Explore Leh
Destinations Covered: Leh and nearby destinations like Khardung-la
(18,380 ft.) - Shey, Thiksey and Hemis Gompas - Pangong TSO.
Duration: 04 Nights / 05 Days
The Itinerary
Day 01
: Arrive Delhi - Leh
Meet upon arrival and transfer to Domestic Airport to catch flight
to Leh, Arrive Leh and transfer to hotel. Day free for acclimatisation
and individual activities Overnight in hotel at Leh.
Day 02 : In Leh
Full day excursion to Shey, Thiksey and Hemis Gompas. Shey Gompa lies on the way to Hemis. It is situated on the top of a hill and houses the largest victory stupa with a golden top. The statues made of copper and glided with gold are worthseeing. Thiksey Gompa lies on the left side of this road to Hemis. One can have a beautiful view of Indus Valley from the Gompa. Wall paintings of this Gompa are very interesting. From here drive to Hemis which is the oldest, wealthiest and largest Gompa in Leh with beautiful paintings stupas. Overnight in hotel at Leh.
Day 03 : In Leh - Pangong TSO (154Kms/5hrs)
Drive upstream along the Right Bank of the Indus River via Shey,
Thiksey and Karu. Turn left towards Chemdey Gompa and continue along
the steep roadside towards Chang La (17,350 ft.). Permits have to
be verified at Zingrul travelling check point (TCP) (13,500 ft.),
12 kms short of the pass. There is a temple at the top of the Chang
La and lots of prayer flags. Overnight in hotel at Leh.
The road on the descent is in an extremely bad condition till the
next TCP at Tsoltakh. The first village is Durbuk followed by Thangse,
both big army stations. From here to Lukung is a 32 kms drive along
a rough dirty track through spectacular Barren Mountain scenery,
which takes about 2 hrs. Pass through Tak - Tak, a two house the
Chakartale TSO between the Muglib and Lukung there are many flat
green stretches of land with clean streams ideal of compositions.
The Pangong Lake (which means hollow) is very long narrow spread of water situated at an altitude of 14,500 ft. Extending from east to west through the whole length of the Ruthong region of Tibet to neighborhood of Chisul, it bends to the north west for about 25 miles and forms a boundary between Ladakh and Ruthong. Only a quarter of the Lake lies in India, the rest stretching into Ruthong. Rare black necked cranes and other migratory birds are seen here. The water of the lake is salty.Overnight in hotel at Leh.
Day 04 : In Leh
Excursion to Khardung-la (18,380 ft.), one of the highest motorable roads in the world. Khardung-la is gateway to Nubra Valley, enroute have a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains which includes Parcha Khangri, Stok Khangri etc. Overnight in hotel at Leh.
Day 05 : Leh - Delhi
After breakfast transfer to Leh Airport to catch flight for Delhi.
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