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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Ladakh - A Comprehensive Itinerary

This is a suggested itinerary for a comprehensive Ladakh Trip.

Day 1. Fly from Delhi to Leh (suggested take an evening flight) One must rest for at least a day to get acclimatized to the pressure change. An evening flight will save some time.
Day 2. Explore Leh. Visit the Leh Palace and the Shanti Stupa.
Day 3. Visit the southern monasteries (Stakna, Hemis, etc)
Day 4. Visit the northern monasteries (Alchi, Lamayuru, Likir, etc)
Day 5. Visit Pangong Tso (camp there) or head for Nubra.
Day 6. Visit Nubra Valley. (Diskit, Hunder)
Day 7. Visit Sumer, Panamik and Yarab Tso in Nubra. Then back to Leh.
Day 8. Visit Tso Moriri (camp there) or come back to Leh
Day 9. Visit Tso Kar at Salt Lake Valley. if interested you can stay an additional day and visit Puga Valley.
Day 10. Back to Leh. Shop. Rest.
Day 11. Start for Zanskar Valley. On the way visit Champa monastery near Kargil
Day 12. Explore Zanskar Valley. (Karsha, Zangla etc)
Day 13. Explore Zanskar (Zonkhal, Shani etc)
Day 14. Head for Phuktal monastery
Day 15. Trek to Phuktal
Day 16. Head back from Phuktal
Day 17. Reach Padum.
Day 18. Start for Srinagar. Halt at  Drass. If interested in treks stay back a few days.
Day 19. Stay at Sonamarg
Day 20. Arrive at Srinagar.
Day 21. Explore Srinagar. If you wish to explore the Kashmir Region, you might need to stay a few more days.)
Day 22. Fly back to Delhi.

This is an intensive schedule for a complete tour of Ladakh and a part of Kashmir.