Kinnaur Spiti Leh Ladakh

Duration: 11 Nights & 12 Days

Synopsis: Delhi—chandigarh—shimla—sarahan—sangla—chhitkul—tabo—kaza--kelong- Jispa--sarchu—Leh.

ITINERARY:

Day 01: Delhi :- Flight: Arrive Delhi. Met on arrival and transfer to hotel.

Day 02: Delhi/ Chandigarh/ Shimla:-  CAR: Early morning drive to Shimla ( 2030m ). Met on arrival in Shimla and transfer to hotel.

Day 03: Shimla/ Sarahan:- Jeep: Morning after breakfast start jeep safari to reach Sarahan (1920 m) via Narkanda (2690 m). Sarahan is a beautifully located township amid mountains with Shrikhand Mahadev Peak (5155 m) looming as a backdrop. Visit Bhimkali temple, a rare combination of Buddhist and Hindu architecture. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 04: Sarahan/ Sangla:- Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Sangla (2680 m). Arrive and camp on the bank of river Baspa. Sangla has houses on a slope built one on another with Kinner Kailash peak (6600 m) dominantly situated in the background. Overnight in camp.

Day 5: Sangla/ Chitkul Pass/ Puh:- Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Sangla (2680 m). Arrive and spend some time over the Sangla Pass to have panoramatic view of the surroundings. This pass opens routes to Garhwal Himalayas. After lunch drive to Puh (3200 m). Close to Tibetan border Puh lies in the rain shadow region. Overnight stay in camp..

Day 6: Puh/ Kaza:- Jeep: Drive to Kaza (3450 m). En route visit Tabo Monastery (3200 m). It is an ordinary mud structure but inside it has beautiful frescoes which earned Tabo the epithet of "Ajanta of Himalayas". Reach Kaza stay in camp/ hotel.

Day 7: Kaza/ Kibber/ Batal:- Jeep: Morning after breakfast visit Kyi Monastery (4116 m/ 11 kms). This monastery of Spiti has rare paintings and scriptures. The scriptures are written in Bhoti language, the mother tongue of Bhotias who came from Tibet to Spiti to spread Buddhism in the area. Further drive to Kibber village (4400 m/ 9 kms) the highest village in the world. After lunch drive to Batal (3960 m) via Kunzum Pass(4551 m). Arrive Batal in evening. Overnight stay in tents.

Day 8: Batal/ Jispa Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Jispa. Stop just after Batal to photograph Bara Shingri Glacier (3657 m). En route visit Khardong Monastery at Keylong (3350 m). Keylong is an "oasis of green fields". Reach Jispa in the evening and  over night stay in  Jispa camp/ Hotel.

Day 9: Jispa / Sarchu:- Jeep: Morning after breakfast continue the jeep safari to reach sarchu via Baralacha Pass (4885 m). The pass has cross roads from Zanskar, Ladhakh, Spiti and Lahaul. Reach sarchu in the evening overnight stay in the camp.

Day 10: Sarchu/Leh:- Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Leh (3523 m) via Kyungshu Plains for 45 kms. Enroute stop for a while at Tanglang-la (5360 m), the highest pass in the world with metalled road. Arrive and check into hotel for overnight stay.

Day 11: Leh:- Jeep: Morning city tour visiting Sankar Gompa and Shanti Stupa.

Day 12: Leh/ Delhi: Flight: Morning after early breakfast transfer to airport to board flight for Delhi. Met upoarrival and transfer to international airport in time to board flight for onward destination