ZANSKAR ITINERARY 3
(ROUTE 2 - 14 DAYS)
OVERVIEW
EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Adventure, people, high altitude villages, monasteries and high passes.
- Driving through the most scenic terrain.
- Kashmir heaven on earth, lovely stay in house boat, Kashmir cuisine.
- Visit historical place and there are several ancient monuments.
- Purne monastery, Zangla fort.
- Pensi La, Drang Drung Glacier.
- Nun Kun massif.
- The twin lake Lang Tso and Stat Tso.
- High Passes Shingo La, sir sir La, Photoksar.
- Lamayuru, called as moonscape, ancient monastery.
- The high altitude cold desert Nubra.
- Last village Turtuk at indo pak boarder.
- The serene Pangong Tso (Lake).
Highlights
ZANSKAR EXPEDITION ON WHEELS 2023
ITINERARY
CHANDIGARH PICK UP AND TO MANALI
Pick up from Chandigrah airport and drive to Manali.
MANALI TO JISPA
Post breakfast we will start for Jispa. We will be crossing Solang Valley and Atul tunnel to reach the other side of the world. Small break for lunch at Sissu and proceed ahead for Jispa.
JISPA TO PADUM
Today we will start bit early, will carry packed breakfast, mid way we will take a small break for breakfast and tea/coffee and proceed ahead, crossing the scared peak, take a small break at this point and move ahead for Kurgaik Village. Lunch break at the village and proceed ahead for Padum.
PADUM
We will explore today post breakfast Padum. Zangla fort, Stakrimo Gompa, Gyalwa ringna (the five Dhyani Buddha, Karsha Monastery).
PADUM TO KARGIL
Post breakfast we will start for Kargil via mighty Drang Drung Glacier, Pensi-La to reach Rangdum by Lunch hour. Take a small break and reach kargil by evening.
KARGIL TO LAMAYURU
From kargil we will start post breakfast for Lamayuru. On way we will visit magnetic hill, Gurudwara Pathar Sahib and reach Lamayuru also known as Moons land.
LAMAYURU TO LEH
We will start post breakfast start for Nubra via Khardung-La.
LEH TO NUBRA
After breakfast, drive to Panamic hot spring. Visit to hot spring at Panamic, drive to the Siachen Base Camp: the Highest Battlefield in the world. Meet Army people and get to know about the daily life at Siachen. Drive back to Nubra after some quality time at Siachen.
NUBRA TO SIACHIN NUBRA BACK
We will start post breakfast following the same route towards Leh till we reach Khalsar. From the Agyam Bridge, we will take the route which leads us to the villages of Shyok and Durbuk. After Durbuk, towards Tangste and we will follow the traditional route. Drive to Pangong Lake one of the largest and most beautiful natural brackish lakes in the Himalayas. Situated at 14000 ft, more than half of the lake is within Chinese Territory and only one third parts lies in India. Explore the lake area, might catch some rare wildlife. Stay Overnight in Pangong.
NUBRA TO PANGONG TSO
Relaxed morning, enjoy the morning view and pristine Pangong Tso. Have your breakfast and we leave for Leh via Chang-la.
PANGONG TSO TO LEH
Departure from Leh.
LEH TO SARCHU
SARCHU TO MANALI
MANALI CHANDIGRAH DEPARTURE / MANALI DEPARTURE
