Nubra Jeep Safari
Highlights
Journey
to Nubra Valley north of Leh is special for several reasons. First it is
accessed by the highest motor able road in the world traversing the stunning
Kardung La at the thin air of 5600m above sea level with views of the Saser
Spur, the easternmost outcrop of the Karakoram further north and the Zanskar
range and the principal chain of the Himalayas to the south. Second, from
the awesome highs we descend to a picturesque valley with an average
altitude of 3000 meters and thus a milder climate than the rest of Ladakh.
And third, this valley once constituted the last staging ground for the
caravan trade with Central Asia. Here started the route taken by the trade
caravans, and Panamik, the last village on this circuit, today a sleepy
outpost but at that time a busy center, the last major settlement before the
caravans plunged into the mountains of the Karakoram and the Kun-Lun on
their way to Yarkand, Kashgar and other parts of Chinese Turkestan and
Tibet. Today a reminder of this bygone era is the small population of
Bactrian camels (Bactria, a satrapy of the ancient Persian empire),
double-humped animals, which in the old days were used as pack animals on
the Central Asian trade routes when up to 10,000 horses and camels a year
are said to have traversed the district.
Day 01:
Arrive 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 hotel in Leh
Day 05:
Full day of sightseeing - Likir Gompa and Alchi Gompa; picnic lunch,
overnight at Uletokpo Camp.
Day 06:
Full day of sightseeing - Lamayuru Gompa; picnic lunch; return to Uletokpo
Camp.
Day 07:
Drive back to Leh, on the way visit Bazgo Gompa, overnight in Leh.
Day 08:
Drive to Nubra Valley crossing the highest pass of the region, the Khardong
La (5602m); hotel in Diskit.
Day 09:
Visit Diskit Gompa (now a major branch of Thikse Gompa), Hunder, and
Bactrian camel farm; picnic lunch; return to hotel.
Day 10:
Morning visit Samstaling Gompa, another impressive monastery in Nubra, and
drive back to Leh
Day 11:
Free day – relax, go shopping, in the evening see cultural show of
Ladakhi songs and dances.
Day 12:
Fly back to Delhi and transfer to hotel.
Day 13:
Drive to Agra; lunch in a hotel in Agra, after lunch visit Taj Mahal.
Day 14:
Morning sightseeing around Agra, after lunch drive back to Delhi; depart
India.
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