Ladakh Special Tour (3
Nights / 4 Days)
Destinations : Leh - Shyam Valley
- Pangong Lake - Leh
Details Tour Plan
Day 01 : Arrival At Leh
On arrival at Leh airport, you will be met by our
representative at the airport and escort you to Hotel.
Complete day for the acclimatization & rest as Leh is at an
altitude of 3500 Mtrs above sea level. Overnight stay in Leh.
Day
02: Leh - Sham Valley (Magnetic Hill, Sangam,)
After breakfast, drive to Gurudwar Pathar Shahib, Magnetic
Hill, Sangam of Indus & Zanskar River & Hall of Fame. Evening
visit to Shanti Stupa and Leh Palace after back to Hotel and
overnight stay in Hotel.
Magnetic Hill
The Magnetic Hill is a near Leh City, and located on the Leh
Kargil national highway, about 30 km from Leh, at a height of
14,000 feet above sea level. On its eastern side, flows the
Sindhu, which originates in Tibet and goes to Pakistan The
hill is located on the Leh-Kargil-Batalik national highway,
and is bordered by the Sindhu river. The Indian Army maintains
a Sikh Gurudwara near the hill where Guru Nanak Dev, the first
of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, meditated in the 15th century.
Due to both the Gurudwara and the gravity hill, the area has
become a popular sightseeing destination.
SANGAM - (Confluence of river Zanskar and Indus point)
Located
at 6KM from Nimo valley towards the Leh city on Kargil - Leh
highway. If you are travelling to Leh from Manali, you will
have to visit this place from Leh city at the distance of just
35KM IF you are goging to Leh to Kargil then stop at this spot
which is famously known as Confluence of Indus & Zanskar
Rivers. There is special points are developed by the authority
so that you can have a beautiful view of this confluence from
the height. Zanskar river is shiny blue in colour, on the
other hand Indus looks a little green. In the Winter Season -
Zanskar freezes completely during some part of the winter to
enable the Chadar trek, the Indus keeps flowing though it too
would have started to freeze in patches. Summer or winter,
this confluence makes for a great sight.
Shanti Stupa Leh
Shanti
Stupa is a Buddhist white-domed stupa on a hilltop in Chanspa,
Leh district, Ladakh, in the north Indian state of Jammu and
Kashmir.
A relatively new addition to the rocky skyline around Leh is
the toothpaste white Shanti Stupa above Changspa village, 3km
west of the bazaar. Inaugurated in 1983 by the Dalai Lama, the
"Peace Pagoda", whose sides are decorated with gilt panels
depicting episodes from the life of the Buddha, is one of
several such monuments erected around India by a "Peace Sect"
of Japanese Buddhists.
This stupa is a round structure and direction is marked to go
around in clockwise direction. A platform is there in front of
the Stupa and from here good view of Leh town and surrounding
areas are available. Markings are there showing direction of
Shindu Ghat and Khardungla pass on the outer wall of the stupa.
As per the direction and details given the aerial distance of
Khardungala Pass is 9.50 KM ( By Road it is 38 KM )
Day 03 : Leh - Pangong Day Trip
After
early Breakfast leave for Pangong Lake (14,500 ft), through
Changla Pass 17,350 ft.,it is the third highest motorable road
in the world. 1200 hrs. arrive Pangong, it is the highest salt
water Lake in the World, shared by two countries India &
China.
Remember the breathtakingly beautiful lake from 3 Idiots where
Kareena Kapoor confessed her love? It's Pangong Tso, a lake
amongst the popular tourist attractions in Leh Ladakh, is
situated on the Changtang plateau in eastern Ladakh region.
The lake offers an awesome site for camping and is the current
hotspot for all people traveling to Ladakh.
Enjoy the beauty of the lake on the Banks of pangong while
appreciating the changing Colors and fascinating high altitude
of the Lake. Drive back to Leh by the same route. Overnight
Hotel.
Day 04 : Leh Airport Transfer
After breakfast or early morning check out hotel and transfer
to the airport and fly back to your destination, with Sweet
Memories of Ladakh.
End of the trip and services.
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