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JEEP SAFARI TOUR

LADAKH ! A remote mountain kingdom where time seems to stand still, a lunar landscape so poignantly beautiful that adjectives fail to do it justice! Situated in the far north of India in the eastern half of Jammu and Kashmir, the region has long been a favorite among trekkers but with the rest of Kashmir closed to tourism it gains popularity with those who seek the offbeat…. A fascinating place for a vacation be it hiking, biking or maybe just visiting the monasteries that dot the length and breadth of Ladakh. What we also highly recommend to ALL is a visit to the high-altitude brackish water lakes of Pangong-Tso and Tso Moriri and a couple of days across the world's highest motorable pass Khardungla to Nubra Valley. The Nubra Valley is steeped in stories at once fantastic and gory. Once the valley provided the link between India and Afghanistan a part of the erstwhile 'Silk Route' and many a traveller perished, so punishing is the terrain.

Duration: 08 Days / 07 Nights
Places to Visit: Srinagar – Pahalgam – Gulmarg – Sonamarg – Kargil – Leh – Pangong – Khardongla – Leh

Tour Includes:-

Day 01: Srinagar
On arrival at Srinagar airport, our representative will meet you and escort you to Houseboat. Afternoon Shikara ride on Dal lake visiting interesting places around the lake overnight at Houseboat'

Day 02: Srinagar – Pahalgam – Srinagar
Full day tour of Pahalgam one of the beautiful and fascinating ideal resorts all the year round. It is the base for several treks in the region. Situated at the confluence of the Lidder River and set amidst fir and pine covered mountains, one can have a real feelings of Paradise. You can enjoy the pony ride to Shikargah & Baisaran. In the evening return to Houseboat for overnight stay.

Day 03: Srinagar – Tangmarg – Gulmarg – Srinagar
Full day trip to Gulmarg, one of the most beautiful summer/winter resorts in the valley, one can have a gondola ride (cable car) from Gulmarg to Khilanmarg to have real view of the natural beauty in summer and full snow view in winter. You can have a pony ride in the open fields to seven springs and to a lake, which remains frozen till June, in the evening, return to Srinagar Enroute Tangmarg for its fast flowing stream, overnight at Houseboat.

Day 04: Srinagar- Sonamarg - Kargil (205 Kms)
Leave in the morning and drive to Kargil by car / coach rod passes through the panoramic village reach Sonamarg (2740 Mtrs). After Sonamarg, most rough road and wet Zojila pass 3527 Mtrs (Gateway of Ladakh). Continue drive towards Drass (the second coldest inhibited place in the world) we stop here for tea and passport check. Another two and half hours drive will take us to Kargil (2710 Mtrs) which does have its importance after opening of Ladakh for tourists in 1974, overnight at Hotel.

Day 05: Kargil – Leh (235 Kms)
Leave in the morning full day drive to Leh today we have to ascend three passes this day will be tiresome but panoramic too. First Buddhist village will be Mulbeck. We have to cross the highest pass (Fotula 13749 ft.) on Srinagar Leh route. At lunchtime, we will be at Lamayuru oldest Monastery. Continue drive to next village Nimu a view of Zanaskar River following into Indus. Finally, we reach Leh 3500 Mtrs. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 06: - Leh - Karu - Pangong Tso Lake – Leh.

After early breakfast we drive to Pangong Tso Lake. From Leh we reach Karu, an Army camp on Leh-Manali road and then turn left and cross Changla Pass (17500 ft) and finally to Tangtse.

Pangong Lake, situated at 14,000 feet (4,267 m), is a long narrow basin of inland drainage, hardly six to seven kilometers at its widest point and over 135 km long. About 1/3rd of the lake is under Indian occupation and remaining under China. The Chinese border is just beyond the mountains across the lake. Spangmik, 7 km along the southern shore from the head of the lake is the farthest point to which foreigners are permitted. There are spectacular views of the mountains of Changchenmo range to the north and their shimmering reflection in the ever-changing blues and greens of the lake’s brackish waters is breathtaking. Above Spangmik are the glaciers and snow-capped peaks of the Pangong range. Spangmik and other scattered tiny villages along the lake’s southern shore are the summer homes of a scanty population of Chang-pa, the semi-nomadic herdsmen of Tibet and southeast Ladakh. The Pangong Chang-pa cultivate sparse crops of barely and peas in summers. During the winters that they pack their tents (rebo) and take their flocks of sheep and Pashmina goats out to the distant pastures. Overnight stay at Hotel

Day 07: -Leh – Khardongla Pass – Leh 85 Kms.
Day excursion to Khardongla pass which is the highest motorable pass in the world 5600 Mtrs.and has been recorded in the Gunnies Book of world Records. At the top enjoy the beauty of snow capped mountains. In the late afternoon return back to the Hotel, Overnight at hotel.

Day 08: -Leh – Delhi.
Transfer in time to the airport to connect onward destination flight.