Day 1: Delhi

Arrive Delhi mid night. Met upon arrival and drive to your Hotel. Late morning, after leisurely break fast, proceed for a combined sight seeing of New and Old Delhi. Visit <a class="PIInfosoft-placeName" onclick="openAttractionDescriptionPopup('en', 'A7K','DEL','IND','India');" data-target="#PopUp5" href="javascript:void(0)" data-toggle="modal">Qutub Minar</a>, the landmark of Delhi, <a class="PIInfosoft-placeName" onclick="openAttractionDescriptionPopup('en', 'PTH','DEL','IND','India');" data-target="#PopUp5" href="javascript:void(0)" data-toggle="modal">Parliament House</a>, President Palace, <a class="PIInfosoft-placeName" onclick="openAttractionDescriptionPopup('en', 'A7M','DEL','IND','India');" data-target="#PopUp5" href="javascript:void(0)" data-toggle="modal">India Gate</a> and Humayun tomb. Take a ride of cycle rickshaw in the narrow by lanes of old Delhi. Visit one of the largest mosques of Asia. Enjoy your welcome dinner in one of the finest restaurant of Delhi.

Day 2: Delhi - Leh

Get up to take very early flight to Leh. It is indeed one of the most spectacular lights in the Himalaya when you will fly over the 7000 mts mountains, crossing number of mountain ranges. On arrival, move to your hotel. Rest of the day is free to relax and very important, to acclimatize.

Day 3: Leh

Today we will take a short drive to Stok village to visit Palace and the Museum. Walk thru the village and the fields of barley without exerting too much. The palace houses a fine private museum, with a superb collection of Thankha paintings, said to be the best in the world. Some of them have been worked in pure gold and paints made of crushed Semi-precious stones. Also of interest are antique robes and royal Jewellery, specially noted for its turquoise and red coral. The collection also includes artillery and animal skins. Stok Gompa is a subsidiary of Spitok and the same lama, Nawang Lotus, founded both during the reign of King Takpa Bumlde. Stok belongs to the yellow-hat sect of Buddhism and currently has about 20 lamas living there. The oldest parts of the gompa are some 550 years old though the Dukhang, main assembly hall is only about 50 years old.

Day 4: Leh

Full day excursion to Alchi, Likir and Lamayuru gompa. Leave Leh after breakfast for Alchi monastery known, as Alchi Choskor is the only monastery in Ladakh built on flat ground. On the way visit Baazgo Castle, which lies, on the right bank of river Indus. Visit Alchi monastery and later explores the natural beauty of the Alchi village. Continue drive to Lamayuru via Khaltsi (passport check). From here another 22 kms drive will take us to Lamayuru, the oldest and spectacularly situated monastery was founded in the 10th century. In the late afternoon drive back to Leh Via Likir gompa.

Day 5: Leh

Today we will undertake journey to the legendry Tso-Morari Lake. On way we will stop to visit Hemis, Shey and Thikse Gompa. We will enjoy our picnic lunch at a scenic place near the Hemis gompa. The road goes past the ancient gompas of Shey and Thiksey, via Karu and Upshi, upstream along the true right bank of the Indus River. The drive to Chumathang is via the villages of Likche, Himya, Gaik, Kiara and Skidmang. Near from Chumathang leads to Mahe Bridge. From here drive along a rough dusty track through remote countryside. There are no villages en route except for an occasional nomad (Changpa) settlement of two or three tents. After about 2 hours reach a small beautiful lake called Thazang. Tso-Morari lays another half hour\'s drive further ahead. Camp on the banks of this beautiful lake.

Day 6: Leh - Tso

Spend the day exploring the area. Tso-Morari or "mountain" lake is situated in the middle of the elevated district of Rupsu. Its name is characteristic of its situation - nestled in the midst of 20,000 foot plus peaks, which completely shut the lake in. Legend has it that a woman riding a yak was carried into the lake. At first the yak swam boldly out and the woman (chomo) was delighted. But after a while the animal grew tired and sank deeper in the water. The chomo became frightened and screamed "Ri Ri, Ri Ri" until the yak sank and she drowned. Since then, the lake has been called Chomo-riri. A kilometer ahead is the picturesque village of Korzok consisting of about a hundred families. Visit the gompa set on top of the village. Belonging to the Gelugpa sect, it is about 360 years old and has 35 resident monks. The exterior has been renovated but the main Dukhang or prayer room is intact. Overnight at camping.

Day 7: Tso

After early breakfast depart for Leh enrooting salt lake of Tso-Kar and Taglang-La. Overnight in Leh.

Day 8: Morari

Morning at leisure. Afternoon fly to Delhi. On arrival transfer to the hotel. Introduction to Indian classical dance technique followed by farewell dinner later transfer to the airport for your international flight home.