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Trans Himalaya Lahual-Ladakh-Kashmir
Duration: 16 Nights / 17 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Amritsar - Manali - Lahaul - Leh - Kashmir
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi - Amritsar (Train)
Arrival Delhi welcome, assistance and transfer to railway station to connect
train to Amritsar. Upon arrival check into hotel.
Day 02 : Amritsar
Morning depart for sightseeing of Amritsar visiting famous Golden Temple &
Taran Taran. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 03 : Amritsar - Dharamshala (200 KMS 07 HRS)
Depart for Dharamshala. Upon arrival check into hotel. Afternoon visit Mclore
Ganj, the local Tibetian Monastery. In case possible we'll try to obtain permission
to have an audience with His Holiness Dalai Lama. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 : Dharamshala - Manali via Jawalaji Temple
Early morning depart for Manali enroute visiting famous Jawalaji Temple crowned
with a Squat Golden Spire, contains a blue gas flame, considerd a manifestation
of the Goddess of Fire, Jawalamukhi. After visiting continue drive to Manali
via Mandi and Kulu valley. Upon arrival check into the hotel. Overnight in hotel.
Day 05 : In Manali
Depart for full day sightseeing visiting Nagar Castle, Lord Krishna Temple,
Vishist Sulphur Springs, Hadimba Temple, Buddhist Monastery and bazar. Overnight
in hotel.
Day 06 : Manali - Keylong (160 KMS 06 HRS)
Depart for Keylong via Rohtang Pass. Upon arrival check into tented camp. Overnight
in camps.
Day
07 : In Keylong
Depart for sightseeing of Keylong, Khardang and Tayul Monastery. After visiting
return to camp. Overnight in camp.
Day 08 : Keylong - Serchu (180 KMS 09 HRS)
Drive to Serchu via Baralachula Pass 4891 Mts, Zing Zing Bar and Nakila Pass.
Upon arrival check into tented camp for overnight.
Day 09 : Serchu - Leh (180 KMS 10 HRS)
Depart for Leh via Sechunthang Platue and Tang-Lang La Pass 5325 Mts. Upon arrival
check into hotel for overnight.
Day 10 : In Leh (11700 FT)
Depart for sightseeing tour of Sabu Monastery and Oracle at Ayu and SOS children
village. Afternoon visit Spituk and Phyang Monastery.overnight in hotel.
Day 11 : In Leh
Full day sightseeing tour to Stok Palace, Matho, Stakna Shey Monasteries. Overnight
in hotel.
Day 12 : In Leh
Full day sightseeing of Thiksey, Chemre and Tokthok Monasteries. Overnight in
hotel.
Day 13 : In Leh
Morning visit Leh bazar and Leh Palace. Walk to Shanti Stupa, Changspa village
and Sanker Monastery. Return to hotel for overnight.
Day
14 : 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 15 : Delhi
Depart for full day sightseeing of Old & New Delhi visiting Red Fort, Jama
Masjid, Government buildings, Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb and drive past India
Gate.
Day 16 : Delhi - Back Home
Kai representative will provide transfer in time to international airport to
connect 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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