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Winter here is more than just cold and hardship, it offers the rare chance to see one of the most sought after wildlife sightings in the world — a snow leopard sighting. The below freezing cold brings down wildlife such as blue sheep (a favourite prey of the snow leopard) from the higher reaches of the mountain and following it comes the snow leopard. Mid-february onwards is the beginning of the snow leopard’s mating season. There are chances of sighting a courting or even a mating pair of leopards.
Arrive in Leh after a 2.5-3 hour flight and check-in at the hotel. Have lunch and then you have the rest of the day to yourself. You can relax at the hotel or take a stroll through Leh city and browse through the shops in Leh Market for interesting local handicrafts and other paraphernalia. Try out the cafes on Changspa Road or make your way to Leh Palace and get a panoramic view of the city. You can also watch the sunset from the Shanti Stupa as the sky turns vermillion.
We can help you book your flights to and from Leh. A hired cab will pick you up on arrival and take you to the hotel from the airport.
Early bird gets the worm but an even earlier photographer gets to watch it get the worm! Wake up early and head to the outskirts of Leh. Today we will be birding in the Hemis National Park so carry your camera, lenses, and equipment. In the evening, you will get to learn more about the culture of this region as you take part in a culture and portrait photoshoot
Today will be a happening day as you wake up early, load up your equipment and luggage and head towards Spangmik. You will be having a delicious and healthy packed breakfast on the way before it’s lunch time at Pangong Tso. We will halt at the Shey Marshes just outside Leh as well as at the beaches of Pangong lake for a little bit of birding. Tonight’s stay will be at a hotel in Spangmik.
Total Distance traveled: 170 kms | Travel Time: 6-7 hours | Road Conditions: Mostly Good, Metallic Roads
After having an early breakfast, we drive eastwards along the Pangong Lake via Maan village and Meraks village towards Hanle. We will have lunch on the way as we continue our journey and arrive at Hanle by evening. Overnight stay will be at the hotel in Hanle.
On the way, we will take pit stops for birding where you’ll see waterbirds like the Brown Headed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Terns, Grebes, Desert Wheatears, finches, Accentors, and the Pallas’s Gull. Although a rare occurrence, the Arctic Skua has also been spotted in this region.
Total Distance traveled: 160 kms | Travel Time: 6-8 hours | Road Conditions: Moderate with occasional rough patches
We will be waking up way before the break of dawn and leaving the hotel by 5 A.M for the Hanle Grounds. We will visit the Stone Mountain Area, the Red Fox site, and the home turf of the Ground Pecker. We will return back to the hotel for breakfast by 9:30 A.M. so that you can get some sleep from 10 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. After having lunch at 2 P.M., we will have a photography session at the Monastery and the Nomadic area. We will plan our activities for the next day during a group discussion between 7:30 P.M. to 8 P.M. followed by dinner.
Just like the day before, we will take an early morning drive to the Pallas’s Cat Area, Eurasian Eagle Owl Site, and the Nomad Tents Site where you’ll learn about the ancient nomad culture of the people that lived here. Following the same timetable as the previous day, we will have breakfast at 9:30 A.M., rest from 10 A.M. till 1:30 P.M., and lunch at 2 P.M. Then, we will leave for our evening birding session and make way to the Black Neck Crane Sites. We will have a group discussion and do the planning for the next day from 7:30 P.M. till 8 P.M. Dinner will be served after the discussion.
Our destination for today will be Tsokar, the high altitude lake situated in southeastern Ladakh. Similar to the past few days, we will begin our day early, have lunch on the way, and arrive at Tsokar by evening.
There are some hot springs in Puga where we will stop to photograph beautiful birds like the Brandt’s mountain finch, Great Rosefinch, Tibetan Snowfinch, Mongolian Snowfinch, Horned Larks, and the Little Owl. You will also come across mammals like Marmots, Tibetian Wild Asses (Kiang) during the journey.
Total Distance traveled: 160 kms | Travel Time: 6-7 hours | Road Conditions: Moderate with rough patches
After an early morning wake up call, we’ll immediately head out to the Tibetian Argali, Barhal and IBEX area for a birding session. We’ll be back at the hotel for breakfast at 9:30 A.M. and then we’ll get some much needed sleep till lunch at 2 P.M. Post lunch, we’ll set up our equipment at the Tsokar grounds and watch different species of birds and capture them through our enormous camera lenses!
We have an early breakfast at the hotel, leave from Tsokar and stop for a morning birding session at the Tsokar Plains. We will also stop at the mighty Taglang La on our way to Leh to photograph high altitude birds. After having lunch en route, we will arrive in Leh by evening.
Total Distance traveled: 130 kms | Travel Time: 6-7 hours | Road Conditions: Mostly good
After having a fulfilling breakfast at the hotel, a cab will drop you at the airport. Bid adieu to Leh as you board your flight back to Delhi. Julley!
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