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International award winning photographer , and FUJIFILM-X Photographer, William Chua, is back with an amazing trip for
\nwildlife photographers in March 2020.<\/p>\n
After successful workshops in various parts of the world, he has decided to bring his customers to the Himalayas
\nin search of the Ghost of the mountains ( the snow Leopard )<\/p>\n
He has once again collaborated with Scott Dunn Singapore Reg. No 201619294W TA 02933<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for this amazing trip<\/p>\n If snow leopards are not your cup of tea, and more interested in African Wildlife, check out my African trips below<\/span> \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n William will guide the participants along for photography and there will also be critic sesssions Workshop is open to participants of all levels, inexperienced and experienced alike. COST INCLUDES:<\/span> COST EXCLUDES:<\/span> WHAT TO EXPECT:<\/span><\/p>\n Estimated temperature: Range from -12 to -12 degrees Celsius at night to 0 to +3 degrees Celsius during the day. \u00a0<\/p>\n Nett Cost sgd $12000 ( twin sharing)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(excluding international airfare)<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0<\/p>\n Day 01 29\/02\/2020 ( Full Board )<\/span><\/p>\n DELHI (DEL) \u2013 LEH (IXL) ECONOMY CLASS It is mandatory that you have two days to relax in order for you to Day 02 01\/03\/2020\u00a0( Full Board )<\/span><\/p>\n Sightseeing in and around Leh<\/p>\n Today you set out for an extraordinary drive East heading towards Day 03 02\/03\/2020\u00a0( Full Board )<\/span><\/p>\n LEH \u2013 ULLEY VALLEY Drive west today on the road to Kargil and Srinagar, generally following the Indus River. You pass through the small town of During your four nights at Snow Leopard Lodge, each day you will have Day 04 03\/03\/2020\u00a0( Full Board )<\/span><\/p>\n Snow Leopard Spotting<\/p>\n Day 05 04\/03\/2020\u00a0( Full Board )<\/span><\/p>\n Snow Leopard Spotting<\/p>\n Day 06 05\/03\/2020\u00a0( Full Board )<\/span><\/p>\n Snow Leopard Spotting<\/p>\n Day 07 06\/03\/2020\u00a0( Full Board )<\/span><\/p>\n ULLEY VALLEY \u2013 LEH Day 08 07\/03\/2020<\/span><\/p>\n Private transfer from Hotel to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh. , Approximately 15 minutes<\/p>\n LEH (IXL) \u2013 DELHI (DEL) \u00a0<\/p>\n Email me at will03@williamchua.com for questions or reservations or watsapp me at 97577691<\/span><\/p>\n About William Chua<\/p>\n William Chua is an international award winning photographer based in Singapore. He does predominantly weddings, travel, landscapes, and wildlife photography His works have been published in various publications (including Singapore Airlines SilverKris Magazine, Asian Geographic, Geographical Magazine (UK) , PDN Magazine, Lux Magazine etc) and his images are also represented by Modern Art Etc, based in Los Angeles, California for sale as Fine Art Prints He is a Fujifilm X Photographer and is also an ambassador for Pixerf\u00a0\u00a0( Asia\u2019s visual Marketplace)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 International award winning photographer , and FUJIFILM-X Photographer, William Chua, is back with an amazing trip for wildlife photographers in March 2020. After successful workshops in various parts of the world, he has decided to bring his customers to the Himalayas in search of the Ghost of the mountains ( the snow Leopard ) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,53],"tags":[305,345,530,528,176,529,32,16,348],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11651"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11656,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11651\/revisions\/11656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBotswana<\/a>
\nKenya<\/a> ( confirmed )<\/p>\n\nDO NOT WORRY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LONG LENSES<\/strong><\/span>
\n Fujifilm will be providing selected cameras and THE Fujinon Lens XF100-400mm for loan throughout this workshop.(For each Individual Participant)<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/h2>\n
\nto help participants improve on their photos. A briefing will be done prior to the trip.<\/p>\n
\nNon Photographing Companions are welcome too..
\nThe objective of the trip is to help people take better wildlife images<\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Accommodation on twin sharing basis;
\n\u2013 Meals as stated;
\n\u2013 All tours, transfers
\n\u2013 Park entrance fee
\n\u2013 Domestic Flights<\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Visa;
\n\u2013 Travel insurance;
\n\u2013 Gratuities to guide and driver;
\n\u2013 Personal expenses such as telephone charge, bar bills.
\n\u2013 International Airfare<\/p>\n
\nAltitude \u2013 Leh is at around 3,500m above sea level and the lodge is around 3,700m above sea level.
\nTrekking \u2013 Most of the time, cars are used to drive guests to specific spots for the spotting but there may be a bit of walking to spots inaccessible by vehicle. The estimated walking distance is less than 2km max. per day<\/p>\n
\n4 PAX TO CONFIRM THE TRIP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAcclimatization and Briefing<\/p>\n
\nacclimatise to the altitude.
\nThe 2 days scheduled here is the minimum required as you will be going
\nto a higher altitude and will be doing a fair amount of walking. Meet with staff from the Snow
\nLeopard Conservancy for a briefing on the history of snow leopard
\nconservation in Ladakh with insight given into the current threats to snow
\nleopards and the strategy\u2019s adopted to combat these threats.<\/p>\n
\nTaglang La and the villages of Gya, Lhato and Meru.
\nIt\u2019s a fantastic drive taking you away from the valley of the Indus up a
\nsubsidiary valley to an extraordinary area even by Ladakhi\u2019s standards
\nthat marks the line where the Indian mainland collided with and drove
\nunder Asian land mass. There is some dramatic scenery here and you
\nhave a chance of sighting wildlife including Blue sheep, Golden eagles
\nand Bearded vultures.<\/p>\n
\nPrivate transfer from Leh to the Ulley Valley., Approximately 2 to 3 hours<\/p>\n
\nNimmu \u2013 one of the most important in Ladakh, where the Zanskar river meets the Indus. After a little over an hour you head
\nnorth on a road marked to Likir\u2013 one of Ladakh\u2019s famous Buddhist monasteries. This is all snow leopard country. The
\nlandscape here is even bigger, more expansive and open, until you turn off onto a dirt road, winding up a narrow valley,
\nfollowing a stream called the Ulley Chhu. Smaller valleys intersect and the guides have their heads craned all the time,
\nscanning the hill sides and the skyline for any silhouette. This is excellent Ibex country and there are few more evocative
\nsights than a magnificently horned male Ibex standing vigil on some impossibly narrow outcropping, a few thousand feet
\nover a plunging cliff.<\/p>\n
\nthe chance to venture out into the wilderness with your experienced
\nguide in the hope of spotting these magnificent creatures while also
\nbeing treated to a whole host of wildlife.
\nYou will have the chance to explore 3 valleys, which, apart from snow
\nleopards, are great for finding urial, Ibex, wolf and Himalayan fox. You will
\nhave the chance to explore on foot and by SUV. The commitment of the
\nguides is outstanding as they work closely with the local people using a
\nnetwork of local intelligence to narrow down sites where the snow leopards are likely to be. In the process you are given the
\nopportunity to really immerse in local culture gaining insights into folklore, customs and traditions.<\/p>\n
\nPrivate transfer from Ulley Valley to Leh., Approximately 2 to 3 hours<\/p>\n
\nScheduled domestic flight from Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
\nFor the flight home in the evening<\/p>\n
\nHe has garnered over 100 international awards from WPPI, IPA (New York), MPA (London), PX3 (Paris), PDN, and the Black and White Spider Awards etc
\nAnd is also the PX3 Wildlife category Gold Award winner in 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nHis images has also been consistently placed with the Natgeo Editor\u2019s favorites through the years
\nHaving led photography workshops to China, Morocco, Mongolia, Scandinavia, Iceland, Bhutan and Africa, and given numerous talks on photography, he hopes to be able to help photo enthusiasts take their photography to the next level.<\/p>\n