Here is Tlow’s blueprint to a Nubra Valley Road Trip through the Trans-Himalayan region of Leh-Ladakh, which is also known for its barren, rugged mountains. Beautiful monasteries and funny road captions. This road trip covers the Nubra Valley villages in depth, from Sumur, Panamik, Hunder, Diskit, Turtuk, and even Siachen Base Camp.
Leh Airport
So this is a trip meant for those who are very skeptical about going to Srinagar. It’s a lot more travel, but with Ladakh in mind, it’s definitely worth the extra travel.
The weather in April is 15-25°C during the day, and at night is 0°C to 10°C. The weather in August, being summer, is extremely hot in the daytime, so expect the maximum to be around 35°C & the minimum to drop to as low as even 2°C. Come prepared for a lot of travel, with each day consuming around 7-10 hours of travel.
Expect to meet people from around the world on this Nubra Valley Road Trip. Even if you plan on enrolling solo, that’s not a problem at all, you will end up making friends with the other solo travellers & strangers along the journey.
– Arrive at Leh airport by 11:00 AM
– Hop onto the car and drive to our Hotel in Leh
– Reach the Hotel by 11:20 HRS.
– Check into the Hotel
– Spend the rest of the evening exploring the town of Leh on foot.
– Post breakfast leave for Leh sightseeing
– Drive along the Indus river and halt at Indus-Zanskar river Sangam ,
– Visit the Pathar Sahib Gurdwara, Magnetic Hill, Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace & Leh Hall of Fame (museum of the Kargil War memorabilia)
– Rest of the evening at leisure.
– Post breakfast leave by car to the villages of Diskit and Hunder in Nubra Valley.
– Stop at Khardung La one of the highest motor-able roads in the world, 18,380 ft.
– Lunch at Koksar 10km after crossing Khardhungla.
– Drive to the Giant Maitreya Buddha statue located in the village of Diskit.
– Reach our homestay in Hunder by 15:00 HRS.
– Freshen up & leave for the sand dunes by 17:00 HRs.
– Return back to our homestay, by 20:00.
– Stargaze all night as you. Watch the night sky.
– Post breakfast leave by car to the village of Turtuk (80 km from Hunder)
– Lunch at Turtuk Village
– Explore the village of turtuk (Before the 1970s, it was under Pakistan after that it is under the Indian government)
– Leave from Turtuk around 17:00 HRS
– Reach our homestay in Hunder by 20:00 HRS.
– Stargaze all night as you. Watch the night sky.
– Post breakfast, leave for Siachen base camp. (127 km= 3-4 hours)
– Around 14:00 HRS, leave for the village of Sumur.
– Visit the monastery in Sumur.
– Leave for Panamik and visit the Panamik hot springs (hot bath is an add-on)
– Return back to our homestay in Panamik, by 20:00.
– After breakfast, pack up and head to the beautiful high altitude Pangong Tso via Shayok link road. (152 km = 4-5 hours)
– Reach Tangtse village by lunch time.
– Check into our home stay for the night.
– Post lunch, drive 30 kms and reach Pangong Tso by 15:30 HRS.
– Spend the rest of the evening chilling near the beautiful Pangong Tso.
– Return to the home stay around dinner time.
– Post breakfast, pack-up from Tangtse and head back to the town of Leh via Chang-La. (120km= 4-5 hours)
– Enroute visit Rancho School & Thicksey Monastery.
– Reach Leh by 14:00 HRS and check our home stay for the night.
– Rest of the day at leisure.
– Drive back to Leh Airport
