After breakfast, we will do some independent activities like skiing, trekking, campaing and visit nearby local market. Spend lesiure time and rest at the hotel. Overnight at Leh.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Start the day relaxed. After lunch, explore Leh. With around 13,000 inhabitants, the city excludes a tranquil, casual atmosphere. We will see the white Shanti Stupa from 1991, which offers a beautiful view of the city and its surroundings. Our next destination, The Sankar Gompa Monastery, sits picturesquely amid shimmering poplars and barley fields and serves as the residence of the head of the Gelug-pa sect. Marvel at the statue of the goddess Tara with 1,000 arms and heads and the 400-year-old royal palace on Tsenmo Hill, which dominates the cityscape and reflects Tibetan architecture and influences from Lhasa's Potala Palace. Overnight at Leh.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.  

After breakfast, our full day trip takes you to the surrounding area of Leh. To the south lies a fertile plain created by the Indus River. Imposing Buddhist monuments and monasteries can be found here. On the way to Hemis, visit Shey, the former capital of Ladakh and see the ruins of the palace with beautiful murals and a monumental of Buddha Statue made of gilded copper. I think you will see the most architecturally impressive monastery in Ladakh, which reveals majestic views over the vast plain of the Indus Valley. In Hemis we have time get to know the largest monastery in Ladakh. Every monastery celebrates its mask festival every year of July. The festival in Hemis is one of the most magnificent. Overnight at Leh.

Meals:  Lunch, Dinner    

After breakfast we head along the Indus to Chemrey Monastery. Then we drive to Chang La Pass , where at an altitude of 5,300 m there is a small temple from which countless prayer flags carry people's wishes to the world. We continue through the spectacular mountain landscape into an almost untouched side valley in the border region with China. The saltwater lake Pangong Tso is 134 km long and a maximum of 8 km wide. A small part of the lake lies in India and almost 60% in Tibet. A variety of migratory birds can be found here, such as rare black cranes. Overnight at Leh.    

Meals: Lunch, Dinner.

Khardung La pass on the border with Tibet

In the morning we will take a trip to the Khardung La Pass. At an altitude of almost 5,350 m there is a spectacular view of the Himalayan Mountain range. Khardung La Pass is one of the highest mountains passes in the world. After this magnificent experience, we will drive back to Leh. Spend the afternoon in your own style. Overnight at Leh. 

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner .

Sitting Buddha in Likir Monastery, Ladakh.

Today we drive through breath taking landscapes to Lamayuru. On the way lies the wealthy Likir Monastery. Its "jewel", a 23 m high, seated Buddha, looks peacefully over the landscape. Our next destination, Alchi monastery is one of the most important historical sites in Asia. We visit the temple complex with well-preserved wall paintings and wood carvings from the 11th century. Through increasingly barren nature that resembles a lunar landscape, we reach Lamayuru in the afternoon and spend the night in the monastery's guest house on the top of an almost vertically sloping steep slope.

Afternoon free to relax at the hotel / explore nearby town. Overnight at lamayuru.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.  

After breakfast, we have time to get to know the monastery, its residents and if you want, the roots of Tibetan Buddhist culture. Enjoy the leisure to reflect and reflect. They have chosen one of the most idyllic places for it. What, we may ask, is it like to live in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery far away from all the supposed achievements of Western culture. In the afternoon we take a trip to the Fotu La Pass, from which you have a seemingly endless view of the rugged mountain landscape.

Meals:  Lunch, Dinner.   

Overnight at lamayuru.

After breakfast, we will enjoy a whole day and relax at the hotel, explore nearby town. Their culture, traditions and have a delicious cuisines. Spend our lesiure time in the local market. Overnight at lamayuru.

After breakfast, say goodbye to Lamayuru Monastery and drive back to Leh. En route, visit the village of Uleytokpo, known for its lovingly tended gardens full of apricot trees. Enjoy your last afternoon in Leh.  

Rest of the day free to relax in Leh.  Overnight at Leh.                                              

Meals: Lunch, Dinner.  

After breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to the airport for onward destination.