Overview: Ladakh the land of high passes, the place like no other with the superabundance of attractions to visit, captivating landscapes, vibrant culture, and welcoming localities. The snow-clad Himalayas, pristine glacier lakes, streams, and beautiful valleys, Ladakh is truly blessed with nature’s bounty. If you are an adventure lover you have to go on an adventure-filled road trip to Leh Ladakh from Delhi through the World’s highest motorable roads will give you an ultimate life experience.
A road trip to create unforgettable stories, new bonds and rejuvenate your soul in the land of Lamas. The life in Ladakh is mainly characterized by spirituality because from the beginning it is being faithful to its ancestral customs and traditions or in other words we can say that the way of life in Ladakh is simple, as modernity has not touched Leh town.
Ladakh is also known as a mysterious Land which has never ceased its beauty and nature like its highest peaks, snow-capped mountains, flowing rivers. The architecture in Ladakh exhibits strong and deep influences from Tibet and India which shows great regional diversity. The architecture of Ladakh can be seen in the various monasteries and Gompas which are enchanting.
The most popular cuisines of Ladakh, mostly of Tibetan origin, are Thukpa and Tsampo. When you are in Leh-Ladakh do not forget to mix with the local people to know more about the culture in Leh-Ladakh. The trip allows you to have a look at the monasteries which are important as the main religion of Leh-Ladakh is Buddhism.
Ladakh is divided into two districts – Leh and Kargil. Decorated with holy shrines (stupas), whitewashed houses, and Tibetan-style palaces & forts, Leh has it all to fall in love with so, get ready to tick this epic road trip to Leh Ladakh from Delhi from your bucket list.
Short Itinerary
Day 1: Delhi to Manali
Day 2: Manali Arrival. Group Briefing – Day at Leisure
Day 3: Manali to Jispa (138 km, 7 hrs of drive)
Day 4: Jispa to Leh (330 km, 9 hrs drive)
Day 5: Leh Sightseeing
Day 6: Leh to Nubra (162 km, 6 hrs of drive)
Day 7: Nubra to Pangong (225 km, 6 hrs of drive)
Day 8: Pangong to TsoMoriri (225 km, 7 hrs of drive)
Day 9: Tso- Moriri to Sarchu (260 km, 8 hrs of drive)
Day 10: Sarchu to Manali (230 km, 5 hrs of drive)
Day 11: Reach Delhi early in the morning
Price
| Price | ₹ 29,500/- person |
Inclusions
- Accommodation: Stay is included from day 1 to Day 10 – you will be staying at guest house and camps on all days of the trip.
- Meals: All Meals from Day 1 Lunch to day 9 breakfast are included. We provide simple nutritious vegetarian food on all days of the trip.
- Camping Charges: All trekking permits and forest camping charges are included.
- Support Staff: Trek Leader and Local Guide.
- Trekking Equipment: you will be staying in high-quality tents and sleeping bags in all the camps. We provide high altitude sleeping bags that can stand temperatures as low as – 10 deg c. We also provide ropes, microspikes, gaiters, etc. As required.
- Safety Equipment: First aid, medical kit, oxygen cylinders, stretchers, etc. will be available at all campsites to deal with emergencies.
Exclusions
- Any expenses for optional activities or tickets, unless quoted in Inclusions.
- Insurance, Items of personal nature like porterage, tips, laundry, etc.
- Any Entry Fees.
- Any additional expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like cancellation/roadblocks/landslides/ strike or any other natural causes out of human control or any emergency evacuation expenses.
- Anything not mentioned in Inclusions.
- Any Kind of Expense for Loss / Misplaced / Theft of personal belongings.
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Itinerary
For travelers opting for Delhi to Delhi package. We start from Delhi around 7 pm from RK Ashram metro station or Majnu Ka tila.
Reach Manali and check in to the hotel. Meet the Trip lead at the Hotel.
Today is an acclimatization day as we start our journey to the Himalayas from tomorrow. The guests are free to explore the town of Manali but are advised to not exert themselves too much. Hadimba Temple, Local market, cafe hopping in Old Manali are few of the things that you can explore in Manali.
Bike Introduction if travelling by bike.
Overnight stay in Manali.
Today we will start our journey and our road trip to the mighty Himalayas and the cold desert Leh. We start from Manali after breakfast and after crossing Madi, we reach Rohtang pass in about 2 hrs. You would like to stop at Rohtang pass for a click, but believe us there are a plethora of ineffable beautiful landscapes on your way ahead, where we will take pitstops. We continue our journey for Jispa after crossing Keylong.
Reach Jispa by afternoon, which is also our overnight stay.
Camp allocation. After freshen up, gather for a tea/ coffee, followed by Bonfire and Dinner at the campsite.
Start early Morning after Breakfast, to be on the grounds of Heaven on Earth, Leh. Leh is also known as the Cold Desert. Enroute we will come across beautiful landscapes of Baralancha-la, Tanglangla, Moore Planes & Upshi, the route most loved by Shutterbug community and we will be taking pitstops on our way.
For guests traveling by tempo traveler / SUV, if you are sleeping while traveling on this route means you are missing out on several beautiful landscapes because of the mountains feel different after every few kms. You will be amazed!! (This is also the longest route on the journey, we will be starting early and will reach by evening)
Dinner and Overnight stay at Leh.
A very Good Morning ! Today is our first morning in Leh. A place about which you definitely have heard a lot and always dreamt about. Leh it is! Dream come True. No matter where you are in Leh, you will always see a series of snow-capped peaks. Those are the Stok Ranges and the highest in them is the Stok Kangri Peak.
We gather at the Breakfast table and, later start for the Leh sightseeing tour. We start our tour by visiting Shey Palace, followed by Thiksey Monastery. Later move towards the confluence of Indus and Zanskar via Magnetic Hill and Pathar Sahab Gurudwara. If time permits, you can also have Langar at the Gurudwara itself.
Hall of fame & Shanti Stupa later in the evening. Don’t exert your body, if you are feeling tired at any time during the day.
Return to Hotel. Dinner and Overnight at Leh.
After Breakfast, move towards Highest Motorable Road of The World, KhardungLa Pass. Have a cup of Tea there, get yourself clicked with the Khardungla Signboard by BRO & proceed towards Nubra valley covering Deskit Monastery en route. You can also do ATV ride in Nubra, depending on the available time ( personal expense)
Check-in at Hotel/Camp, freshen up & later you can have a Double Hump Bactarian Camel ride. Don't forget to click this unique mammal, found in cold Desert. It was once used to carry the trade material on the silk route.
Dinner and Overnight stay at Nubra Camps/Hotel.
After Breakfast, proceed towards Shyok valley and then continue further till Pangong Tso, probably the most scenic place during the whole journey.
Pangong Lake is one of the most beautiful & scenic high altitude saltwater lakes. The beauty of this place is such that various Bollywood movies have been shot around this lake.
Another fact about the lake is that one-third of this lake is controlled by India & rest two-third lies under Chinese province. Check In to the campsite and later we will go for a stroll around Pangong Lake in the evening.
Dinner and Overnight stay at Camps in Pangong.
After Breakfast, check out from the camps at Pangong & proceed for Tso Moriri Lake. Tso Moriri is another high altitude lake in the Ladakh region and comes under Tso Moriri wetland sanctuary
Mighty mountains, snow-capped peaks, lush green fields and the deep blue water stretching to the horizon, Tso Moriri offers it all.
Overnight stay at Guesthouse in Tso-Moriri.
After Breakfast at Hotel, we start our journey by 8:00 am, to reach Sarchu in due time. Enroute we will be crossing across Upshi, Tanglangla, Moore Plains and will finally arrive at Sarchu.
We will be traveling through the same route which we took on Day 3 while traveling from Jispa to Leh, so you will have more time to click pictures. Reach Sarchu by evening
Overnight stay at Sarchu.
After early Breakfast, we will start our journey to Manali from Sarchu & cross our last pass of the tour, Rohtang Pass. We cross Madi and finally arrive at Manali by 5 pm.
Take overnight Volvo from Manali to Delhi
