Srinagar Leh Road Trip Package ( 9 Aug )

• Arrival at Srinagar Airport. Transfer to Houseboat. Evening leave for Shikara ride for visit to Dal lake. Back to Houseboat. Overnight at
• Houseboat.

• This morning on arrival at Srinagar we will drive to Kargil which bears resemblance to a typical Central Asian town, passing
• Sonmarg and Zoji La and Drass – the second coldest inhabited place on earth after Siberia. Arrive at Kargil, check into hotel.

• After an early breakfast , we will start our drive to Leh seeing the
• transformation as we traverse from one world to another, regionally as well as “religionally”, from primarily Muslim Kargil district to Buddhist Leh district. Drive to the 11th Century Lamayuru Monastery enroute visiting the mesmerizing Moon Landscapes (you will understand now the reason behind this region being referred to as “Moonland” - exactly similar formations of land are visible as on the moon), Lamayuru is spectacularly located along the valley plain and surrounded by mountains on all sides.
• Then visit the Alchi Gompa, a monastic complex of temples at Alchi village and one of the most celebrated of Ladakh’s monasteries, dating back to the 11th century. After Alchi you proceed to Basgo, dominated by the jagged skyline of the ruins of this 15th century capital of Ladakh. Later you arrive at Leh for an overnight stay at your Hotel.

• Discover the monasteries of Indus Valley starting with Hemis
• Gompa, the largest monastic foundation of Drukpa Kagyu Order
• of Tibetan Buddhism, Thiksey Monastery an impressive complex
• rising tier upon tier on a hill above the village, Shey Palace, The
• ancient capital of Ladakh, 3 Idiots Rancho School and Sindhu Ghat. After visiting above places we drive back to Leh. Evening at
• Leisure to explore the city on your own. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.

• After breakfast, we drive towards Nubra Valley and en-route we traverse the highest motor-able road on earth (Khardungla Pass, 18384 feet). 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. Night Stay in Nubra at Camp.

• After an early breakfast we check out from the Camp and drive to Hunder, where you come across sand dunes besides the road
• and have an opportunity to ride the double humped Bactrian camels on this high altitude desert. Seen in isolation, you could
• well be amongst the sand dunes of the Thar Desert. It is indeed a strange sight since in the same visual you get to see the desert,
• Snow-capped mountains, a river and camels, all thriving together. On the return, stop at Diskit, famous for 515 years-old
• Buddhist Monastery, magnificently situated on a hilltop, facing the entire Valley. Later we drive back to Leh in the late afternoon.
• On arrival at Leh you will check in to your Hotel. Today we have another RLT Special experience wherein we will interact with
• Padma Shree Murup Namgyal, who will relate Local mythological tales of Ladakh’s culture. In the evening you can stroll
• around the market.

• Discover the myriad colors and shades of Pangong lake. Leave
• Leh in the morning, en-route visiting Shey Palace, the ancient
• capital of Ladakh and further driving through a picturesque landscape. We reach Thiksey, an impressive
• complex rising tier upon tier on a
• hill above the village. Reach
• Pangong by crossing the third highest motor able pass (Changla)
• on earth. Spend good 3-4 hours by the great Pangong Tso, 2/3rd of which lies inside the China border. Admire the quietude around the lake as we light a bonfire and share memories of the past week.Overnight at Camps by the Pangong Lake.

• Wake up calls by the migratory birds this morning. Indulge in the
• walk beside the lake or go for a photography splurge. Later
• depart for Leh en route visit Hemis Gompa, the largest
• monastery in Leh. Today, Further en-route to Leh, we have an RLT
• Special experience of tea at the house of a local Ladakhi at Stoke
• village and admire the local architecture. Arrive at Leh in
• second half. Evening free. Overnight in Leh.

Tour concludes. Transfer to the airport to board your flight back home, with fond memories.