Leh Ladakh
High passes, double-humped camels and the shifting blues of Pangong.
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Leh Ladakh is travel at the roof of the world - soaring mountain passes, tranquil high-altitude lakes and a Buddhist culture shaped by thin air and big skies. After a day of acclimatisation in Leh, the strangeness begins at Magnetic Hill, the Hall of Fame Museum, Gurudwara Pathar Sahib and Sangam, where the Zanskar meets the Indus.
Then come the legends: over the mighty Khardung La into the Nubra Valley for Deskit Monastery and a double-humped camel safari across the dunes of Hunder, and onward to Pangong Lake - the shifting blues made famous by '3 Idiots' - before returning to Leh across the high Changla Pass. Inner Line Permits are arranged, so all you carry is a sense of wonder.
What you'll remember
- Crossing the legendary Khardung La Pass
- Camel safari on the Hunder dunes in Nubra Valley
- Pangong Lake, made famous by '3 Idiots'
- Magnetic Hill, Hall of Fame Museum and Gurudwara Pathar Sahib
- Sangam - the confluence of the Zanskar and Indus rivers
- Deskit Monastery and the return over Changla Pass
