Duration: 2 night 3 days
Place covered: Leh, Kardongla , Diskit Monastery , Hunder , sand dune , Shayok, Pangong lake.
Day 01: Leh to Nubra via Khardongla top, evening camel ride at sand dune overnight in Hunder
Day 02: Drive to Pangong via Shayok, overnight in Pangong lake
Day 03: Drive back to Leh via Changla -Drop at Hotel and tour End
Permit: Innerline permit required
What is included in the tour
- Car category A
- Experienced and polite local driver
- Fuel
- Tolls and parking fees
- Driver’s food and accommodation
* Cars category A are Toyota Innova, Tata Aria and Mahindra Scorpio, Mahindra xylo. They have a capacity for 6 passengers and a driver.
What is NOT included in the tour
- Any accommodation
- Meals and hotels
- Inner Line Permit (if required)
- Air Conditioning
- Oxygen cylinder
- Car is point to point basis, not at disposal
- insurance of any kind.
- tips
- monument fee or any joy ride fee
AC doesn’t work in hilly areas however If you wish to use AC in plain area, there will be a charge of ₹ 7 per kilometre to be paid directly to the driver. Note not hot in Ladakh and that AC is usually not needed.
Day : 01 Leh to Nubra via Khardong la top
Place covered : Leh – Khardung La Pass (40 KMs) – Khardung Village (34 KMs) – Khalsar (23 KMs) – Diskit (19 KMs)- Hunder ( 7 KMs) = 123 KMs
Night Stay: Nubra, Hotel/Camp (10,000 i.e. 3250mts)
Distance/Time Taken: 125Km.(4-5hrs one way Approx)
Road Condition: Bad Around Khardung La for 15-20 Kms stretch ( Rest smooth 2 lane, road widening is under process )
Food Recommendation : Dhabas available at North Pullu /Khardung Village /Khalsar / Diskit
After breakfast, start driving towards Nubra Valley situated in the north of Leh, at about 10,000 feet above sea level. The road, which climbs up and over the Khardung La, at approximately 18,380 feet, is believed to be the highest motorable road in the world. 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. After crossing the Pass, you will see Khardung village, stop for lunch at Khardong or Khalser and cross Deskit (the main villages of Nubra valley). Get engrossed in this colourful valley of flowers. Spend the night in hotel Eveing , you may see a Double Humped, Hairy and Bactrian Camels. Overnight stay Nubra Valley( Hunder)
Day: 02: Nubra to pangong
Route / Place Covered : Hunder – Diskit Village ( 7KMs) – Khalsar Village(26 Kms) – Agham (31 KMs) – Shyok Village (48KMs) – Durbuk(18 KMs) – Tangtse (9KMs) – Pangong Tso(34KMs)
Night Stay: Pangong, camp /Hotel (14270 i.e 4350 mts)
Distance/Time Taken: 150 km (5-6 hrs one way Approx)
Road Condition : Bad after Agyam ( Lot of slides , dry river bed , etc
Dhabas: Khaltsar, Tangtse, Pangong.
After having scrumptious breakfast, we check-out from Camp or hotel and drive towards Diskit along the sand dune where you can ride on a bactrian camel (double humped) amidst the sand dunes of this high altitude desert with snowcapped mountains on the horizon. On the return stop at Diskit which is the headquarter town of Nubra Valley. Stroll around the bazaar observing the shops and local people going about their daily chores. Diskit is famous for old Buddhist Monastery, situated magnificently on a hilltop, facing the entire Valley. Later we drive towards Pangong Tso via Agham & Shyok Valley. 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 we drive further towards Durbuk & Tangtse for Pangong you pass through few small villages of Changthang and finally you can enjoy this amazing view of the Pangong Lake situated at 14,000 feet (4,267 m). This famous blue brackish Lake of Pangong is 5/6 Kms wide and over 133 Kms long with half of it’s running the other side of the "Indo China Border". Upon arrival we check-in at Camp near Pangong Lake. Its magical to see the changing hues of Pangong Lake with the variation in the Sun intensity … Listen to the waves lapping the shores, watch the migratory birds and see the sun fade away at the horizon .. Whether it is a moon lit night or star studded night … The night sky is brilliant in Pangong .. One can spend hours looking at the sky … ( Loose Fuel Available in the market ) . Pangong Lake, a highest salt water lake in the world, shared by two countries India (25%) and China (75%), enjoy the beauty of Lake on banks of the Lake while appreciating the changing colours of fascinating high altitude Lake. Over Night stay in Pangong
