Day 01: Arrive Leh (3500m): Acclimatization & Rest day
Day 02: Leh Excursion to Lamayuru, Visit: Magnetic Hill, Confluence, Alchi Monastery & Lamayuru’s Moon land
Day 03: Leh Visit: Shey, Thiksey, Hemis & War Memorial
Day 04: Leh- Nubra over Kharadungla 5359m (120kms/ 4-5hrs)
Day 05: Nubra- Pangong (4300m) 280kms/ 7-8hrs
Day 06: Pangong- Leh (230km/6-7hrs) Day 07: Departure
Day 01 Arrive Leh (3500m): Acclimatization & Rest day
On arrival at Leh airport, you’ll be transferred to your hotel where you spend that day resting in order to acclimatize. Drinking plenty of water is advised. In the evening walk around the town & Visit: Shanti Stupa, Leh palace & Mall road of Ladakh. Return back to your hotel in the evening for the night.
Meals: Only Dinner
Day 02: Leh Excursion to Lamayuru, Visit: Magnetic Hill, Confluence, Alchi Monastery & Lamayuru’s Moon land
In order to acclimatize properly, we do an excurstion to Lamayuru, on the way we visit the famous Magnetic hill, Confluence of Zanskar river with Indus, Alchi Monastery, one of the oldest Monastery, and Lamayuru Monastery & its Moonland. Return back to Leh for the dinner and Stay.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 03 Leh Visit: Shey, Thiksey, Hemis & War Memorial
Today is exploration of Major attraction of Leh, You’ll be visiting Monasteries of Ladakh starting from Shey Monastery & Palace, containing a huge Sakyamuni Buddha Statue. Second we visit Thiksey Monastery belong to Gelug Sect, the Largest Monastery of Central Ladakh and has resemblance of Potala Palace in Lhasa. Monastery is famous for its 49ft tall Maitrey Buddha in Lotus Position.
Post lunch we drive further to visit Hemis Monastery that belong to Drukpa Lineage. The annual Hemis festival honouring Padmasambhava is held there in early June. Here you can visit its library of Tibetan books which has valuable collection of thangkas , Gold Statue and Stupas embeded in precious stones. While returning visit the War Memorial at Leh. Overnight at hotel.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 04: Leh- Nubra over Kharadungla 5359m (120kms/ 4-5hrs)
After breakfast we head on the highest motorable pass, The Kharadung-la which is at the elevation of (5359m). Take 5-10 minutes to click the photos at the top and immediately descend as recommended and enforced by the authority for the safety of tourists, we descend to shyok valley and enter the nubra valley. At first we visit the Diskit Monastery, known as oldest and largest monastery in Nubra Valley. Diskit monastery belongs Gelugpa sect. After visiting monastery we check-in to your tents in hundar and visit sand dunes in the evening where you can enjoy the sunset at Cold Desert dunes and witness the Bactrian or double humped camels. Take your time exploring the dunes and return back to your tents for dinner and the stay.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 05: Nubra- Pangong (4300m) 280kms/ 7-8hrs
Wake up early and hit the road to visit one of the highest saline water lakes, The Pangong lake. Check in at your campsite and spend the evening strolling at the lake. The lake is at Indo- Tibet border and only 40% part of lake is in Ladakh India, 50% part is in Tibet and rest is in disputed. Spending leisure time at the lake, return back to your camps. Overnight at camps in Pangong
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 06: Pangong- Leh (230km/6-7hrs)
Today we return back to Leh, the journey takes around 6-7hrs over Chang-la. We arrive late in the noon and spend the evening at leisure or you can explore the mall road of Leh. Since it’s your last evening at Leh, explore the market for its Tibetain cuisine and buy some souvenir for your memories.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 07: Departure
Today as per your flight in the morning our car will drop you at Leh airport for your further departure.
Cost is based on Minimum 8 persons
Cost Per Person- 35,000 for 3 to 7 person Group
Cost Per Person- 48000 for 2 person Group
Accommodation on double sharing
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner only, as Mentioned in the Itinerary
Transportation as per the itinerary in Tempo
Permit for restricted areas
GST 5%
Basic Medical Kit with oxygen
Lunch for entire journey
Beverages of any kind
Guide
Entrance Fees
Flights
Insurance
Emergency evacuation
Anything that is not mentioned in cost includes.
All vehicle will be air-conditioned, except in hilly area air-condition of any vehicle cannot be regularly used due to steep uphill drive, so you have to co-operate with. For the Autumns and spring season when temperature goes down, if you required heater except minibus each of those mentioned vehicles have the heating facilities and cannot be used while uphill drive ROAD You will be crossing two passes, highest is Kunzum pass(4590m), different type of road condition will be encountered vary from wet and humid in lower altitude to dry and garble road in higher altitude of Kinnaur, Spiti and Lahoul. you may be will not have any options except crossing the icy rivulets. You can face land slide not only cause of rainfall but also by higher melting rate of Snow and Ice (glacier) due to perpetual summer heat. You can be blocked for hours, day or more, you may miss the places expected to visit or will visit the unexpected places, to regulate the situation the team at the spot will do the best possible at the moment. Road in India are being widen at so many states, so please don’t compare the driving time as estimated in developed nation. During the trip it’s possible that back up vehicle and bike can get break down or road block can cause the delay, in that case guide on the spot will do the best possible to monitor the situation. In such circumstances patience and co-operation is required.
Duration: 7 Days
Region: Ladakh
Activity: Culture Tour
Season: May- October
Leh-A high altitude desert town lied on ancient silk route.
Discover century old monasteries and meet the monks
Glistening mountains beauty and Oasis
Stroll in villages and meet hospitable peoples
Fly over mighty Himalaya
Magnificent Magnetic hill
Confluence of Zanskar River with Indus River
Moonland of Lamayuru
Cold & Semi Desert landscape
Highest motorable Pass: Kharadungla
Bactrian Camel at Hundar Nubra
High altitude lake: Pangong lake