Dha Hanu Jeep Safari with Taj Mahal
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Highlights
At
the confluence of the rivers Shayok and Indus in the Kargil region west of
Leh live a people known as Drok-pa. They are racially and culturally
distinct from the rest of Ladakhis. Their religious practices more so
resemble the animist practices of the pre-Buddhist religion Bon than that of
Buddhism as practiced in the rest of Ladakh. One curious cultural feature is
their abhorrence of the cow or any of its products. Their ancient traditions
and way of life are partly preserved through their songs and hymns. One of
these is a description of an ibex hunt and the ibex is specially sacred to
them. Another recalls their migration from the Gilgit region further west in
Pakistan, an event which must have occurred well before Gilgit came under
the influence of Islam. Their language is said to be akin to that spoken in
Gilgit and by immigrants from Gilgit settled in Dras south of Kargil. Their
facial features, however, as well as their head and dress ornaments are the
most striking and first noticeable as one encounters them. Whereas Ladakh’s
population seems to be mostly of Tibetan origin, they are of pure Indo-Aryan
stock, believed perhaps to have descended from the army of Alexander of
Macedonia. Today they number around two thousand inhabitants settled in five
villages.
| Region : | Zhung (Middle Ladakh), Sham (Lower Ladakh), Drok-pa |
| Season: | year-round |
| Places Covered: | Leh, Shanti Stupa, Sangkar Gompa, Likir Gompa, Drok-pa villages, Ridzong Gompa, Alchi Gompa, Uletokpo Camp , Agra |
| Max. Altitude: | 3900m |
| Tour Code: | LL0020 |
Book
/ Enquire About Tour PackageArrive Delhi.
Day 02:
Early morning flight Delhi to Leh, transfer to hotel and rest.
Day 03:
Morning sightseeing - Shanti Stupa, and Sangkar Gompa; lunch at hotel, afternoon rest.
Day 04:
Full day of sightseeing – famous Ladakh monasteries - Shey, Thikse, Hemis; picnic lunch, return to Leh
Day 05:
Full day of sightseeing - Likir Gompa and Alchi Gompa; picnic lunch, overnight at Uletokpo Camp.
Day 06:
Full day sightseeing - Lamayuru Gompa, picnic lunch, and drive to Dha Bema, overnight our camp at Bema.
Day 07:
Full day visiting Drok-pa villages, overnight at Hanu camp.
Day 08:
Drive to Uletokpo Camp, afternoon visit the Ridzong Gompa and nunnery, overnight at Uletokpo Camp
Day 09:
Drive back to Leh, on the way visit Bazgo Fort; hotel in Leh. .
Day 10:
Full day at your leisure, shopping, cultural show of Ladakhi songs and dances in the evening
Day 11:
Fly back to Delhi, transfer to hotel.
Day 12:
Drive to Agra; lunch in a hotel in Agra, after lunch visit Taj Mahal.
Day 13:
Morning sightseeing around Agra, after lunch drive back to Delhi; depart India.
