ZANSKAR ITINERARY 2
(ROUTE 1 - 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 DRIVE 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 – DRANG DRUNG – RANGDUM – PADUM
Post breakfast we move for mighty Drang Drung Glacier and Pensi-la and reach Rangdum and take a break for lunch. Visit to Twin Lake and back to Padum.
PADUM TO LAMAYURU
Today we will start early again with packed breakfast towards Lamayuru, lunch en-route.
LAMAYURU – LEH
Leh, relaxed day, you can take a walk to see the local Leh market do some shopping and back to hotel.
LEH – NUBRA
After breakfast, drive to Nubra Valley via Khardung La pass. This road is considered to be the highest Motorable road of the world. En-route, enjoy the spectacular views of the never ending snow-capped mountain ranges around Khardung La Pass (18,390 feet). After spending some time at Khardung La, proceed to Nubra. After Hotel check-in, enjoy Bactrian camel Safari in the evening.
NUBRA –TURTUK – NUBRA
Today we will do Turtuk; it is a small village between Karakoram and Himalaya in the Baltistan Region. The royal house maintained by the descendants of past ruler.
NUBRA – PANGONG TSO
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.
PANGONG TSO – LEH
Relaxed morning, enjoy the morning view and pristine Pangong Tso. Have your breakfast and we leave for Leh via Chang-la.
LEH – SARCHU
Morning we will start early with packed breakfast and take short break near Pangi with picturesque view, hot coffee/tea and reach Sarchu by evening. Sarchu is nestled between Baralacha-la and Lachung-la and also known as Bhum Chun. We need to be careful here so that no one gets AMS. So take it easy, relax walk slow and keep sipping water.
SARCHU TO MANALI
TMorning breakfast and we start for last leg of pour adventurous expedition. Lunch break at Jispa by the river side with spectacular view of the valley and we reach evening in Manali. Later evening a get together with team bonfire and followed by early dinner.
FLY OUT FROM MANALI / CHANDIGARH
Departure