� Transfer to the airport for an early morning flight to Leh. All flights to Leh depart early starting from 0530 Hrs till 1030 Hrs. It�s a short flight of around 1:30 Hrs.
� Arrive Leh and transfer to the hotel

People start feeling the effect of high altitude after 3000 M altitude. Leh is situated at an altitude of 3500 M above sea level therefore this is recommended to have a complete rest on the day of arrival if flying directly to Leh. Effects of low oxygen levels: Low oxygen levels and a decrease in air pressure can be harmful to people who suffer from asthma, respiratory problems, and for senior citizens. It may get difficult for them to breathe. Everyone arriving in Leh by air has to keep a day free to simply acclimatize. Proper rest must be taken every day. Enough sleep, good food and no exertion will help your body get used to the heights, and low oxygen.


� Breakfast will be served in the hotel. Rest and sleep are highly recommended.
� Post lunch, we will drive for a short sightseeing and walking tour near the town from Namgyal Tsemo. From the monastery, we walk down to the old town and market of Leh. A walk through the city, the heritage walk explores the corners and crevices, traces history and art across this ancient town with frequent stops to sample local flavour. Clearly the Namgyal dynasty�s last holding before the Dogras took over in the 19th century, walk through the old city and old residences of ministers and artisans of the king. This old city was almost crumbling before it was declared an endangered site on the World Monuments Watch List, and conservation work was then begun.
� Return to the hotel. The evening�s highlight will be a short meditation session
� Dinner and overnight in Hotel

Note: It is imperative to rest throughout the day and avoid any physical exertion this day (like climbing stairs, running etc until necessary) as the body needs time to acclimatize to the sudden altitude and weather difference. Symptoms of nausea, breathlessness, headache, palpitation, loss of appetite and sleep are normal due to the change in environment.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel in Leh

� Drive into the Leh town.
� Drive up to the Leh Palace. Constructed in 1600, It is nine storeys high; the upper floors accommodated the royal family, while the lower floors held stables and store rooms. We start our heritage walking tour down to the famous Old Town of Leh and experience the daily routine of the locals. You make a stop at LAMO. The Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation (LAMO) is a public charitable trust established to articulate an alternative vision for the arts and media in Ladakh. It was established to provide a space for the understanding and development of the arts. Continue walking down to the Central Asian Museum. The museum looks at Leh's role in Silk Road trade, with rooms focused on Ladakh, Chinese Turkestan and Tibet. After visiting the museum, you walk to Shanti Stupa. The Shanti Stupa holds the relics of the Buddha at its base, enshrined by the 14th Dalai Lama. The stupa has become a tourist attraction not only due to its religious significance but also due to its location which provides panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
� We break for lunch at a nearby restaurant.
� Post lunch, drive to PAGIR, The People�s Action Group for Inclusion and Right was created for the purpose of creating a just, equitable and inclusive society. They work with government systems, NGOs and other community structures to create an environment that ensures inclusion of differently abled persons in mainstream society.
� After a great visit to Leh town we drive back to our hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel (LEH)

TODAY�S EXPERIENCE - Centuries palace and monasteries, breathtaking walk along the river and Ladakhi village, a great culinary experience, introduction to ancient science of Tibetan Medicine.

� Pre Breakfast, we again have an early morning yoga and meditation session.
� Post breakfast, a very short drive of 15 minutes brings us to the beautiful Shey Palace. Shey monastery and palace is located 15 kilometers from Leh town on the Leh - Manali road. Shey palace and the monastery were built in the 16th Century AD. This ancient monastery of Shey offers some dramatic panoramic views from its complex. The monastery which is mostly in ruins now lies on a hillock.
� We start walking along the village and along the Indus to Thiksey monastery, This will be a one hour walk. The hike of 4 km from Shey Monastery to Thiksey monastery is described as �Ladakh�s biggest chorten fields�. It showcases hundreds of whitewashed shrines of varying sizes scattered across the desert landscape.
� Drive 15 mins to the bank of the Indus River for a beautiful outdoor barbeque lunch.
� Post lunch, we carry on for a downhill hike to the Stakna monastery (8Kms/2 Hrs)
� On the way back visit Tibetan Medicine Doctor.
� Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel in Leh

TODAY�S EXPERIENCE - A magical drive across the River Indus, A great walk in wilderness, Lunch in traditional Ladakhi house, Beautiful Spituk monastery.

� Pre Breakfast, we again have an early morning yoga and meditation session.
� After a great session of yoga, meditation, and post breakfast, we drive for 40 minutes crossing Indus to the tiny village of Zingchen. From here we will walk 4 hours and two hours down, on a beautiful trail towards Rumbak village, Rumbak is famous as the land of snow leopards (Sightseeing only in winter). The total walk will be for 14Kms / 6 hrs. Rumbak is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Rumbak valley is situated within the national park at an altitude of 4000m. It is home to a rich diversity of wildlife such as snow leopards, Tibetan wolves, blue sheep, Asiatic ibex, Ladakh urial and more.
� Walk back to Zingchen where a great experiential lunch awaits you in the local traditional Ladakhi house.
� We drive back towards Leh, enroute visiting Spituk monastery, a very important monastery of Gelugpa sect to which HH Dalai Lama is the supreme Head. Atop Spituk monastery enjoys an incomparable view of Leh town and Indus river and villages.
� Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel in Leh

TODAY�S EXPERIENCE - A beautiful drive and a great walk today to the One-thousand-year-old monasteries, a great luxury resort with a magical view of the River Indus.


� Pre Breakfast, we again have an early morning yoga and meditation session.
� Post breakfast we drive towards the west and south-western part of Indus valley. At the beautiful confluence of Indus, we cross Indus and then drive along the Zanskar river for thirty minutes. Nimmu is a beautiful valley that marks the confluence of the Indus River and Zanskar River. The Indus River drains the dry and deserted terrains of Ladakh's landlocked valley and serves as its lifeline. Zanskar, on the other hand, is a tributary of this river and merges into it from the north-eastern direction.
� We start our today�s walk in willow groves for one and half to Sumdha Chhun, a tiny little village with a thousand year monastery, secluded and pristine where only few tourists come. Sumda Chun Monastery is around 65 km to the southwest of Leh, which is connected by a motorable road, up to Sumdo. Sumda Chun has been attributed to the period of Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo (957-1055). Sumda Chun village lived in darkness till August 2017 with no electricity. The total population of the village is about 120 people. The track starts ascending to the west, through a gorge from the left bank of the stream. At one point, the track crosses to the right bank and crosses one or two houses in the way before another gorge appears on the right which leads to the Sumda chon Monastery and towards the left leads to Sumda Chenmo. This track goes along the stream with plantations of Willow. After walking for an hour the monastery appears above the village houses.



� Later return to Sumdha Dho where a great lunch awaits you. Post lunch , we drive Alchi monastery and then Uleytokpo
� Alchi Monastery or Alchi Gompa is a Buddhist monastery, known more as a monastic complex. Alchi is also part of the three villages which constitute the �Alchi group of monuments which are stated to be of "unique style and workmanship. The monastery complex was built, according to local tradition, by the great translator Guru Rinchen Zangpo between 958 and 1055. The artistic and spiritual details of both Buddhist and the Hindu kings of the time in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are reflected in the wall paintings in the monastery. These are some of the oldest surviving paintings in Ladakh. The complex also has huge statues of the Buddha and elaborate wood carvings and art-work comparable to the baroque style
� Check into the hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel after a great day of walk and a visiting century old culture

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel in Uleytokpo

TODAY�S EXPERIENCE - Beautiful landscape with the moonscape crater view, a majestic monastery. Fabulous trek.

� After an early breakfast, we will drive to Lamayuru for about one hour.
� Lamayuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres. This oldest surviving monastery is attributed to the builder-monk Rinchen Zangpo (958-1055 CE). who built 108 gompas in Ladakh, Spiti Valley and the surrounding regions, date from his time. Lamayuru is one of the largest and oldest gompas in Ladakh, with a population of around 150 permanent resident monks. Lamayuru is host to two annual masked dance festivals in the second and fifth months of the Tibetan lunar calendar, when all the monks from these surrounding gompas gather together to pray.
� Post visiting the monastery we then trek to Wanla over Prinkit La pass 3732 meters. From the pass, it is a magical walk through a gorge to Wanla. Time: 3-4 hrs/ Distance: 9 km/ Elevation gain / loss: +369m / -592m
� Our car will meet us at Wanla and drive to the comfort of a resort at Uleytokpo.

� Check into the hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel after a great day of hike and a visiting century old monastery and culture

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel in Uleytokpo

� Post breakfast, we Drive back to Leh town
� Check into the hotel and time at leisure to go for shopping post lunch
� Enjoy a meal in a cafe
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Hotel (Leh Town)

� This will be our last morning in Leh and we fly out to Delhi early in the morning.
Meals: Breakfast