Srinagar – Kargil – Leh – Alchi – Pangong Tso – Stok – Manali – Delhi

Our trip itinerary:

Day 1 – 8th August
Mumbai – Srinagar. Arrive at 14.00hrs. Tour Local Spots Srinagar

Day 2 – 9th August
Visit Gulmarg, maybe take the Gondola Ride and end with Shikara Ride in Dal Lake. A must on the
itinerary is the sampling of Wazwan Cuisine in Kashmir

Day 3 – 10th August
Srinagar to Kargil (204 Kms) Morning After breakfast leave for Kargil, by visiting Sonamarg (Known As
Meadow of Gold), Drass Village (2nd  Coldest In-habitated place in the World), Enroute have a
magnificent view of Kargil war Famous Peaks (Tiger, Tololing), reach Kargil by evening. Overnight Guest
house.

Day 4 – 11th August
Kargil to Leh(180 kms) Morning after Breakfast drive towards Leh enroute visit Mulbek, Giant Living
Buddha Sculpture on Rock Mountain, Lamayuru, the oldest Monastery of Ladakh and Moon Landscape.
Arrive Leh by evening. Overnight guest house in Leh.

Day 5 – 12th August
Around Leh Sight seeing (70 Kms). After Breakfast leave for Leh enroute visit Alchi, Likir Monastery,
Magnetic Hill, Pathar Sahib Gurudwara and Hall of Fame.Visit the Khardongla Pass Reach Leh by
Evening.

Day 6 – 13th August
Drive towards Chilling for rafting along with the Indus River up to the confluence of both Zanskar and
Indus River at Nimo village. The level is mostly 3 plus grade.  Overnight camp at Nimo.

Day 7 – 14th August
Continuously commence rafting towards Alchi. Drive back to Leh. Overnight guest house in Leh.

Day 8 – 15th August
Leh to Pangong Lake (160 Kms) After Breakfast leave for Pangong Lake 14,500 ft, through Changla Pass
17,350 ft. (Third Highest Motorable road in the world.) Over night camp at Pangong lake.

Day 9 -16th August
Drive back to Leh by crossing Changla on the way back you can visit Thiksay monastery, Shey Palace
and Hemis monasteries. Over night at Leh.

Day 10 – 17th August
Leh – Stok – Mancarmo (4 – 5 hrs)
We leave from Leh in a jeep in the morning. At Stok the pony man will load our big backpacks on the
horses that are waiting for us. With our small daypacks we head off for Mancarmo through a beautiful
valley, where there are unusual rock formations that point skywards in orange, purple and green
colors. Mancarmo (4250 m) is the summer pasture of Stok villagers.

Day 11 – 18th August
Mancarmo – Base Camp (3-4 hrs)
Gradually we go higher into a desolate area, which is inhabited only by marmots and blue sheep.
Surrounded by high mountains, we, at base camp (5020 m), will prepare our self mentally and
physically for the big day.

Day 12 – 19th August
Base Camp – Summit 6150 m – Base Camp (10-11 hrs)
Depending on weather and snow conditions, we leave early around 1:00 am or 2:00 am. Usually
conditions are better in the night/morning, when the sky is clearer because it is colder and the snow
will be harder to walk on. We just take a cup of tea and bring our lunch bag, before walking into the
night with our torches. However, if it is a full moon night, the moon will guide us in its silvery glow. It is
a strenuous walk, and in the last part we will most likely use not only ice axes, but also crampons and,
maybe, even rope, depending on snow conditions.
However, by the time we come close to the top, you will forget about the hardship as you are
surrounded by one of the most beautiful sights in the Himalayas, lighted up by the slowly rising
morning sun. In good weather conditions we can see the Saser group in the Great Karakoram Range,
where K2 lies. To bring good fortune, we leave our Khatag, a religious scarf, on the mountaintop with
prayer flags. Leaving the peak, we go down to Base Camp and by the time we arrive, the only thing
running in our mind is diving into our sleeping bags for a welcome rest.

Day 13 – 20th August
Base Camp – Stok (4 hrs)
This morning we will not hurry and by the time we open our eyes, you realize that you have scaled a
peak higher than any mountain in Europe or North America . After breakfast we will walk down to Stok,
retracing our footsteps.

Day 14 – 21st Aug
Drive from Leh to Manali early in the morning 1-2AM, via Taklang la and Rohtang Pass. Arrive in Manali
at 8PM. Stay at Manali.

Day 15 – 22nd August
Visit German Bakery / Johnson’s café and relive the memories 2 years back. Leave for Delhi at 5.30pm

Day 16 – 23rd August
Reach Delhi at 8.00AM. Local Sightseeing if possible. End the trip with a great lunch at Karim’s. Leave
for Delhi Airport for Flight at 8.20PM. Arriving Mumbai 10.30PM.

After lot of research our itinerary was prepared by my colleague Claudian Fernandes. Our travel in Leh was handled by local leh operator Tapo Lawang.

http://www.ladakh-voyages.com ( this may be broken )
try: http://www.himalaya-guide.com/