Ladakh Tour Packages                                                                                                  

No. of Days: 10
Max Altitude: 5600 mts
Difficulty: Easy

For those of you who are looking to see the best of Ladakh this is just the perfect trip that offers a wide variety of destinations and a lot of avenues in terms of the landscape, from barren desert like conditions to the amazing lakes apart from the religious and cultural aspects.

The highlights:

Shey is about 15 kms from Leh. It used to be the summer palace of the kings of Ladakh. There are lots of Stupas and Gompas built around the palace. Thiksey Gompa, close to Shey is about 17 kms from Leh. The monastery is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Ladakh and belongs to the Gelukspa order.

Hemis, about 45 kms south of Leh it is one of the most famous and largest monastery in Ladakh. It belongs to the Drukpa order and was founded in the early 17’th century.

Tso Moriri, located in the Rupsu valley at an altitude of 4000 m, is popularly known as ‘mountain lake’. Striking feature of the lake is the reflection of the surrounding peaks on its waters and also the changing hue of the lake. The lake is about 28 kms long and about 8 kms at its widest.

Tso Kar, is a brackish lake about 3 hrs drive from Tso Moriri. It is also called ‘white lake’. There is a small gompa at the nearby village of Thukse.

Nubra is an incredible valley which till recently was completely cut off for travellers. It is a Buddhist region north of Leh across the 18,380 ft. (5600m) Khardung La Pass, the second highest motorable road in the world. Nubra valley consists of two long valleys between the rivers Nubra and Shyok, lying beneath the towering eastern Karakoram Range. At the head of the Nubra Valley is the 45 mile (70km) long Siachen Glacier, the longest glacier in the Karakoram. Nubra in contrast to other areas of Ladakh has fertile land and good climate because of which fruits and grains are plentiful.

Pangong means ‘hollow’. This lake is about 150 kms long and about 4 kms wide at certain stretches. 75% of the lake comes in China with only 25% lying in India. Pangong Tso at 4300 m is the highest lake in Ladakh. Towering mountains, most of which are snow capped, flank the lake. The changing shade of the blue lake waters with a barren backdrop is something one can travel any distance to see.

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Itinerary

Day 1:
Take the morning flight from Delhi to Leh taking off at 0645 hrs. Arrival at Leh by 0800hrs. Transfer to Hotel. Day to be spend at the hotel for acclimatisation. Evening take a stroll in the local market. Night stay at the hotel.

Day 2:
After breakfast drive to Shey, Thiksey and Hemis. In the evening one can visit the Leh Palace, take a stroll to the Sankar Gompa and check out various handicraft shops in the local market. Night stay at the hotel.

Day 3:
Early morning Drive to Sumur via Khardong La, Kardung village and Khalsar (130 kms, 6 hrs). Overnight in a luxury Camp in Sumur.

Day 4:
Full day sightseeing of Diskit and Hunder. Over night in a luxury Camp in Sumur.

Day 5:
After an early breakfast drive to Panamik. From Panamik drive back to Leh. Overnight in Hotel.

Day 6:
Early morning drive from Leh to Tsomoriri (7 hrs). Overnight in tents.

Day 7:
Drive from Tso Moriri to Tso Kar (3 hrs). Overnight in tents.

Day 8:
After an early breakfast drive back to Leh via Taglang La (5328 m). Overnight in Hotel.

Day 9:
At leisure for sightseeing/shopping in Leh OR can be utilised as the last day for one of the extension plans to Pangong tso lake or Alchi or Rafting on the Indus. Night stay at the hotel in Leh.

Day 10:
Finish the trip with a flight - right over the top of the greater Himalayas, offering views only conjured in dreams.