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Leh Ladakh | The Cold Desert Of India
Feb 21, 2023 | Himalayan Mountains Leh Ladakh | The Cold Desert Of India

Ladakh is now saperated from Jammu and Kashmir and made a region administrate by India as Union territory. Ladakh border touches Tibet in east , at west Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan and at south it touches Himachal Pradesh. After made different state Government of India encourage Tourism in Ladakh. Leh is the largest town in Ladakh. Leh district contains Nubra, Indus and Shyok river valleys. Population in region are 46 % Muslims, 12 % Hindus , 40 % Buddhist and 2 % other religions. The culture in Ladakh is mostly related to Tibet. On 31st oct 2019 Ladakh is established as a Union Territory.

Ladakh

Leh city tour

Pangong lake morning

Ladakh Famous For :

Ladakh is famous for breathtaking landscapes, the highest mountain pass, advanture activities, Crystal clear sky and Buddhist monasteries.

Leh Ladakh Tour Package : Leh Ladakh Trip cost

Well Leh Ladakh Tour package depend on your budget. If you need to pay more at Hotels then your package will go around 40 K-50 K per person without flight. And if you comfortable with stay in tents then your tour cost reduce almost half around 22 K – 27 K per person without flight. If you go by car or bike from delhi then the Leh Ladakh tour cost around 40k -50k approx. Also you can visit Ladakh tourism for more details

For Leh Ladakh tour you have many options to go via flight and via road.

  1. Delhi to Leh in flight
  2. Delhi to Shrinagar in Flight and then visit Kargil and then go to Leh . Via Shrinagar route your trip increase for 2 days for visit Kargil and Shri nagar.
  3. Do an adventure go via Manali to Leh on Bike or Car. That may increase your trip days around 15 days for round trip.

Most people choose direct flight to Leh for Leh Ladakh trip. And most nature lover people choose Bike ride from Manali.  Now a days Shri nagar route is also more popular too. The Best option for Leh Ladakh Trip is via bike or car from Manali because from here you acclimatize your body from cold waves gradually. Reaching Leh or Shrinagar direct via flight may be discomfort for body to acclimatize too early. So reaching direct Leh you must have to stay Leh for one day to acclimatize body in cold and low oxygen.

Leh Ladakh

How Many Days you need for Leh Ladakh Trip :

Total 7 days enough for Leh Ladakh Trip when you go via flight at Leh.

Challenges face during Ladakh Trip :

Ladakh all places are above 11000 ft so you will face challenge of low oxygen.  In leh oxygen level of normal body remains 85-95 . At khardungla pass and changla pass oxygen level at 70 for normal people. At these passes you must not stay more than 10 minutes otherwise you will face low oxygen and face headache, vomiting and breathing problems specially for kids below 5 -7 years and smokers. Other minor challenges like landslide is rare. Also main problem of washrooms there are no washrooms or restrooms excepts some dhabas and hotels in road from leh to pangong lake and nubra alley. Everyday travel 100 km approx is bit tough at this height. Road condition is good as managed by BRO. In Pangong Lake too much wind blow at evening so reach before 2-3 pm otherwise you can not stay at 5 pm on pangong lake . ( too cold and windy ).

Best Time To visit Leh Ladakh :

Well Leh Ladakh opens in April so its April to July is the best time to visit Leh Ladakh. After August there is too much snow fall and also too much cold so it is very difficult to stay at Ladakh in Winter. During April to July Leh Ladakh temperature  remains 15- 30 degree. During night it goes down up to 5 degree. In winter temperature goes up to -40 degree or more in Dras sector. It is one of the coldest place in the world.

Places to visit in Leh Ladakh : Most favorite places in Leh Ladakh

  • Santi Stupa Leh
  • Leh Palace in Leh city
  • Hall of Fame Leh
  • Sangam – confluence of Indus river and Zanskar river
  • Magnetic Hill , Pathar Sahib Gurudwara
  • Nubra Valley – Camel safari, Diskit Monastery, Lachung Temple, Turtuk , Ind-pak border
  • Khardungla Pass
  • Pangong Lake
  • Changla Pass
  • Druk white lotus school – 3 idiots rancho’s school
  • Leh city shopping
  • Tso Morii Lake

 Leh Ladakh Tour Itinerary :

DAY 01: ARRIVE LEH

Arrival Leh by flight and transfer to the hotel. After welcome drink (it’s a local energetic drink )take a complete rest for acclimatization to the height altitude of Leh (3500 meters). Have Dinner and overnight in hotel.

Way to Leh

Road to leh

Leh road

DAY 02: LEH to SHAM VALLEY REGION (90 KMS / 05 – 06 HRS)

Sham Valley

Hall of Fame (Museum Constructed by Indian Army) must visit for each Indian. At Hall of Fame you will be brief for Kargil War how our Indian Army capture the points at LOC.

Patthar Sahib at  around 22 Kms from Leh was built in memory of Guru Nanak Dev ji Nestled deep in the Himalayas. A drive of 4 -5 km to Magnetic Hill which opposes the law of gravity. As you drive forward from Magnetic Hills, not long before Nimmu Village, there comes a Confluence of Two Rivers Indus River coming from Tibet (left) and Zanskar River coming from Zanskar Valley (right). Here river rafting also you can do.

Zanskar River is known for its popular Chadar Trek. Later we drive back to Leh.

Visit to Leh Palace at evening, Shanti Stupa & Leh Market.

stay at the Hotel in LEH. We stay at City Palace hotel in Leh. Good hotel near to the market.

Magnetic hill leh

Leh magnetic hill

Confluence of River leh

Leh city tour

City palace leh

Santi stupa leh

Leh City view

DAY 03: LEH to NUBRA VALLEY VIA KHARDUNG LA 18,390 FT. (120 KMS / 4 – 5 HRS)

At early morning  we drive to Nubra Valley. The  journey from Leh to Nubra Valley passes over KhardungLa (The Highest Motorable Road In The World) at 5,602 Mtrs / 18,390 Ft, around 39 km from Leh. From the pass, one can see all the way south over the Indus valley to see Zanskar range, and north to the Saser massif.  At Khardungla Pass you can stay only for 10-20 minutes because of low oxygen. Do not stay more than 15 minutes otherwise you will face mountain sickness or altitude sickness problems. Also carry oxygen cylinders in your car for any emergency. Oxygen cylinders are chargeable for everyone its not include in package.  When we pass through Khardungla Pass and we check our oxygen level by pulse oximeter it shows around 60-70 so after that you will face headache, omitting problems if you stay more.   

Nubra Valley is popularly known as Ldumra or the valley of flowers. It is situated in the north of Ladakh between the Karakoram and Ladakh ranges of the Himalayas. The altitude of the valley is 10,000 Ft. approx. After reach at Nubra we check in at our Camp / Hotel in Hunder for Overnight stay. In the evening you can walk around the villages to see how the locals live in this part of the world or go to desert for camel riding , ATV bike ride etc. Stay at the Camp or Hotel. We stayed at Nubra Escape Camp. Tents are neat and clean and well managed. Also Night sky looks great and I had capture Milky Way at night.

Way to Pangong Lake

Way to Changla pass

Ladakh region

Ladakh Road trip

Ladakh mountain range

Leh ladakh

Ladakh tour

Ladakh road view

DAY 04: NUBRA Valley  TO TURTUK Village (82 KMS – 3 HRS ONE WAY)

At early morning  we drive to Turtuk, and a lot of other small villages, were brought under Indian control after the 1971 war, when the Indian army pushed the Pakistani soldiers past the mountains towering the Nubra Valley. Turtuk lies at the extreme corner of the Indian border, and hence its accessibility is a challenge. Due to treacherous roads and sensitive army base camps, permits were not issued to Indian civilians until late 2010. Now a days you need permit of Indian Army you need to pass through check post of Indian army where you show your identity and also car papers deposit for security perpose and you need to show them in return and collect them. Throughout the journey, one has the company of Shyok, as well as the vistas, that define the barrenness which is characteristic to Ladakh. From Turtuk village some distance there is  a small village  you can see the border of India and Pakistan and also no mans land between India and Pakistan. After visiting we drive back to our camp or Hotel in Hunder for Overnight stay.Stay at NUBRA VALLEY

Buddha statue ladakh

Large buddha statue India

Diskit monastery view

Diskit ladakh

Diskit monastery buddha statue

Diskit monastery ladakh

Buddha statue

way to diskit monastery

Diskit monastery view

river at ladakh

Milky way at Nubra valley

DAY 05: NUBRA VALLEY TO PANGONG LAKE (150 KMS / 5 HRS)

After breakfast we drive towards Hunder where you have opportunity to ride on a bacterian camel (double humped) amidst the sand dunes of this high-altitude desert with snowcapped mountains on the horizon. On the return stop at Diskit which is the headquarter town of Nubra Valley. Stroll around the bazaar observing the shops and local people going about their daily chores. Later we drive towards Pangong Tso via Agham & Shyok Valley. Some of the road patches in areas are extremely tough (towards nubra side) in terms of road conditions but no doubt the journey is very scenic! Later after crossing this adventurous part we drive further towards Durbuk & Tangtse for Pangong you pass through few small villages of Changthang and finally you can have a sudden view of the Pangong lake situated at 14,000 feet (4,267 m). Upon arrival we check in at our Camp/Hotel Near Pangong lake.

We stay at 100 sky camp at Pangong Lake. There are only tents available in Pangong lake and wooden cottage. At night and late evening weather is windy and cold. Wind blows high and temperature goes down. At night its very cold so prepare warm clothes and thermal. For children you need to be well prepared to protect from cold and low oxygen.

Nubra valley

Way to Turtuk

Leh Ladakh View

Himalayan mountains

Amazing Himalayas

Himalayan mountain range Ladakh

K2 mountain range ladakh

Landscapes leh ladakh

Leh ladakh mountain view

Pangong lake night sky

stargazing at pangong lake

pangong lake tents

Pangong Lake leh ladakh

Pangong lake

Pangong lake view

Pangong lake landscape

High altitude lake India

weather at pangong lake

Pangong lake

Pangong lake landscape

view of pangong lake

DAY 06: PANGONG LAKE TO LEH VIA CHANGLA (140 KMS / 6 HRS)

In the Morning explore the beauty of lake and later we drive back to Leh via Changla Pass 5486 Mtrs en route visiting Hemis Gompa, the largest monastic foundation of Drukpa Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism. And futher to Thiksey an impressive complex rising tier upon tier on a hill above the village and another 5 Kms driving through a picturesque landscape we reach to Shey Palace, The ancient capital of Ladakh & 3 Idiots Rancho School. Drive  to Hotel in Leh.

Changla Pass road

Leh ladakh itinerary

Himalayan mormet site

leh ladakh tour itinerary

Wildlife ladakh

Ladakh pangong lake

way to pangong lake

DAY 07: DEPART LEH (FLY OUT)

After breakfast we leave for Airport and back to our destination.

In above itinerary you can do Pangong Lake first and then go to Nubra Valley or do the same as itinerary.

In Leh city for south Indian food visit The Test of South India restaurant in market. And if you like to test famous food of Ladakh ( Thukpa )visit The Tibetan Kitchen.

What to buy from Leh Ladakh:

The best food serves here. For shopping you can take warm cloths , showls, warm jackets , hand glowes, local hand made items,carpets, handicrafts are cheap and good quality. Showls are bit expensive of Pashmina showl.

Apricot items are best to buy from here. Also dry fruits and apricot oil , lip balms are variety of Leh Ladakh is very good in quality and price too.

Things to Carry during Leh Ladakh Trip

Clothes as per your need ,take  Full sleeve t shirts,  pairs of woolen shocks, Bagpack for day travel, Water bottle, Good quality Shoes, Woolen Jacket which use in Extreme cold condition, Thermal, MonkeyCap, Goggles, Hand Gloves, Sun Cap, Cold Cream, Vicks, Band Aid, Medicines ( Diamox tab, Paracitamol, Electral Powder, ORS ), 4-5 Big polythene, Money, Original Photo ID, Camera kit , Take extra jacket for extreme cold condition in Pangong lake.

Diamox Tablet taken before 48 hours when you reach at Leh via flight. It is not necessary to take Diamox tablet before you fly to Leh direct. If you are physically fit then no need to take it.  Just drink water at regular interval and hydrate your body. Take proper food and proper rest too.

Ladakh trip

What to do to avoid Mountain seekness: 

If you feel headech or vomitting , lack of food and water then you are facing mountain seekness. You must need to hydrate your body everytime. Whenever you go directly at high altitude stay for 1 day to aclemite your body with weather. Then drink water , juice, local energy drinks , eat dry fruits, fruits , chocolates etc. Drink water more to hydrate your body then you will not face mountain seekness. After all if you feel seekness use ORS liquid and drink it. Take diamox tablet before 48 hours of flying high altitude. Take long breath regularly in 15 minutes. And if your oxygen level is below 60-70 then visit nearest hospital or go to down altitude station then you will feel better. And one must thing is do not drink during Leh ladakh trip. Drinking alcohol is not advisable in Leh ladakh trip.

Photos taken with Canon 6D with 14 mm canon lens

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