| Day 01 |
Arrive Manali and
check into your hotel. Day free to explore the sights.
We take you to the 500 year old Hadimba Devi Temple
resting in a thick grove of gigantic Deodar trees;
then it's on to Vashisht across the River Beas where
you can have a dip in the healing hot springs; a
visit to the Buddhist Monastery in the market completes
our day tour. Evening free to stroll along the Mall
selling all kinds of handicrafts. Overnight at the
hotel. |
| Day 02 |
Today we start early
and after crossing the 13,050 ft high Rohtang Pass
enter the valley of Lahaul. Our drive is along the
River Chandra with views of towering mountains and
glaciers. By late afternoon we arrive at Keylong
a small town, which is also the district headquarters.
Check into our hotel and then send the evening walking
around this quaint little town with its excellent
views of the Pir Panjal range of mountains. |
| Day 03 |
Drive north on the
Manali-Leh Highway. You get to see some of the most
breath taking landscapes that the Western Himalayas
can offer. The scenery gets more stark and barren
as we climb up to the 16,500-foot high Baralacha
La the second mountain pass on our journey. From
the pass beautiful views of meadows and snow-capped
mountains can be seen. By early evening we reach
the small hamlet of Sarchu with its many tented
camps set on a large plateau. We stay here in a
comfortable, well-furnished two-bedded tent for
the night. |
| Day 04 |
We continue our
drive along this spectacular highway and after crossing
the 45-Km long Morey Plains leave the highway to
turn right towards one of the legendary salt water
lakes in the Changthang plains as the region is
known. We camp near the lake with its vast salt
deposits. This was one of the points where traders
in earlier times used to stop and load up salt for
barter in the regions further south. |
| Day 05 |
Crossing landscape
of low rolling hills with towering mountains always
in
sight towards the north and west we cross a small
pass before descending down
towards one of the largest lakes in these mountains
- Tso Moriri. At one corner
of the lake is the village of Karzok with its ancient
monastery. We camp on the
shores of the lake for the night. Tso Moriri is
home to a number of migratory
birds that arrive here in early summer to breed
and the daytime is filled with their
clamour. |
| Day 06 |
Drive on to Leh from
Tso Moriri. Check into a hotel for the night. |
