Following acclimatization to visit the upper valley of the indus and the great monastery ofshey, Thiksey and Hemis. Shey was the capital kingdom in the thirteen century. We continue to Hemis which is the most important Ladakh on the spiritual plane. It includes under its authority more the 500 monks. Built in 1605, We visit the Thiksay monastery, located on the right bank of indus, in about twenty kilometers from leh. This monastery is rebuilt in the fifteen century is dedicated to Maitreya Buddha, the future Buddha. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 3500 m

Drive to Lamayoru, in ancient there was a great lake in this place. The arhat NYIMAGUNG made a prophesy saying. May a monastery be founded in this place and he then offered a votive water offering (chu- gtor ) to all the nagaserpent spirits who were the guardians of that place. The grains of corn that formed part of this offering were carried by the waves of different places along the cliff side by the edge of the lake and when they had become mixed with the earth they sprouted forth as corn in the shape of a Swastika. At the time when a monastery was later founded there it was called Yungdrung (SWASTIKA ) in the 11th century the maha siddha Naropa came to this place and the cave where he resided and meditated is still to be seen today. Then Rincen Zangpo, the Translator came and built many temples and stupas and so the teachings of the Kadampa school came to flourish greatly there. There are about 200 monks residing there today. There is a custom whereby each year on the 17 and 18th of the 5th month of Tibetan the festival of the lamayoru, so called Yungdrung Kabgyad is held during which sacred dances are performed and the ritual of hurling a votive offering is observed. In this monastery there are various shaines to be seen, including thangkas and wall paintings. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 3500 m

Situated 45 km from Kargil and 260 km from Leh, the Mulbekh Monastery with its gompas stands on a peak above the Srinagar-Leh highway. The two gompas are of Drukpa (new Buddhist school) and Gelugpa (old Buddhist school). Another reason for Mulbekh Monastery’s fame is the 30 ft long limestone sculpture of Maitreya Buddha. Carved onto the rock face, the sculpture of standing Maitreya Buddha overlooks the National Highway. The rock sculpture is believed to have been carved by Ladakhi missionaries to propagate Buddhism.Though the rock sculpture represents the Maitreya Buddha, the idol is a fine blend of Saivite symbols and early Buddhist art work. The art is a pointer to the fact that the missionaries who were instrumental in carving the statue were not from Tibet. A school of thought believes the statue was built during the Kushanperiod during the first century, however, modern scholars date it around eighth century.Near the Maitreya rock idol, there are ancient edicts inscribed on the mountain in Kharoshti script (an ancient Indic script used by the Gandhara culture). Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 3200 m

Dhahanu is situated to the south west of Leh, around 163 kms, passing through the beautiful villages of Kaltsey, Domkhar, Skurbuchan and Achinathang. There are many small villages but only two villages of Dha and Hanu are open for tourist. Being on lower altitude Dhahanu is warmer than Leh. The main attraction of this tour is coming across the Drokpa Community considered to be the last race of Aryans confined to the valley. Their feature is pure Indo Aryan and they have preserved their racial purity down the centuries. Their culture and religious practices are very similar to ancient pre- Buddhist religion known as Bon-Chos. One can visit the village and local house. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 3100m

There are a great many temples, Caves and stupas built in Ladakh by RinchenZangpo, translator, Alchichoskor is the largest and most famous of all of them. The beautiful and various forms of the buddhas and bodhisattvas moulded in clay, carved on wood and painted on the walls. The paintings are no like the Tibetan style but rather they are executed according to the Indian tradition. In order to build these temples RinchenZangpo, the translator is said in the various biographics to have brought with him from Kashmir thirty- two sculptors and woodcarvers. Now Alchi monastery is branch of liker monastery the Gelugs pa seeks. Caretaker lama comes from the liker for three years. Overnight : Guest House Meals : BB Elevation : 3100m

Today drive back to Leh, visit on the way Liker and Phaying monastery. Overnight in same Hotel. Overnight : Hotel Meal : BB Elevation : 3200m

Nubra, this is an area north of Leh in the karakoram range of mountains. It was a popular place for SILK Route Traders to stop and store their merchandise before the fall of winter and resume their journey the following summer. Later on instead of spending the whole winter in Nubra the traders from different areas came here to meet other trader thus it became an important place in silk route. The Bectarian Camels Shaggy double hump camel can be seen around sand dune, between Disket and Hunder village, which was used as ancient silk route. The valley of Nubra is only 120 Ks from leh, it is 4 to5 hrs drive. Through the highest Motorable road in the world pass over Khardungla(6360 M). Nubra valley is situated ( 3050 M ) elevation therefore it is greener and warmer than Leh. Culturally it is the same as Leh and there are four monasteries. The river that flows in the Nubra valley is SHAYOK an important tributary river of the Indus. It is bordered by Tibet in the west and Pakistan in the east. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 3050 m

Today after breakfast visit monastery of Disket, Hunder palace and afternoon camel safari in sand dunes of Hunder and drive back to Summer.Overnight in same Hotel. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 3050 m

Today early breakfast and visit Summur monastery and drive to Sakti via warila. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 4500 m

CHANGTHANG this is the area lying west of Tibet or the portion of Ladakh bordering Tibet in east of Leh. The literal meaning of Changthang is the Northen plains. There are a good number of people still leading nomadic life. The mean elevation of Changthang being (4500M) of it has very scanty vegitation and agriculture is poor hence cattle rearing is more profitable. There are two high altitude lakes in ChangthangPangong and Tsomoriri lakes. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 4500 m

Morning after breakfast walk up to nomad village and Korzong Monastery and drive back to Tsokar ( white lake or salt lake ). Overnight : Fix camp Meals : BB Elevation : 4350 m

Today after breakfast driveback to Leh, from camp ascending drive to second highest mortorable pass ( 6250 M ) in the world. From the pass Spectacular of Ladakh and Zanskar snowiest mountain view and descend down to Rumtse village. Rumtse is first habitant village in Ladakh after cross Himachal and Ladakh border. Overnight : Hotel Meals : BB Elevation : 3500 m