Durations : 18 Nights - 19 Days

Season : Mid June to September end

Destination Covered : Delhi - Shimla - Sarhan - Sangla Valley - Recong Peo – Kalpa - Tabo –Kaza - Keylog - Sharchu - leh - Pangong lake - Khardungla -deskit - Hunder - Nubra valley - Kargil - Srinagar

Detailed Itinerary :

Day 01 : Delhi to Shimla (250 km.)

Himalayan Kashmir Safari - Arrival to Shimla ,upon reaching Shimla transfer to the hotel at Shimla while at Shimla interesting walk to the Mall historical monuments like the Indian Institute of Advance Studies ,Kufri hill ,wild flower hall (depends on permit) - Tour to Delhi.

Day02 : Shimla –Sarhan(1960 m) ,distance 160 km , drive time takes about 7 hours.

Tour to Shimla - A beautiful drive away through thick pine forests in Pir Punjal Range of Himalayans crossing Narkanda overlooking the Shivlik ranges and lush green valley of delicious Apples varieties. En route , visit the place in Rampur ,drive further on the steep mountain road and arrive on Sarhan , Sarhan the tiny village offers the splendid views of Shrikanda Mahadev Peak (5155m ) , visit the famous Bhimkali Temple , the big attraction of the area .Over night stay in hotel - Adventure Tour.

Day03 : Sarhan to Sangla Valley - Recongpeo distance 155 kms, drive about 07 hours.

Adventure Tours - Drive along the spectacular Hindustan Tibet Boarder Road through dry valley, ridges along with wild Satluj river . A view of Kinnaur Kailash Peak is splendid from Sangla , from here take an excursion to Kamru Fort , Nag Temple and up to Chitkul (3435m) surrounded by green fields and pinnacle of peaks ,Chitkul is like a fairlyland . The quaint little wooden houses, temples, Gompas and the people of Sangla valley conjure up a perfect image of a Shangri-la. Recong Peo, the capital of Kinnaur, visit monastery, a area of Buddhist religion, en route Recong Peo monastery, village, temple, overnight stay in Kalpa - Tour Packages Sarhan.

Day04 : Kalpa- Tabo, distance 192 kms, drive time 8 hours .

Kashmir Himalayan Safari - Drive from Kalpa to Tabo along with Satluj River, via Nako Lake. Tabo village is an ancient village on an elevation of 3100m, lying on the bank of Spiti River ,where you visit Tabo Monastery the oldest and archaeologically most important monastery of Spiti with the most sacred shrine of Gankhang inside. On the way to Tabo , visit Sumdo go up the hill for one hour drive and visit Gue with his Natural Mummy. The Tabo Gompa is one of the oldest holiest and very famous Gompa ,XI century comparable only to Tsaparang e Tholing . Beautiful painting similar to the Ajanta Caves, that's why Tabo monastery is also called Ajanta of Himalaya .over night stay in Lodge at Tabo - Sangla Tour Packages.

Day05 : Tabo –Kaza (3600m) – Distance 100 kms, drive time 5 hours.

Tour to Himalayan Kashmir Safari - Early moning drive to Dhankar Monastery, the old capital of Spiti valley ,Dhankar big village once residence of the King of Spiti on the hill you see his fort .Also today about 100 Monks are living in the Dhankar Monastery , still an important Monastery , with important scriptures ,sculptures ,frescoes , statues . Walk up to the Dhankar sacred Lake it takes about one and half hours. After Dhankar drive to Kee –Monastery ,The Key Gompa , perched high on the Pyramid shaped mountain ,belongs to the Gelugpa sect and there are as many as 500 monks , visit Kibber Village the highest motor connected village in the world and Kibber monastery Overnight at Kaza -Tour to Kalpa.

Day06 : Kaza to Keylong (3400m)via Chandertal Lake ,distance 220 kms ,drive time 9 hours

Adventure Tour to India - Drive over Kunzam Pass (4501m) ,the panoramic view of Bara –Shigri Glacier and about a dozen peaks over 6000m enthralling and inspiring , crossing the pass the road descends into the Chandra Valley ,the beginning of the Lahaul Spiti region a stark , dry ,forbidding yet amazingly beautiful land , The valley commands excellent views of the surrounding mountains , including the 6420meters high White Sail Massif (Dharamsura ) .Bara-Sigri Glacier ,Lalan Peak and the C.B. Peak along the way - Tour Packages Tabo.Before crossing Batal take a diversion to Chandertal Lake a moon Lake(4250m) . Visit Sisu water fall ,have look of Gondala Fort , The confluence point of Chandra Bhaga river , drive along with Chandra and Bhaga river , Keylong the district headquarter , Stay in Keylong - Tour to Kaza.

Day07 : Keylog to Sharchu distance 248km.

Tour to Keylong - Early morning departure from Keylong to Sarchu (4200m), via Darch the gate way to Zanskar valley , Baralachala Pass (4800m) , keylong sarai, a unique formation of land, a different view, valley of Sarchu, a small trek around area. Distance 85 km, time 5 hours, stay in luxury tent at Sarchu, Time 6-7hrs - Adventure Tour Packages.

Day08 : Sarchu to leh distance 245km.

Leh Tour Packages - Sarchu to Leh (3600m),via Gata Loops, Nukeela Pass (4600m), Lachungla Pass (4900m) , Pang , More Plain a 50 km long plain ground on an elevation of 4700m , Tanglangla Pass (5350m ) the second highest motorable road pass in the world , the area of IBEX, wild Ass, Marmot, a land of Gypsy. Overnight stay in Hotel. Distance 250 km, time 10hours. Leh, the headquarter of Ladakh region, Indus valley, the last Shangri-la, A business centre of Silk Route, A place where the Sindhu Civilization flourish & the battle field of different religious kings. It is a capital of Ladakh. A Land behind high passes, full of different dry grey valley, beautiful snow capped mountain with pinnacle of peaks, colorful mountain & artistic rocks. Place of monasteries, thankas & magnificent lakes - Adventure Trekking Tour in Himalaya.

Day09 : Leh Local Sight Seeing : Hemis - Thiksey - Shey + Stok Palace :

Trekking Tour in Himalayas - After breakfast, we visit the Hemis monastry, the biggest and the wealthiest in Ladakh. visit the museum in which the family's heirlooms and relics are displayed,. We visit the Tibetan Handicraft Centre / Tibetan school You walk past the Chortens and the Mani walls to enter the complex through the east gate. From Hemis, you are driven westwards to Thiksey monastry, located on a hilltop with formidable views of the Indus valley. After visiting the interiors of the monestry the tour continues to Shey the former summer palace of the King of Ladakh. Finally we drive back to Leh to our hotel.

Day10 : Leh to Pangong lake distance 154km.

Drive upstream along the Right Bank of the Indus River via Shey, Thiksey and Karu. Turn left towards Chemdey Gompa and continue along the steep roadside towards Chang La (17,350 ft.). Permits have to be verified at Zingrul travelling check point (TCP) (13,500 ft.), 12 kms short of the pass. There is a temple at the top of the Chang La and lots of prayer flags. The Pangong Lake (which means hollow) is very long narrow spread of water situated at an altitude of 14,500 ft. Extending from east to west through the whole length of the Ruthong region of Tibet to neighborhood of Chisul, it bends to the north west for about 25 miles and forms a boundary between Ladakh and Ruthong. Only a quarter of the Lake lies in India, the rest stretching into Ruthong. Rare black necked cranes and other migratory birds are seen here. The water of the lake is salty. Dinner overnight Stay in tent - Adventure Trekking Tour in Himalayas India.

Day 11 : Pangong Tso to Leh

Return Drive to leh . evening leisure in leh.

Day12 : Leh / Khardungla / deskit / Hunder /Nubra valley distance 140km.

Online Booking of Adventure Trekking in Himalayas - Today we travel north from Leh over the highest motorable road and the Khardungla Pass (5570m), to the Nubra Valley which is little visited, as it is inaccessible for all but a couple of months in the year, its high passes closed by the winter snows. In comparison to the Indus valley which is cooler the Nubra is a comparatively warm valley where walnut, apricot, apple and mulberry trees grow and yak, sheep and goats graze in small forests and along the river Shyok. The journey brings us excellent view of great Karakoram Range. Over night stay in hotel.

Day13 :

Drive back to leh.Via Khardungla Pass.

Day14 : Leh / Kargil distance 210km.

After very early breakfast leave for Kargil. Enroute visit Liker and Basgo Monasteries. Liker Gompa lies on the right side of Leh-Srinagar road about 4 kms from the main road and is famous for numerous Thankas. Basgo monastery contains many Tibetan inscriptions engraved on stones. Time permitting visit Rizong gompa. To visit this Gompa one has to walk for about 2 kms. From the road head. Further drive over Fatu-la [13,489 ft] which is the highest pass on Srinagar – Leh road. A distance of 230 kms will be covered in about 10 hrs. Dinner overnight hotel at Kargil.

Day15 : Kargil – Srinagar distance 220km.

Drive to Srinagar via Drass, which is noted for its heavy snowfalls and extreme cold. On the road to Srinagar, Drass, is a small township lying in the centre of a valley of the same name. It is the second coldest inhabited place in the world. During the spring and summer, however the valley around the township becomes very picturesque. From there. Drive through Sonamarg, the gold valley, to Srinagar and stay in the houseboat.

Day16 : In Srinagar

Morning sightseeing of Mughal Gardens visiting Nishat Bagh (Abode of pleasure) built by Asif Khan brother in law of Jehangir in 1632 AD and Shalimar Bagh (Abode of love) built by Jehangir for his wife Empress Noor Jehan. All the gardens are situated on the bank of Dal Lake with the Zabarwan Mountains in the background. Rest of day free to explore Srinagar on own. Overnight at hotel in shrinagar

Day 17 : Shrinagar to Pathankot distance 330km.

Today we continued our journey from Srinagar to Pathankot. We left Srinagar a little late from our usual time as we got tempted to see Srinagar’s scenic beauty and take a ride in the Shikara to enjoy the Dal lake. There is lot that you can see in the Dal lake. You can have joy rides like water skiing and there is a whole floating market, where you can buy the traditional Kashmiri stuff at a good rate. We were going to take the same road as yesterday to Pathankot.But as we encountered the twisty section in day light it was much easier and faster. The weather was better with no rain showers like yesterday and we covered ground faster. The road was mostly downhill, so it further added to our pace and because of the daylight we got to see some breathtaking scenery which we sorely missed yesterday as we drove some part of this road in the night time.

Day 18 :

Pathankot to Amritsar (by Train) distance 112km. Overnight stay in hotel.

Day 19 :

Amritsar to Delhi (by Train) Drop at hotel on your own.

TOUR ENDS

Includes :

Taxi / Train for full tour mentioned with local sight seeing . Hotel stay With all Meal (Breakfast-lunch-dinner) tea/snacks etc. taxi / Train back to Delhi.

Does not Includes :

Air tickets, your insurance , personal gear, personal expense, donations, legal entry tickets.

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