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In Search of Snow Leopards

In Search of Snow Leopards

This trip is designed to provide you with the very best chance of seeing a snow leopard in the wild. The high, remote Lungmar – red valley – in Ladakh is staggeringly beautiful and home to a sizeable snow leopard population. Stay in a comfortable camp and join forces with an expert team of trackers and naturalists in the search for this elusive ‘ghost of the Himalaya’.

Before traveling out to the Lungmar, spend 2 nights in Leh acclimatizing to the high altitude. Take things slow and steady in Leh but don’t miss a visit to the stunning monastery. Fully adjusted to the high altitude, drive into the Lungmar, meaning red valley in Ladakhi, and settle into the camp there. Warm, beautifully furnished, and with extremely comfortable beds, the Lungmar Remote Camp sets the bar for snow leopard lodgings. Track the elusive snow leopard with a team of expert trackers who will rise before dawn and head out into the valley with their binoculars and scopes to look for activity. Enjoy a hearty breakfast before jumping into the jeep to join them. Head directly to the location if anything of interest has been spotted, otherwise spread out and join the search at various sites. Groups will typically be 6-8 guests per tracker, keeping things small and intimate. Travel is by 4WD but, depending on the location of a sighting or where the trackers have chosen to set up, you could track on foot too. Apart from snow leopard tracking, explore local villages and homes, meet the wonderful local people, and learn more about life in this remote, spectacular, but very tough environment.

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Day by Day summary

  • Starts - Catch your overnight flight from JFK to Indira Gandhi International Airport
  • 1 night - Oberoi Gurgaon, Delhi and the North, India
  • 2 nights - Grand Dragon Hotel Ladakh, Himalaya, India
  • 6 nights - Lungmar Remote Camp, Himalaya, India
  • 1 night - Grand Dragon Hotel Ladakh, Himalaya, India
  • 1 night - Oberoi Gurgaon, Delhi and the North, India
  • Ends - Transfer to Indira Gandhi International Airport for your international flight home

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Day-by-Day

Catch your overnight flight from JFK to Indira Gandhi International Airport

The Oberoi Gurgaon alfresco deck
The Oberoi Gurgaon luxury suite living room
The Oberoi Gurgaon Threesixtyone
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Day 1

Arrive at Delhi International Airport where you will be met and transferred to your hotel in the city.

  • 1 night

The Oberoi Gurgaon
Bed & Breakfast | Deluxe Room
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The Oberoi Gurgaon Deluxe room
The Grand Dragon Ladakh Dragon Suite 2
The Grand Dragon Ladakh Zasgyath All Day Dining
The Grand Dragon Ladakh Winter Riverside Dining
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Day 2 - 4

Today you will be returned to the airport to catch your flight to Leh. From here you will be transferred to your hotel.

  • 2 nights

The Grand Dragon Ladakh
Bed & Breakfast | Luxury Room
India

The Grand Dragon Ladakh Dragon Suite
Lungmar Remote Camp - Camp Aerial View
LUNGMĀR Remote Camp dining area
LUNGMĀR Remote Camp Kurkhang tent interior
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Day 4 - 10

Today you will be transferred the approximately 1.5-hour drive to Lungmar Camp.

  • 6 nights

Lungmar Remote Camp
Full Board | Predator Suite
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LUNGMĀR Remote Camp Predator suite sitting area
The Grand Dragon Ladakh Dragon Suite 2
The Grand Dragon Ladakh Zasgyath All Day Dining
The Grand Dragon Ladakh Winter Riverside Dining
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The Oberoi Gurgaon alfresco deck
The Oberoi Gurgaon luxury suite living room
The Oberoi Gurgaon Threesixtyone
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Day 11

Today you will be taken to Leh Airport to catch your flight back to Delhi where you will overnight.

  • 1 night

The Oberoi Gurgaon
Bed & Breakfast | Deluxe Room
India

The Oberoi Gurgaon Deluxe room

Day 12

Today you will be transferred to the airport for your international flight home.

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  • International flights as specified
  • Meals and accommodation as specified
  • Road transfers as specified
  • Private guiding & chauffeuring
  • Domestic flights as indicated
  • All entrance fees and excursions as specified
  • Carbon-offsetting with One Tree Planted
  • Conservation donation to Save the Rhino
  • Community projects contribution with Uthando
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ICONIC WILDLIFE

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