DAY 01.   ARRIVE DELHI 
Morning arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Afternoon combined guided tour of Old and New Delhi includes Jammia Masjid Mosque, Cycle rickshaw ride through Chandni chowk, Red Fort, drive through India Gate and Parliament house, Qutab Minar and Humayuns Tomb. 

DAY 02.   DELHI � AMRITSRA                             Drive 446 Km 7 Hrs. 
Morning drive to Amritsar the sacred religious capital of the Sikhs, founded by the fourth  Guru of Sikhs, Guru Ram Das in 1577. The city take its name from the sacred pool - Amrit (nectar) sar (pool). In 1803, the sikh ruler, Maharaja Ranjit singh (1780-1839 A.D) rebuilt the temple in marble and gold (its domes took four hundred kg of gold leaf to be covered). Ever since, it has been known as the Golden Temple. Arrive and check in at hotel. In the late afternoon visit the Golden temple complex. 

DAY 03.   AMRITSAR - DHARAMSALA                             Drive 200 Km 6-7 Hrs.
Morning drive to hill station of Dharamsala built along a spur of the Dhauladhar range. Arrive and check in at hotel for two nights. 

DAY 04.   IN DHARAMSALA 
Here we spend a day in the steep striated hill station. Dharamsala's great attraction is the strong Tibetan feeling, it was here "Dalai Lama" and his entourage fled after the Chinese marched into Tibet. Town of Dharamsala consists of a lower and upper Dharamsala. It's altitude varying from 3,280 to 6,560 feet. Visit colorful district known as Mcleod Ganj, is well worth strolling around, to mingle with Tibetan crowds.

DAY 05.   DHARAMSALA  MANALI                  Drive 253 Km 7 Hrs.
Drive to Manali via Kulu valley, through the Beas river gorge which opens out in to a fertile valley. This important fruit growing valley district produces apples, apricots, cherries, pears, peaches and plums. Craft work here includes shawls, Kulu caps, jewelry and home spun tweed garments. Manali itself is in a lovely position, surrounded by dense forests and mountains. Arrive and check in at hotel for two nights.     

DAY 06.   IN MANALI
Full day to explore the town, bazaar, Hadimba Davi temple, Buddhist monastery, and Vishesht hot spring baths.

DAY 07.   MANALI � JESPA                                Drive 141 Km 6 Hrs.
Today we begin our adventurous four days journey across the great Himalayan Divide. Leaving behind the peaceful meadows and pine - clad hills of Lahaul and Manali. We start to wined our way up and over the first barrier on our route. The Rohthang pass 4820 mt. (13200 ft), it is still only a foretaste of things to come! the only other traffic we may encounter along the way are caravans of shepherds with their pat animals en-route to or from the highlands of Ladakh and Zanskar. After traversing the high pass, we will head for the small village of Keylong (The District head quarters of Lahaul and Spiti), situated on the banks of Bhaga river, from here we continue our drive up to Jespa (32 Km) for two nights camp / gust house.                                

DAY 08.   IN JESPA
This day we trek to the principal monastery of the area Khardang . It exercises control over all the monasteries in the valley. This area shows little influence of the "outside" World, being cut off by steep surrounding mountains for over six months. The local culture in here is a mixture of Buddhism and Hinduism, and the people are mainly of Tibetan extraction. The Buddhist follow a curious form of tartaric Buddhism, similar to the Ladakis of Leh - Magic and Demons play a predominant role in their rituals and customs. Priceless murals cover the walls of the Khardang monastery and images of Buddha, Guru Padma Samabava and the Goddess Tara are placed on the alter. Some other interesting monasteries in the valley include Shashur, Tayul, and Guru Gantal.

DAY 09.   JESPA � SERCHU                               Drive 132 Km 5 Hrs.
A short drive brings us to Darcha village where we connect with Manali - Leh road ( This is the starting point of Manali - Zanskar trek). Now we begin to climb the windswept Baralacha pass 4982 Mt. (16348 ft) a precipitous ascent up the mountainside. From the top, a marvelous panorama of Himalayan peaks is spellbinding. We see the spectacular snow bound ranges of Barashigri, Chandra Bhaga and the Mulkila, their summits towering well above 5943 Mt.. (9500 ft). The top of the pass is the focal point of the great Himalayan Divide, and once completed, we begin to thread our way slowly down a precariously narrow track to Serchu for over night camp. 

DAY  10.   SERCHU - LEH                                      Drive 251 Km 8 Hrs.
Early start puts us on final day of this four day journey. We climb a dizzy series of 21 hair pin bends known as Gata loops to reach the rarified air of the Lachung -la 6498 Mt. (16400 ft). The curiously colored landscape is subtly tinted with grey, orcheres and crimsons - a totally bleak and barren place, almost unreal and dream like, yet unbelievably beautiful. Once more we decent to a flat plain. In fact, we have now arrived on the highest plateau in the World, so called moore plains at an altitude of 4511 Mt..(14800 ft), surrounded by gigantic mountain peaks. We begin to climb again, this time up to the Taglag - la pass 5328 Mt.. (17481 ft), the highest point of our journey - wild, bleak and tree less, the bear massif of the Taglangla mountain is studded with prayer flags which flutter and whistle in the string cross current of winds, invoking gratitude of the Gods for a safe crossing. We make a slow descent to reach Rumtse for lunch. From here we continue our journey to Leh, arrive and check in hotel. 

DAY 11 & 12.   IN LEH
Leh is a small picturesque town of about 10,000 people. Situated at 3505 Mt. (11500 ft), the summer days are dry and sunny but nights can be cold. A double lines of "Manies", stone shelters for departed spirits, protects the towns approaches. During these two days we will explore some of the interesting monasteries which include Shey, Thiksey, Hemis and Tak Tak monasteries & Bazaar. 

DAY 13.   LEH � ALCHI                                         Drive 69 km 2 Hrs.
Leaving ancient Leh, we continue our journey to Alchi, the remote 12th century monastery, noted for its massive Buddha statues and lavish wood carvings and paintings. En-route we explore Spituk and Phyang monasteries, as we as Saspol village and caves. Late afternoon arrive and check in at guest house / camp.

DAY 14.   IN ALCHI
Morning we visit Rizong monastery. After an early breakfast we drive a short distance to the road head, from here a short walk upstream to visit Chimoling (nunnery). Nuns spend their time spinning wool, crushing the apricot seed to extract oil for the monastery lamps. Further about an hours up hill walk takes us to Rizong monastery perched in a fantastic spot, high up in a side valley. After exploring Rizong, we continue our journey to Lamayuru monastery, situated at the foot of Fotu La pass, on Leh � Srinagar highway. The terraced buildings of the monastery are on a hill overlooking an enchanting landscape enriched by an amphitheatre of Roche moutonnee tinted a fantastic ochrous. Lamayuru is in charge of several monasteries. Late afternoon we arrive back to Alchi, rest of the day at leisure.                               

DAY 15.   ALCHI � LEH                         Drive 69 Km 2 Hrs.
After leisurely breakfast we return to Leh and check in at hotel for an overnight stay. Rest of the day at leisure for personal exploration.

DAY 16.   LEH � DELHI
Morning transfer to airport in order to catch Delhi bound flight. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.

DAY 17.   DEPARTURE
Transfer to international airport for homeward journey.