White Water River Rafting India

“Untamed river is earth’s traitor, resisting magnitude, boogieing to its own melodies,for eternity breaking off away and ultimately always charming. There is not anything even half of the pleasure while sitting in a boat and enjoying, playing & messing around with white water.”

You can call the rafting as the mother of all courageous sports. White water rafting is a tough spare time bustle using a raft to steer a river or erstwhile bodies of water. This is generally done on white water or diverse levels of forceful water, so as to delight and electrify the raft folks along for the ride. Leh Ladakh is one of the best places in the world where white water rafting is practised every year.

Get ready for a breathtaking action jam-packed experience in wilderness of white water trip with Destination At Doorstep. Catch 13,000 cubic feet per second of water and include few friends with you to get this ultimate pleasure. We make available all the equipments and accessories like life jackets, plastic safety helmets, first aid kits, throw bags and winch systems for river rescues, etc.

White Water Rafting in Ladakh and Zanskar

Leh Ladakh provides ample of options for adventurous activities amongst landscapes of stunning, rocky exquisiteness. These for the most part consist of river rafting, mountaineering and trekking.

River rafting in Ladakh is pretty contrasting anywhere else in the world. The Indus River ranks from grade three to five and gives a lot of adventure. Ladakh gives a variety of rafting on the Indus and its main tributaries. The most favourable stretch in white water is on the Indus between Spituk and Nimu.

The most thrilling and adventurous rafting option is available on the Zanskar River, along its spectacular course through a gorge in the Zanskar Mountains between Padum and Nimu. We train out adventure loving guests and take care of all the adequate arrangements for rescue back up.

Ladakh package of white river rafting during Leh Ladakh tour takes you via its charming landscape, high snow-covered peaks, summit monasteries, hillside villages and exceptional wildlife. The two rivers Indus and Zanskar are the best options to raft. Indus River and its tributaries offer a wide range of rafting options.Zanskar River offers some of the most difficult and pleasurable rafting options. Its water will be frigid at six to seven degree Celsius so it is advisable to carry a wet suit.

Best Time

From June till October you can take pleasure of rafting. Don’t waste your time, plan your vacation now, call us on 1800-103-2228 (toll free in India) or visit our website http://www.destination-doorstep.com/leh/

Beginning of New Year: Losar Festival

Losar is a Tibetan word which means “New Year”. Losar is considered as one of the most beautiful festival in Leh Ladakh. This festival is celebrated for the 15 days in which 3 days were the main days. Most of the festivals are held in winter but some popular festival take place in summer too. The monastic festivals are the heart of all the festivals. They are performed by Monks wearing colorful silk garments and different facial mask.

The Losar (New Year) celebration is followed by Galdan Namchot, the birth anniversary of Tsogkha pa who introduced Gelukpa School of order. 14^th Dec. 2012 will be celebrated as New Year day (Losar festival).

Losar Festival

The origin of Losar festival can be marked even before the beginning of Buddhist religion in Tibet. During pre-Buddhist period, Tibetans followed the Bon religion. With the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet, Bon ceremony was merged into Buddhist tradition and was renamed as Buddhist Losar festival. During the reign of the ninth king of Tibet, Pude Gungyal, this religious custom was celebrated as the Buddhist celebratory occasion.

The sheer charm of Losar festivity steals the heart of every visitor. It is a mirror of the rich and vibrant culture of Ladakh. People celebrate the festival with great pomp and splendor. The festival fever begins one month in advance and people make lots of preparations for the festival.

Losar festival is celebrated with dancing, music and laughter. People are filled with joy and excitement on arrival of Losar. Local people clean their houses and get them painted. After that they decorate their houses with beautiful decorative items to create a happy atmosphere. Every house and holy shrine is illuminated with colorful lights in the evening. Images of Ibex are hanged on the doors and walls of houses for good luck and prosperous life.

Losar Festival Celebration

On the auspicious occasion of Losar, a huge procession, “Methi” is organized in the evening. The streets and bazaars of Leh Ladakh turn out to be lively as the people walk through these streets with flaming torches (Mashal) and enchanting slogans. The procession ends with throwing of torches outside the town to offer farewell to old year and heartily welcoming the New Year.

Ladakhi people wear new bright colored clothes and visit the holy shrines, and monasteries to seek the blessing of Lord. They offer prayers and follow the tradition of 'Lama Losar' in which they give gifts to nuns and monks of the monastery. On this special occasion, people also exchange greetings by saying “Tahsi Delek”.

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Silk Route Cottage in Nubra Valley

Ladakh is an unparallel tourism destination for adventure lover tourists in India. It is located in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. It is bounded by the mighty mountain ranges of the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram. The beautiful land of Ladakh draws a number of travelers and tourists from all over the world. Ladakh wins the heart of adventure tourists, nature lovers and religious interest tourists. Ladakh is known for cultural tours, adventure tours, fairs & festivals, monasteries, trekking, etc. Ladakh tours attract a number of adventure enthusiasts from all over the world. Trekking in Ladakh is a rewarding experience. There are many natural trekking routes in this region. Monasteries are one of prime attractions of Ladakh tours and travels.

Silk Route Cottage is located in a quaint village Sumur in the Nubra Valley to the north of Leh. It has a very large property with lush green fields and gardens. The only A Class property in Nubra Valley with attached toilets and showers for 24x7. The rooms are fitted with modern amenities and are very spacious & comfortable. The organic vegetables grown in the garden are used for preparing the meals.

There are lots to do in this little village, from village walks to visiting the Sumur Monetary and to raft down the Shyok River. You can enjoy Bactrian Camel Safari to hot springs and fulfill your desire by searching the hidden lakes. Hundar or Deskit Monetary is in two hours bike safari. You can learn how to paint Buddhist paintings. Tourists can visit a Yak farm where they can touch yak. Enjoy a traditional meal at a village home. Spend your time in visiting the local women alliance to learn about their self help group activities and experiencing a local cultural evening dressed in the traditional clothes.

Facilities: 14 Bamboo Cottages and 5 Tents with attached toilets, Sight Seeing/Travel desk, Car on hire, hot & cold shower, Telephone and post paid BSNL mobile, TV with multi-channels, Room service, Multi-cuisine restaurant, Open air restaurant, Village Handicraft Shop, Reception cum Library, Parking, Laundry.

Facilities on demand: Doctor on call, Cultural Show on demand, Bon fire on demand, Barbeque on demand, Room heating on demand.

Silk Route Cottage, Sumur in Leh Ladakh is a favorite and suitable place for Nubra ethnic camp in affordable budget. Tariff is not so high its charges are equivalent to guest houses of Leh.

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Five important monasteries in Ladakh

Ladakh tourism has opened his gate for the tourists across the globe. Ladakh is the land of Buddhist from ancient days. Age old monasteries (Gompas) in the arid region of Ladakh are reflecting ageless believes of Buddhism in the middle of soaring mountains. LehLadakh tour without visiting any monastery can be called incomplete tour.

All the Ladakh packages of any tour company cover the five important monasteries in Ladakh. The five monasteries are...

Hemis Monastery - Ladakh

Hemis Monastery (Gompa) is the richest and largest gomopa of Ladakh; located 48 km away from Leh on the bank of Indus River.It belongs to Gelukpa order in 1630 by Stagsang Raspa Nawang Gyatso. The most popular Hemis festival is going to be held on 29^th and 30^th June of 2012. Birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhavis celebrated in Hemis monastery’s compound as Hemis festival. As a part of this festival, a huge painting of Buddha is displayed before public only once in 11 years and that makes this monastery unique for travelers. Another highlight of this monastery is its famous sacred mask dance.

Lamayuru Monastery Ladakh

Lamayuru Monastery the oldest monastery of Ladakh was founded by Mahasiddhacharya Naropa in early 11^th Century. It belongs to Red-Hat Sect of Buddhism. There are several legends associated with this Gompa. It is also believed that the place where Lamayuru gompa is situated was a lake that changes into the mountains by the blessings of a lama, to create space for this monastery. It is located125 km from Leh on a high cape overlook village and surroundings. Lamayuru Monastery has a rich collection of wall paintings and Thangkas. This monastery celebrates sacred masked dance every year on 17th and 18th day of the 5th month of Tibetan lunar calendar.

Thiksey Monastery Ladakh

Thiksey Monastery, one of the most beautiful monasteries of Central Ladakh is situated 20 km away from Leh at the altitude of 3600m above sea level which makes it one of the most popular monasteries in Leh Ladakh. It has a twelve storied building with 10 temples and a nunnery in its campus. Nearly 100 lamas practice their religious duty in this monastery. This gompa is seat for head of the Gelug School in Ladakh. Champa one of the largest statues of Buddha in Leh Ladakh can be found in this monastery. It is considered as a perfect example of Ladakhi architecture.

Shanti Stupa ladakh

Shanti Stupa is situated on a high elevated region overlooking the splendid Leh valley. It was constructed by the Japanese for world peace, a Japanese Buddhist Organization as a mark of respect to 2500 years of Buddhism and was inaugurated by his holiness Dalai Lama in August 1985.It is famous for its marvelous construction and magnificent views of sunrise and sunset. Stupa looks spectacular with its glittering lights in night.

Alchi Gompa Ladakh

Alchi Gompa is one of the oldest and finest monasteries of Leh Ladakh. Its main feature is thousands of small sized pictures of Buddha. Brightly painted, three large-sized images prepared with clay are its main attraction. Gompa has many Thangkas of 12th century. Other images include five Buddha families with their attendants.

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