Tour Character:
Ladakhi village and lifestyle. Meditation and Tibetan Buddhism-Tantrism, Yoga, village walks and interaction with people and monks. Ancient monasteries.
On arrival met by representative and transfer to hotel in Delhi. Depending upon your flight timings today first half rest at the hotel and later in the afternoon or late afternoon we leave for a guided city tour of the Red Fort and Jama Masjid. Overnight hotel in Delhi.
Tour Character:
Ladakhi village and lifestyle. Meditation and Tibetan Buddhism-Tantrism, Yoga, village walks and interaction with people and monks. Ancient monasteries.
Early morning about 2:30 am we leave the hotel to the domestic airport to board the flight to Leh, which leaves around 5 am. The flight takes about 1 hrs and 15 minutes and becomes extremely interesting once you enter the Himalayas. It becomes almost a “sightseeing by flight” once over the Himalayan and Zanskar ranges of mountain, massifs, glaciers and peaks at an eye level emerging from the cloud bed. Finally you land at one of the highest airport in the world at 11500 fts. On arrival met by representative and transfer to hotel. Day COMPLETE REST to acclimatize to the high altitude to avoid mountain sickness. Evening we drive to Leh palace and back. Overnight at the hotel in Leh town.
Early morning drive to Thiksey monastery to meet with the morning prayer ceremony performed by an assembly of monks just before the sunrise. We shall have breakfast at the monastery restaurant and proceed to visit the Stok Palace. After the visit to the palace and the museum we further proceed to the less visited village of Matho. We visit to a house and stay in the village until evening. After a deeper experience of Ladakhi village lifestyle and interaction we proceed to our hotel in Leh, on the way we stop by the Shey Palace. Overnight hotel in Leh.
Today we proceed with packed lunch from our hotel to the same route as yesterday. Off the route we drive to Hemis monastery and walk to the ancient meditation center hidden deep into the mountains. Whole day we stay in the area. Briefing and history of Tibetan meditation, Yogis of Ladakh. Drive to Mahabodhi International Meditation center MIMC for the overnight.
Full day at the meditation center. Overnight at the center.
Full day at the meditation center. Overnight at the center.
Full day at the meditation center. Overnight at the center.
Drive from the Meditation center to Sakti village. We spend full day at the village and also visit the Takthok and Chemrey monasteries. Overnight hotel in Leh.
Morning leisure at Leh. In the afternoon we have a meeting with the well know scholar of Ladakh on Buddhism and Tantrism Mr. Tashi Rabgyas. Evening visit the Leh palace and Shanti Stupa at sunset. Overnight hotel at Leh.
Morning visit an Oracle in Leh or Sabu. Oracles in Ladakh can be monk or a layman or women who is supposed to have healing power and tells the past an future once they go into trance. After lunch drive to Alchi. We visit the 1000 year old Alchi monastery which is the only monastery in Ladakh that is not on a hilltop. Overnight at the Resort or hotel in Alchi.
Toady we visit the Rizong monastery and the Chulichan nunnery in the morning. Afternoon we walk up to the village of Mangyu; one of the most beautiful village of Ladakh which houses 1000 year old shrine. We spend whole day at the village, meet with the villagers. Overnight at Alchi.
A day excursion to the only bone monastery of Lamayuru, situated amidst mountains whith earth formation of moonscape. Overnight at Alchi.
Today we drive back to Leh but enroute we visit the Basgo and Liker villages. Overnight hotel at Leh.
On time departure transfer to Leh airport to fly Leh-Delhi. Met by representative and transfer to Hotel in Delhi.
Morning drive from hotel to Satya Yog Acadami in south Delhi, meet with Yoga Instructor Swami Vidyanand Ji founder of Transformational Yoga. We have two session of Meditation & Yoga today with Swami ji at Satya Yog Acadami Adchini. Evening a gala dinner at a restaurant in Delhi.
On time departure transfer to International airport to fly home.