Ladakh Cultural Odyssee
Duration – 8 Nights / 9 Days
Itinerary
Day 1 – Arrival at Leh Airport+Acclimitization Only
Arrival at Leh Airport, you will be received & welcomed by our Representative before proceeding for Hotel Check-in. Since you have arrived by air, it is strictly advised to relax & acclimitize with Leh altitude & weather. Take full day rest & gear up for upcoming journeys.
Overnight Stay : Leh
Meals Included : Dinner
Day 2 – Leh City Tour
After Breakfast, visit Shey & Thiksey Monastery with Leh Palace, Spituk Monastery, Hall of fame & Shanti Stupa later during the afternoon. Dont exert your body, if you are feeling tired at anytime during the day. Overnight at Leh.
Overnight Stay : Leh
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 3 – Sham valley sightseeing till Alchi – Day trip
Start towards Sham Valley in the morning after the Breakfast- visiting Hall of fame, Spituk Monastery, confluence of Indus & Zanskar River (Sangam), Gurudwara Sri Pathar Sahib, Magnetic Hill, Sangam, Basgo Palace, Likir & Alchi Monastery. Return to Leh by evening.*Consult our Tour Planner to add River Rafting adventure to this Trip.
Overnight Stay : Leh
Meals Included : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4 – Trip to Nubra & Pangong via Shayok/Warila (3 Days) Day1 of 3
After Breakfast, move towards second highest Motorable Road of The World, KhardungLa Pass. Have a cup of Tea there, get yourself clicked with the Khardungla Signboard by BRO & proceed towards Nubra valley visiting Deskit Monastery enroute. Check-in at Hotel/Camp, freshen up & later you can have a Double Hump Bactarian Camel ride. Dont forget to click this unique mammal, found in cold Desert. It was once used to carry the trade material on silk route.
Overnight Stay : Nubra
Meals Included : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 5 – Trip to Nubra & Pangong via Shayok/Warila (3 Days) Day2 of 3
Leave early Morning after Breakfast, towards Spangmik/Pangong via Warila (17428ft), the most secluded pass of the region.. Later drive Diskit-Khalser-Agham-Warila-Sakthi-zingral-Changla-Tangste-Lukung to finally reach breathtaking Pangong Lake.
Overnight at Camps. Pangong
Meals Included : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 6 – Trip to Nubra & Pangong via Shayok/Warila (3 Days) Day3 of 3
After Breakfast, check out from Camps for return journey to Leh. Enroute visit Hemis Monastery & 3-Idiots School.
Overnight Stay : Leh
Meals Included : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7 – Day at Leisure/Leh
Explore at your own, within city limits.
Overnight Stay : Leh
Meals Included : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8 – Race Day
Marathon Race Day
Overnight Stay : Leh
Meals Included : Breakfast and Dinner
Day 9 – Departure from Leh-Airport Drop
This is the nostalgic moment of the Tour when you have to bid adios to this beautiful place, knowing in your heart that one day you will come back here again.
After early Breakfast, checkout from Hotel & get transferred to Airport for onward flight back home, but with memories of Express Air Travels.
Day | Overnight Stay | Standard | Deluxe | Super | Luxury | Premium |
1 | Leh | Leh Stumpa(Veg) Suku Villa Shanti Pong Guest House Gangba Guest house | Off beat Residency Hotel Kidderr Hotel White Yak La Buddha | Orient-C#Block(Veg) Hotel Nalanda Ladakh Retreat Himalayan Retreat Karzoo | Grand Himalaya Shanti Nest Hotel Sera Courtyard Ladakh Residency Spic n Span (Super Deluxe Room) | Grand Dragon(Deluxe Room) Zen Ladakh(Royal Suite) Ladakh Sarai(Chalet Room) Shangrilla(Suite Room) |
2 | Nubra | Standard Ladakh Summer Camp Edelweiss camp Yurdum Guest house(Bricked) | Nubra Summer Camp Neycho Resort(Bricked) Cold Desert Camp Silvers and Camps | Summer Castle Camp Hotel Grand Nubra Himalayan Eco Resort Hunder Sarai(LuxuryRoom) | Mystic Meadows Earth Homes(YurtCottages) Nubra Hermitage(Premium Room) | Nubra Organic Retreat Camps(Glamping) Hotel Stone Hedge |
3 | Pangong | Ladakh Summer Camp Pangong Delight Camp Himalayan Wooden Cottages Camp Himalya Inn | Ladakh Summer Camp Pangong Delight Camp Himalayan Wooden Cottages Camp Himalya Inn | Pangong House Campb Pangong Heritage Serbhum Resort(Bricked) Pangong Resort | Pangong Sarai(Heatet Comfort) Redstart Camps Watermark Camps | Pangong Sarai(Heatet Comfort) Redstart Camps Watermark Camps |
ABOUT THE MARATHON
The Ladakh Marathon is the highest and amongst the toughest marathons. Unlike other marathons, the Ladakh Marathon requires participants to arrive in Leh atleast a week in advance to acclimatise for race day. You are running at 3500 m above sea level so it is imperative that you get acclimatised to the high altitude.
Inclusions
- Accommodation at Hotels/Camps on Double/ Triple Sharing with quoted meal plan.
- Exclusive Non-AC Vehicle dedicated for your Group for the entire Tour.
- Driver Allowances, toll taxes, parking, state taxes.
- Environment fees.
- Inner Line Permits.
- All applicable taxes.
- Any changes in the tax structures at a later date.
- Any registration or registration fees for the run
- Any Air/Train Fares- Best fares, Available on Request.
- Extra Meal other than mentioned in the plan.
- Quarantine expenses if any
- Any expenses for optional activities like camel safari or rafting or tickets, unless quoted in Inclusions. Same can be arranged on request.
- Insurance, Items of personal nature like porterage, tips, laundry etc
- Any Entry Fees
- If you decide to leave the tour midway due to any personal problems
- Any additional expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like flight delay / cancellation / roadblocks/landslides/ strike or any other natural causes out of human control or any emergency evacuation expenses.
- Any room heater charges, if opted.
- Any Kind of Expense for Loss / Misplaced / Theft of personal belongings.
- Any vehicle running beyond Itinerary
Complaints during the Tour
The passengers are advised to inform our emergency contact numbers in case of any complaints during the tour, immediately by phone so that the same can be readdressed on the spot. No complaints for the same shall be entertained once the tour ends.
For Enquiries :
Please call 9912934567 or 9848009115 / mail swetha@www.expressairtravels.com or sanjeev@www.expressairtravels.com
