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Prospective Itinerary
Tibetan Herbal Excursion
| 1.8. | Arrival in Leh by flight. Short welcome in the hotel at 16.00. Acclimatisation. |
| 2.8. | Acclimatisation; short walk to Leh town according to personal condition |
| 3.8. | Visit of the monasteries Shey, Tikse and Hemis |
| 4.8. | By bus to Nurla (ca. 3 -4 hr drive), the home village of Tsewang Smanla and the place of his project, "Yuthog foundation for Tibetan medicine". Camp in Yuthog campus |
| 5.8. | Short walk to Tar (3 hr) and picnic
lunch at Tar. Evening introduction into fundamentals of Tibetan medicine |
| 6.8. | Short walk to Temisgam and picnic lunch. Visit of monastery |
| 7.8. | Nurla to Bodh Karbu across Fotel-la
pass, 3450 m (6-7 hr by bus) Collecting plants around Bodh Karbu. Evening Camp |
| 8.8. | Bodh Karbu to Sarzing (6- 7 hr). Short excursion. Camp |
| 9.8. | On foot to Urgyen Dzong, a meditation
cave of Guru Rinpotche. 3- 4 h climbing up through a narrow ravine. Evening camp in Sarzing |
| 10.8. | Move camp to Phokar (3- 4 hr). Visit Phokar monastery |
| 11.8. | Walk to Sapi. Crossing Sapi-la pass,
4500 m, (6 hr walk) Camp in Sapi village (4000 m) |
| 12.8. | Day in Sapi village. Collecting plants around the village |
| 13.8. | From Sapi village to Sapi Spong Lungs (5- 6 hr walk). Camp (4020 m) |
| 14.8. | Full day excursion. Collecting plants at the Rusi-la pass (4800 m) |
| 15.8. | Full day excursion to lake Sapi (ca. 4500 m). Collecting plants on the way |
| 16.8. | Move camp to Drag Kar monastery (6 hr). Collect plants on the way |
| 17.8. | Amchi Tsewang will treat the villagers
nearby the monastery. We will be able to participate and watch diagnosis and treatment |
| 18.8. | Walk from Drak kar to the small village Choskor (4- 5 hr). Camp |
| 19.8. | Choskor to Kannor (4- 5 hr walk) |
| 20.8. | By bus to Lamayuru monastery (6- 7 hr). Visit Maitreya in Mulbekh, a large statue of the future Buddha carved in a rock. Camp in Lamayuru |
| 21.8. | Return to Leh by bus (6- 7hr). Visit Alchi monastery on the way |
| 22.8. | Concluding day in Leh. Party |
| 23.8. | onward, people got some free time to stay in Leh on their own. We will help to arrange accommodation |
| 27.8. | Flights are booked from Leh to Delhi. Alternatively, people can travel by road to Delhi. This is a fascinating but tough trip on one of the worlds highest motorable roads |
