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Ladakh with Golden Temple & Dharmshala
Duration: 17 Nights / 18 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Amritsar - Dharamsala - Manali - Lahaul - Ladakh
Day
01 : International Flight - Delhi
Upon arrival in Delhi International airport Kai representative will welcome,
assist and provide transfer to respective hotel for immediate occupancy.
Day 02 : Delhi - Amritsar (Shatabadi Express Train no. 2013 1630-2205)
Morning at leisure to rest after a long flight. Afternoon Kai representative
will assist at the hotel & transfer to Railway station to connect Shatabadi
Express train no. 2013 to Amritsar, train departing New Delhi at 1630 Hours
and Arriving Amritsar at 2205 Hours. Upon arrival Kai representative will assist
at the Railway station & provide transfer to respective hotel for overnight.
Day 03 : In Amritsar
After breakfast - city Tour of Amritsar visiting the famous "The Golden
Temple" and Jhalianwala Bagh. After visit return to hotel, afternoon visit
Wagha Border to Witness change of guard parade. Late evening return to hotel
for overnight.
Day 04 : Amritsar - Dharamshala (200 Kms 05 Hrs.)
After breakfast depart for Dharamsala. Upon arrival at Dharamsala check into
respective hotel. Afternoon tour of famous Mclore-Ganj the seat of present His
Holiness Dalai Lama visit the school, local Tibetan monastery & walk through
the bazaar, after visit return to respective hotel for overnight.
Day 05 : Dharamsala - Manali via Jawalaji Temple
After breakfast depart for Manali via Kullu & Mandi enroute visiting famous
Jawalaji Temple crowned with a Squat Golden Spire, contains a blue gas flame,
considering a manifestation of the Goddess of Fire, Jawalamukhi. After visit
continue drive to Manali. Upon arrival in Manali check into the respective hotel.
Overnight at respective hotel.
Day 06 : In Manali
After breakfast depart for half-day sightseeing tour of Manali visiting Nagar
Castle,
Lord Krishna temple, Vishist sulphur springs, after visit return to hotel for
overnight.
Day 07 : In Manali
After breakfast depart for half-day sightseeing tour visiting famous Hadimba
temple, Buddhist monastery, Bazzar and old Manali. After visit return to hotel
for overnight.
Day 08 : Manali - Keylong (160 Kms 06 Hrs.)
After breakfast depart for Keylong via Rohtang pass. Upon arrival at Keylong
check into two men tented camp for meals & overnight/ a simple guesthouse.
Day 09 : Keylong - Serchu (180 Kms 09 Hrs.)
After breakfast drive to Serchu via baralachula pass (4891 m), Naki-la &
Zing Zing bar. Upon arrival at Serchu check into tented camp for overnight.
Day
10 : Serchu - Leh (180 Kms 10 Hrs.)
After breakfast drive to Leh via Sechunthang Platue & Tang-lang la (5325
m). Upon arrival in Leh check into respective hotel for overnight.
Day 11 : In Leh
Morning after breakfast visit SOS Tibetan children village, & Stok Palace,
after visit return to the hotel. Afternoon depart for sightseeing of Spituk
& Phyang monastery after visit return to respective hotel for overnight.
Day 12 : In Leh
After breakfast full day city tour of Leh along with packed lunch boxes visiting
Shey, Thiksey and Hemis monastery. Evening return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 13 : Leh - Uletokpo via Alchi (109 Kms. 04 Hrs.)
Early morning depart for Uletokpo enroute visiting a Sikh Gurudwara known as
Pattar sahib after visit continue drive to Uletokpo enroute visiting one of
the most important & beautiful monastery of Ladakh visiting Alchi monastery.
Upon arrival in late afternoon check into tented camps for overnight.
Day 14 : Uletokpo - Leh
After breakfast departs for Leh enroute stop to photograph Basgo monastery and
visit Likir monastery, after visit continue drive to Leh upon arrival check
into the respective hotel. Rest of the day at leisure, overnight in hotel.
Day
15 : Leh - Delhi
Kai representative will assist & provide transfer to the airport in time
to connect flight to Delhi. Upon arrival in Delhi assistance & transfer
will be provide to the respective hotel.
Day 16 : In Delhi
Morning depart for sightseeing tour of old & New Delhi visiting India gate,
Parliament house, President's house, Parliament Building, India gate, Jama Masjid
& Qutab Minar, Humayun's tomb. Return hotel in the evening for dinner few
room will be kept for wash & change after meals Kai representative will
provide departure transfer to International airport for your flight back home.
Day 17 : Delhi - Back Home
On international flight Kai services terminate bon voyage.
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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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