13 Day Amazing Tour and Yoga Holiday in Ladakh

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Delhi

After your arrival in Delhi, Open Lotus Yoga will meet you up and give you all the information about the trip. You will have the opportunity to tour Delhi with Open Lotus Yoga guide. The next morning fly to the city of Leh, the start of your inspirational trip.

Please note that only 1-night accommodation in Delhi is included in the price. However, meals in Delhi are not included in the price. You will have to arrange your own meals.

Day 2: Delhi to Leh flight - free visit

Your early morning flight brings you in a little more than one-hour to Leh, where you have a free day to acclimate to the high altitudes. You can enjoy the traveler-friendly environment, the old town with an imposing Tibetan-style palace, or just enjoy the peace and quiet of your hotel room/guest house.

Day 3: Tour of Shanti Stupa and Leh Palace

On the third day, Open Lotus Yoga will accompany you on a walk to visit the Shanti Palace and the Leh Palace, navigated by the local guide. He will tell you about the history of the area. Afterward, you will enjoy an evening stroll in the local market. It will be a busy day. In the evening, you can enjoy some rest in the hotel room/guest house.

Day 4: Visit Shey, Thiksey, and Hemis Monastery

Morning yoga class. After breakfast, you will drive to Hemis: a monastery and museum. You will then drive to Thiksey where you will have lunch. After lunch, you will then go to another monastery, They Palace, where you will practice evening mediation. Night in Leh.

Day 5: Stok Palace and village tour

Morning yoga class. After breakfast, you will leave for Stock Palace and the local village. You will spend time in the village interacting with the locals and learn about their daily lives and culture. One can enter a family house to partake in tea and discuss their everyday life or go on a trek to a nearby mountain. You will drive back to Leh in the evening. Night in hotel.

Day 6 and 7: Likir

Leh has a fairly short drive to Likir in Ladakh, where you'll visit the village and the local monastery. The scenery has breathtaking views over the valley and there’s a monk school opposite the monastery. The monastery is the ideal setting for a meditation session. Afterward, you will spend the night in a homestay with a local family.

Day 8: Lamayuru

You will go to Lamayuru. There, you will meditate in the local Monastery. You visit the village and once again and visit the local people in the homestay.

Day 9: Drive back to Leh via Alchi

You drive back to Leh from Lamayuru. On the way back, you will stop to attend the morning Puja in the Alchi monastery.

Day 10: Leh to Diskit

After an early breakfast, you will drive the Khardung La: the highest road system in the world. It’s a 5359-meter high mountain pass in the northwest Himalayas. You will pass through Khasar and continue to Diskit. In Diskit, we stretch your legs and visit the monastery. Afterward, you continue to Hunder. Not by motorized traffic this time because you will have a six kilometers walk on the sand dunes next to the Shyok or "the River of Death".

Once in Hunder, you'll be able to see the contrast of the green village with the arid and desolate surroundings. After your visit, you return to Diskit where you will spend the night.

Day 11: Diskit to Panamik (3232 meters), 85 kilometers back to Sumour

You will depart from Diskit to discover Panamik, a large settlement at the bank of the Nubra Valley where we will kick off the visit with meditation or yoga. You will then relax and soak in the natural hot sulfur spring baths. This will feel wonderful after all of that driving.

Day 12: Drive Back to Leh

After you meditate and/or enjoy a yoga session, you will travel back to Leh where you will check in and enjoy a free afternoon.

Day 13: Flight to Delhi

You fly back to Delhi. You will have free time in the city and access to hotel rooms for day-use only until it is time to depart for the airport for final departures. It will be hard to say goodbye but Open Lotus Yoga would be sure about one thing, that after this tour you will never need to look for other yoga retreats in Ladakh.

You are going to visit old monasteries such as Hemis, Thiksey, Shey Palace, Leh Palace, Shanti Stupa, Stok Palace, Likir Monastery, 1000-year-old Alchi monastery, and Lamayuru. You will be crossing the world highest motorable road Khardingla pass and enjoy Camel ride in Nubra valley. You will also visit traditional villages and culture of Ladakh called the Little Tibet.

This retreat will take place in Leh town in the Ladakh region of India.

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During this holiday, you will be served with Indian homemade food in Leh. Please note that meals in Delhi are not included in the price.

• Transport from and to airport
• Domestic flight to Leh
• 11 nights stay at guesthouses, standard hotels, and deluxe tent in Leh
• 1-night accommodation in Delhi
• Full board
• Local monastery guide
• Yoga and meditation teacher
• Permit to visit Nubra valley
• Local transports

• Beverages
• Travel insurance and medical evacuation
• Temple, monument, attraction fees, or donations
• Meals in Delhi
• Any other services not mentioned in "included services"

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.