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Ladakh
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Your flight arrives into Indira Gandhi International Airport at around breakfast time. Once you have passed through customs and collected your luggage you will be met by your driver and transferred to your hotel. Depending on which you are staying at, this journey should take between 45 minutes and one hour. On arrival at your hotel, you can check in and then have lunch there. You then have the afternoon to relax by the pool, or alternatively, you can hit the ground running and explore this vibrant city, either making use of one of our city experiences or going freestyle using our detailed Dossier to recommend the best places to eat, drink and shop. We can arrange a cooking course; a rickshaw tour of the Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb, or more. Our Dossier will also come in useful for choosing a restaurant this evening. Sadly we recommend an early-ish night before your pre-crack of dawn start tomorrow.
You will be met at your hotel very early for the transfer back to the airport for the domestic flight to Leh in Ladakh. The flight takes about one and a half hours, arriving at breakfast time. You will be met after baggage reclaim for your private transfer. While Leh has its merits, we're taking you to the small village of Nimoo, some 40 minutes away at the confluence of the Indus and Zanskar rivers. Given the altitude, we recommend taking it very easy for the first day or so in Ladakh, so you can sit outside your traditionally inspired - though very comfortable - village house accommodation and get some well-deserved R&R as you admire the epic views and orchards of apples, apricots and walnuts around you.
Pack up your bags this morning as you'll be moving on to stay in another village house today. First up, though, we suggest you pay a visit to Phyang Monastery, an impressive white and red building that dominates the otherwise grassy landscapes in this part of Ladakh. We'll also arrange for a picnic lunch to be served nearby so you can sit and eat with quite the view. After lunch hit the road with your driver and head for the royal village of Stok. The drive should take around an hour and a half and you'll arrive to views of Stok Kangri, one of Ladakh's most beautiful mountains. Once you've settled into your new village house you can then spend the afternoon exploring, either on foot or by bike, before an early night.
Wake up early and savour the last of the views this morning before your transfer an hour to Leh Airport in time for check in and an hour and 20 minutes flight to Delhi. Your bags will be checked on through to London and you have roughly three hours in transit in Delhi before the nine and a half hour flight back to London, which arrives in the early evening.
Each of our trips is entirely tailor-made with originality, quality and cultural immersion in mind. Our team of destination specialists will craft itineraries based on your tastes, using their first-hand knowledge and the help of our in-country team of Concierges and guides. All trips are accompanied by a wide range of additional services, including a 24-hour helpline, the Original Travel app, fast-track airport services and much more.
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