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STEPS OF BUDDHA -
This journey is designed to explore besides, the
Buddhist shrines, Hindu holy town “Varanasi”
and have glimpse of Himalayan Kingdom “Nepal”.
This exotic tour covers Bodhgaya where Lord Buddha
attained enlightenment, Nalanda to visit ruined
monastic university of 5th century, Rajgir the
holy place of Jains and Buddhist, Varanasi the
ancient Hindu pilgrimage center, Sarnath where
Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon, Kushinagar
where Lord Buddha passed away and was cremated,
Lumbini the birth place of Lord Buddha, Pokhra
the city of lakes and Katmandu the capital of
Nepal.
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NUBRA EXTENSION - From
Leh cross over Khadung la pass (5602) in to Nubra
valley which lies on the banks of Shyok and Nubra
rivers, was an important halting centre on treaty
road or caravan route as it was called in ancient
times. This was duty free corridor for the items like
silk, pearls, gold and silver in the shape of a horse-hoof
called yam-boo, between Turkistan and India. Nubra
valley is drained by Shyok and Nubra rivers therefore
it is more fertile / green. The main crops are millet,
buckwheat and onions, also there are numerous orchards
of apple and apricots. I About ninety percent of its
population is Buddhist, rest are Muslims. After exploring
the valley and monasteries, we return to Leh for onward
journey.
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Kashmir And Ladakh Plus-
After discovering the site of Delhi, we fly to
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir
state. The vale of Kashmir is surrounded by snow
capped Himalayan mountains, with gushing streams,
thick forests and the world famous Mughal gardens.
Beside relaxing on a floating palace (Houseboat),
We will visit Gulmarg hill station of Raj period
with it's Golf course, horse riding, cable car
and various other activities. Then we will move
to Kargil via Sonamarg, zojila pass and Drass,
for overnight, which lies close to Indo-Pakistan
border dominated by Muslim shyat population. From
here we will drive into Buddhist dominated Ladakh
region via two high passes Namikila and Fotula.
Ladakh is a monotonous high altitude desert with
moonscape and ancient Buddhist monasteries which
are well preserved. In Leh we have enough time
to explore Buddhist culture and their temples.
From Leh we fly to Delhi and drive to Agra and
admire the marble Wonder "The Taj Mahal"
and the rajput highlights in Jaipur.
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HIMALAYAN KINGDOM -This
itinerary provides an opportunity to explore
a fascinating Himalayan region. First we explore
Darjeeling famous for its tea gardens in particular.
From here we move to Sikkim where we will interact
with Buddhist population and explore their culture
and temples around Pemyangtse and Gangtok. In
addition to Himalayan culture and landscape
first we discover Kolkata, maddening crowded
city almost at sea level with huge buildings
of British Raj with multi cultures that includes
Hindu Bengali, Bengali Christians and Chinese
migrants. This was the Indian region where the
British first stepped in by establishing East
India Company.
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TSOMORIRI & TSOKAR EXTENSION-These
two lakes are situated in the Rupshu area one of the
least known, most remote and highest regions in the
World, is home to nomadic pastorals. We discover two
high altitude lakes, Tso morari (4,572m) and Tso kar,
in addition we visit en-route Sulphur hot water springs
at Chumathang. The landscape is picturesque and we
return via Taglang la (5359 Mt.), the highest pass
on Leh – Manali highway.
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EXTENSIVE HIMACHAL-After
exploring the metropolitan City, New Delhi, we move
to Shimla, the metropolitan hill station, which some
what resembles the Old England. From here we drive
through ancient Hindustan - Tibet road in to lesser
know area of Himachal Praqdesh, the Kinnaur and Spiti
valleys. Explore Hindu and Budhist culture, temples
and monasteries.
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LITTLE TIBET-After
exploring the sites of Delhi, we fly to Leh, the moon
land, here we have ample time to explore the Buddhist
culture and ancient monasteries. Ladakh is perhaps
the only region where the Buddhism and the ancient
monasteries are preserved in their original form.
Arid and awe-some, the high desert landscape resembles
that of Tibet. On return to Delhi, we will visit Agra
to admire Taj Mahal and explore the highlight of Rajput
in Jaipur. .
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PANGONG LAKE EXTENSION -Pangong
Lake, at an altitude of 4,267 Mt. is a narrow long
basin of inland drainage, six to seven Km. at its
widest point and 130 Km. long, bisected by the international
border between India and China. We can go up to seven
kilometers, as far as Spangmik village which falls
on southern shore. It affords spectacular views of
mountains of Changchenmo range to north, their reflections
shimmering in the ever-changing blues and greens of
the lake's brackish waters. Above the Spangmik are
snow-capped peaks of Pangong range. The villages along
the southern shore are the summer home of a scanty
population of Chang-pa, the nomadic herds people of
Tibet and south-east Ladakh. The route passes by picturesque
Shey and Thisy, turns off the Indus valley by the
side-valley of Chemrey and Sakti. The Ldakh range
is crossed by the Chang-la (5,475Mt. which despite
great height is one of the easier passes. The major
town across this pass is Tangtse, from there onwards
are various picturesque villages and hamlets.
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RAJPUTANA HIGHLIGHTS-This
itinerary covers almost half of Rajasthan besides
Delhi and Agra. First we explore New Delhi which is
creation of British Raj and Old Delhi creation of
Mughal dynasty. At Agra beside other monument, we
explore Taj Mahal - the world’s most perfect
and poetic building. Created by Shah Jahan (1630 –52)
as a funerary monument to his favorite wife Mumtaz
Mahal. Continuing our journey, we enter into Rajasthan
and first we discover the Pink City - Jaipur, which
has been the capital of Rajasthan since 1728, here
the visit includes City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar
Mantar and Amber Fort. In Jodhpur we have time to
visit Jodhpur fort which commands panoramic view of
the town, Umaid Bhawan Palace (converted into hotel)
and Old capital - the Mandore. Finally we come to
Lake city of Udaipur via Ranakpur Jain temples. In
Udaipur we have number of sites to visit that includes
Fort / Palace, Lake Palace, Eklingji Nagda temples
and the fascinating market.
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TRANS HIMALAYAS -After
exploring the crowded metropolitan Delhi, we move
to Amritsar to admire the Golden Temple
and the Sikh culture. Our next destination is Dharamsala
where we will have a close look at Tibetan culture
and administration in exile, it is also the seat of
HH Dalai Lama. From here we will travel through lush
green Kullu valley to Manali hill station where we
will spend a day wandering through the busy streets
full of Tibetan and Indian handicraft shops, also
will visit the famous Hadimba temple. Now the adventurous
journey begins, we gradually climb Rohtang pass and
descend into Lahul valley and spend a night at Jespa,
we have crossed from lush green forests into barren
valley. During next two days we will travel through
two high passes of Baralacha La and Taglang La into
Ladakh often referred to as Moonland or Top of the
world. It is dominated by Buddhist population and
we have time to explore various monasteries and interact
with the locals. This journey provides a chance to
explore various cultures that includes Hindu, Tibetan
and Ladakhi Buddhist.
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From
Siddharth to Sakyamuni and finally to the
Buddha or the Enlightened one – an
incredible transformation of a prince to
an enlightened teacher, who walked the earth
more than 2500 years ago.
Upon seeing
sorrow, misery, pain and death, in the prime
of his youth, prince siddhartha decided
to discover their causes and means of overcoming
their occurrences. Thus renouncing worldly
pleasures and leaving home and family behind,
he traveled from place to place until finally
attaining enlightenment by meditation under
a Bodhi Tree. He then preached the truth
he discovered, and exhorted his disciples
to follow the eight-fold path for the cessation
of the endless cycle of birth and re-birth.
The influence of Buddha’s teaching
is all across India and beyond its frontiers.
Following places are the highlights of Buddhism:
Kapilavastu
– Lord Buddha (Siddharth) spent his
Childhood. Bodhgaya - Lord Buddha attained
enlightenment. Nalanda – fifth century
(ruined) monastic university, It was one
of the oldest universities of the world.
Sarnath – Lord Buddha delivered his
first sermon after attaining Nirvana.
Rajgir - It was here that
the teachings of Buddha were recorded in
writing for the first time.
Kushinagar
– Lord Buddha passed away and was
cremated. Other Buddhist fascinating area
is Ladakh which was route of Buddhism to
reach Tibet from India and there are ancient
Buddhist rock engraving all over the region
even in areas like Drass and the Lower Suru
Valley. The divide between Muslim and Buddhist
Ladakh passes through Mulbek and between
the villages of Parkachik and Rangdom in
the Suru Valley.
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