- Tour Operator:
- Exodus Travels
- Max group size:
- 16
- Age range:
- 18 to 99
- Operated in:
- English
- Tour id:
- 33527
Highlights
- Seek the elusive Snow Leopard with expert wildlife guides
- Hike beneath the jagged Himalayas
- Experience a vibrant Buddhist festival in Leh
- Enjoy a free day in Delhi to explore the city
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Start Delhi
- Day 2 Fly across the Himalaya to Leh (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
- Day 3 Full day at a monastic festival or visit Shey, Thikse and Stakna monasteries (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
- Day 4 Drive to Jinchen; trek to Rumbak Sumdo (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
- Day 5-9 Five days of wildlife spotting in Hemis National Park (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
- Day 10 Return to Leh (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
- Day 11 Full day at a monastic festival or visit Shey, Thikse and Stakna monasteries (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
- Day 12 Fly to Delhi (breakfast)
- Day 13 Free day in Delhi for individual sightseeing (breakfast)
- Day 14 End Delhi (breakfast)
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Operated by Exodus Travels
For almost 50 years Exodus has been a pioneer of active small group adventure tourism that gives back to the communities they visit through sustainable guided and self-guided tours, ranging from Responsible Wildlife to Walking and Trekking, Cycling, Cultural, Family and Polar adventures to 90+ countries worldwide. Winner of the 2021 National Geographic Reader Awards for The Operator, 2021 Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards, 2021 USA Today Awards, 2020 British Travel Awards and 2019 National Geographic Traveller Reader Awards they have a vast range of trips across seven continents. Their award-winning local guides have hosted over 250,000+ travellers on adventures across the globe. Whether it is solo travellers, couples, groups or families, Exodus offers an incredible choice of trips for all ages and activity levels. Operating in 90+ countries with 500+ tours, Exodus insists on low impact tourism and contributing to local communities through their registered non-profit The Exodus Travels Foundation. Exodus understands the importance of regenerative travel, now more than ever. Their recent Rewilding initiative guarantees that for every person who travels with them, they rewild 100 sq metres. Exodus is dedicated to creating incredible adventures that are run responsibly, so as the world reopens, travellers can continue to book and travel with confidence. Do we also care about the communities and environments we go to visit? Exodus has always been and will always be a responsible tour operator. It is in our DNA to work hard to look after what we so prize. We work closely with all our overseas partners to run our tours in the best possible ways, we train our leaders, we actively seek out specific projects so that we can make a real practical difference on the ground. But please do not just take our word for it. We have won several awards and we ask you, our clients, to check what we do on the ground so that we can make improvements where needed. Why do we do all this? Quite simply we love the places we go and we love sharing those great experiences with like minded people.
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- AValerie Hardman· July 15th, 2013A memorable winter holiday, superbly organised and led. We went for the winter walking, the Buddhist monasteries, Leh out of season and of course the snow leopards, but even had we seen none of the latter this holiday would have been a delight.What was... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- AAlan Duff· March 21st, 2013A very rewarding trip to one of the more remote parts of the Himalaya, with great scenery, a great crew, and overall a great experience!What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?Hearing first-hand about the work of the Indian Wildlife Service,... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- AStephen Terry· March 20th, 2013I'd wanted to go in search of snow leopards and experience a major Tibetan Buddhist festival since reading Peter Mathiesen's The Snow Leopard while in Lhasa in 1984. This trip exceeded my expectations in every way!What was the most inspirational moment... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- ACraig Dudley· March 19th, 2013the trip is amazing, hard going but so rewarding.Valerie parkinson 's abillity and personallity are fabulous and she makes the trip easier in some respects,her organisation and easy going nature are a credit to her, and i would say, probably the best... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- ALinda Farrant· March 3rd, 2012This was a trip into a remote area in the winter to search for what we all thought was unattainable. We expected cold, camping at altitude and rough walking. We got all of that but we did not expect hot water bottles every night!!What was the most... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- ALinda Farrant· March 3rd, 2012This was a trip into a remote area in the winter to search for what we all thought was unattainable. We expected cold, camping at altitude and rough walking. We got all of that but we did not expect hot water bottles every night!!What was the most... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- AHazel Arnold· February 28th, 2012Very hard, very demanding, very cold, VERY REWARDING. The first view of a snow leopard, like my first encounter with a tiger, was highly emotional and, unashamedly, induced tears ! What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?That first... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- ARichard Arnold· February 28th, 2012Very hard, very demanding, very cold, VERY REWARDING. The first view of a snow leopard, like my first encounter with a tiger, was highly emotional and, unashamedly, induced tears ! What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?That first... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- ARobert Webster· March 10th, 2011My overall rating would have been a 5 'starrer', if we had seen a snow leopard. However, despite recent signs (pug marks, scrape areas and scats) all round our camp, we did not see one of these secretive cats. Anyway I had a great time. What was the... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
- ARobert Webster· March 10th, 2011My overall rating would have been a 5 'starrer', if we had seen a snow leopard. However, despite recent signs (pug marks, scrape areas and scats) all round our camp, we did not see one of these secretive cats. Anyway I had a great time. What was the... Show moreReview collected by Exodus Travels
Dates & Availability
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