Summer Valley Of Ladakh

Overview

Unless you hire a car, visiting Stonehenge, Bath, and Windsor Castle in one day is next to impossible. Designed specifically for travelers with limited time in London, this tour allows you to check off a range of southern England's historical attractions in just one day by eliminating the hassle of traveling between each one independently. Travel by comfortable coach and witness your guide bring each UNESCO World Heritage Site to life with commentary. Plus, all admission tickets are included in the tour price.

Highlights

Highlights

03 Nights: Leh

• Hall of Fame
• Shanti Stupa
• Kali Mata Temple
• Gurudwara Patthar Sahib
• Effects of Magnetic Hill
• Shey Palace
• Thiksey
• Hemis Museum
• Rancho school

02 Nights: Nubra Valley

• Khardungla Pass
• Turtuk Village
• 16th Century Mosque
• Fort of Dhards and Monastery
• Visit Diskit & Hunder Village

01 Night: Pangong Lake

• Shyok Route
• Via Changla Pass
• 3 Idiots Movie Locations
• Pangong Lake

***Entry Fees & Activity Cost to Be Paid Directly Wherever Applicable

Meals: 06 Breakfast & 06 Dinner

Itinerary

Day Wise Itinerary:
Day : 1 Arrive Leh
Arrival At Leh By Morning Flight And Transfer To The Hotel. After Welcome Drink Take A Complete
Rest For Acclimatization To The Altitude Of Leh (3500 Mtrs). In The Late Afternoon, Drive To The
City For An Orientation Walk In The Markets‚ Followed By A Visit To Shanti Stupa & Leh Palace.
Dinner & Overnight Stay at Hotel.
Meal: Dinner
Day : 2 Leh – Excursion to Sham Valley (Driving Hrs.: Leh to Sham Valley // 65 Kms //
04 Hrs – One Way)
After Breakfast You Drive Downstream Along The River Indus On Leh – Kargil Highway. And Start
Our Sightseeing With Hall Of Fame (Museum Constructed By India Army) Near Leh Is Worth A Visit
For Every Indian, And Proceed Further To Gurudwara Patthar Sahib Situated At An Altitude Of 3600
Mtrs About 22 Kms From Leh, The Gurudwara Was Constructed In The Memory Of Guru Nanak Dev
Ji. A Drive Of Another 4 Km Will Take You To Magnetic Hill Which Defies The Law Of Gravity. As You
Move Ahead From Magnetic Hills, Just Before Nimmu Village, There Comes A Famous Point,
Popularly Known As Sangam Point Which Displays The Confluence Of Two Rivers, Indus River
Coming From Tibet (Left) And Zanskar River Coming From Zanskar Valley (Right). Next, We Head
To Alchi Gompa, The Complex Of Temples Located Within The Village Is The Most Celebrated Of
Ladakh’s Monasteries And Dates Back To The 11th Century. After Visiting Alchi We Return Back
Towards Leh Enroute Visiting Likir Monastery Which Was Built In The 11th Century And Was Again
Re-Built In The 18th Century And Houses A 25 Feet Gold Covered Statue Of Lord Buddha. Later We
Drive Back To Leh Hotel For Dinner & Overnight Stay at Hotel.
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
Day : 3 Leh – Nubra Valley Via Khardung La 18,390 Ft. (Driving Hrs.: Leh to Nubra
Valley // 120 Kms // 4 – 5 Hrs)
Post Breakfast We Drive To Nubra Valley. The Road Journey From Leh To Nubra Valley Passes Over
Khardung La (The Highest Motorable Road In The World) At 5,602 Mtrs / 18,390 Ft, Around 39 Km
From Leh. From The Pass, One Can See All The Way South Over The Indus Valley To Seemingly
Endless Peaks And Ridges Of The Zanskar Range, And North To The Giants Of The Saser Massif.
Nubra Valley Is Popularly Known As Ldumra Or The Valley Of Flowers. It Is Situated In The North Of
Ladakh Between The Karakoram And Ladakh Ranges Of The Himalayas. The Average Altitude Of
The Valley Is 10,000 Ft. Above Sea Level.
Upon Arrival In Nubra We Check In At Our Camp / Hotel In Hunder For Overnight Stay. In The
Evening You Can Walk Around The Tiny Villages To See How The Locals Live In This Part Of The
World. A Visit To A Ladakhi Home Can Be Arranged. Overnight Stay At The Camp Or Hotel.
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
Day : 4 Nubra (Hunder Village) – Excursion To Turtuk
After An Early Breakfast, Proceed To Turtuk (A Village That Was Won By India In The 1971 War
With Pakistan) And Extremely Close To The Border. Visit A 16th Century Mosque, (Comprising Of A
Touch Of Turkish & Iranian Culture), Ruined Fort Of Dhards And Monastery. Admire The Magnificent
View Of The Famous K2 Peak (The Second Highest Peak In The World After Mount Everest). Later
Back To Hotel For Overnight Stay at Hotel.
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
Day : 5 Nubra Valley To Pangong Lake (Driving Hrs.: Nubra Valley to Pangong Lake //
150 Kms // 5 Hrs)
After An Early Breakfast We Check Out From Camp Or Hotel And Drive Towards Hunder Where You
Have Opportunity To Ride On A Bacterian Camel (Double Humped) Amidst The Sand Dunes Of This
High Altitude Desert With Snowcapped Mountains On The Horizon. On The Return Stop At Diskit
Which Is The Headquarter Town Of Nubra Valley. Stroll Around The Bazaar Observing The Shops
And Local People Going About Their Daily Chores. Later We Drive Towards Pangong Tso Via Agham
& Shyok Valley. Some Of The Road Patches In Areas Are Extremely Tough (Towards Nubra Side) In
Terms Of Road Conditions But No Doubt The Journey Is Very Scenic! Later After Crossing This
Adventurous Part We Drive Further Towards Durbuk & Tangtse For Pangong You Pass Through Few
Small Villages Of Changthang And Finally You Can Have A Sudden View Of The Pangong Lake
Situated At 14,000 Feet (4,267 M). Upon Arrival We Check In At Our Camp/Hotel Near Pangong
Lake (Spangmik Village). Dinner & Overnight Stay at Hotel.
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
Day : 6 Pangong Lake To Leh Via Chang la (Driving Hrs.: Pangong Lake To Leh // 140
Kms // 6 Hrs.)
After Breakfast at Hotel, Morning At Leisure To Explore The Beauty Of Lake And Later We Drive
Back To Leh Via Chang la Pass 5486m En Route Visiting Hemis Gompa, The Largest Monastic
Foundation Of Drukpa Kagyu Order Of Tibetan Buddhism. And Further To Thiksey An Impressive
Complex Rising Tier Upon Tier On A Hill Above The Village And Another 5 Kms Driving Through A
Picturesque Landscape We Reach To Shey Palace, The Ancient Capital Of Ladakh & 3 Idiots Rancho
School. Drive Further To Leh. Dinner & Overnight Stay at Hotel.
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
Day : 7 Back to Home
After Breakfast at Hotel Tour Concludes.