Srinagar to Ladakh and Tso Moriri

Arrive in Srinagar and check in to your houseboat or hotel. After resting, set out for local sightseeing across the Mughal gardens: Chesma Shahi, Nishat Bagh, and Shalimar Bagh. You can also take an optional shikara ride on Dal Lake at personal expense. Dinner is served at your accommodation, where you spend the night.

Have breakfast at your hotel before departing for Kargil. Travel past Sonmarg to enjoy the mountain scenery and cross Zoji La Pass, one of the highest mountain passes in the Kashmir valley. Pause to pay homage at the Kargil War Memorial. Upon arrival in Kargil, check into your hotel for dinner and your overnight stay.

Begin the day with breakfast at your Kargil hotel. Embark on a scenic mountain drive to Leh, making stops at Namikla Peak for expansive panoramas and crossing Fotu La Pass on the Zanskar Range. Arrive in Leh, check into your hotel, and spend the evening enjoying dinner and an overnight stay.

Have breakfast before touring Leh and its surroundings. Visit the Hall of Fame military museum, Spituk Monastery, the Indus and Zanskar Sangam confluence, Gurudwara Sri Pathar Sahib, and the gravity-defying Magnetic Hill. Later, head up to Shanti Stupa for views across the valley. River rafting on the Indus or Zanskar River is optional on request. Return to your hotel in Leh for dinner and rest.

After breakfast at the hotel, set out towards the high-altitude desert of Nubra Valley. Drive across Khardung La Pass, ascending to 18,380 feet with sweeping mountain views. Descend into the valley where you can ride a double-humped Bactrian camel across the sand dunes at personal expense. Check into your hotel or camp in Nubra Valley for dinner and an overnight stay.

Eat breakfast before heading out from Nubra. Visit Diskit Monastery, the oldest and largest monastery in Nubra Valley, to see its historic gompa. Proceed along the scenic Shyok Valley to reach Pangong Lake. Admire the shifting blue shades of the lake and check into your cottage along the lakeshore for dinner and an overnight stay.

Have breakfast at your Pangong campsite and depart for Tso Moriri Lake. Travel through rugged mountain terrain to reach the tranquil waters of this high-altitude lake. Take time to walk along its shoreline and take in the reflections of the surrounding peaks. Check into your campsite near Tso Moriri for dinner and your overnight stay.

Eat breakfast at camp before starting the return drive towards Leh. On the way, stop at the hillside complex of Thiksey Monastery to view its architecture and religious sanctuaries. Continue on to Leh, check into your hotel, and spend the final evening over dinner and an overnight stay.

Enjoy an early breakfast at your hotel and finish check-out formalities. Transfer to Leh Airport for your onward flight home as the tour concludes.