Leh Tour with Hemis Festival

5 Nights
Delhi - Leh - Hemis Monastery - Pangong Lake - Khardung La - Delhi

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Overview

Leh Tour with Hemis festival offers you the enjoyment of 6 days where you will be discovering the well known Hemis festival along with the most tourist attractions of Leh. This tour also includes excursion to Pangong Lake & Khardungla Pass the highest pass in the world.

Highlights

Sightseeing in Leh including the well-known Leh Palace
Observe the culture of Leh during Hemis Festival at the Hemis monastery
Visit to Shey and Thiksey monasteries
Excursion to Pangong Lake
Visit to Khardung La

Itinerary

Day 1 Delhi

Once you arrive at Delhi International airport, meet our representative who helps you with an assisted transfer to your pre-booked hotel. Freshen-up and join the briefing session where you get important details of the tour. Spend the day at leisure, indulge in the activities of your interest- explore the popular monuments, visit the well-known markets, gorge on street food etc. Overnight stay.

Day 2 Leh

On day 2, get an early morning transfer to the airport to board a flight for Leh. On arrival, get transferred to your pre-booked hotel. Complete the check-in formalities at the hotel and enjoy refreshments. Post lunch, indulge in sightseeing. Cover the ruins of Leh Palace- the former residence of the royalty of Leh, Hall of Fame- a museum built and maintained by the Indian Army and Shanti Stupa – a white-domed Buddhist chorten not only popular for religious importance but also for an amazing view of the surroundings that it offers. In the evening, enjoy a leisure walk in the market. Stay overnight.

Day 03: Leh - Hemis Festival and Excursion to monasteries

After breakfast, visit the Hemis Monastery to enjoy the festivities. This largest and wealthiest monastery in India, every year plays host to the popular Hemis festival. Enjoy the Chaam, a sacred masked dance being performed by the Lamas, along with musical drums and long horns. You can also shop for souvenirs from the temporary market stalls. Later, visit the Shey Gompa – housing a huge statue of seated Buddha, this monastery is located within the Shey Palace and later the Thiksey Gompa- a Tibetan Buddhist monastery belonging to the (Gelugpa) sect, it has an architecture similar to Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel.

Day 04 Leh Excursion to Pangong Lake (320 km)

On day 4 of the tour, have breakfast and proceed to Pangong lake (4350 meters), via Chang La (5360 meters), world’s third highest motorable road in the world. Carry packed lunch. Reach Pangong (afternoon), an endorheic lake, highest in the world, located in India and Tibet. Admire the beautiful surrounding views of the snow-capped mountains. Return to Leh for an overnight stay.

Day 05: Excursion to Khardungla top (5359 meters)

On the 5th day of the tour, post breakfast, begin driving towards Khardung la (5359 meters), famed as the highest motorable road, around 39 kms from the main town of Leh. Once you reach the top, treat your eyes to the surrounding local scenery. Back to Leh for lunch. The rest of the day is free for leisure activities. In the evening, visit the market. Stay overnight.

Day 06: Delhi- Departure

Get on-time transfer to the airport to board a flight back to Delhi to board a flight for your onward destination.

Hotels

City Guide

Delhi

India’s historical & cultural capital brimming with history and effortlessly straddling the traditional and the modern, Delhi will intrigue and inspire you. Spend a day amid its lived-in splendor, and you’ll realize why so many battles have been fought over it.

Agra

Taj Mahal a teardrop on the cheek of eternity', Rudyard Kipling as 'the embodiment of all things pure', while its creator, Emperor Shah Jahan, said it made 'the sun and the moon shed tears from their eyes'.

Jaipur

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Jaisalmer

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Jodhpur

Jodhpur is a one of the most popular tourist destination of Rajasthan with its scenic and mesmerizing landscape. Jodhpur city has many beautiful palaces and forts such as Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada, Umaid Bhavan Palace and Rai ka Bag Palace It stands on sandstone hills and is surrounded by a 10 kms long solid stone wall.

Goa

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