Day 01 Arrive Delhi late night and transfer to domestic airport for early morning flight to Leh. Transfer to your hotel, rest day after a long flight and time to get acclimatize. Late afternoon walking tour of Leh bazaar. O/N in hotel.

Leh : the main town of the region, is dominated by Sengge Namgyal's 9-story Palace, a building in the grand tradition of Tibetan architecture, said to have inspired the famous Potola in Lhasa. Down in the bazaar, the main sites to visit are the Jo-Khang, a modern ecumenical Buddhist temple, and the imposing Mosque dating from the late 17th century. For locals and visitors alike a stroll along the main bazaar observing the varied crowd and peering into the curio shops is an entrancing experience.

Day 02 After breakfast morning tour with guide of Spituk and Phyang monastries. Late afternoon tour of Leh Palace, Shanti Stupa & Samkar monastry. O/N in hotel.

Phyang : looks like a huge Palace from afar, built by Tashi Namgyal in the later half of the 16th century AD., it belongs to the Red Cap sect of Buddhists. Hundreds of icons of Buddha and other Gods are kept on wooden shelves.

Spituk : Stands prominently on the top of a hillock commanding a panoramic view of the Indus valley for miles. Many icons of Buddha and fine thankas are to be found in this 15th century Gompa. The Gompa also houses a collection of ancient masks, antique arms and an awe inspiring image of
mahakal. The face of the Kali image is kept covered and is revealed only at the annual function in January.

Samkar Gompa : the seat of the yellow Hat Sect and one of the few Gompa built in the valley bottom, is a 3 km. Pleasant walk through fields. It houses the chief lama of Spituk and 20 others. The newer monks quarters are on three sides of the courtyard with steps leading up to the Du-Khang ( Assembly Hall ). There are a number of gold statues, numerous wall paintings and sculptures including a large one of the 11 headed, 1000-armed Avalokitesvara.

Shanti Stupa : There are good views from the top where a tea room is a welcoming sight after the climb. There is also a jeep able road.

Day 03 Drive Leh to Kargil 234 km. 7 hours drive, enroute visit Lamayuru Monastry. O/N hotel in Kargil.

Lamayuru : The oldest holy site in Ladakh, it was a Bon shrine prior to the advent of Buddhism. Also known as Yun Drung ( Swastika ) it is sighted on a high promontory overlooking the village and valley. For sheer spectacle value no other Gompa can match.

Day 04 Drive Kargil to Spadum. A rough long road. O/N Camp at Spadum.

Day 05 Rest day to prepare for the trek, visit nearby monastry. O/N camp.

Day 06 Spadum / Karsha ( 4 hr. ) Easy walk through the fields we visit Pepiting monastery after crossing a small bridge over the Zanskar river we camp on the right side near a spring.

Day 07 Karsha / Pishu ( 5 hr. ) Leave early morning for Karsha monastery to witness the prayers onwards to Pishu easy walk. Camp.

Day 08 Pishu / Hanamil ( 5 hr. ) Leave camp for Hanamil a very easy walk. Enroute visit Pidmo village.

Day 09 Hanamil / Snytse (6 hr.) Start early morning for Parfila (4300 Mts.) descend to Zinchen and up to Snytse.

Day 10 Snytse / Lingshet ( 7 hr. ) Leave early morning and a long valley to cross arrive Hanumala ( 4700 Mts. ). It is long and steep going down to Lingshet monastery. Camp at Monastery.

Day 11 Lingshet / Youlchung ( 6 hr. ) After visiting the Lingshet monastery cross Skupala (4100 Mts.) and again Kabula (4150 Mts.) we camp at the base of Singila.

Day 12 Youlchung / Photokasr ( 7 hr. ) Leave early morning and cross Singila ( 5060 Mts. ) and descend into a wide valley and just before Photoksar cross Bomitsala ( 4150 Mts. ). Camp.

Day 13 Free day to explore the area and this is a place were there is good grass for the horses.

Day 14 Photokasr / Hanupatta ( 6 hr. ) Leave early morning and start for Sirsirla ( 4800 Mts. ) descend into a very narrow valley and camp near Hanupatta village at the river.

Day 15 Hanupatta / Shilla ( 6 hr. ) Leave camp for Shilla through the gorge after about 3 hours the valley opens and you cross the Wanla monastery afterward we take the left valley and camp at Shilla village.

Day 16 Shilla / Lamayuru ( 3 hr. ) Leave Shilla and enter the gorge for 2 hours and cross Pritintik-la ( 3900 Mts. ) and descend to the Nallah after visiting the Lamayuru monastery climb to the road and take vehicle to Leh.

Day 17 Free day in Leh after the long trek.

Day 18 Early morning flight Leh to Delhi, after arrival drive straight to Agra 200 km. 4 hours. O/N in hotel at Agra.

AGRA : At the time of the Moguls, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Agra was the capital of India, and its superb monuments date from that era. Agra has a magnificent fort and the building which many people come to India solely to see-the Taj Mahal.

Agra became the capital of Sikandar Lodi in 1501, but was soon passed on to the Moguls, and both Babur and Humayun made some early Moghul constructions here. It was under Akbar that Agra first aspired to its height of magnificence.

Day 19 Sightseeing of Taj Mahal, Red fort and Sikendra. Evening drive to International airport in delhi to catch your flight back home. Tour ends.

TAJ MAHAL : If there's a building which represent a country - like the Eiffel Tower for France, the Sydney Opera House for Australia - then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India.

This most famous Moghul monument was constructed by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, the `lady of the Taj'. It has been described as the most extravagant monument ever built for love, for the emperor was heartbroken when Mumtaz, to whom he had been married for 17 years, died in 1629 in childbirth, after producing 14 children.

Construction of the Taj began in 1631 and was not completed until 1653. Workers were recruited not only from all over India but also from central Asia, and in total 20,000 people worked on the building. Experts were even brought from as far away as Europe - the Frenchman Austin of Bordeaux and the Italian Veroneo of Venice had a hand in its decoration. The main architect was Isa Khan, who came from Shiraz in Iran.

The Taj is definitely worth more than a single visit as its character change with the differing lights during the day.

SIKENDRA : The tomb of Akbar lies in the center of a large peaceful garden. The building has three-story minarets at each corner and is built of red sandstone inlaid with white marble polygonal pattern. It is an interesting place to study the gradual evolution in design that culminated in the Taj
Mahal.

AGRA FORT : Construction of the massive Agra Fort was begun by Emperor Akbar in 1565, and additions were made up until the time of his grandson, Shah Jahan. While in Akbar's time the fort was principally a military structure by Shah Jahan's time it had become partially a palace. There
are many fascinating buildings inside the massive walls which stretch for 2.30 km, surrounded by a moat over 10 meters wide. The fort is on the banks of the Yamuna River.