Day 3:
Fullday Sightseeing(Shey, thiksey, hemis): - Shey was the
old capital and the home of the kings of ladakh before the
new capital became established in leh the palace sits in a
strategic position on a spur jutting out into the indus
valley. The main temple contains a large buddha statue sculpted by nepalese
craftsmen. Thiksey, this large gompa is an impressive sight, situated on top of
a craggy hill while the rest of the complex sprawls down beneath it. It was
founded in the 15th century by gelukpa monks. Stok, this has been the royal
palace since the king was dethroned by the dogras and is now the home of
the last king'\s widow. Then proceeding towards the famous gompa in this
area, around 35 km far from leh, this monastery has become famous because
of its spectacular annual festival. This is the largest and richest of ladakh'\s
monastery the gompa was founded in the 17th century and is sometimes
called chang chubb sang ling, the solitary palace of the compassionate ones'\
it belongs to the kagyupa sect insigthe monastery you see the impressive
image of guru padmasambhava which is in a temple behind the dukhang.
Overnight stay.
Day 4:
Full day sightseeing of spitok, shanti, sankar gompa, spituk
was the first gelukpa (yellow hat) monastery to be established
in ladakh. Richen zangpo predicted that a monastery would
be founded here that would set and example to the
other monasteries in the land. As it is situated on top of a small hill there is
good view over the indus valley.shanti stupa visible from most of the town this
new stupa was officially opened in 1985 the peace pagoda is part of the
legacy of the japanese fuji guru. Overnight Stay.
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