Leh Ladakh Summer Trip Plan 2026

• ✓Arrive at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)
• ✓Rest at hotel for altitude acclimatization (3,500m)
• ✓Light walk around Leh Main Bazaar in the evening
• ✓Visit Shanti Stupa for sunset views over Leh valley
• ✓Hydrate well — drink 3–4 litres of water

🍽️ Lunch at Tibetan Kitchen, Dinner at hotel

• ✓Morning visit to Leh Palace — 17th-century royal residence
• ✓Explore Leh Old Town and Jama Masjid
• ✓Visit Hall of Fame (Indian Army museum)
• ✓Afternoon at Magnetic Hill and Gurudwara Pathar Sahib
• ✓Evening walk at Sangam point (Indus-Zanskar confluence)

🍽️ Breakfast at hotel, Lunch at Lamayuru Café, Dinner at Bon Appetit

• ✓Early start for Khardung La Pass (5,359m) — photo stop
• ✓Descend to Nubra Valley (120km, 5–6 hours)
• ✓Arrive at Hunder — double-humped Bactrian camel ride on sand dunes
• ✓Visit Diskit Monastery and 32m Maitreya Buddha statue
• ✓Overnight camp/guesthouse in Hunder village

🍽️ Packed breakfast, Lunch en route, Dinner at camp

• ✓Drive from Hunder to Pangong Tso via Shyok road (160km, 6 hours)
• ✓Arrive at Pangong Lake — one of the world’s highest saltwater lakes (4,350m)
• ✓Walk along the lakeshore — watch the water change colors
• ✓Photography at the famous 3 Idiots filming point
• ✓Overnight in lakeside camps under starlit skies

🍽️ Breakfast at Hunder, Lunch packed, Dinner at lakeside camp

• ✓Sunrise at Pangong Tso — turquoise waters at dawn
• ✓Drive back to Leh via Chang La Pass (5,360m)
• ✓Stop at Thiksey Monastery — 'Mini Potala Palace'
• ✓Visit Hemis Monastery — largest monastery in Ladakh
• ✓Evening at leisure in Leh market — shop for Pashmina and souvenirs

🍽️ Breakfast at Pangong, Lunch at Thiksey, Dinner at Leh