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DAY 1: SINGAPORE – DELHI
Assemble at Changi
International Airport for your flight to New Delhi, the
capital of India. Upon arrival you’ll be met and transfer to
hotel for overnight.
DAY 2: DELHI
- LEH (B/L/D)
After breakfast, take a
spectacular flight over the Himalayas to Leh. On arrival,
meet and transfer to hotel for overnight. Rest of the day is
free to acclimatize.
 DAY
3: LEH (B/L/D)
Full day sightseeing of
Shey, Thiksey
and
Hemis
monastery. Shey Palace and Gompa was once the residence of
the royal family. According to tradition, it was the seat of
power of the pre-Tibetan kinds. A 7.5 m high copper statue
of Buddha, plated with gold and the largest of its kind, is
installed here. Next visit Thiksey Gompa. Spectacularly
sited, Thiksey is one of the largest and architecturally
most impressive Gompas. Hemis Gompa is popular due to the
major festival that is held there every summer.
DAY
4: LEH - ALCHI (B/L/D)
Full day excursion to Spituk,
Alchi, Liker and Lamayaru monasteries. Stipuk Gompa stands
prominently on the top of hillock commanding a panoramic
view of the Indus Valley for miles. Many icons of Buddha and
fine Thankas are found in this 15th century Gompa. Next
visit Alchi Gompa, dating a thousand years back. One of its
walls features thousands of miniature sized pictures of the
Buddha. Three large sized images made of clay and painted
brightly are its focal attractions. Lamayaru Gompa is one
of the holiest sites in Ladakh and is also known as Yung
Drung (Swastika).
 DAY
5: ALCHI –
LEH (B/L/D)
Morning we’ll visit
Rizong
and
Chulichan
nunnery. Thereafter, proceed for drive back
to Leh. Ridzong Gompa is the most isolated monastery in
Ladakh whereby no visitors are allowed into the monastery.
It is known as paradise for meditation and one can still
find the small caves where Lamas used to meditate for years
cutting themselves from the rest of the world except for an
one feet square outlet window from where they accept the one
time meal of the day.
DAY 6: LEH -
DELHI (B/L/D)
After an early breakfast,
transfer to airport for flight back to Delhi. On arrival
transfer for a short tour of Old & New Delhi.
DAY 7: DELHI - AGRA (B/L/D)
This morning drive 4/5hrs to
Agra. Afternoon visit Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of
the World built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jenan in memory of
his beloved Queen Mumtaz Mahal. The construction work took
17 years to be completed (1631 – 1648). Visit Agra Fort,
built in 1565 by Emperor Akbak, its walls and palaces are
silent witness to the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire.
DAY 8: AGRA -
DELHI (B/L/D)
After breakfast, proceed back
to Delhi and on arrival free time for shopping till time to
transfer to airport for your flight back to Singapore.
DAY 9: ARRIVAL
SINGAPORE
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