Day 1
A long awaiting trip. We took a direct flight to Leh. Our flight was preponed to 3:10 am. Always book your seats to left side. We paid for the window seats to enjoy the view of the snow covered mountains
We had booked our entire trip with Juley tours. We were taken to our stay by car and for the rest of the trip we travelled through a tempo traveller as we were a group of 7
Walk
It was our 1st day and we had the entire day to rest, acclimitaize and explore the Leh market area. So we took some rest, freshened up and later left in the afternoon to have our lunch and explore the market. It was hardly 15 minutes from our stay
Restaurant
We were looking for some good cafe/restaurant for lunch in the market area. Later we found this cafe. The food here was very yummy with decent ambience
Restaurant
After strolling around the market, we wanted to drink some good coffee and so we googled for it. This was recommended as the best place. We had coffee/kahva/ginger tea here
Day 2
Monument
We started exploring Leh city on the second day of the trip. Our 1st stop was Hall of Fame memorial
Worship
Next, we headed to Pathar Sahib Gurudwara which was on the way to Sangam. We even ate food in the Langar which was so good.
Mountain
It is said that when you stop the vehicle here, it starts moving due to magnetic force but to be honest, we didn't experience it
The Sangam of 2 rivers-Zanskar and Indus was seen here and it was very beautiful and peaceful. People did river rafting here but we didn't go for it as the water flow was not that much
Monument
We had already bought the tickets to Zorawar fort from Hall of fame memorial so we went here after completing the other places
Monument
After having some snacks, we went to visit the beautiful Leh Palace. The entire city was visible from here
Worship
Restaurant
This restaurant was located nearby the market area and the food here was very nice
Day 3
Mountain
Next day, we left for Khardung la. We reached on the top within 2 hours and it was suggested that we shouldn't wait there more than 20 mins. We even didn't drink any milk products to avoid the AMS but the good thing was we got to see the snow ❄️
Mountain
We took a halt at the North pullu check post. Had some maggi and coffee and behind the stall we found this water stream which had an amazing spot for taking pictures with the view
River
While on our way to Nubra valley, our driver halted here to show us the Shyok river from a view point
Mountain
Just when we entered Nubra valley, we took a halt to have some lunch at a small restaurant
Desert
So on this day, we had experienced many things. We saw snow, we saw some amazing mountains and valleys. And later in the evening, we saw the sand dunes at Hunder. Our trip organizer had booked a camel ride for us
After the ride, we wanted to just rest and have a peaceful time so we headed towards our stay. It was a tent stay. They had arranged bonfire for us at the night. We even did stargazing at late night
Day 4
Worship
Next day was very imp to us. We left early morning as we had to reach on time to Pangong. On our way we stopped at Diskit Monastery
Bus
The journey to Pangong lake was very long but not tiring cause the views were so mind blowing that we just couldn't keep our eyes off it. At some point, the roads were in bad condition but it was an amazing journey as we were excited for destination
Lake
We finally reached Pangong after 6-7 hours. But it was all worth it. The lake was so clean and blue and the view was just so beautiful. We took a lot of pictures and videos here
Our tent stay was just 5 mins away from the lake. There were 2 options - tent stay and cottage stay. We opted for tent stay as it fitted our budget.The room was good but the washroom wasn't clean enough. But we tried to adjust as we left next day
Day 5
By now we were freezing as the temprature was very low at Pangong and there was 0 network. We left in the morning after breakfast to Leh via Chang la pass
Worship
Place
We visited the actual school of Rancho. The entry to the school was restricted so we could see it from the distance
Monument
There was a small hike to the top of the palace.
Day 6
Monument
We were suggested to rest on this day but our health was doing fine so we booked 2 cars and visited more nearby places in Leh. Our first stop was Stok palace. It started raining so the weather was very cold but pleasent
Worship
Just from a distance to Stok Palace, we could see the Buddha Statue so we decided to visit here.
Worship
This was not in our list but our drivers suggested us to visit this beautiful monastery which was on the way to Hemis monastery
Worship
There was a museum and a monastery inside Hemis. We first visited the museum and there were lockers to keep our phones and cameras as it was restricted inside. Next we saw the monastery and met the cute little Lucy which was a Lhasa
Day 7
Mountain
On our way to the Lamayuru monastery we stopped by this point from where the nearby mountains look like Moonland. Every mountain in Leh Ladakh had a different structure
Worship
Day 8
Monument
Kargil War memorial also known as Dras War memorial is made is built by Indian Army in the town of Dras commemorating the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan. It is built on Leh Srinagar highway across Tiger Hill
Mountain
We stopped by the zero point which was at Zojila pass while we entered Kashmir valley
Mountain
As soon as we entered Kashmir, we could see the most beautiful landscapes, mountains, river streams. We stopped at Sonmarg to have lunch and also visited the Sonmarg valley. The temperature was cool but it started drizzling a little
Hotel Stay
Our stay was booked on the houseboat, so we were taken in a Shikara till the houseboat. It was a very pleasent view. The Houseboat gave us some royal feels and was very beautiful from inside
Day 9
Lake
It was the last day as were going to leave for Mumbai so we decided to get up little early and experience the Shikara ride and see the market inside the lake. We even did some shopping and later left for the airport
Car
Our travel organizer had booked cars for our airport drop. The airport was 20-25 mins from the lake
Aeroplane
