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The Golden Arc

 

Duration: 11 nights/ 12 days

Day 01: Meeting and assistance on arrival at International Airport.  Transfer to Hotel in New Delhi. 
 
Day 02: Delhi-Chandigarh-Manali: Morning after breakfast transfer to Railway station to board the train  Kalka Shatabdi no. 2011 which leaves Delhi at  07:40am for Chandigarh and arrives at 11:00 am. Met by your driver at the airport. Drive from Chandigarh to Manali. (320 Kms / 06-07 Hrs) Manali is one of the famous hill station of India and the second and recently opened overland gate way to Ladakh. On arrival Check-in Hotel Holiday Inn Manali the best hotel in Manli. Evening at leisure.

The Golden Arc

Day 03: Manali – Sarchu. (222 Kms /07 Hrs)
Early morning drive to Sarchu. Enroute pass through Rohtang Pass (3980 M). Baralacha Pass  (4830 m). The bare and desolate valleys of Lahaul  shadowed by the peaks and glaciers of the Lesser Himalayas. The view is a salutary reminder of the stark terrain and towering watersheds traversed by the high road to Leh. Arrive Sarchu and check into tents. Evening at leisure & overnight at the Rashpian  Adventure Camp.
 
Day 04: Sarchu -Tso Kar (4268M/165 Kms)- Tso-Moriri(4485M/45Kms)
After breakfast drive to Tso Kar. (Kar Lake),  It is a day where we will cross a number of passes the first of which already being passed Bara Lacha La (4955M above sea level). After coming down from Bara Lacha La climb up the Gatta Loops, a series of 21 hairpin bends carved into the mountainside and then after descending once again wound your way up the Lachung La pass (4985M above sea level). From here the road twists its way to Pang through an amazing canyon with sheer cliffs and rocky outcrops looming up on both sides of the road. Drive to Tso-Moriri via Sumdo TsoMoriri lake is also called as white lake because of salt deposit around it. It is approx 45 kms northwest of the Tso -Kar. Packed lunch en-route.

Sumdo to Tsomoriri is one of the most interesting drives as it goes through sandy deserts & rocky paths. After slowly zigzaging up to the Namshang-La, the drive follows a smooth descent and drive past the isolated Thasang Tso - a small torquoise lake which appears like an emerald of a queen's necklace.
Dinner and overnight stay in camp.
 
Day 05: Tso Moriri-Leh (3506M/ 280 Kms / 07 Hrs) After breakfast drive for 7hours to Leh via Sumdo and Chuma – Thang (3965M). Enroute stop at Mahe Bridge from where the road crosses to the south bank of the river by a bridge; it then follows the unmetalled road through Sumdo village up to join Puga stream. The drive from Sumdo to Mahe follows a narrow mountain gorge through green bushes. Packed lunch en-route.

Chuma-Thang is known for its famous medicated hot water springs where people from various parts of Ladakh come for relieving their pains. Enroute drive past beautiful villages of Nurnis, Kery and Kadgam.

The Jeep drive through this part of the Indus valley is quite flat without much uphill or downhill drive, a wide open village
 
Day 06: Leh
Early morning leave to meet with the morning prayer ceremony at Thiksey and further sightseeing of Hemis and Shey monasteries. Evening at Leisure.  Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
 
Day 07: Leh-Lamayuru (120 Kms)
Drive from Leh to Lamayuru, enroute visit Alchi,  Likir, Basgo,  Rizong monastery and Chulichan nunnery. Dinner and overnight at Lamayuru monastery Guest House.
 
Day 08: Lamayuru-Kargil (115 Kms)
Morning visit the Lamayuru monastery  and drive to Kargil. Overnight hotel at Kargil.
 
Day 09: Kargil - Srinagar: 205 km / 10 hrs
Drive from Kargil to Srinagar over the high pass of Zogila. We stop at Sonmarg for a while from where Srinagar is just 80 km. Sonmarg is at  north-east of Srinagar and at an altitude of 2743 m. Popularly known as the 'Meadow of Gold' this place is strewn with the loveliest of alpine flowers and surrounded by mountains mantled in fir and pine. Arrive srinagar and check in Deluxe house boat at Dal Lake. Overnight at the house boat.
 
Day 10: Srinagar
Full day sightseeing of the famous Mogul Garden and Shankaracharya temple at the hill top. Evening enjoy the Shikara ride at Dal Lake. Overnight at the houseboat.
 
Day 11: Srinagar-Delhi
On time transfer to Srinagar airport to fly Srinagar – Delhi.
 
Day 12: Delhi Home Transfer to International airport to fly home.

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