Leh • Nubra • Pangong Tso • Khardung La • Tso Moriri • Hanle • Kargil
Palace town and the acclimatisation base every circuit should start in.
Explore LehHunder dunes, Diskit and a Silk Route trough beyond Khardung La.
Explore NubraThe colour-shifting high lake across Chang La — stay a night if you can.
Explore PangongThe high gate to Nubra. Cross it after two nights in Leh.
Explore KhardungA quieter Changthang lake at Korzok — all of it inside India.
Explore TsoDark-sky plateau and observatory country for a longer week.
Explore HanleThe green western halt — Suru Valley, Drass and the Srinagar–Leh overnight.
Explore KargilFrom a paced first loop to the full eastern circuit — or a plan built around your days.
Leh, Khardung La, Nubra and Pangong — the shortest honest first circuit.
View DetailsHighlights plus a full Sham Valley day before you cross the pass.
View DetailsTwo Nubra nights so Turtuk is a village day, not a dash.
View DetailsThe classic loop, then east to a Hanle night under dark sky.
View DetailsNubra, Turtuk, Pangong, Hanle and Tso Moriri — with a buffer night in Leh.
View DetailsBuild your own duration — Kargil approach, lakes only, or a slower Leh base.
Get a custom itineraryMay–September for open circuits; May and September if you want fewer people.
Read guideLand-package bands, why the cab dominates, and how group size changes the figure.
Read guideHow many days you need, and why altitude decides the order of places.
Read guideHigh passes, monasteries and stunning landscapes — tell us your travel style and dates.
