Snow Leopard Expedition with Leh Tour

11 Nights / 12 Days

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Day 01 : Arrive in New Delhi (By Flight)
On arrival at the New Delhi airport, you will be received by our representative who will transfer you to your hotel, assist you in check in procedure and handover all travel related documents, as he briefs you on your upcoming tour. Overnight stay at the hotel in New Delhi. Accommodation: The Roseate House, Aerocity or similar
If the weather is clear this is one of the best flights in India. Once your fly past Manali on to your left outside the window you see a blanket of snow with peaks protruding heavenwards. This continues until you reach Leh airport. Four peaks surround not one of the easiest of airports to land as it. However, the expert pilots give you a 360-degree view of this hidden paradise before landing. Leh is situated at 3,500 metres. Acclimatization is essential in order for you to enjoy your holiday to the full, and we will take things easy at first, spending two full days near to Leh in order to adjust to the altitude. For this reason, we will spend the rest of today relaxing in our hotel. Accommodation: The Grand Dragon Hotel
Morning at Leisure. Monastic tour of Shey, Thikey. Overnight in Hotel. Sightseeing in Leh; cultural visits to Shey , Thiksey and Hemis. We will spend a whole day acclimatizing to the altitude and exploring the area. Today we will visit Shey, which was once the residence of the royal family. The monastery here is famous for its high gilded statue of Buddha. Twelve miles from Leh, and spectacularly situated, is one of the finest examples of Ladakhi architecture – Thiksey. This is one of the largest and most impressive Gompas in the area and has several temples containing images, stupas and exquisite wall paintings. Thiksey monastery has an outstanding collection of art in its chambers. There are wonderful views of the valleys from the roof. We will also visit Hemis Gompa, one of the richest, largest and most famous Ladakhi Gompas, built during the 1630s.
Drive from Leh (3,500 mtrs) to Zingchen (3,600 mtrs) to Husing(3,800 mtrs): Drive time from Leh to Zingchen is approx. 2 hrs. Trek time from Zingchen to Husing is approx 2.1/2 hrs. Overnight in tented camps Husing is the epicenter of three prominent valleys well known for sighting of Snow Leopard also known globally as “the world capital of Snow Leopard.” We make Husing campsite as our base camp as we venture out for the next 5 days towards the many bye-valleys that vein out of the Husing pasture land. Accommodation: Snow Leopard Lodge
Today the local expert will take you on a early morning excursion to the trails frequented by the ever elusive Snow leopard and will teach you how to interpret through local art and techniques of smelling of rock sand (smell of urine of the leopard), reading of pug mark, scrape (digging of ground by the animal), scate (stool) and rock-face rubbing of the snow leopard. The expert will also share local traditional knowledge on how to identify the hunt patterns and kill spots of the snow leopard. Overnight in tented camps
Walk from Rumbak Doh to Zinchen where the vehicles are waiting to take you back to Leh city. Overnight at Hotel in Leh.
This morning you will be transferred to the Leh airport in time to board flight for New Delhi. Upon arrival in Delhi will be met by our representative and transferred to the Hotel for an overnight stay
Checkout and morning transfer to the airport where you board your flight home or to an onward destination

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