Badgam Trip Overview
If you are looking to travel to off beat destinations with a very small group of like-minded people, our backpacking trips are the best. Explore new places, indulge in impromptu adventures, meet interesting locals and try their local cuisine. It’s going to be a lot of different experience and the best way to explore this hidden gem.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Badgam, Badgam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Badgam, Badgam, Badgam
If you are looking to travel to off beat destinations with a very small group of like-minded people, our backpacking trips are the best. Explore new places, indulge in impromptu adventures, meet interesting locals and try their local cuisine. It’s going to be a lot of different experience and the best way to explore this hidden gem.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Srinagar.Proceed to Kargil
Stop At: Zoji La, Forest Block 192230
Arrive at Srinagar airport and get picked up by our representative. Start your Zanskar Valley journey on beautiful NH1 and enjoy the Srinagar Highway in SUV / Tempo Traveller. First day of your journey will be around 200 km. Once you reach the Zojila pass, you are going to have an amazing view of the mighty Himalayan Mountains, which makes the drive worthwhile. You will visit the famous Kargil War Memorial which was built in the memory of the soldiers and officers of the Indian Army. Reach Kargil by late evening. Stay at Guesthouse in Kargil.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Kargil to Rangdum
Pass By: Padum, Padum, Kargil District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
After morning breakfast leaves Kargil towards Rangdum. At a distance of 130kms from Kargil on Padum road is an isolated place in the Himalayan wilderness of the Suru valley. From Kargil onwards, the road condition starts to deteriorate, from the asphalt road to dirt trial and from Rangdum onwards it continues all the way upto Padum. You will visit 18th-century monastery perched picturesquely on a top of a hillock in Rangdum. Stay at Guesthouse in Rangdum.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Rangdum to Padum/Sheila
Stop At: Drang-Drung Glacier, Near Pensi La, Kargil India
Without any delays in the morning, you roll down towards Sheila village in Padum region for about 110 km. The road starts ascending towards Pensi La (14000 ft) – the highest point between Kargil to Zanskar. After crossing the Pensi La pass you start descending and reach the place where you can see the Drang Drung Glacier in full glory. There is no other sight in India where you can watch such a huge glacier in touching distance, so close that you can even go down a bit and lay your hands at it. Reach Sheila village by evening. Stay at Guesthouse in Padum/Sheila.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Padum to Stongdey Gustor festival and Zangla to Padum
Stop At: Zanskar Valley, Zankar Leh Zanskar River freezes India
Zanskar offers stunning landscapes, Gompas, forts and tall multi-hued mountains.Today is the one of the most exciting days as you get to witness a Gustor Festival which is celebrated remembering the victory of good over evil, at this largest Geluk-pa (Yellow Hat) monastery that is located on the slopes of Zanskar Mountains, right high above the Padum plain. During the festival, a Black Hat Dance is performed. Later proceed to Zang La Fort which offers some scenic wide views of Zanskar Valley. You can spend some time at the waterfall at Sheila village while coming back from Stongdey. Stay at Guesthouse in Padum/Sheila.
Duration: 10 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Padum/Sheila to Rangdum
Pass By: Suru Valley, India
Today you get back on the road towards Rangdum.The farthest and most isolated part of the Suru valley, Rangdum (3657 m) is surrounded by colourful hills on the one side and glacier-encrusted Rocky Mountains on the other. Stay at guest house in Rangdum.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Rangdum to Kargil
Pass By: Zanskar Valley, Zankar Leh Zanskar River freezes India
Post breakfast, leave Rangdum towards Kargil. Enroute, along with the towering glaciers, you can see the deep blue coloured twin lakes – Stat Tso and Lang Tso. You will find yourself surrounded by beautiful glaciers, small lakes & cute marmots. The road travels along the side of Suru River with Nun Kun glaciers at its backdrop. The twin peaks of Nun and Kun, around 23,000 feet high (Around 6000 feet short of Mt. Everest) are the highest in the Zanskar range in Ladakh. Stay at Guesthouse in Kargil
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: Kargil to Leh
Stop At: Lamayuru, Lamayuru, Leh District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
Post early breakfast, start your journey to Leh (11480 ft) which is at the distance of 210 km. We stop at Moonland of Ladakh – Lamayuru for lunch and visit Lamayuru Monastery. Post lunch, visit Confluence point of Indus and Zanskar River, Magnetic hill and Hall of Fame enroute to Leh. Reach Leh by evening. Stay at Guesthouse in Leh.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: Depart from Leh airport
Pass By: Leh, Leh, Leh District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
Transfer to Airport in the morning.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
