16 days tour

Jewels Of The Crown

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Jewels Of The Crown

This tour includes:

Guide

An English speaking accompanaying Guide for through out the tour. All our Guides and Tour Leaders are very knowledgeable about their area and know the palces very well where needed we use local guides also but the Tour Manager / Guide provded to you remains with you till the departure. Language : We do not have Other Language Speaking Guides other than English. Speaking Guide with very good knowledge of the area. http://shimlawalks.com/tour-leaders.html

Meals

In most of the hotels meals are provided n table or buffet. Breakfast : The menu remains North Indian, South Indian, Continental and others. Porridge / Corn Flakes with milk (hot / Cold) are the essential part of the breakfast, added with toast, butter, jam, honey, marmalade, fruit, a variety of Indian breads such as pranthas and poori with freshly cooked vegetables and pickles, sausages, tea / coffee, all depending upon the quality of the hotel. Lunch : In most of the cases we prefer to have lunch outside, in some local restaurant / dhaba. Most o the places, now a days have reasonably okay type restaurants that offer a variety of menu of meals. Dinner : Depending from place to place we prefer to have dinner. For Example Shimla and Dharamsala has a variety of restaurants so we dine out where as at other places we prefer to have dinner in the hotel. After a long days drive it is recommended to have dinner in the hotel and sleep. Delhi : Breakfast only. Shimla : breakfast + Dinner Sarahan : All meals Chitkul : All Meals. Kalpa : All Meals. Nako : All Meals. Tabo : All Meals. Kaza : All Meals. Manali : Breakfast + Dinner Dharamsala : Breakfast + Dinner Pragpur : Breakfast + Dinner Amritsar : Brekfast Only.

Others

Train Ticket from Delhi to Shimla. Dinner with the Royal family in Shimla. Entrances to the Monuments. Fee for Innerline permits. Goods and Service Tax that is 5% on total bill.

Transport

Delhi to Kalka by : Shatabadi Express train. Kalka to Shimla : Toy Train Himalayan Queen. Shimla to Amritsar : All transport by Toyota Innova. Shatabadi Express : is one of the most luxurius and fasterst trains in India and gurantees the best of its services. Teh sitting arrrangement is 2 x 2 with very comfortable and pushback seats. The loft is big enough or keeping luggange. Meals, according to the time of the day are served in the train. Toy Train : The marvel example of British architecture in the hills is Kalka Shimla Railway. Now under UNESCO since 2003, this routes is the most pictursque mountain route in India. Toyota Innova or Toyota Crysta : NULL of our cars are older than five years always.

Accommodation

Delhi : Hotel Park or similar. Manali : Hotel Banon Resort or Similar. (Manali has a great variety of hotels and come up. in the recent years some Home Stays have also come up. We always try our best to provide the better experience and so we use all of them depending upon the availability. Keylong : Guest House / Homestay . Sarchu : Fixed Camps wth attacched facilities. (Sarchu is the mid point on this journey. This is also the barder of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. This is a high altitude plateau at the elevation of 4500 meter and it is likely to have AMC - Accute Mountain Sickness. There are no permanent accomodation uiits avaiable here, rather every year fixed capts are pitched by some private companies. Tsomoriri : Fixed Tents with attached facilities. Electricity here is provided through generator from 7 PM to 11 AM only. Hot water bucket are available on request. Leh : Hotel Spiic N Span / Hotel Oriental Palace or similar. Pangong : Fixed Tents with attached facilities. Electricity here is provided through generator from 7 PM to 11 AM only. Hot water bucket are available on request. Nubra : Fixed Tents with attached facilities. Electricity here is provided through generator from 7 PM to 11 AM only. Hot water bucket are available on request.

Not included:

Insurance

As per the norms of Indian Gpvernment any international traveller traveling to India is required to have his trip insured at his end.

Others

Tips for Guides / Drivers / Waiters in teh restaurants. Table drinks. Insurance. In most cases people ask us about the tips in the restaurants, for the drivers and for the guides. We recommend the following. In the restaurants : Normally it is 10% of the total bill. For the Driver : This man works very hard as he drives on the narrow an bumpy road with a great care and at night hardly finds any place to sleep. Next morning he has to drive again and so a sound sleep is required. He expects the hotelier to provide him a comortable room and some hotels do that but in most cases he sleeps in his car. The tip recommended to him is Rs. 300/- per day. For the Guides/ Tour Managars : This man is your friend, philosopher, guide for throughout the trip and with his knowledge he keeps your trip alive and brings different experiences to the front. He takes care of check ins / check outs at the hotels / organises and decided the venue for your meals, organises local guides for you, takes care of your in case of emergency, helps you with the local language, remains your local care taker and remains your friend for ever even after the trip is over. He deserves the better portion of the tip and so we recommend minimum of Rs. 500/- per person per day for him.

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Itinerary of your trip Jewels Of The Crown

  • Day 1 Day 1: New Delhi
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: New Delhi

      Welcome to India! You are met by our representative in the arrival area of the airport after you clear all immigration and customs formalities. Depart for your Home Stay to check in.  Delhi stands as the capital of Modern India. Here you can see the mingling of the Old and New India, the ancient and the modern. Delhi is made up of seven ancient cities, spanning the period from the 11th to 20th centuries. Delhi has seen the rise and fall of many emperors, which has left behind a plethora of monuments that commemorate the grandeur and glory of bygone ages. Very few cities in the world can express such a profusion of architectural styles. 

  • Day 2 Day 2: Manali
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Manali

      Transfer to domestic airport to fly to Manali. On arrival at Bhuntar airport pick up and transfer to Manali - 50 km.  Afternoon we will visit Hidimba temple. This ancient temple built in Pagoda shape of architecture is attached to the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The legend says that the five brothers Pandawas arrived here during their exile. Bhim, the strongest among all killed the demon Hidimb and married his sister demon Goddess Hidimba. Today she is the main Goddess of the valley and the chief of all 384 deities.  For dinner there are lots of options.  

  • Day 3 Day 3: Manali - Keylong
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Manali - Keylong

      Distance : 110 km.  Driving Time : 6 hours. Overnight Stay : Guest House.  Today we are going to cross over the first highest pass of this journey – Rohtang Pass (3900 m). Over the pass we enter Lahaul Valley and drive along river Chandera. The road is rugged and rough with some of its stretch tarred. On the way we shall visit the temple of Raja Ghepan at Sisu. Just after that is Tandi where river Chandera is joined by River Bhaga and further on it become Chenaab.  Kaylong is the headquarter of Lahaul Valley. In the evening we shall visit to Khardong Monastery known for making Thangka paintings.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Keylong
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Keylong

      Today we shall drive to Pattan Valley known for growing hops, the only place in India. Visit to Trilokinath temple where Hindus and Buddhists worship together and then to Udaipur. The temple of Mrikula devi in Udaipur is said to have been built by Pandawas. The woodcarving inside the tiny structure is just amazing

  • Day 5 Day 5: Keylong - Sarchu
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Keylong - Sarchu

      Distance : 110 km. Driving Time : 6 hours Drive over : Baralachala Pass 4800 m  Overnight Stay : Fixed Camp. Drive over the second highest pass on the way. The view of snowcapped Himalayan peaks from the pass is just. ON the way there is a place called Darcha. This village got buried under a land slip in 1976. The huge boulders are still laying as they fell on the village as they are too big to move. Overnight stay at Camp, tents with attached facilities. Sarchu is the first highest place where we are going to sleep above tree line. Some of you might suffer from lack of oxygen so used the oxygen cylinders that we carry.

  • Day 6 Day 6: Sarchu - Lake Tsomoriri
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Sarchu - Lake Tsomoriri

      Distance : 220 km. Driving Time : 08 hours Drive over : Naaki la Pass and Lachungla Pass. Overnight Stay : Fixed Camp. Today is going to be the longest drive but the most stunning landscape will come our way. Apart from the passes the other attraction today is Morey plain. This 45 kilometer long plateau used to be a lake in the past. A short stopover for a click is must in this area. On the way we shall also stop at Lake Tsokar, the salt water lake on this area. One can see heaps of salt laying around.  Lake Tsomoriri Lake is one of the largest lakes of Ladakh. On a sunny day it resembles a pearl in the brown mountains with their tips covered with snow.  Pack Lunch shall be carried.

  • Day 7 Day 7: Lake Tsomoriri
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Lake Tsomoriri

      Overnight Stay : Fixed Camp. Today we shall take rest and some time we shall spend in visiting the Vilalge Korzok – one of the remotest villages in this area. Walk around the Lake and make good use of your camera.

  • Day 8 Day 8: Lake Tsomoriri - Leh
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Lake Tsomoriri - Leh

      Distance : 215 km. Driving Time : 7 hours Overnight Stay : Hotel Oriental or Similar. Drive to Leh, the head quarter and the capital city of Ladakh region. On arrival check into your hotel and relax.  Packed lunch shall be carried.

  • Day 9 Day 9: Leh
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Leh

      Overnight Stay : Hotel Oriental or Similar. To day we spend visiting the monasteries in and around Leh. Visit to Shey Palace, Thiksey Monastery Hemis Monastery and Stok Palace Museum. Hemis is the largest and the richest monastery of Indian Western Himalayas.

  • Day 10 Day 10: Leh - Pangong
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Leh - Pangong

      Distance : 200 km. Driving Time : 8 hours Overnight Stay : Fixed Camp / Home Stay. Pangong Lake is the largest lake of this region situated at the elevation of 4350 meters, with the area of nearly 900 square kilometers. In 1962 after the Chinese aggression on India 60% of the lake was captured by the Chinese army. Packed lunch shall be carried.

  • Day 11 Day 11: Pangong - Leh
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Pangong - Leh

      Distance : 200 km. Driving Time : 8 hours Overnight Stay : Hotel Oriental or Similar. Drive back to Leh same way. Packed lunch shall be carried.

  • Day 12 Day 12: Leh - Nubra
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: Leh - Nubra

      Distance : 120 km. Driving Time : 5 hours Overnight Stay : Fixed Camp / Home Stay. Nubra Valley is one of the most beautiful valleys in the area. The major attraction of today’s journey is the drive over Khardong La – the highest motor able pass in the world (5600 m).  Afternoon drive to Hunder to enjoy camel Safari on double humped Mongolian camel.

  • Day 13 Day 13: Nubra
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 13: Nubra

      Distance : 80 km. Driving Time : Halfday visit. Overnight Stay : Fixed Camp / Home Stay. Panamik is a scenic village at the Tibetan front. Fullday visit to Panamic and its surroundings. It is famous for its sulphur springs. There are saparate bathrooms for males and females just in case you want to have a dp in the sulphur springs.

  • Day 14 Day 14: Nubra - Leh
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 14: Nubra - Leh

      Distance : 120 km. Driving Time : 5 hours. Overnight Stay : Hotel Oriental or Similar. Drive to Leh that same way. Evening free to stroll in Leh Bazaar.

  • Day 15 Day 15: Leh - Alchi - Likir - Leh
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 15: Leh - Alchi - Likir - Leh

      Distance : 100 km. Driving Time : Fullday tour. Overnight Stay : Hotel Oriental or Similar. Fullday visit to Likir and Alchi Monasteries. Alchi is one of the oldest monasteries in this region and is known for its wood carvings. 

  • Day 16 Day 16: Leh - Delhi
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 16: Leh - Delhi

      Morning transfer to the airport to board flight to Delhi. On arrival transfer to the hotel for wash and change. Later transfer to the International airport to catch flight to your next destination.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but you’re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

You’ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Challenging

Long and challenging experience. You’ll be required to have good physical fitness to go on it. In some of these activities you'll need previous experience on similar activities.

Age range

Age range

Min: 18 / Max: 75

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