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- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Highlights
- Visit the spiritual Golden Temple in Amritsar
- Explore McLeodganj, the heart of Tibetan culture
- Stroll through the sacred temples of Mandi
- Experience the annual Phyang Festival in Leh
- Tour Delhi's historic sites and vibrant bazaars
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Amritsar
- Day 2 Travel to Dharamsala, home of the Dalai Lama
- Day 3 Free day to explore Dharamsala's temples
- Day 4 Drive to Mandi and visit the Tirloknath Temple
- Day 5 Visit Nagar Castle en route to Manali
- Day 6 Walk in villages to aid acclimatisation
- Day 7 Travel through Atal tunnel to Jespa
- Day 8 Free day in Jespa to acclimatise
- Day 9 Drive to Sarchu via the Baralacha La Pass (4891m)
- Day 10 Experience the Gata Loops on the road to Leh
- Day 11 Spend a day watching the masked dances at the Phyang Festival
- Day 12 Visit the monasteries at Thiksey, Tak Tak and Hemis
- Day 13 Raft on the Indus River en route to Alchi
- Day 14 Explore Saspol Caves and Rizong Monastery
- Day 15 Drive to Likir Gompa before return to Leh
- Day 16 Fly to Delhi and explore the city
- Day 17 Trip ends in Delhi
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- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
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Number of tours
522
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryGood
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodExcellent
- ADaniel· July 4th, 2023The highlights for me where the Hemis Festival and Leh.Trip date: June 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ABethan· July 5th, 2023Brilliant tour, lots of once in a lifetime experiences! Hemis festival was amazing, stunning scenery, beautiful monasteries. Would definitely recommend even though we feel some points should be looked at.Trip date: June 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMaria· July 6th, 2023So so many: the Hemis festival, Ladakh (all the monasteries, the palace, palace in jespa, the beautiful drive to Ladakh, the cultural show in Ladakh, the food in the hotels especially in alchi, jespa and Ladakh, all the drivers who drived so safely and helped each other, and above all the guide who was always smiling and helping everyone in their needs. One guide for 15 people that was all the time helping each one in their own needs!Show moreTrip date: June 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMay· August 4th, 2023daktok festival was special and the Ladakh local guide Rigzin was really passionate in introducing Tibetan Buddhism to us. It was spiritually enlightening.Trip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASue· August 5th, 2023the scenery , the people we met and the people we travelled with, Alchi Gompa and the Rizong Gompa where we saw the monks blowing the horns from the roof. The nearby nunnery was empty apart from ne nun who was surprised to see us. However she spent a long time answering our questions ans was very interesting.Show moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAmalia· August 10th, 2023Alchi and the activities there were great, the hike to the caves and the castle. The lunch at the heritage hotel and Alchi monastery.Trip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ABeverley· August 23rd, 2023Scenery! Cedar woods Manali..Amritsar Gudawara / temple..Jalianwala memorial gardens. Leh-Manali highway/Atal tunnel journey Interaction with local people / workmen / nuns / monks Architecture.everywhere! Food. We were spoilt as due to prior evacuations tourists / traffic was negligable so we had the mountain regions to ourselves!!!Show moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJonathan· May 17th, 2019The attitude of the group leader made the trip more enjoyable and relaxing.
Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review. Hope to travel with you in the future.Trip date: August 2018 - APamela· May 17th, 2019Just shorten by one day (see ininerary notes) as there was a bit of “dead time” on the Keylong/Jispa days.Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for taking the time to review your trip, I am really pleased that you rated it highly! The number of days in Keylong and Jispa are required for altitude acclimatisation purposes and helps to reduce any discomfort felt when sleeping in such a... Show moreTrip date: June 2018
- AWei· May 17th, 2019Excellent trip made memorable by the excellent drivers and tour leader ( Sanjeev Gurung) and local guide in Ladakh ( Snam Gyalpo)Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your feedback and review.Trip date: June 2018
Dates & Availability
17 days
Discover India's Little Tibet (Phyang Festival)
From Amritsar to Delhi
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