Kinnaur - Spiti - Ladakh Jeep Safari Tour

Meet on arrival in Chandigarh airport/ station and transfer to Shimla by surface. On arrival check in at hotel. Evening free to stroll in the famous The Mall & The Ridge. Overnight at hotel.

Shimla - Sarahan (175kms)

Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Sangla (2680 m). Arrive and camp on the bank of river Baspa. Sangla has houses on a slope built one on another with Kinner Kailash peak (6600 m) dominantly situated in the background. Overnight in camp.

Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Sangla (2680 m). Arrive and spend some time over the Sangla Pass to have panoramatic view of the surroundings. This pass opens routes to Garhwal Himalayas. After lunch drive to Puh (3200 m). Close to Tibetan border Puh lies in the rain shadow region. Overnight stay in camp.

Jeep: Drive to Kaza (3450 m). En route visit Tabo Monastery (3200 m). It is an ordinary mud structure but inside it has beautiful frescoes which earned Tabo the epithet of "Ajanta of Himalayas". Reach Kaza stay in camp/ hotel.

Jeep: Morning after breakfast visit Ki Monastery (4116 m/ 11 kms). This monastery of Spiti has rare paintings and scriptures. The scriptures are written in Bhoti language, the mother tongue of Bhotias who came from Tibet to Spiti to spread Buddhism in the area. Further drive to Kibber village (4400 m/ 9 kms) the highest village in the world. over night stay in Kaza camp/ Hotel.

Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Jispa in evening. On the way Batal (3960 m) via Kunzum Pass(4551 m). Stop just after Batal to photograph Bara Shingri Glacier (3657 m). En route visit Khardong Monastery at Keylong (3350 m). Keylong is an "oasis of green fields". Reach Jispa in the evening and over night stay in Jispa camp/ Hotel.

Jeep: Morning after breakfast continue the jeep safari to reach sarchu via Baralacha Pass (4885 m). The pass has cross roads from Zanskar, Ladhakh, Spiti and Lahaul. Reach sarchu in the evening overnight stay in the camp.

Activities : Jeep Safari

Jeep: Morning after breakfast start safari to reach Leh (3523 m) via Kyungshu Plains for 45 kms. Enroute stop for a while at Tanglang-la (5360 m), the highest pass in the world with metalled road. Arrive Leh and check into hotel for overnight stay.

Activities : Jeep Safari

After early breakfast full day sightseeing of Shey, Thiksey & Hemis. Shey was the summer Palace of Ladakhi Kings and is where you can see the 36Ft. high statue of Buddha made of copper and covered with gold. Thicksey : The twelve storied monastery of Thicksey is situated in the most prominent of positions, lies on an island Mountain. Finally visit; Hemis : Farthest away from Leh, this is the wealthiest Monastery in Ladakh belonging to the Red Sect - it is here each summer that plays are held and Ladakhis from all parts of the country will visit Hemis. Evening return to Leh. Meals and overnight at Hotel.

Activities : Jeep Safari

Jeep: In the morning drive down the Indus Valley on a tour of the Lamayuru circuit, famous for the dramatically located Lamayuru monastery and the adjoining ‘Moonland’ features. After sightseeing and lunch here, retrace the Leh route till Uleytokpo (60 kms.) and check into a fixed camp / resort for overnight stay.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

After breakfast drive towards Leh, enroute visiting the 11th century Alchi Choskor, oldest surviving monastic heritage of Ladakh- a UNESCO listed heritage site. Thereafter, visit Sangam (confluence of Indus & Zanskar Rivers), Magnetic Point, Gurudwara Pathar Sahib, Kali Mata (Temple of Guardians in Spituk monastery) & Hall of Fame. Overnight in hotel.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Full day excursion to Pangong Lake (approx. 300 kms round trip, located on the Indo-China Border), enroute crossing the Chang-la pass (alt: 17370 ft.). After sightseeing around the lake, drive back to Leh, reaching in the late afternoon / evening. Overnight in hotel.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

After breakfast leave for Nubra Valley, driving across Khardong-la (alt: 18,380 ft). After descending from the pass, drive on for sightseeing of Sumoor area and Samstaling Gompa. Later check into a fixed camp in the same area or drive across to Deskit / Hundar for overnight in a fixed camp or hotel.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

In the morning visit / explore Deskit , Hundar and the Sand Dunes where you can enjoy a short camel safari using the double-humped Bactrian camel found here (optional on direct payment). Later drive back to Leh reaching in the late afternoon / evening. Overnight at the hotel.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Early morning transfer to the airport for taking the flight back home.
Tour ends... but sweet memories always remain.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys