Exotic Leh – Ladakh

An early morning arrival at Leh airport where you will be greeted by our company representative and transferred directly to your Leh based accommodation. After check-in spend a full day taking rest and adapting to the high altitude of Leh (3500 metres.). Enjoy the surrounding mountain views. Dinner and overnight stay in your preferred Leh based.

Wake as per your leisure and today you can enjoy an easy drive through the popular Sham Valley which is west of Leh. Your first stop will be at the Sangam intersection – which is the meeting point of the Zangskar and Indus rivers. This makes for a great photo opportunity and you may be lucky enough to see some of the water rafting tourists enjoying a paddle down either one of the rivers. Next, follow the highway towards Srinagar and you can stop at the mysterious Magnetic Hill where you can experience reverse gravity in action as your vehicle appears to move without power. And way back to Leh peruse the market. Leh based accommodation for dinner and overnight stay

Leh – Disket – Hunder
Depart Leh after breakfast and head towards ‘Nubra Valley’ – popularly known as the ‘valley of flowers’ because of the variety of wildflowers and medicinal plants grown all over the local area. Situated in the northern part of Ladakh (between the Karakoram and Ladakh Himalayan ranges), the journey between Leh and Nubra takes you over ‘Khardungla-pass’ which is the world’s highest motor-able road (located 18390 feet above sea level). On arrival in the Valley, you will visit the Disket monastery where you can see the 100-foot

Morning after breakfast proceeds for a visit to Turtuk, the last major settlement and the northernmost village in Ladakh, was thrown open to tourism as recently as 2010. Before that, the scenic Turtuk village was kept closed by the Indian government to outsiders as well as Indian tourists. Turtuk was annexed by Pakistan after the British rule ended in 1947 but was reclaimed by India in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war when the province of Baltistan was divided between the two countries. The village, on the banks of Shayok River, is only 12 km far from the Pakistan border Turtuk, a predominantly Muslim province, was once an important gateway to the Silk Route. Turtuk is situated at an altitude of 2,800m which is significantly lower than other parts of Ladakh. As the conditions are ideal for growing vegetables and fruits, Turtuk is famous for its apricots and walnuts. Arrive back to Nubra Valley accommodation in time for dinner and overnight stay.

Morning early breakfast and proceed Pangong Lake, driving through the beautiful Shayok River Valley. Arrive Pangong and visit the lake. The appearance of the water is said to change colour at every angle of the sun – which makes for some amazing photographs so don’t forget your camera (and spare batteries) Overnight stay in Pangong.

Start your morning with a sunrise view of beautiful Pangong Lake before making your way back to Leh via Thiksey monastery. Commonly referred to as ‘Little Lhasa’, Thiksey has become a popular tourist destination because of its architectural resemblance to the ‘Potala Palace’ in Lhasa, Tibet. Finish the afternoon with a short drive to the Shey Monastery and Palace. Return to Leh for a well-earned rest with the evening free to roam in the market as per your leisure. Overnight stay in Leh.

Your 06N and 07D will End today. today after an early breakfast you will check out from the hotel the destiny calls will drop you to leh Airport with sweet memories of Ladakh.