Upon our arrival at Leh, the capital of Ladakh, meet our tour representative, who will escort you to your car and ensures you have a smooth transfer to your hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, rest for some time to get acclimatized with the high altitude. Leh is located at an altitude of 3,500 metres above sea level so you need to take it easy at the beginning to give time to your body to adjust to this altitude. Drinking plenty of water and walking at a slow pace are the two important recommendations to remember.

Later in the afternoon, visit Shanti Stupa, which dominates the city’s skyline from atop a hill. The two-storey stupa is embellished with colourful and intriguing paintings of deities and incidents from Buddhist mythology. Watch the sunset over Leh city from Shanti Stupa. It offers a great vantage point over Leh and the Indus valley.

The evening gives you a chance to walk around the Leh market and and get acquainted with the local life of Leh or buy souvenirs like Buddhist cloth paintings; called thangkas, images of deities, fine-quality pashminas and decorative handicrafts.

Later, retreat to the hotel for dinner, then head to your room for a good night sleep.

Today, we proceed to Kargil via Fotu La Pass and Namki La pass. Kargil is known as the location of the Indo-Pakistani border war of 1999 en-route visit Patthar Sahib Gurudwara – a beautiful Gurudwara sahib constructed in the memory of Guru Nanak, Magnetic Hill – also known as Gravity Hill where vehicles defy the force of gravity, Sangam of the rivers Indus & Zanskar – two of Himalaya’s great rivers; Zanskar and Indus merge to form a spectacular view.

Continue being driven to Likir Gompa, which lies on the right side of Leh-Srinagar road; about 4 kms from the main road and is famous for the numerous Thankas. Likir Monastery – one of the most active monasteries in this region is a popular attraction of 11th century and in the close periphery is the 25 feet gold-covered statue of Lord Buddha. The structure that you see today is not the original one built in 11th century but the one that was re-built in 18th century as restoration; following a devastating fire.

Further, drive to Alchi Gompa – known for its magnificent and well-preserved 11th & 12th century wall paintings; The monastic complex contains some of the best-preserved frescoes and sculptures that constitute an exceptional example of Ladakh’s Indo-Tibetan art. You can have your lunch in Alchi village (Direct payment basis) where several pleasant garden restaurants can be found.

Continue you journey to Kargil via Fatu-La (13489 feet above sea level), which is the highest pass on the Srinagar – Leh road. The road conditions here are very good and the journey is smooth. In the evening we arrive at Kargil.

Check-in at your hotel to rest well to rejuvenate yourself for the upcoming adventures. Dinner and overnight stay.

Today proceed to Drass, here we visit Kargil war museum at Drass – second coldest inhabited place in the world, an alluring natural beauty that will enthral you from the moment you arrive.

We halt at Vijay Memorial – built in the memory of the martyr soldiers of the 1999 Kargil War. Pay respect to the brave Indian soldiers who gave their lives defending the Motherland in the Kargil War of 1999 at Vijay Smarak.

Continue being driven to Leh over Namika-la (3,697 Mts.), we halt at Mulbekh where there is a Chamba statue carved out of a single rock – approximately 50 ft. high. Afterwards, we visit Mulbekh Monastery and Lamayuru a picturesque village dominated by a photogenic monastery. The monastery is unique and oldest monastery in Ladakh. After viewing fascinating view of granite colour soil rocks, we depart for Leh. In the evening we arrive at Leh.

A delicious dinner waits you at the hotel; thereafter, get a good night sleep in your room.

Today we proceed to Nubra Valley via Khardung La Pass – the world’s highest motorable pass. Nubra valley – the Shyok River meets the Siachen River to form this large valley separating the Ladakh and Karakoram ranges. After driving for 1 hour, the exciting journey through serpentine roads lead you to the Khardungla Pass. At Khardungla, the views of snow-capped peaks are amazing. We stop to click some photographs of the fantastic view.

Continue being driven to Nubra Valley, locally known as “Ldumra”, that means the valley of flowers; explore the sand dunes that stretch from Hunder to Diskit along the Nubra and Shyok Rivers. Watch out for the two humped Bactrian camel – small population of shaggy double-humped animals, which in the old days, were used as pack animals on the Central Asian Trade routes – now used as riding animals in the high deserts – only found in this part of India and Central Asia (camel ride to be on direct payment basis).

Post lunch, we will be driven to the village of Hunder, check-in at the camp. Dinner and Overnight stay at the camp.

Note: The Khardung La pass may remain close till first week of May. In that case the tourist will do excursion to Khadung La and stay at Leh in place of Nubra Valley on day 03 & 04.

Today, we proceed for an excursion to Turtuk village, (A village that was won by India in the 1971 war with Pakistan) and is the last village on the Indian side of the border. It was first opened for the tourists in the year 2010, while visiting Turtuk, we see Thoise Airport (Military Airfield), Turtuk wooden bridge, Turtuk monastery and a 16th Century Mosque, (comprising of a touch of Turkish & Iranian culture), ruined fort of Dhards and Monastery. Later, we take a short walk through Baltic village. The people here speak Balti, a language that uses sounds in Tibetan that are no longer used in modern Tibetan parlance. Apricot orchards and the Shyok River flowing near the village make it an unforgettable experience. Further, we visit Thang village (Subject to operation)- Northern most last village at LOC. Here we stop for a photo stop at LOC point. Later back to hotel for overnight stay.

Mark this day as the highlight of your fabulous trip as you visit the Diskit Monastery and the Pangong Tso.

After breakfast, under a clear sky on the river bank, we travel to Diskit Monastery in the town of the same name. Perched on a rocky spur above the village, with a commanding view of the entire valley; the views from here are breath-taking. The winding road leading to the gompa is dotted with 108 whitewashed stupas. You can view the huge 106-feet high statue of Maitreya Buddha, the tallest Buddha statue in Ladakh atop a hill. The monastery has intriguing images of many deities.

Thereafter, continue travel to Pangong via Tsovia Agham & Shyok valley; a lake which is 134 km long and extends from India to Tibet (60% of the length of the lake lies in China). The road follows the Shayok river and climbs up a mountain before finally descending into Shayok village. It takes less than an hour to reach Shayok, and you will be delighted at the sight of the rather big village surrounded by barren mountains, the entire setting being very picturesque.

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, (after a further drive of 6 hrs.) we finally have a view of the Pangong lake situated at 14,000 feet (4,267 m) one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world and the highest salt water lake. Setting of the blue lake set amidst the lofty Himalaya Mountains makes for a picture-perfect postcard; a popular location for many Bollywood movies, enjoy some unique moments here.

The most notable feature of this lake are its ever-changing hues. Upon arrival, we check in at our Camp, near Pangong lake (Spangmik Village). Dinner & Overnight at the camp.

Morning is at leisure to explore the beauty of lake and later we drive back to Leh via Changla Pass (5486 Mtrs). We drive via Durbuk & Tangtse from Pangong to pass through few small villages of Changthang. The name Changla pass literally means “Northern Pass” (Chang means north and La means Pass) enroute we halt at Hemis Gompa, the largest monastic foundation, which is believed to be the wealthiest and the biggest monastery in Leh and at Thiksey an impressive complex rising tier upon tier on a hill above the village.

Before entering Leh, we also stop for a visit to the Druk Padma Karpo School which was made famous as Rancho’s school in the Bollywood movie 3 Idiots. After exploring it and meeting local students, reach Leh, where you can spend some time at leisure.

A delicious dinner waits you at the hotel; thereafter, a good night sleep in your room.

Today we visit Shey Palace – used to be the summer retreat of the royal family of Ladakh and Hall of Fame War Museum – a museum constructed by the Indian Army in memory of the brave Indian soldiers who laid down their lives defending the motherland in the Indo-Pak wars (Subject to being operational).

Guests will proceed to Leh airport as per their schedule flight for their return journey back home.