5 Days in Ladakh: From Monasteries to Magnetic Hills!
Day-1
Leh Airport Pickup
Arrive at Leh airport, meet our representative and drive to your reserved accommodation.
Check In to the hotel and get proper rest to acclimatize. Later, in the evening visit the Leh
Market, Leh Palace and Shanti Stupa. O/N : Leh.
Day-2
Shey, Thiksey, Gurudwara, Sangam and Magnetic Hill
After breakfast, proceed to visit Shey Palace and Thiksey Monastery, situated 17 kms south of Leh. It is one of the most beautiful of all the monasteries in Leh. Thiksey monastery dates
back to the 15th century, while Shey Monastery (it is a palace turned monastery) dates back to the 16th century, and the royals used to reside here before the Dogra invasion in the 1830s.
The next venue for your visit will be Sindhu Ghat, on the bank of the river Indus. After this, you can also pay a visit to the “Hall of Fame Museum”; this was built by the Indian Army as an honor to all the martyrs of the Kargil War in 1999, and if time remains, you can continue on the same route towards Pather Sahib and Magnetic Hill. Pather Sahib is recently recognized as a holy shrine of the Sikh community, and the magnetic hill offers an optical illusion of being pulled towards the hill. O/N : Leh.
Day-3
Leh–Pangong Lake – Leh
After early breakfast, leave for Pangong Lake (14,500 ft) through Changla Pass (17,350 ft).
3rd highest motorable road in Ladakh. Enjoy the beauty of the high-altitude lake.
surrounded by grey and brown mountains. Later, drive back to Leh by the same route. O/N
: Leh.
Day-4
Leh–Pangong Lake – Leh
After breakfast, drive towards Khardungla Pass, the World’s highest motorable road at 18,380
feet. Savour the moment on the top, get some quick clicks, and return to Leh. On arrival in
Leh, enjoy some hot tea/coffee/lunch and rest for a while. Rest of the day is at your
disposal to explore the local market at one’s leisure. O/N: Leh
Day-5
Leh–Pangong Lake – Leh
Early morning transfer to Leh airport to board flight back to destination.
INCLUSION
➢ Accommodation on a 01 double basis.
➢ Meal Plan MAP (Breakfast and Dinner) as per tour plan.
➢ To & Fro Ex Leh Airport Transfers (For Ex Leh Packages only)
➢ All transfer/sightseeing as per itinerary (point to point) using a non-AC Innova.
➢ 01 Oxygen cylinder in each vehicle for visits to Nubra and Pangong Lake only.
➢ Inner line permit/environmental permit, Ladakh entry fees, and wildlife fees are Red Cross society fees.
EXCLUSION
➢ Any airfare.
➢ Any Kind of Personal Expenses or Optional tours/Extra Meals Ordered
➢ Monument/Museum Entrances, Rafting, and Camel Rides.
➢ Services of a local tour guide.
➢ Anything not specifically mentioned under the head “Prices included.”
➢ Tips, insurance, laundry, and phone calls.
➢ Any Kind of Drinks (Alcoholic, Mineral, Aerated)
➢ Cost incidental to any change in the itinerary/stay on account of flight cancellation
due to bad weather, ill health, roadblocks, and/or any factors beyond our control.
