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Leh Road Journey Summer Tour
8 Nights / 9 Days covering Srinagar, Kargil, Leh, Nubra Valley and Pangong Tso Lake.
- 8 Nights / 9 Days
- Departs from Ahmedabad (flight to Srinagar)
Tour highlights
- Dal Lake Shikara ride from a Srinagar houseboat
- Yungdung Gompa, built on a rock about 125 km west of Leh
- Alchi, Thiksey, Hemis and Spituk monasteries
- Khardongla Pass and the Nubra Valley
- Pangong Tso Lake, at about 14,000 feet
Itinerary
- 1Arrive Srinagar
Arrive at Srinagar airport and check in to a premium houseboat. Shikara ride on Dal Lake. Overnight houseboat. Meals: dinner.
- 2Srinagar to Kargil (205 km, 7 hours)
Drive to Kargil through the scenery of the road. Overnight Kargil. Meals: breakfast, dinner.
- 3Kargil to Leh (220 km, 5 hours)
Visit Yungdung Gompa, built on a rock about 125 km west of Leh, on the way. Arrive in Leh at about 3,500 m and rest for the full day to acclimatise. Overnight Leh. Meals: breakfast, dinner.
- 4Leh and Alchi
Visit Alchi, a village in the Indus Valley 67 km west of Leh, with its five-temple monastery. See the Sangam confluence and Magnetic Hill. Visit the Military Hall of Fame, Pathar Sahib Gurudwara and Spituk Monastery. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight Leh. Meals: breakfast, dinner.
- 5Leh to Nubra Valley (125 km, 4 to 5 hours)
Drive over Khardongla Pass to Nubra Valley. Visit Diskit and Hunder monasteries and the 100 ft Maitreya Buddha statue. Visit the sand dunes, with a double-humped camel safari (paid directly). Overnight in deluxe tents. Meals: breakfast, dinner.
- 6Nubra Valley to Pangong Tso Lake (4 to 5 hours)
Drive to Pangong Tso Lake, part of the India-China border area, at about 14,000 feet. Overnight in deluxe tents. Meals: breakfast, dinner.
- 7Pangong Tso Lake to Leh (5 to 6 hours)
Drive back to Leh. Evening free for shopping in the Leh bazaars. Overnight Leh. Meals: breakfast, dinner.
- 8Leh local sightseeing
Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace and Leh Market. Overnight Leh. Meals: breakfast, dinner.
- 9Leh to Delhi and Ahmedabad
Transfer to Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Airport for the flight to Delhi and onward to Ahmedabad. Meals: breakfast.
Inclusions
- Return airport transfers and sightseeing by NAC Xylo or Innova, as per group size. Vehicles follow the day-to-day plan and are not on disposal.
- Shikara ride in Srinagar, as per group size
- Environmental fee
- Inner line permits for Nubra and Pangong
- One oxygen cylinder in each vehicle
- Hotel luxury taxes
Exclusions
- Entry fees at all sightseeing places
- Any extra, extension or optional tour beyond the above
- Items of personal nature
- Optional sightseeing
- River rafting and water sports
- Extra cost for hotel and transfers if a flight is cancelled or roads are blocked
- Medical emergencies and evacuation
- Meals other than those mentioned above
- Tips and porterage
Hotel / Flight
- Hotels
- Day 1 includes a premium houseboat in Srinagar; later stays include hotels and deluxe tents as per itinerary. The page shows a flight icon but does not establish that flights to/from the traveller's origin are included. **Can be changed.**
- Flights
- Flight details are confirmed on enquiry.
Map
Places on this route:
- SrinagarOpen map of Srinagar
- KargilOpen map of Kargil
- LehOpen map of Leh
- Nubra ValleyOpen map of Nubra Valley
- Pangong Tso LakeOpen map of Pangong Tso Lake
Srinagar (Dal Lake/houseboat) → Kargil → Leh → Alchi/Sangam/Magnetic Hill/Military Hall of Fame/Gurudwara Pathar Sahib/Spituk Monastery → Khardung La → Nubra Valley → Pangong Tso → Leh.
Sightseeing
- Shikara ride on Dal Lake, Srinagar
- Yungdung Gompa, on the Kargil to Leh road
- Thiksey, Hemis and Alchi monasteries
- Magnetic Hill, Military Hall of Fame and Shanti Stupa, Leh
- Sangam confluence, Leh
- Khardongla Pass
- Diskit Monastery and Hunder, with camel safari (paid directly)
- Pangong Tso Lake
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