8 Days 7 Nights airport departure to kargil - leh via lamayuru Tour Package

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Upon arrival at Srinagar airport, our representative will meet you and transfer you to the Hotel. Local sightseeing
of the famous Mughal gardens of Nishat and Shalimar. If time permit, drive for an hour of Shikara ride (at your
own cost) in the Dal lake. Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel Houseboat./?

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After breakfast drive to Kargil, enroute stops include Sonamarg and Baltal hamlets, famous for rugged snow
peaked meadows. Past Baltal cross over Zoji-La Pass (11,500 ft). We are in Drass valley with strikingly different
landscape dotted with remote mud huts giving an impression that you really have traveled back in time. After a
passport check (not for Indian Citizen) we continue on to Kargil . Dinner and overnight at Hotel.
ZOJILA PASS: Zojila is one of the high motorable pass at an altitude of 3505 meters. Zojila is on Leh-Srinagar
highway, 127 Kms from Srinagar and 307 Kms from Leh built by Indian Army. Zojila pass closes during the winter
due to heavy snowfall and cleared every summer for passage of Army and civil vehicles.
DRASS: It is the first major village on the route Kashmir to Kargil, inhabited by a population of mixed Kashmiri and
Dard origins, has the local reputation of being the second coldest permanently inhabited spot in the world. But in
summer when the pass is open and the tourist are going through, the standing crops and clumps of willow give it a
gentle, smiling look.
The Kargil War Memorial, also known as Dras War Memorial, is a war memorial built by the Indian Army in the
town of Dras, commemorating the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan. The memorial is located on the
Srinagar-Leh National Highway 1D, about 5 km from the city centre across the Tiger Hill.

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Today after an early breakfast, check-out and drive to Leh. En-route visiting Mulbekh, Lamayuru Monastery,
Magnetic Hill, Gurudwara Patthar Sahib, Confluence of Zanskar and Indus river and Ladakh Hall of Fame. Reach
Leh in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay./ 
MULBEKH GOMPA: Precariously perched a top of a 200 Mts. high crag, it has an imposing rock-carving of Chamba,
the future Buddha. On the other end of the valley is a large vertical phallus shaped rock with a monastery at its
base.
LAMAYURU GOMPA: The oldest holy site in Ladakh, it was a bon shrine prior to the advent of Buddhism. Also
known as Yung Drung (Swastika) it is sited on a high promontory overlooking the village and valley. For sheer
spectacle value no other Gompa can match Lamayuru.
MAGNETIC HILL : Defying the Law of gravity. This place is close to the Gurdwara Shri Patthar Sahib. It has been
noticed that when a vehicle is parked on neutral gear on this metallic road the vehicle slides up-hill that/’s the
Believe it or not of Ladakh!/ 
GURDWARA SHRI PATTHAR SAHIB: The Shrine known as Gurdwara Patthar sahib is situated about 25 kms.
Short of Leh town on the Leh-Srinagar road. Built in the everlasting memory of Shri Guru Nanak Deve Ji the great
prophet who sanctified the place by his sacred visit during the year 1517 while on his second missionary tour (2nd
Udassi 1515-1518). The boulder having imprint of the Guru/’s back is lying in the Gurdwara to this day./ 

CONFLENCE OF THE ZANSKAR & INDUS : On way to Sham Valley before Nimu village one can have
this magnificent view of two rivers in wed-lock! In seasons they have different colors and flow and
wildness./ 
LADAKH HALL OF FAME : The Hall of Fame is a glorious museum constructed by the Indian Army.
It is worth a visit for every citizen. You can see the memorabilia, eminent defense personalities with
biographies, images and/  weapons used during the Kargil and other key strategic battles fought in
Ladakh./  And belongings of the enemy soldiers found at war site. All the martyr and the gallantry awards./“Here/’s something that you will be proud of our defense personnel who sacrificed themselves so that we could live
in peace./”

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Early morning proceed to Nubra Valley via the World Highest Motorable road (5602 Mts) Khardungla pass. Arrive
Nubra and proceed for a visit to the White Sand Dunes at Hunder. You can enjoy the camel ride (at your own).
Later if time permits visit Hunder and Deskit monasteries and check in at Deluxe CampHotel. Evening at leisure.
Overnight Dinner & Stay.
KHARDUNGLA PASS: The road journey to Nubra valley leads through Khardung La pass (The highest Motorable
road in the world) 18,390 ft. around 39 Kms. Away from Leh. There are two checkpoints on the both sides of the
pass. Khardong is the first village of Nubra valley at higher altitude than Deskit and other villages./ 
DESKIT GOMPA: Deskit Gompa was founded by Lama Sherab Zangpo of Stod in about 1420 AD during the reign of
King Dragspa. About 100 monks are residing in the Gompa, which is a branch of Thikse Monastery. The monastic
festival called Gustor takes place on 20 th and 21 st days of the 12 th month of Tibetan calendar.
Deskit is the main village of headquarter of Nubra valley, which has a small market consisting of a row of shops and
about 500 years old Gompa on the hilltop. Spectacular view of the valley can be seen form the monastery.
HUNDAR VILLAGE: Hundar is a beautiful village to stay with lot of trees and you will really enjoy your stay at
Hundar. It has a small monastery and ruined fort above the village. The walk or Camel Safari (Double Hump
bacterian camels) from Hundar to Deskit, through sand dunes is wonderful (at your own).

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Morning after Breakfast proceed for Pangong. After reach check-in at camp. Evening relax, Dinner & Overnight at
tent.
THE PANGONG LAKE : This route takes the visitor past the picturesque villages and turns off the Indus valley by
the side valley of Chemrey and Sakti. The Ladakh range is crossed by the Chang-la (18,000 feet 5,475 M) which
despite its great elevation is one of the easier passes, remaining open for much of the year even in winter, apart
from periods of actual snowfall.
The main attraction of this circuit is the Pangong Lake, situated at 14,000 feet (4,267 M). A long narrow basin of
inland drainage, hardly six to seven kilometers at its widest point to which foreigners are permitted, is only some
seven km along the southern shore from the head of the lake, but it affords spectacular views of the mountains of
the Changchenmo range to the north, their reflection shimmering in the ever-changing blues and greens of the
lakes brackish water. Above Spangmik are the glacier and snow-capped peaks of the Pangong range.

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After breakfast drive back to Leh. On the way visit Shey, Thiksey Monastery and Rancho School. Evening relax.
Dinner & Overnight stay.
SHEY GOMPA: Situated on a hillock 15 Kms upstream from Leh, it was once the residence of the royal family.
According to tradition, it was the seat of power of the pre-Tibetan kinds. A 7.5 mts high copper statue of Buddha,

plated with gold and the largest of its kind, is installed here.
THIKSEY GOMPA: 19 Kms from Leh, spectacularly sited, Thiksey is one of the largest and
architecturally most impressive Gompas. There are several temples in this Gompas, containing
images, stupas and wall paintings of Buddha, which are exquisite.
RANCHO SCHOOL: The school was started at the request of the people of Ladakh who wanted a
school that would help maintain their rich cultural traditions, based on Tibetan Buddhism, while
equipping their children for a life in the 21st century./ The master plan and school buildings, designed by architectsand engineers from Arup Associates and Over Arup & Partners, combine local building techniques and materials
with leading edge environmental design to make them effective in the extreme climate.

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Morning Relax at Hotel, Afternoon sightseeing of Leh City.
SANKAR GOMPA & VILLAGE : A relatively modern monastery, it is closely associated with the Spituk monastery
and served as the residence of the late head priest-Kushak Bakula. A number of gold icons are to be found here.
SHANTI STUPA (Japanese Peace Pagoda) : Shanti StupaJapanese peace pagoda is build by a Japanese religious
organization headed by Head monk Nakamura with the help from the organization and local people. It is situated
at a hill top in Cahngspa village providing / a bird eye view of the Leh town and the surrounding mountain peaks.
Architecturally it has the Japanese touch with small clean rooms on the side for meditators and the main Japanese
shrine at the entrance.
LEH PALACE : The Namgyal Tsemo (victory Peak) was build by King Tashi Namgyal after the reunification of
upper and lower Ladakh and victory over Hor and their bodies are placed under an image of Mahakala, the
guardian deities to stop further invasion of Hor. The Leh palace known as ’Lechen Palkhar’ was built by Singay
Namgyal around in the beginning of 17th Century A.D. The nine-storied palace is now deserted, and the ASI
(Archeological Survey Of India) has taken up the renovation work.

Leave on time for/ Leh airport to/ board/ your flight to back Home.