Ladakh - Delightful Journey
- Ladakh
- 5 days / 4 nights
Planning your trip to Ladakh?
Ladakh is a frozen paradise with magnificent landscapes, turquoise blue lakes, mesmerising monasteries, snow-covered peaks and unimaginable sights that change every few kilometres. It is dream destination for solo travellers, families, and couples alike.
Itinerary
- Arrival Leh
- Pick up from Airport / Railway station
- Transfer to your hotel of stay in Leh
- The driver picks you up from your hotel for a sightseeing tour around Leh to visit The Hall of Fame museum, the mysterious Magnetic Hill, the confluence of the Indus river and the Zanskar river
- On the way back to Leh, visit the holy Sikh place Gurdwara Pathar Sahib, Spituk monastery, Tibetan-style Leh Palace and Shanti Stupa.
- In the evening, visit the Leh Main Bazar where you can shop and try typical Ladakhi
- Back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Leh
- Morning Buffet Breakfast
- After breakfast, visit the Nubra valley passing through the Khardung La pass, the world’s highest motorable road
- Visit the Diskit monastery, the largest and oldest gompa in the Nubra valley.
- From Diskit, follow the Shayok river to reach Hunder village where you can spend the night.
- Morning Buffet Breakfast
- This morning, experience a camel ride across the Hunder sand dunes. The double-humped Bactrian camels were brought to Ladakh when Hunder was a stopping point for caravans travelling on the old Silk Road. Next, visit the Samstanling monastery in the charming village of Sumur. From here, drive along the Shayok river towards Pangong, an adventurous road trip through beautiful mountain scenery. After passing through Tangtse village, there is another 35 km to reach Pangong lake commonly known as Pangong Tso (“Tso” means “lake” in Ladakhi language). The lake lies at an elevation of 4,250m, it is 140 km in length but only 30% of it is in India. Despite its brackish water, the lake freezes completely in winter when temperatures fall well below -20°C. Pangong lake was made famous when it featured in the Bollywood movie “3 Idiots” released in 2009
- Back to hotel, dinner at hotel
- Overnight at hotel / tent of stay in Pangong
- Morning Buffet Breakfast
- Take a stroll along the shore of Pangong lake and watch the sunrise over the glistening blue waters. The lake is a wonderful place for wildlife enthusiasts as it serves as a breeding site for various migratory birds. Next, go back towards Leh. After driving over the Chang La pass located at an altitude of 5,360m, you reach Chemrey village where you can visit the beautiful Chemrey monastery rising above the barley fields. The monastery was built in the 17th century in memory of the king Sengge Namgyal. In the Indus valley, head to Hemis and visit the gompa. Hemis monastery is largest and richest monastery in Ladakh. Many shrines can be found within the monastery complex, including a temple that houses and impressive 8-metre-tall statue of Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. Then, head to Thiksey gompa located 20 km from Leh. This is one of the most famous monasteries in Ladakh, easily recognizable due to its architecture that resembles the Potala Palace in Lhassa. The monastery enshrines a highly revered 14m-high statue of Maitreya Buddha with a finely decorated headdress. Just before reaching Leh, stop at the Shey palace, the former summer palace of the royal family
- Back to hotel, dinner at hotel
- Overnight at hotel of stay in Leh
- Morning breakfast
- Check out and transfer to Airport for your Journey home back
- Return back home with fond memories to cherish forever
Package Includes
- Flight Ticket
- All meals
- Entrance Tickets
- Tour Leader
Package Excludes
- Service charges
- Room service fees