Leh : A Dream Trip

So we boarded flight from Delhi airport to Leh. As soon as we landed some of us felt dizziness and slight headache because of less oxygen level. It is advised to keep Diamox tablets with you. We were mesmerized by the beauties of mountains all around us. You can easily find a hotel in Leh, there are lot of options, one can plan as per one's budget. The range starts from 900/- per room per night. You can easily get OYO rooms there. You will get taxi from airport to Leh city. It's only 3-4 kms and the charges are fixed Rs 400/- per taxi. One day you have to take full rest as you will acclimatize with the weather. In evening we went to local Leh market. The market was beautiful, just like market of Shimla or Manali or Mussoorie. One street and shops all around that. There were shops of famous Pashmina Shwals, Dry fruits, the famous Ladakhi flag (OM MA NI PADME HUM). That same day we have booked our Royal Enfield Bullet for the next 4 days. You can easily get bullet on rent. The charges for the bullet (350 cc and 500 cc) was Rs 1000/- per day petrol is our scope. Himalayan would cost for Rs 1600/- per day. That same day we did the In line Permit (it is the permit for traveling in Leh) work also. 

Nubra is famous for it's sand dunes and double hump camel ride. To go Nubra valley one must cross mighty Khardung La Pass which is approximately 18000 ft above sea level. You cannot stay more than 20-25 minutes there as then breathing problem will start. While going to Khardung La, some 10 kms before, off roading starts. If you love riding you will definitely enjoy this place. While riding you can enjoy the scenic beauties of The Himalayas. Khardung La is one of the highest Motorable road of world. You must definitely try Kawa tea at Khardung La cafe. After crossing Khardung La we went Diskit Monastery, clicked pictures and had lunch there. The view from Diskit Monastery was awesome. You can see the whole Nubra district from there. And finally we reached our destination, Hunder. The temperature was quite normal. We enjoyed the camel ride, sand dunes surrounded by the mountains with snow at the peak and local Ladakhi cultural program. After having fun there, we booked a tent in Hunder itself. The tents were superb with bonfire and dinner included (you will get good quality food everywhere veg as well as non veg). They charged ₹ 1500/- per tent.

This day was full of adventure. We left the hotel early morning as we would encounter water crossings today, and before water level rises we had to cross it. We headed from Nubra valley to Pangong Tso Lake which is around 240 kms. Our ride started at 6 am in morning and it was damn cold. After some 100-130 kms off roading started and our first water crossing came. Water level was not too high. First one was slightly easy but I got stuck in the second one. While we were entering the lake road we saw many restaurants in the name of "3 Idiots & Rancho". And finally we saw the board of "first view of Pangong Lake", clicked pictures there, I mean that's obvious. The lake was beautiful & vast, completely blue in color. The lake fully covered with mountains. 60% of this lake is in China and 40% in India. Beside the lake, you can enjoy clicking pictures on 3 Idiots props and scooter, this is chargeable ₹50. The water was extremely chilled. The temperature at night is 3-4°c. There are rooms available in Pangong Tso Lake. We booked a wooden tent in ₹1500 with bonfire and dinner included.