OVERLAND JEEP SAFARI

8 Nights / 9 Days

Delhi - Kulu - Manali - Jispa - Sarchu - Leh - Delhi

DAY 01 Arrive Delhi `

Welcome by presentable representative of Impact Holidays with marigold garland with cheerful smile & Transfer to hotel. Overnight stay.

DAY 02 - Delhi

After breakfast morning sightseeing of New Delhi by private car with English speaking guide, consisting of drive through the Raisina Hills- Parliament House, India Gate, President House, 16th century tomb of Emperor Humayun built of Marble & Red stone in typical Mughal fashion, Lotus temple (Bahai Temple) & Qutab Minar.

Afternoon sight seeing of Old Delhi is highlighted Shah Jahan’s Red Fort, the bustling market place of Chandni Chowk by Rikshaw Puller Ride, Raj Ghat, the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi. Evening return to the Red Fort to watch the “Sun et Lumire” which is an inter play of colorful lights and sound tracing the history of monument till date. Gather together to meet the Indian family followed by welcome dinner and cocktail. Overnight stay at Hotel .

DAY 03 DELHI-KULLU-MANALI (575 kms)

Depart for Kullu by air. On arrival at Bhuntar Airport, transfer to Manali.

DAY 04 MANALI-JISPA (10 hrs)

Start on road journey from Manali to Jispa by jeep, passing the Rohtang Passen Route. Drive down the other side of the pass into a more open valley through which flows River Chandra. Lunch near the village of Sissu. After a few kilometers, drive on valley floor and start climbing the hillside to come to Keylong, a quaint village, once an important stop on the erstwhile trade route between India and Chine/Tibet.

DAY 05 JISPA-SARCHU (10 hrs)

Depart for Darcha, only 6 km from Jispa, a meeting point for many Trans-Himalayan trails. Proceed towards Baralacha. A steep climb to a spur on the hillside brings you face to face with the picturesquely situated Darcha-Sumdo village, across the Bhaga River. Continue driving to Bhagsu from where it is a torturous up-hill drive, rising about 1,000 meters in about 30 km. Patches of snow and ice, perennial at these altitudes, appear by the roadside. Arrive on top of the Baralacha Pass and a spectacular awe-inspiring panorama of snow-capped peaks and ranges and blue skies emerges. There are lakes and ponds where migratory Siberian birds stop on the way to and from sanctuaries in India. The landscape changes dramatically, from green mountain slopes to bare mountain slides, beige and brown, oxidized granite and streaks of lime and slate. After an hour’s drive you come to the vast Sarchu plains, at an altitude of about3,900-odd meters.

DAY 06 SARCHU-LEH(240 km/11 hrs)

another circuitous drive up to the famous Galta loops, consisting of 32 hairpin bends, and come out in Pang Valley. Cross to the other side of Pang, Tzanspo river to continue drive up to the other plateau for a long traverse on the legendary Moore plains, the highest of the Tibetian plateaus at 4,200 meters. Continue driving to Tanglangla, the highest pass on the journey that commands breathtaking views of the Zanskar range. A pleasant drive of about 20 km brings you to the Ladakhi hamlet, Gya, which is heralded by prayer-flags. Pass by a few more villages and you reach the great Indua river. Further, the drive towards to Leh brings to view many monasteries. The Kanglachen, 6,020 meters, soars up into the blue sky, dominating the triangular valley of Leh.

DAY 07 LEH

Morning free. Afternoon half-day city sightseeing tour including Shankar Gompa, Spituk and Phyang Monasteries. Evening visit Ladakhi home.

DAY 08 LEH

Full day excursion to Shey, Thicksey & Hemis Monasteries.

DAY 09 LEH-DELHI

Depart for Delhi by air.