Ethnic Ladakh Tour

Day 1 - Arrival and local Sightseeing

Arrive at Leh airport or at Leh bus stand by yourself and check into the Hotel that we have booked for you. You are advised to take complete rest for the day to adapt yourself with the new environment at 11,135 feet altitude. Later, in the evening you can visit the Leh Market, Leh Palace, known as ‘Lachen Palkhar’ or Shanti Stupa, located on a hilltop near Changspa, reaching the top you will see the beauty of whole Leh town.

Overnight stay at Leh.

Day 2 - Leh - Aryan Valley

After breakfast in the morning, we will start driving to the Dha Hanu in western Ladakh. These villages are also known as the Aryan valley, as the people residing there are believed to be the last remaining of the pure Aryan race. Aryan peoples have distinct facial and physical features, they are also culturally quite different from the rest of Ladakh. The route is along the Leh-Srinagar Highway up to Khaltse and diverts from there to follow the direction of the Indus river.  Along the way, we will visit several sightseeing places like Hall of Fame museum, which was built in the name those martyrs passed away in Kargil war, and also visit Magnetic hill and Sangam, (Confluence of Zanskar & Indus River).

Overnight stay at Aryan Valley.  

Day 3 - Aryan valley to Kargil via Batallik

In the morning after taking breakfast and exploring the Aryan village of Dha Beema, we will ride further westward alongside the river Indus up to Batallik sector, which is very close to the border and among the least taken routes. We will then divert towards Kargil away from the Indus and reach Kargil, the second biggest town in the Ladakh region to reach by evening.

Overnight stay at Kargil.

Day 4 - Kargil - Leh via Lamayuru

In the morning, have breakfast at the hotel. Soon we will start driving back to Leh. We will follow the Srinagar-Leh Highway, also known as NH1D, the roads are mostly wide and well-laid tarmac but consist of innumerable hairpin bends through mountains and beautiful villages. We will get to see some of the most renowned monuments of Ladakh like Lamayuru monastery, Basgo monastery etc. We will retrace the same route after Khaltse and reach Leh by evening.

Overnight stay at Leh.  

Day 5 - Leh to Pangong Lake and back

Today we will drive to the Pangong lake, probably the most well-known tourist attraction in Ladakh. Pangong lake a high altitude border lake measuring 134km in length and about 5 Km in width at the widest point. About 40 percent of the lake is in Ladakh while the remaining is in Tibet. The unique feature of the lake is the west end of the Lake which is in Ladakh is saline and supports no marine life except for a few micro-vegetation. The eastern end in Tibet is fresh and taste sweet.

We will drive along the Leh-Manali Highway for about 40Km and divert towards Changla Pass, which was once the 2nd Highest motorable road in the world and often receive snow during colder days. We will then drive through the nomadic land of Changthang, we may get to see some wild animals freely roaming the wide stretches of Changthang before reaching the Pangong lake.

Later return back to Leh by retracing the same route through Changla and reach by evening.

Overnight stay at Leh.

Day 6 - Departure from Leh

Early morning our driver will pick you up and transfer to the Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Leh airport to board a flight back to your next destination. The journey ends with lots of memories and adventure stories to be related once back home.