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.   IN  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 03.   DELHI – LEH                         Fly
Morning transfer to airport and fly to Leh, arrive and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for acclimatization.  Four nights hotel. 

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 three days we will explore some of the interesting monasteries of the area.  

DAY 04.   IN LEH 
Morning sightseeing of Phyang – founded in 16^th century by King Tashi Nangyal. Spituk -  The monastery first belonged to the Kadampa order but in the 15^th century it was restored and Tsong Kapa sent two Lamas to transfer it to Gelupa order. Stok Palace – The palace has a small museum which houses the queen’s head gear (peyrak) and a remarkable collection of Thankas. Tibetan children’s village. Afternoon at leisure. 

DAY 05.   IN LEH
Morning depart for full day sightseeing of Shey Palace – Shey was once the capital of Ladakh in the pre – Tibetan era until the 15^th century. Thiksey – Tsong Khapa had prophesied that a monastery would be built here and Thiksey was founded by one of his disciple   Hemis - largest monastery founded in 1602 by Tagtsangrepa  and Tatok – this monastery of the Nyimapa order has about 50 monks and these not far from Chimiri, Padmasambhava, the founder of the order  is said to have meditated here.  

DAY 06.   IN LEH
Full day at leisure for personal activities. Optional full day excursion to Alchi. After an early breakfast we drive for about two hours to the road head for Rizong Monastery, 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 return to Saspol and cross over to left bank of River Indus and visit Alchi, 7 km south of Saspol. Alchi is one of the few monasteries of the 11^th and 12^th centuries to have survive.                           

DAY 07.   LEH - DELHI                       Fly
Transfer of airport to catch Delhi bound flight, arrive and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. 

DAY 08.   DELHI – AGRA                               Drive 202 Km 4 Hrs. 
Morning depart and drive to Agra, en-route visit Mathura the birth place of Lord Krishna and  the tomb of Emperor Akbar at Sikandra. Evening visit Taj Mahal.

DAY 09.   AGRA - JAIPUR                                    Drive 231 5 ˝ Hrs.  
Morning depart and drive to Jaipur, en -route visit deserted city of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri and Keoladeo Ghana sanctuary at Bharatpur with largest concentration and variety of bird life in Asia. Arrive and check in hotel.

DAY 10.   JAIPUR - DELHI                                Drive 258 Km 5 ˝ Hrs.
Morning drive to Delhi, en-route brief halt at midway for refreshments. Arrive Delhi by lunchtime. Arrive and Check-in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for last minute shopping and personal activities.  

DAY 11.  DEPARTURE
Morning transfer to international airport for onward flight.