Day 1 :
Srinagar
Pickup from Srinagar airport- Meet & greet and transfer by
to Houseboat / Hotel. Welcome drink on arrival. Rest of the
day at leisure.
Overnight in the houseboat / hotel.
Day 2 : Srinagar
After breakfast visit the Mughal Gardens, Chashmi-e Shahi
(The Royal Spring), Nishat (The Garden of pleasure) &
Shalimar Bagh (Abode of Love). In the afternoon enjoy a
Shikara ride on the Dal Lake.
Overnight in the houseboat / hotel.
Day 3 : Srinagar - Pahalgam - Srinagar
After Breakfast drive drive to Pahalgam .En-route visit
Saffron fields, Anantnag Sulphur Springs. Drive through the
green pine forest and along the Lidder River. On arrival,
Pahalgam check-in to your Hotel. Enjoy local sightseeing of
Pahalgam and Evening Back to Srinagar and Overnight stay in
Houseboat / Hotel
Day 4 : Srinagar / Gulmarg / Srinagar
After breakfast full day excursion of Gulmarg - the most
beautiful summer resort in the valley. It is popular for its
highest golf course and skiing in winters. You can enjoy a
pony ride and also enjoy a Gondola ride (cable car) to
Khilanmarg (at your own cost). Return to the houseboat/hotel
by evening for overnight stay.
Day 5 : Srinagar - Sonamarg
After breakfast Drive to Sonamarg, check in hotel, and full
day excursion of Sonmarg which is one of the most beautiful
drive from Srinagar. Sonmarg also called Meadow of Gold is
located at a height of 2690 meters. You may take a pony ride
(at your own cost) to Thajiwas Glacier where snow remains
round the year. And evening back to hotel.
Day 6 : Sonamarg - Kargil
After Breakfast drive to cross Zoji la Pass (3529 meters /
11645 feet). Travel across Drass (supposedly the second
coldest inhabited place in the world). Visit the The Kargil
War memorial at Drass. You can also view the infamous war
peaks of Tiger Hill etc. Situated on the bank of river Suru
at a height of 9,000 feet, midway between Srinagar and Leh,
reach Kargil by the evening. Overnight at hotel in Kargil.
Day 7 : Kargil to Ulleytokpo
After breakfast, drive to Ulleytokpo over the barren terrain
via Namik-La (3760m) and Fotu-La Pass (4147m).
Enroute visit the giant Maitreya at Mulbekh, Suru Valley (Mulbekh
Chamba is a 9 metre high rock sculpture), the lunar
landscapes and Lamayuru which has the oldest monastery in
Ladakh. Overnight in deluxe camps / cottages at Alchi,
Uleytokpo.
Day 08 : Uleytokpo to Leh (75 kms, 3 hours).
Drive further on to Leh. Enroute visit Alchi, Basgo
Castle,
Likir monastery.
Along the way meet the sangam of Zanskar and Indus rivers
near Nimu, Hall of Fame, Spituk and Magnetic Hill. Overnight
in Hotel at Leh.
( Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner )
Day 09 : Indus Valley monastery .- Leh
Today you get a flavour of the history and culture of Ladakh.
With a visit to Thiksey, Shey, Hemis and Shanti Stupa you
cover the best known monuments around Leh and its palaces,
gompas, monasteries and museums.
Overnight in Hotel at Leh.
Day 10 : Leh - Pangong Lake - Leh.
After Breakfast drive east of Leh via Chang-la Mountain Pass
(18,000 ft / 5,475 m) to Pangong Lake, (4267m / 14000 ft.),
145 kms / 5 hours one way.
Drive back to reach Leh by evening. (Night stay at Pangong
Lake can be offered, if desired, at extra cost). Overnight
in Hotel at Leh.
Day 11: Leh - Delhi
After Breakfast check out hotel, and transfer to Leh airport
to board the morning flight to New Delhi or onward
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