladakh in the mid-19th century. The royal family moved to Stok Palace. Leh Palace is nine storeys high; the upper floors accommodated the royal family, the stables and store rooms were in the lower floors. The palace, a ruin, is currently being restored by the Archaeological Survey of India. The palace is open to the public and the roof provides panoramic views of Leh and the surrounding areas. The richest collection of jewellery, ornaments, Thangkas, ceremonial dresses, crowns, and centuries-old pieces of jewellery are kept here for public display. There are Chinese Thangka or sooth paintings which are more than 450 years old but  still look new.

 

SHANTI STUPA (Japanese Peace Pagoda) : Shanti Stupa/Japanese peace pagoda is build by a Japanese religious organization headed by Head monk Nakamura with the help from the organization and local people. It is situated at a hill top in Cahngspa village providing a bird eye view of the Leh town and the surrounding mountain peaks. Architecturally it has the Japanese touch with small clean rooms on the side for meditators and the main Japanese shrine at the entrance.

 

Day 05 :         Leh – Nubra Via Khardungla Pass (140 Kms / 5 – 6 hrs)

Early morning proceed to Nubra Valley via the World Highest Motorable road (5602 Mts) Khardungla pass. Arrive Khalsar Sand Dunes and enjoy various Adventure Activities like ATV  ride, World’s highest and longest Zipline ride, Cycle Zipline, and Bungee Jumping amoung other activities. You can enjoy delicious lunch there as well (on own). Later visit Hunder Sand Dunes and Diskit monastery and check in at your camp / resort. Overnight at the camp.

 

khardungla pass: The road journey to Nubra valley leads through Khardung La pass (The highest Motorable road in the world) 18,390 ft. around 39 Kms. Away from Leh. There are two checkpoints on the both sides of the pass. Khardong is the first village of Nubra valley at higher altitude than Deskit and other villages.

 

DESERT HIMALAYA ADVENTURE PARK : The Adventure Park is famous for the ATV rides over the White Sand Dunes. This is also the place where some scenes of the superhit movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag were shot. The Adventure park has the World’s longest zipline at highest altitude. The adventure seekers can go ahead and enjoy 03 Kms ZIPLINE ride, Bungee free fall, Cycle Zipline among other activities there. The multi-cuisine restaurant serves buffet lunch at very nominal charges.

 

DESKIT GOMPA: Deskit Gompa was founded by Lama Sherab Zangpo of Stod in about 1420 AD during the reign of King Dragspa. About 100 monks are residing in the Gompa, which is a branch of Thikse Monastery. The monastic festival called Gustor takes place on 20th and 21st days of the 12th month of Tibetan calendar.

 

Day 06 :         Nubra – Pangong (160 Kms / 04-05 hrs)

Morning after and early breakfast proceed Pangong Lake, driving through the beautiful Shayok River Valley. Arrive Pangong and visit the lake. And c heckinto your camp / resort. Evening free to explore the lake area. Overnight at the hotel.

 

THE PANGONG LAKE : This route takes the visitor past the picturesque villages of Shey and Thiksey, and turns off the Indus valley by the side valley of Chemrey and Sakti. The Ladakh range is crossed by the Chang-la (18,000 feet / 5,475 M) which despite its great elevation is one of the easier passes, remaining open for much of the year even in winter, apart from periods of actual snowfall. Tangse, just beyond the foot of the pass, has an ancient temple.

 

But the main attraction of this circuit is the Pangong Lake, situated at 14,000 feet (4,267 M). A long narrow basin of inland drainage, hardly six to seven kilometers at its widest point to which foreigners are permitted, is only some seven km along the southern shore from the head of the lake, but it affords spectacular views of the mountains of the Changchenmo range to the north, their reflection shimmering in the ever-changing blues and greens of the lakes brackish water. Above Spangmik are the glacier and snow-capped peaks of the Pangong range.

 

Day 07 :         Pangong Lake – Leh (140 Kms / 05 hrs trip)

Morning after breakfast drive Evening back to hotel in Leh for dinner and overnight.ck to Leh. this time cross second highest motorable pass – Changla. Arrive Leh in the evening and relax. Overnight stay at the hotel in Leh.

 

Day 08 :         Monastery tour and Sindhu Darshan (90 Kms round trip)

Morning after breakfast, drive to Thiksey village, visit Thiksey monastery and drive to Shey Village to visit Shey Palace and Gompa. Continue drive to Hemis monastery to visit one of the most famous monasteries of Ladakh. Later on the way back to Leh get down at the Sindhu Ghat for Sindhu Darshan and walk along the river. After spending some time at the river return to Hotel and relax. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Leh.

 

THIKSEY GOMPA: 19 Kms from Leh, spectacularly sited, Thiksey is one of the largest and architecturally most impressive Gompas. There are several temples in this Gompas, containing images, stupas and wall paintings of Buddha, which are exquisite.

 

SHEY PALACE AND GOMPA: Situated on a hillock 15 Kms upstream from Leh, it was once the residence of the royal family. According to tradition, it was the seat of power of the pre-Tibetan kinds. A 7.5 mts high copper statue of Buddha, plated with gold and the largest of its kind, is installed here.

 

HEMIS GOMPA: 40 Kms from Leh, it is the wealthiest, best known and biggest Gompa of Ladakh. Its popularity stems from the major annual festival held here in summer. The festival is in honor of Guru Padma Sambhava’s birth anniversary. It also has the largest Thanka in Ladakh which is unfurled once in 12 years Hemis was built in 1630 during the reign of Singge Namgyal, an illustrious ruler of Ladakh. It flourished under the Namgyal Dynasty for the royalty favored the Drugpa sect, which is managed the monastery. It is divided into two, the assembly hall on the right and the main temple on the left. The hall (Dukhang) is also used as “green room” by the dancers during the festival. The temple is known as Tshogkhang. The verandahs have a surfeit of frescoes, among them the Buddhist “Wheel Of Life” (Kalachakra) and the lords of the four quarters, besides the prayer wheel.

 

SINDHU GHAT: The Sindhu Ghat at Choglamsar village at the bank of River Indus has been inaugurated on the 1st of June 2001 by Hon’ble Minister for Home Shri L. K. Advani. Every year Sindhu festival is held on this bank of river, forges bonds of unity between communities. The festival is an ideal opportunity for travelers from all over the country and the world to visit this wonderful region and to savour its rugged beauty and charm.

 

Day 09 :         Airport Departure.

Leave on time for Leh airport to board your flight to Delhi.

 

TOUR ENDS – :

Category Standard – Economy Standard – Superior
Min No. of Pax 02 Pax 04 Pax 06 Pax 02 Pax 04 Pax 06 Pax
Per person cost 53416 34416 28080 56080 37080 30750
Single room supplement 11165 13830
Extra Bed (child / adult) 12700 14830
Child w/o bed 9990 11580

 

Category Deluxe Luxury
Min No. of Pax 02 Pax 04 Pax 06 Pax 02 Pax 04 Pax 06 Pax
Per person cost 60900 41900 35570 74230 55230 48890
Single room supplement 18650 31340
Extra Bed (child / adult) 18690 29350
Child w/o bed 14480 22470

 

Category Premium
Min No. of Pax 02 Pax 04 Pax 06 Pax
Per person cost 95665 76665 70330
Single room supplement 47070
Extra Bed (child / adult) 43710
Child w/o bed 31655

 

Hotels Envisaged :

 

Place Economy Superior Deluxe Luxury Premium
Srinagar Hotel Pacific Hotel Pacific Grand Habib

Deluxe Houseboat

 Super Deluxe Houseboat

Hotel Heritage

 Luxury Houseboat

Fortune Resorts
Kargil Greenland Greenland D’Zojila

Zojila Residency

 Highland Resort

The Kargil

 Highland Resort

The Kargil
Leh Abu Palace

Wisdom Holiday Home

Onpo House

 Kanishka

Royal Heritage

Lumbini

Khasdar

 Thongsal

Antelope

Wisdom Retreat

Alpine Villa

 Padma Ladakh

Shanti Nest

Spic n Span

 Grand Dragon

(DLX. room)

The Abduz

Saboo Resort
 Nubra Dowa Camp

Kangloma Retreat

 

 Magpie Camp

Leisure Camp

Northern Valley Camp

 Apple Camp

Wooden Nest Camp

 

 Desert Himalaya Resort

(Luxury Tent)

 Desert Himalaya (Luxury Tent)

 
Pangong Durbuk Camp

(Durbuk)

Zamserling Inn

(Tangtse)

 100 Sky Camp

 

 Holiday Horse Camp

The Ladakh

 

 Nature’s Nest Camp

 

 

 Nature’s Nest Camp

 

 

 

Special Offer : 

In ‘Luxury’ and ‘Premium’ categories, the guests can avail an upgrade to Royal Tents in Desert Himalaya Resort at a very special price of Rs. 2000.00 per double & Rs. 2800.00 per triple. Similarly, Upgrade to Premium Tents/Motorhome @ Rs. 10000.00 per double & Rs. 14000.00 per triple. This upgrade is subject to availability and is for one night only.

 

Supplement for English Speaking Local Guide (optional) : Rs. 2500.00 per day.

 

THE PACKAGE INCLUDES:

  1. Accommodation in Standard base category room (unless specified above) at :
  • 01 night stay at specified hotels/houseboat/similar in Srinagar.
  • 01 night stay at specified hotels/similar in Kargil.
  • 04 nights stay at specified hotels in Leh.
  • 01 night stay at specified camps / similar in Nubra with attached bathroom.
  • 01 night stay at specified camps / similar in Pangong with attached bathroom.
  1. Stay on MAP Basis (08 breakfasts and 08 dinners) in all the categories.
  2. Transportation by one NAC Xylo / Scorpio / Innova / similar (as per availability) for arrival / departure transfers, sightseeing as per the itinerary.
  3. Free entry to Desert Himalaya Adventure Park (Nubra Valley) with one of the following activities free of cost :
    • Bungee freefall worth Rs. 3500.00 per person
    • One stage (1.5 Kms) of world’s longest zipline ride at highest altitude worth Rs. 2000.00 per person
    • Cycle Zipline worth Rs. 1500.00 per person
    • ATV ride on white sand dunes worth Rs. 1200.00 per bike (Min 02 pax)
  1. Assistance at the airport while arriving and departing.
  2. charges are inclusive like
  • Ladakh Environment fee.
  • Wildlife & Red Cross fee
  • Inner-line permits
  • Potareges at hotel and airport

 

THE QUOTATION DOES NOT INCLUDE:

  • Airfares trainfare.
  • Any monastery entrance fees, Any Joy ride or rafting.
  • Medical expenses (apart from first aid) and insurance of any kind.
  • Tips, laundry, liquors, wines, mineral water, telephone charges, camera fee and items of personal nature.
  • Transportation is not on disposal basis. It is strictly as per the programme, any extra running will be charges extra.
  • Any expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like flight delay / cancellation / hike in fare, strike or any other natural calamities or any emergency evacuation expenses.
  • In case of cancellation or non-utilization of any service (transportation, hotels accommodation (part / full), permits, any complementary ride at Khalsar Dunes etc.) because of any reason (ill health, flight delay / cancellation / hike in fare, strike / road block / bad weather or any other natural calamities) there will be no refund for the unutilized service. The guests will have to bear the extra expenses of change in itinerary
  • Any other item not mentioned in the cost includes section.
  • GST Extra as applicable (05% on the total billing amount) 

 

Please Note – The Names Mentioned in the offer only indicate that our rates/quotes are based using these Hotels mentioned there in, Do not consider this as confirmation mail, since none of the hotels have been booked, Hotels will be booked only once we receive your confirmation. If at the time of operation/reservation request, the hotels envisaged are not available or sold out, we will book similar accommodation or the next best alternate available in accordance for which we will advise you the supplements or rebates if any. Rates quoted are valid for said dates only and are subject to change without any prior notice any change in the dates will reflect on the given rates.

 

Furthermore, accommodation options in remote areas outside Leh, like Alchi, Pangong, Tsomoriri, Dha Hanu, etc. are very basic and sometimes guests face difficulties because of the same. The guests should avoid staying at these places if they are used to of good hotel / camp accommodation.  We would not entertain any refund requests due to lack of amenities / services at these places.   

 

Payment Terms : –

25% advance at the time of booking confirmation.

75% balance 15 days prior to the travel date.

In case the booking is made within 15 days of travel, 100% advance is required at the time of confirmation.

 

Cancellation policy :    –

15 Days prior to date of arrival – 25% of the total bill will be charged.

14 Days to 08 Days prior to date of arrival – 50% of the total bill will be charged.

07 Days less prior to date of arrival – 100% of the total bill will be charged.

All the arrangements for the tour are preplanned and prepaid. In case of not completion of the tour due to any reason whatsoever there will not be any refund for any unutilized services. Any extra expense due any alteration has to be paid extra.

 

Child Policy : –   Children below 5 years of age are allowed to stay free with parents without extra bed.

Children between 5 – 12 years have to take an extra bed at the prescribed rate.

02nd child between 5 – 12 years sharing parent’s bed have to pay extra as per the prescribed rate.

 

All Indian tourists are required to carry valid Photo IDs issued by any govt. institution, for the innerline permits.  Children accompanying the parents are required to carry date of birth certificate. Non submission of the above documents will result in denial of entry to the restricted areas in Ladakh.