Ladakh Tour Package: 7 Days Leh, Nubra & Pangong Lake

Highlights

• Khardung La — one of the world's highest motorable passes
• Nubra Valley: sand dunes at 10,000ft, double-humped camels
• A night in camps beside Pangong Tso
• Thiksey monastery morning prayers
• Stargazing at Pangong — zero light pollution

Is it right for you?

Seniors

Not advised for seniors: A night camping at 4,350 metres beside Pangong in near-freezing cold is hard on older travellers even with acclimatisation built in

Getting around

Some walking; Not wheelchair accessible

Children

The Pangong camp night is cold and remote with no medical facility nearby, so it suits older children better than very young ones

Food

Vegetarian food on request

From our own trip notes. Tell your captain about anyone's mobility, age or food needs and we confirm the details for your dates.

The story

Your journey outline

Each stage can cover one or more days. Tell us what you would change; your final itinerary is agreed before booking.

1. Stage 01 Breathe

   Fly into Leh at 3,500 metres and do nothing whatsoever. This is a mandatory acclimatisation day, not a soft option: the flight takes you from sea level to three and a half kilometres in ninety minutes and the body needs the time. Tea, water, a short flat walk at most.

2. Stage 02 Monastery Morning

   Thiksey at dawn for the morning prayers, which begin around six with horns and drums in a room full of butter lamps, and are open to visitors who sit quietly at the back. Shanti Stupa for sunset over the town, and the Leh market in between, at a deliberately slow pace.

3. Stage 03 Over Khardung La

   North over Khardung La at 5,359 metres, which is signed as one of the highest motorable roads in the world and is bitterly cold at the top whatever the season. Down into Nubra, and the dunes at Hunder in the evening with Bactrian camels crossing them in silhouette.

4. Stage 04 Nubra to Pangong

   The long drive to Pangong along the Shyok river, which is the best road day of the trip: no barriers, a widening valley, and occasional water across the track. The lake arrives suddenly. Camp on the shore at 4,350 metres, where the night is cold and the sky is absurd.

5. Stage 05 Pangong Sunrise

   Sunrise on Pangong, which shifts through the blues as the light comes over the ridge and is the reason people put up with the camp. Then back to Leh over Chang La at 5,360 metres, arriving in the afternoon.

6. Stage 06 Leh Free Day

   Free. Rafting on the Zanskar is the usual add-on, grade two to three and startlingly cold. Otherwise Leh itself: the old town below the palace, the German bakeries, and the shops selling pashmina and apricot everything.

7. Stage 07 The Return

   Fly out over the Himalaya, which on a clear morning is a flight worth having a window for. Six nights, three passes above 5,000 metres, and a specific quality of silence at Pangong that people keep trying and failing to describe.

Know before you go

• Altitude is serious: no alcohol for the first 48 hours, hydrate constantly
• Carry a government photo ID — permits are checked
• Nights at Pangong drop below freezing even in summer — layers, not bulk
• Network dies after Leh: tell your people, then enjoy it

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Why book with Travelers Clan

• Your own itinerary. This is a starting point — we agree your route and pace before booking.
• Paperwork guidance. Visa requirements and applicable taxes confirmed in your quote.
• Clear payment terms. Deposit and cancellation conditions set out before payment.
• Know your support. Your final plan confirms local contacts and any guide or trip-captain services.