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Day 1
Manali → Jispa | ~115 km
Acclimatization start. Easy ride through Atal Tunnel into Lahaul Valley.
Overnight Jispa (3,100m).
🏨 Jispa🏔️ 3,100m🛣️ ~115 km · ~4 hrs
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Day 2
Jispa → Sarchu | ~125 km
Baralacha La (4,890m), Suraj Tal, Gata Loops. Overnight Sarchu (4,253m).
🏨 Sarchu🏔️ 4,253m🛣️ ~125 km · ~5-6
hrs
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Day 3
Sarchu → Leh | ~165 km
Tanglang La (5,328m), More Plains. Arrive Leh. Mandatory REST.
🏨 Hotel in Leh🏔️ 3,500m🛣️ ~165 km · ~7
hrs
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Day 4
Leh Rest Day | Mandatory
Acclimatize. Leh Palace, Shanti Stupa, local market. Collect ILP permits.
🏨 Hotel in Leh🏔️ 3,500m
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Day 5
Leh → Nubra → Turtuk | ~170 km
Khardung La (5,359m). Hunder camels. Turtuk — last village near Pakistan
border. Overnight Nubra.
🏨 Nubra/Turtuk🏔️ 3,048m🛣️ ~170 km · Full
day
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Day 6
Nubra → Leh | ~120 km
Return to Leh via Khardung La. Prepare for the Srinagar leg of the journey.
🏨 Hotel in Leh🏔️ 3,500m🛣️ ~120 km · ~5
hrs
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Day 7
Leh → Kargil via NH1 | ~230 km
The historic Leh-Srinagar highway. Magnetic Hill. Lamayuru Monastery
(spectacular moonland landscape). Mulbekh Maitreya rock carving. Drass — 2nd coldest inhabited
place on earth. Kargil (2,676m). Overnight.
🏨 Kargil🏔️ 2,676m🛣️ ~230 km · ~5-6
hrs
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Day 8
Kargil → Sonamarg | ~190 km
Continue NH1 toward Srinagar. Zoji La Pass (3,528m). Sonamarg (2,730m) —
the "Meadow of Gold". Sindh river. Stunning alpine meadows.
🏨 Sonamarg🏔️ 2,730m🛣️ ~190 km · ~5-6
hrs
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Day 9
Sonamarg → Srinagar | ~90 km
Arrive Srinagar (1,585m). Dal Lake houseboat stay — highly recommended.
Evening Shikara ride on Dal Lake. Mughal gardens. Overnight houseboat.
🏨 Houseboat🏔️ 1,585m🛣️ ~90 km · ~3
hrs
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Day 10
Srinagar + Gulmarg Day Trip | ~60 km
Morning Dal Lake sunrise shikara ride. Drive to Gulmarg (2,650m) — world's
highest golf course. Gondola cable car to 4,200m with jaw-dropping views. Return Srinagar
houseboat.
🏨 Houseboat🏔️ 4,200m (gondola)🛣️ ~60 km
return
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Day 11
Srinagar → Pahalgam | ~95 km
Pahalgam (2,130m) — Valley of Shepherds. Aru Valley, Betaab Valley (DDLJ
filming location), Chandanwari. Lidder river. Amarnath Yatra base camp.
🏨 Pahalgam🏔️ 2,130m🛣️ ~95 km · ~3
hrs
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Day 12
Pahalgam → Patnitop → Jammu | ~230 km
Scenic drive through Pir Panjal foothills. Patnitop hill station (2,024m).
Banihal Pass / Jawahar Tunnel. Overnight Jammu or Udhampur.
🏨 Jammu🛣️ ~230 km · ~6-7 hrs
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Day 13
Jammu → Dharamshala → Kullu | ~330 km
Optional Dharamshala/McLeod Ganj stop (Tibetan settlement). Or direct to
Kullu/Mandi via the plains.
🏨 Kullu/Mandi🛣️ ~330 km · ~8 hrs
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Day 14
Kullu → Manali | ~60 km
Kullu Valley. Manikaran hot springs optional detour. Arrive Manali. Trip
complete!
🏨 Manali🏔️ 2,050m🛣️ ~60 km · ~2 hrs
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Day 15–16
Buffer Days | Optional
Extra days for weather delays, extended Kashmir stay, or Zanskar detour
from Kargil.
🏨 Flexible
