
Leh · Nubra · Pangong
Ladakh's greatest hits with proper acclimatisation built in.
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct

The overview
A small Himalayan town ringed by bare ranges, with a palace on the ridge, a stupa on the hill and a bazaar that has been on the trade route to Central Asia for a thousand years. Everything in Ladakh radiates from Leh, and everything in Ladakh requires you to spend your first day here doing nothing at all.
May–September · winter trips for the Chadar and snow leopard season.
Bar height shows how well Leh works that month, from 1 (avoid) to 5 (prime).
Leh airport (IXL) has direct seasonal flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar and Chandigarh. By road: two days from Srinagar via Kargil, two from Manali.
2 days minimum for acclimatisation. Leh airport (IXL) has direct seasonal flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar and Chandigarh. By road: two days from Srinagar via Kargil, two from Manali. If you are short on time, we can compress this into a long day trip, but you will see less than half of it.
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Ladakh's greatest hits with proper acclimatisation built in.
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct

Two worlds in one journey: Kashmir's valleys and Ladakh's high desert.
Best months
Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct