BEAUTY OF LADAKH VIA SHAYOK

Arrival at Leh in the morning and then transfer to the hotel. Take complete rest for the day to acclimatize to the high altitude at Leh (11,500 ft. / 3500 m). Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, you will start driving to the Sham valley . On the way, you will visit the great statue of Maitreya Buddha in the Likir monastery and the 1000-year old murals of Alchi monastery, listed among the best Buddhist miniature paintings. Enroute you can go sightseeing to the Magnetic Hill or the gravity hill - a natural wonder of the region, and the Military Hall of Fame - a museum and memorial of the war heroes that is established and managed by the Indian Army. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast leave for the Nubra Valley, driving across the Khardung La pass (altitude: 18,380 ft.). After descending from the pass, drive on for sightseeing at the Sumoor area. Later, check into a fixed camp in the same area or drive across to Diskit for an overnight stay at a camp.

Early morning, you will leave Nubra Valley and go to Pangong Tso Lake via Shayok. After sightseeing around the beautiful Pangong Tso Lake, you can either check-in at the fixed tent camp near the lake at Spangmik or drive back for to Tangtse, which is 30 km away, and check into the hotel/guest house for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, you will leave Pangong/Tangtse and get back on the Leh route across Chang La. Upon reaching Karu, you will drive across the Indus and visit the famous Hemis Monastery, the biggest monastery in Ladakh. Later, you will drive to Leh, enroute visiting the picturesque Hemis and Thiksey monasteries. Overnight stay at a hotel.

Early morning transfer to the airport for taking the flight back home. -Tour ends.