6N / 7D4 stops
Leh, Nubra & Pangong
The essential Ladakh circuit, paced so the altitude does not decide how your trip goes. Rest day first. Passes later.
LehNubraPangongLeh
From
₹38,500
per person
Ladakh · 8 Nights / 9 Days
Complete Ladakh
Everything the classic circuit leaves out — Turtuk on the Pakistan border, Tso Moriri, and Lamayuru's moonland. The trip people talk about years later.
Duration
8 nights / 9 days
Route
Leh → Nubra → Turtuk → Pangong → Tso Moriri → Leh
Best months
Jun–Sep
From
₹54,900 per person
LehNubraTurtukPangongTso MoririLeh
8 nights / 9 daysJun–SepReturn visitors, photographers, and anyone who found the standard circuit too short
Day by day
The whole itinerary, nothing withheld.
- 1
Arrive Leh · complete rest
Airport pickup and a full rest day. No exceptions.
Hotel in LehDinner - 2
Leh valley acclimatisation
Shey, Thiksey, Hemis and the Sindhu Ghat. Gentle day inside the valley, back by mid-afternoon.
Hotel in LehBreakfast, dinner - 3
Khardung La to Nubra
Over the pass and down to Diskit. Maitreya Buddha, Hunder dunes and Bactrian camels at sunset.
Camp in NubraBreakfast, dinner - 4
Turtuk · India's last village
North-west along the Shyok to Turtuk, Balti-speaking and apricot-growing, which was part of Pakistan until 1971. Village walk with a local guide.
Guest house in TurtukBreakfast, dinner - 5
Turtuk to Pangong
Long driving day back down the Shyok and east to Pangong Tso. Arrive by late afternoon for the light on the water.
Lakeside camp, PangongBreakfast, dinner - 6
Pangong to Tso Moriri
Across the Changthang plateau via Chushul and Tsaga La. Kiang herds, nomad camps, and almost no other vehicles. Tso Moriri by evening.
Camp at KorzokBreakfast, dinner - 7
Tso Moriri to Leh via Tso Kar
Morning at Korzok Monastery, then back to Leh via the Tso Kar basin and the Taglang La pass at 17,480 ft.
Hotel in LehBreakfast, dinner - 8
Lamayuru and the Sham valley
West to Lamayuru — the moonland formations and the oldest monastery in Ladakh. Magnetic Hill, Pathar Sahib and Sangam on the way back.
Hotel in LehBreakfast, dinner - 9
Departure
Early morning airport drop.
Breakfast
What’s included
- All accommodation on twin-sharing — hotels, camps and a Turtuk guest house
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Private vehicle with an experienced high-altitude driver throughout
- All Inner Line Permits including Turtuk and Tso Moriri
- Oxygen cylinder in every vehicle, plus twice-daily oximeter checks
- Local village guide at Turtuk
- Airport transfers at Leh
- Dedicated trip coordinator on WhatsApp for the full journey
- All applicable taxes and GST
Not included
- Airfare to and from Leh
- Lunch throughout the trip
- Monastery entry fees and camera charges
- Any adventure activity
- Personal expenses, tips and medical costs
- Anything not explicitly listed under inclusions
We list exclusions plainly rather than burying them. If something here matters to you, ask — most can be added to the quote.
Before you book
Questions on this itinerary.
Is nine days too long for Ladakh?
For most first-timers the seven-day circuit is enough. This one is for people who have either been before, or who travel specifically for landscape and want Changthang and Turtuk rather than only the headline stops.
How rough is the Pangong to Tso Moriri road?
Genuinely rough — unpaved for long stretches, high, remote, and eight to ten hours of driving. It is one of the most beautiful drives in India and it is not comfortable. Both things are true.
Is Turtuk worth the detour?
It is the part of this itinerary guests mention most in their reviews. Balti culture, a completely different food and language from the rest of Ladakh, and a village that only opened to tourists in 2010.
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