DISCOVERY OF INDIA WITH CULTURE OF LADAKH
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08 Days
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Personal Guide
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Skip the ticket line
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Delhi - Leh - Nubra Valley - Leh - Delhi
Overview
Eight days small group tour (Extension available)
(Minimum 2 to 16 travellers only)
Price – $220 / day
India – Delhi, Leh, Nubra Valley, Leh, Delhi
Fixed departures –
Group 1 – 10th May to 17th May 2025
Group 2 – 7th Aug to 14th Aug 2025
Group 3 – 19th Aug to 24th Aug 2025
Tour Itinerary
Day 0 – Fly from your country to Delhi, India
Our IHT representative will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the 4-star hotel/luxury boutique homestay.
Day 1 – Delhi
Breakfast included
Your tour leader will join you at the hotel lobby today at 10:30 AM. He will brief you about the itinerary and introduce the other group members to each other.
After the welcome briefing, board the air-conditioned bus/car for the discovery of Delhi’s largest mosque, Hindu temple, and Sikh temple. Today you will learn about three different religions of India and discover the local unique culture of the people of India.
Day 2 – Ladakh
Check out & fly (1 hr 35 mins) to Leh.
45 minutes Hatha yoga & breathing session (Optional) @ 7 AM.
Leh is the capital of Ladakh. This day is used for rest & acclimatization. Ladakh is at a high altitude of 3,524 mtr (11,500 ft).
In the evening, we will walk in Leh Bazaar to visit the monastery & local market. The whole market is lightened up, and the view of Leh Palace is spectacular from here.
Day 3 – Leh
45 minutes Hatha yoga & breathing session (Optional) @ 7 AM.
Depart for the sightseeing of Leh in a mini bus/car. Today we will learn about Tibetan architecture at Leh Palace and witness the best view of Leh from Namgyal Tesmo Monastery.
In the evening, we will visit Shanti Stupa for chanting & walking meditation and sitting Buddhist meditation.
Day 4 – Leh
45 minutes Hatha yoga & breath regulation @ 7 AM (Optional)
Today we will discover Thiksey Monastery, Shey Monastery & Hemis Monastery, and we will learn about the origin of Tibetan Buddhism, rituals, and their secret meditation techniques.
Thiksey Monastery is the largest monastery in Ladakh.
Day 5 – Check out & drive to Nubra Valley (4 hrs 30 mins)
45 minutes Hatha yoga & breathing session (Optional) @ 7 AM.
This four-hour drive is full of colors, cold deserts, blue skies, rare double-humped camels, sand dunes, and blue rivers.
You might have heard about paradise; today’s drive will show you that.
Day 6 – Nubra Valley
45 minutes session of Hatha yoga & breath regulation @ 7 AM (Optional)
We will trek and walk alongside the clean water stream among the beautiful cold desert mountains.
We will study Buddhism & meditate at Diskit Monastery.
We’ll practice meditation walking at Hunder Sand Dunes.
You can also enjoy a ride on a double-humped camel (Optional).
Day 7 – Check out & drive to Leh (4 hrs 30 mins drive)
45 minutes Hatha yoga & breathing session (Optional)
Check in at the boutique homestay.
Evening at leisure.
Day 8 – Fly to Delhi
Fly to Delhi and catch your flight to your home country later or choose to extend your trip with our private India tours.
• Taj Mahal
• Taj Mahal & Jaipur
• Jaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur
• Foothills of the Himalayas
• Varanasi
• South of India
• Bhutan
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka
• Vietnam
What's Include
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5 nights stay in 4/ 5 star hotels (twin/double sharing)
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Daily breakfast
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Private AC vehicle for entire tour
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Professional English-speaking guide in each city
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Packaged drinking water (up to 4 bottles per person/day)
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All tolls, parking, fuel & taxes
What's Exclude
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International flights & visa fees
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Monument entry tickets
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Lunch, dinner & personal expenses
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Tips & gratuities