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The Heart of Himalaya Ladakh and its Regions
Duration: 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Leh - Uletokpo - Delhi
Day
01 : International Flight - Delhi
Kai representative will welcome, assist and provide transfer to hotel. Afternoon
combined sightseeing of Old and New Delhi visiting Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Qutab
Minar and drive past Parliament building, President's house and India Gate.
Return to hotel for overnight.
Day 02 : Delhi - Srinagar (01:15 HOUR FLIGHT)
Kai representative will provide transfer to domestic airport in time for flight
to Srinagar. Upon arrival welcome, assistance and transfer to houseboats on
Dal Lake. Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 03 : Srinagar
Morning sightseeing tour of Mughal Gardens visiting Cheshme shahi, Nishat and
Shalimar Gardens. Afternoon boat rides on Dal Lake. Return for overnight.
Day 04 : Srinagar - KARGIL (202 KMS 08 HRS)
Early morning depart for Kargil along with packed lunch driving over Zojila
Pass, 3600 Mts. Upon arrival check into a hotel for overnight.
Day 05 : Kargil - Uletokpo (152 KMS)
Early morning depart for Uletokpo driving over Namika-la Pass 3600 Mts and Fatu-la
Pass 4000 Mts. Enroute visit Mulbekh Chamba (future Buddha statue) and Lamayuru
Monastery. Upon arrival check into fixed tented camp for overnight.
Day 06 : Uletokpo - Leh (95 KMS)
Early
morning depart for Leh enroute visit Alchi, Likir and Phyang Monastery. After
visiting drive to Leh an interesting drive along the river Indus. Upon arrival
check into hotel for overnight.
Day 07 : Leh
Morning sightseeing of Shey Monastery, Stok Palace and SOS children village.
Afternoon depart for sightseeing tour of Spituk, Shanti Stupa and Sankar Monastery.
Return to hotel for overnight.
Day 08 : Leh
Morning walkup to Leh Palace which is now almost in ruins but one gets a beautiful
view of Indus valley and Leh town from here. After visiting one is free to walk
around in the Leh market on their own. Rest of the day at leisure, overnight
in hotel.
Day 09 : Leh
Depart for full day sightseeing of Thiksey, Hemis, Chemre and Tokhak Monasteries.
Return in the evening to hotel for overnight.
Day
10 : Leh - Delhi
Kai representative will provide transfer in time for domestic flight (which
is subject to weather). Upon arrival assistance and transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 11 : In Delhi
Day at leisure. Overnight in hotel.
Day 12 : Delhi - Back Home
Kai representative will provide transfer in time for international flight back
home.
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OPTION 1 - ZANSKAR VALLEY
Day 10 : Leh - Kargil (232 KMS 09 HRS)
Early morning depart for Kargil enroute visit Lamayuru and Mulbekh Monastery.
Upon arrival check into the hotel for overnight.
Day 11 : Kargil - Rongdom (120 KMS 08 HRS)
Early morning drive to Rongdom a rough drive. Upon arrival check into two men
tented camp. Overnight in hotel.
Day
12 : Rongdom - Padam (110 KMS 10 HRS)
Early morning depart for Padam driving over 4000 mts Penzi-la Pass enroute visiting
Rongdom. Padam is the capital of Zanskar there being no hotel/guesthouse hence
overnight in two men tented camp.
Day 13 : Padam
Full day sightseeing if Saini Monastery and explore the village of Padam.
Day 14 : Padam
Full day excursion to Karsha and Tungri Monastery. Return to the camp for overnight.
Day 15 : Padam - Parkatchik (170 KMS 09 HRS)
Early morning drive back to Parkatchik driving along Suru river and through
the Suru valley dominated by two very known mountains Nun and Kun. Upon arrival
check into two men tented camp for overnight.
Day 16 : Parkatchik - Kargil (160 Kms - 07 Hrs.)
Early morning depart for Kargil a small and sleepy district dominated by Shia
Muslims situated on the banks of river Suru a midway stop between Srinagar and
Leh. Upon arrival check into hotel for overnight.
Day 17 : Kargil - Leh (232 KMS)
A long drive via Alchi Monastery. Upon arrival check into hotel for overnight.
Day
18 : In Leh
A day at leisure in Leh. Overnight at hotel.
Day 19 : Leh - Delhi
Transfer to airport in time for flight to Delhi. Upon arrival Kai representative
will assist and provide transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight
in hotel.
Day 20 : In Delhi
Day at leisure. Overnight in hotel.
Day 21 : Delhi- Back Home
Kai representative will assist you in time for your international flight back
home.
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OPTION 2 - NUBRAVALLEY THE CARAVAN ROUTE
Day
10 : Leh - Tirit (110 KMS)
Early morning depart for Tirit driving over the world's highest pass Khardungla
5950 mts, a good two hours drive till the Pass, in case one is lucky on a crystal
clear sky gets an excellent view of Ladakh range and Karakoram range. Drive
down to Tirit village and check into camping tents at the altitude of 2900 mts.
Meals and overnight in camp.
Day 11 : Tirit - Diskit - Hunder - Samstanling - Tirit (100
KMS)
Morning depart for sightseeing of Hunder & Diskit Monasteries, after visiting
return for late hot meals in the camp. Afternoon visit Samsatanling Monastery
after visiting return to the camp for meals and overnight.
Day 12 : Tirit - Panamik - Enzay - Monastery - Tirit (75 KMS)
Morning depart for Panamik visit the Hot Sulphur Springs in Panamik which is
a big Military Camping area after visiting continue to check post, from here
longh walk to Enzay Monastery 8 kms one way walk after crossing river Nubra
a steep asend to the Monastery overlooking the Nubra valley & Karakarom
mountain range after visiting return to the camp in Tirit for meals and overnight.
Day 13 : Tirit - Leh (110 KMS)
Early morning depart for Leh. Upon arrival check into the hotel. Rest of the
day at leisure.
Day
14 : Leh - Delhi
Kai representative will assist you to airport in time to connect flight to Delhi.
Upon arrival in Delhi Kai representative will assist and provide transfer to
hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. (Flight Subject to Weather)
Day 15 : In Delhi
Day at leisure. Overnight in hotel.
Day 16 : Delhi - Back Home
Kai representative will assist you to international airport in time for your
international flight back home.
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People & Tribes of Himalayas
The
population, settlement, and economic patterns within the Himalayas have been
greatly influenced by the variations in topography and climate, which impose
harsh living conditions and tend to restrict movement and communication. People
living in remote, isolated valleys have generally preserved their cultural identities.
However, improvements in transportation and communication, particularly satellite
television programs from Europe and the United States, are bringing access from
the outside world to remote valleys. These outside influences are affecting
traditional social and cultural structure.
Nearly 40 million people inhabit the Himalayas. Generally, Hindus of Indian
heritage are dominant in the Sub-Himalayas and the Middle Himalayan valleys
from eastern Kashmir to Nepal. To the north Tibetan Buddhists inhabit the Great
Himalayas from Ladakh to northeast India.
In central Nepal, in an area between about 1830 and 2440 m (between about 6000
and 8000 ft), the Indian and Tibetan cultures have intermingled, producing a
combination of Indian and Tibetan traits. The eastern Himalayas in India and
nearby areas of eastern Bhutan are inhabited by animistic people whose culture
is similar to those living in northern Myanmar and Yunnan province in China.
People of western Kashmir are Muslims and have a culture similar to the inhabitants
of Afghanistan and Iran.
The economy of the Himalayas as a whole is poor with low per capita income.
Much of the Himalayas area is characterized by a very low economic growth rate
combined with a high rate of population growth, which contributes to stagnation
in the already low level of per capita gross national product. Most of the population
is dependent on agriculture, primarily subsistence agriculture; modern industries
are lacking.
Mineral resources are limited. The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential,
but the development of hydroelectric resources requires outside capital investment.
The skilled labor needed to organize and manage development of natural resources
is also limited due to low literacy rates. Most of the Himalayan communities
face malnutrition, a shortage of safe drinking water, and poor health services
and education systems.
Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain and in the valleys of the
Middle Himalayas. Patches of agricultural land have also been carved out in
the mountainous forested areas. Rice is the principal crop in eastern Tarai
and the well-watered valleys. Corn is also an important rain-fed crop on the
hillsides.
Other cereal crops are wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat. Sugarcane, tea,
oilseeds, and potatoes are other major crops. Food production in the Himalayas
has not kept up with the population growth.
The
major industries include processing food grains, making vegetable oil, refining
sugar, and brewing beer. Fruit processing is also important. A wide variety
of fruits are grown in each of the major zones of the Himalayas, and making
fruit juices is a major industry in Nepal, Bhutan, and in the Indian Himalayas.
Since 1950 tourism has emerged as a major growth industry in the Himalayas.
Nearly 1 million visitors come to the Himalayas each year for mountain trekking,
wildlife viewing, and pilgrimages to major Hindu and Buddhist sacred places.
The number of foreign visitors has increased in recent years, as organized treks
to the icy summits of the Great Himalayas have become popular. While tourism
is important to the local economy, it has had an adverse impact on regions where
tourist numbers exceed the capacity of recreational areas.
Historically, all transport in the Himalayas has been by porters and pack animals.
Porters and pack animals are still important, but the construction of major
roads and the development of air routes have changed the traditional transportation
pattern.
Major urban centers such as Kathmandu, Simla, and Srinagar, as well as important
tourist destinations, are served by airlines. Railways link Simla and Darjiling,
but in most of the Himalayas there are no railroads. The bulk of goods from
the Himalayas, as well as goods destined for places within the Himalayas, generally
come to Indian railheads, located in the Tarai, by road. The pack animals and
porters transport goods from road heads to the interior and back.
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