Srinagar - Kargil - Leh Tour

Srinagar. Arrive at 14.00hrs. Tour Local Spots Srinagar

Visit Gulmarg, maybe take the Gondola Ride and end with Shikara Ride in Dal Lake. A must on the itinerary is the sampling of Wazwan Cuisine in Kashmir

Srinagar to Kargil (204 Kms) Morning After breakfast leave for Kargil, by visiting Sonamarg (Known As Meadow of Gold), Drass Village (2nd  Coldest In-habitated place in the World), Enroute have a magnificent view of Kargil war Famous Peaks (Tiger, Tololing), reach Kargil by evening. Overnight Guest house.

Kargil to Leh(180 kms) Morning after Breakfast drive towards Leh enroute visit Mulbek, Giant Living Buddha Sculpture on Rock Mountain, Lamayuru, the oldest Monastery of Ladakh and Moon Landscape. Arrive Leh by evening. Overnight guest house in Leh.

Around Leh Sight seeing (70 Kms). After Breakfast leave for Leh enroute visit Alchi, Likir Monastery, Magnetic Hill, Pathar Sahib Gurudwara and Hall of Fame.Visit the Khardongla Pass Reach Leh by Evening.

Drive towards Chilling for rafting along with the Indus River up to the confluence of both Zanskar and Indus River at Nimo village. The level is mostly 3 plus grade.  Overnight camp at Nimo.

Continuously commence rafting towards Alchi. Drive back to Leh. Overnight guest house in Leh.

Leh to Pangong Lake (160 Kms) After Breakfast leave for Pangong Lake 14,500 ft, through Changla Pass 17,350 ft. (Third Highest Motorable road in the world.) Over night camp at Pangong lake

Drive back to Leh by crossing Changla on the way back you can visit Thiksay monastery, Shey Palace and Hemis monasteries. Over night at Leh.

We leave from Leh in a jeep in the morning. At Stok the pony man will load our big backpacks on the horses that are waiting for us. With our small daypacks we head off for Mancarmo through a beautiful valley, where there are unusual rock formations that point skywards in orange, purple and green colors. Mancarmo (4250 m) is the summer pasture of Stok villagers.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Gradually we go higher into a desolate area, which is inhabited only by marmots and blue sheep. Surrounded by high mountains, we, at base camp (5020 m), will prepare our self mentally and physically for the big day.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Depending on weather and snow conditions, we leave early around 1:00 am or 2:00 am. Usually conditions are better in the night/morning, when the sky is clearer because it is colder and the snow will be harder to walk on. We just take a cup of tea and bring our lunch bag, before walking into the night with our torches. However, if it is a full moon night, the moon will guide us in its silvery glow. It is a strenuous walk, and in the last part we will most likely use not only ice axes, but also crampons and, maybe, even rope, depending on snow conditions. However, by the time we come close to the top, you will forget about the hardship as you are surrounded by one of the most beautiful sights in the Himalayas, lighted up by the slowly rising morning sun. In good weather conditions we can see the Saser group in the Great Karakoram Range, where K2 lies. To bring good fortune, we leave our Khatag, a religious scarf, on the mountaintop with prayer flags. Leaving the peak, we go down to Base Camp and by the time we arrive, the only thing running in our mind is diving into our sleeping bags for a welcome rest.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

This morning we will not hurry and by the time we open our eyes, you realize that you have scaled a peak higher than any mountain in Europe or North America . After breakfast we will walk down to Stok, retracing our footsteps.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Drive from Leh to Manali early in the morning 1-2AM, via Taklang la and Rohtang Pass. Arrive in Manali at 8PM. Stay at Manali.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Visit German Bakery / Johnson’s café and relive the memories 2 years back. Leave for Delhi at 5.30pm

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Reach Delhi at 8.00AM. Local Sightseeing if possible. End the trip with a great lunch at Karim’s. Leave for Delhi Airport for Flight at 8.20PM. Arriving Mumbai 10.30PM. After lot of research our itinerary was prepared by my colleague Claudian Fernandes. Our travel in Leh was handled by local leh operator Tapo Lawang

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys