Arrive Leh and transfer to the hotel. After welcome drink / breakfast take complete rest for acclimatization to the high altitude and rarefied air of Ladakh. In the late afternoon proceed on an orientation tour of the old city centre where you will take leisurely walks through the markets & lanes of this historic town. Wind up the tour with a visit to the Shanti Stupa, perched upon a hillock with panoramic views of the city and the valley. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast drive up the Indus Valley to visit Thiksey Monastery (20 kms), an impressive complex of neatly painted building blocks rising in 12 levels along a hillock overlooking the valley. A major Gelukpa foundation dating from the 16th century, Thiksey is one of the most vibrant & active monasteries in the region. Of particular interest here is a two storey tall statue of the Maitreya Buddha seated on a lotus. Returning from Thiksey, you may like to walk up the palace hill to visit Shey Palace. Here you can view the gigantic copper- gilt statue of the Buddha Sakyamuni. The lamps burning in front of this image include an enormous one of silver encrusted with turquoises, which is said to hold enough butter to keep it alight for a year. Another gigantic statue of a seated Buddha, also of gilded copper, is housed in an adjoining temple rising through its two floors. Another popular site on this tour route is the Druk Padma School at Shey, famously called Rancho School as featured in the super hit Bollywood film Three Idiots. After your break, drive downstream of the Indus valley for visiting Sangam (confluence of Indus & Zanskar Rivers), en-route visiting Hall of Fame (museum of military heritage in Ladakh), Gurudwara Pathar Sahib and stopping at the Magnetic Point to observe its unique magnetic effect on the vehicles. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After early breakfast leave for Pangong Lake, first driving up stream along the Indus River till Karu and then following the long, winding road up the Ladakh range and cross the Chang-la pass (3rd Highest motor-able pass in the world). Pangong Lake (alt:14,500 ft.), largest brackish water lake of Asia. After sightseeing at the lake, drive back to Leh, reaching by the evening. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast leave for Nubra Valley, driving across Khardong-la (alt: 18,380 ft.), highest motorable pass in the world. From the pass one can have spectacular views of the peaks and ridges of the Zanskar range across the Indus Valley in the south, and of the Saser massif in the north. Nubra Valley lies to the north of Leh, between the Karakoram & Ladakh ranges of the Himalayas. The Shayok & Siachen Rivers drain the valley. Reach Deskit / Hunder in the afternoon and check-in at your camp / hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure to explore Hundar and the white Sand Dunes where you can also take a short camel Safari on the double-humped Bactrian camel found here (optional service). Overnight at a deluxe camp or hotel.

After breakfast, explore Deskit (headquarters of Nubra valley) and then drive up the hillside to visit the dramatically located 15th century Deskit Monastery perched high on a rock promontory above the village. On way to the monastery, you can stop to admire the gigantic image of Maitreya Buddha (32 mtrs) seated out on a hillock which was installed in 2010. Later drive back to Leh, retracing the road across Khardongla, reaching in the afternoon. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Early morning transfer to the airport for taking the flight back home.